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SC to hear petitions seeking SIT probe in electoral bonds scheme on July 22

A top court bench led by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud on Friday took the note of the submissions made by senior lawyer Prashant Bhushan and listed the PILs for July 22

SC to hear petitions seeking SIT probe in electoral bonds scheme on July 22
Updated On : 19 Jul 2024 | 2:14 PM IST

Electoral bonds: Megha Engineering donates Rs 1,200 cr; 2nd highest overall

Top electoral bonds doors: Everything you need to know about Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Ltd and its subsidiaries that made up the second largest electoral bond donor

Electoral bonds: Megha Engineering donates Rs 1,200 cr; 2nd highest overall
Updated On : 15 Mar 2024 | 12:44 PM IST

Top electoral bond donor: All about Future Gaming & India's 'Lottery King'

Future Gaming emerged as the top electoral bond donor, donating Rs 1,368 crore to political parties between April 2019 and January 2024, in data released by the Election Commission

Top electoral bond donor: All about Future Gaming & India's 'Lottery King'
Updated On : 15 Mar 2024 | 11:21 AM IST

Electoral bonds: SC verdict will set level playing field, cheers Opposition

Electoral bonds: The Supreme Court delivered a landmark judgement on Thursday, annulling the electoral bonds scheme for political funding

Electoral bonds: SC verdict will set level playing field, cheers Opposition
Updated On : 15 Feb 2024 | 4:10 PM IST

Boards and political funding

In a perfect world, business and political parties need to maintain a respectful distance. But given the influence policy has on the fortunes of a business, it is naïve to expect this

Boards and political funding
Updated On : 21 Mar 2019 | 9:29 PM IST

BJP largest recipient of corporate donations, realtors top list: ADR

New Delhi, 17 AugustCorporate houses donated a total of Rs 956.77 crore to national parties between 2012-13 and 2015-16, constituting 89 per cent of the total contribution from known sources, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) receiving the maximum Rs 705.81 crore from 2987 corporate donors, according to election watchdog Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).From 2012-13 and 2015-16, five national parties received a total of Rs 1,070.68 crore via voluntary contributions above Rs 20,000, out of which 89 per cent of Rs 956.77 crore was from corporates/business houses, ADR said.The Congress party received a total contribution of Rs 198.16 crore from 167 corporate donors during this period, the ADR said. It said that during the period analysed, BJP's and Congress's voluntary contributions above Rs 20,000 from corporate/business houses was 92 per cent and 85 per cent respectively. The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) received Rs 50.73 crore from 40 corporate donors. Among the five ..

BJP  largest recipient of corporate donations, realtors top list: ADR
Updated On : 18 Aug 2017 | 8:31 AM IST

Corporate donations: BJP got Rs 705 cr, Cong Rs 198 cr in 4 years, says ADR

Total of Rs 956.77 cr was donated by all corporate houses to 5 national parties during this period

Corporate donations: BJP got Rs 705 cr, Cong Rs 198 cr in 4 years, says ADR
Updated On : 17 Aug 2017 | 8:12 PM IST