Bill Gates Foundation fully exits Microsoft, sells final $3.2 billion stakeAfter over 25 years, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has divested its final 7.7 million Microsoft shares, valued at $3.2 billion. This ...
17 May, 2026, 07.07 PM IST
Did you donate to a political party or plan to do so in the future and claim an income tax deduction? New ITR forms require extra disclosure, check what to reportNew income tax return forms for Assessment Year 2026-27 demand greater detail on political party donations. Taxpayers seeking deductions un...
08 Apr, 2026, 03.52 PM IST
BJP tops list of national parties with over Rs 2,243 crore in donations in FY 2023-24: ADRIn FY 2023-24, BJP received over Rs 2,243 crore in large donations, dominating national party contributions with 88% of the total. Corporat...
07 Apr, 2025, 03.17 PM IST
Electoral bonds: DMK's disclosure shows Future Gaming, Megha Engg as top donorsThe latest information is based on disclosures of donors' names by a few political parties to the poll panel. Most beneficiaries of the ele...
18 Mar, 2024, 09.09 AM IST
Hafta vasooli, shell companies & kickbacks: Congress claims poll bond details open a can of wormsElectoral bond data: The Electoral Commission's recent release of electoral data has sparked immediate reactions, with the Congress party s...
16 Mar, 2024, 05.59 PM IST
Why withhold info that links electoral bond donor, beneficiary: SC to SBIElectoral bonds: SBI to respond Monday on why it didn’t disclose unique IDs SBI, the sole issuer, faced scrutiny for not revealing the uniq...
16 Mar, 2024, 01.17 AM IST
One big step for 'transparenters'EC is now expected to upload the data on its website by Friday. SBI's data on EBs issued between April 12, 2019, and February 15, 2024, wil...
12 Mar, 2024, 11.11 PM IST
Opposition hails Supreme Court order, says cover-up bid failedSitaram Yechury, general secretary of CPI(M), the only political party that was a petitioner in the SC against the electoral bond case and ...
12 Mar, 2024, 05.45 PM IST
Electoral Bonds Case: Congress hails SC order on SBI extension plea, says court protected Indian democracyCongress party leader KC Venugopal has praised the Supreme Court's decision to reject SBI's request for an extension to disclose details ab...
11 Mar, 2024, 02.16 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi accuses PM Modi of hiding 'donation business' as SBI seeks extension for electoral bond disclosureCongress leader Rahul Gandhi accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of concealing the "donation business," following the State Bank of India'...
04 Mar, 2024, 10.32 PM IST
Congress accuses Modi govt of capturing democracy through extortion"An autocratic Modi Government is capturing democracy through extortion and financial terrorism," Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge sai...
22 Feb, 2024, 04.49 PM IST
Electoral Bonds: Why are they banned & how will it affect BJP?Poll bonds: India’s Supreme Court has banned the use of anonymous electoral bonds by political parties for fundraising. This decision affec...
16 Feb, 2024, 01.23 PM IST
ITR filing: Three changes in income tax return forms for FY 2022-23 (AY2023-24)The income tax return (ITR) forms has been released by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT). Though there are no major changes in the I...
31 Jul, 2023, 12.18 PM IST
India tightens norms to plug likely tax swindling via donations to trustsThe Central Board of Direct Taxes has made it mandatory for charitable, religious, and educational trusts to disclose the names, addresses,...
27 Jun, 2023, 02.02 PM IST
Lawyers favor Joe Biden in campaign donations, including Donald Trump's re-election firmA Reuters analysis of Federal Election Commission records showed a wide gulf between individual lawyer donations to the two presidential ca...
21 Oct, 2020, 11.54 PM IST
Political funding: Election Commission to force parties to reveal donorsThe electoral watchdog is working on revising the Rs 20,000 limit at and above which political parties have to identify donors.
17 Dec, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
Political campaign financing needs to be overhauledThe debate on US electoral funding is shifting to fiduciary duties of managements and boards. It should do so in India too.
19 Jan, 2012, 10.05 AM IST