US hiring appetite is healthy as economy powers aheadThe labor market in the US is poised for notable growth as nonfarm payrolls are anticipated to climb in September. Economists foresee the u...
27 Sep, 2026, 11.11 AM IST
SC to hear Monday plea concerning cash donations received by political partiesThe Supreme Court will hear a plea challenging anonymous cash donations below Rs 2,000. This provision of the Income Tax Act is questioned ...
30 Aug, 2026, 02.39 PM IST
SC to hear on July 22 plea to seize money received by political parties under electoral bonds schemeOn July 22, Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud's bench will review Khem Singh Bhati's plea on the 2018 electoral bonds scheme. Filed by Jayesh K...
20 Jul, 2024, 07.24 PM IST
It's taxing times for electoral bond buyers after Supreme Court's Feb verdictMore than 1,000 entities who purchased electoral bonds for political donations may now face inquiries from tax authorities regarding the de...
01 Jul, 2024, 06.00 AM IST
'Pradhan Mantri Hafta Vasuli Yojana': Congress's swipe at Centre over electoral bonds issueCongress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said that with each passing day, more examples emerge on the true depths of the "electoral bond sc...
18 Mar, 2024, 12.31 PM IST
82.42 pc of national parties' unknown income tied to electoral bonds: ADROut of the Rs 1,832.88 crore as income from unknown sources, the share of income from electoral bonds was Rs 1,510 crore or 82.42 per cent,...
07 Mar, 2024, 05.11 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi urges 'everyone' to donate to BJP after giving Rs 2,000India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged 'everyone' to donate money to the Bharatiya Janata Party to help the saffron party's efforts...
03 Mar, 2024, 07.46 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
Electoral Bonds: BJP took home lion's share of Rs 16,000 crore political fundingPoll Bonds: The Supreme Court's landmark order banned electoral bonds, declaring them unconstitutional due to concerns about transparency a...
17 Feb, 2024, 10.55 AM 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
66% of income of 7 national parties in 2021-22 came from electoral bonds, other 'unknown' sources: ADRThe combined income of the Congress and NCP from sale of coupons between 2004-05 and 2021-22 stands at Rs 4,398.51 crore, the ADR said. "It...
11 Mar, 2023, 04.38 PM IST
Trinamool Congress second richest party after BJPOn the expenditure side, while Trinamool Congress had spent 49.17 per cent of its total income during the fiscal under review, the figure f...
02 Mar, 2023, 11.16 AM IST
Over 96 pc of TMC's income came from electoral bonds in 2021-22: Audit reportThe report, which was released on Friday, stated that out of a total income of Rs 545.74 crore of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in 2021-22, ...
07 Jan, 2023, 12.04 PM IST
Four regional parties got four-fifths of political donations in 2020-21, says ADRThirty-one regional parties, whose filings with the Election Commission were analysed, had got an income of about Rs 530 crore during 2020-...
27 May, 2022, 06.01 PM IST
Paribartan Electoral Trust gives Rs 3 crore to unknown partyThe MP Birla Group incorporated the Paribartan Electoral Trust in 2014 and in its 2019-20 contribution report said that ‘Birla Corporation ...
24 Jun, 2021, 08.13 AM IST
5 parties received Rs 587cr in poll bonds in 2018-19A look at audit reports for the last financial year made available by the Election Commission, which must mandatorily declare income from e...
28 Nov, 2019, 10.45 AM IST
Election Commission to get info from I-T dept for poll funding up to Rs 20,000The Election Commission will soon ask the income tax department for details of contributions to political parties ranging between Rs 2,000 ...
27 Nov, 2018, 11.35 AM IST