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
Electoral trusts since 2014 have also weighed in favour of BJPThe examination of corporate donations to political parties via electoral bonds reveals significant contributions to the ruling BJP through...
16 Mar, 2024, 12.26 AM IST
SBI submits details of electoral bonds to Election Commission of IndiaThe State Bank of India (SBI) has submitted the details of electoral bonds to the Election Commission of India after the Supreme Court reje...
12 Mar, 2024, 07.44 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
SBI seeking extension on electoral bond data 'ploy' to delay it till polls: CPI(M)The Communist Party of India - Marxist (CPI-M) accused the State Bank of India (SBI) of seeking a Supreme Court extension to the June 30 de...
07 Mar, 2024, 03.01 PM IST
Hide and seek in new India; nation seeks, Modi hides: Congress' dig over electoral bonds issueIn its verdict last month, the top court directed the bank to furnish the details to the Election Commission (EC) by March 6.
07 Mar, 2024, 01.56 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
Electoral Bonds: Bank rules may stand in way of SC ruling to reveal hidden information, sources sayPoll bonds: Indian banks' norms may hinder the disclosure of subscribers' names in electoral bonds. The Supreme Court banned these bonds, c...
17 Feb, 2024, 02.52 PM IST
SC flags lack of distinction between 'campaign and electoral funding'The Supreme Court has highlighted the lack of distinction between campaign funding and electoral funding in the legal regime. It emphasized...
16 Feb, 2024, 11.58 AM IST
Scrapping electoral bonds may make funding transparent: India Inc execsOthers fear striking down of these bonds could see more cash being used to fund parties. Electoral bonds previously enabled companies and i...
16 Feb, 2024, 12.50 AM IST
Supreme Court refers electoral bond pleas to Constitution benchThe CJI said that keeping in view the importance of the issue raised and with “regard to Article 145(4) of the Constitution of India, the m...
16 Oct, 2023, 11.55 PM IST
Electoral bonds became instruments of anonymous donations: CongThe Congress on Monday alleged that electoral bonds became instruments of anonymous donations bordering on "opaque money laundering".
18 Nov, 2019, 03.05 PM IST
BJP, Congress among parties yet to submit details to EC on electoral bondsSources aware of the development said the BJP, Congress and DMK "at least" have not yet complied with the direction.
04 Jun, 2019, 02.16 PM IST
Electoral bonds worth Rs 5,029 crore issued till May 4, reveals RTI replySBI is the only commercial bank which has been authorised by the Centre to issue electoral bonds.
15 May, 2019, 04.56 PM IST
Parties spar over Supreme Court's electoral bonds orderThe ruling party retorted, saying that the Congress had issues because the Modi govt had made the poll funding process transparent.
13 Apr, 2019, 08.38 AM IST
Election Commission seeks full info on electoral bonds; Centre for 'anonymity'Indian units of foreign companies are allowed to donate unlimited amounts to any political party of their choice under finance bill amendme...
11 Apr, 2019, 08.34 AM IST
Budget 2017: Government introduces alternative funding mechanism of electoral bondsThe EC had earlier proposed a new Section 29C to be inserted in the Representation of the People Act to ensure full disclosure of amounts r...
02 Feb, 2017, 01.02 AM IST