Spicier than jhalmuri: The Rs 1.7 lakh crore fiscal bite hidden in state election resultsWhat looked like a light-hearted campaign moment during PM Narendra Modi’s West Bengal trail has now turned into a major fiscal concern aft...
07 May, 2026, 10.07 AM IST
Can 'One Nation, One Election' truly simplify India's electoral process?The Indian government has proposed constitutional amendments to enable simultaneous general and state elections. This "One Nation, One Elec...
18 Dec, 2024, 11.10 PM IST
ECI sets ball rolling for J&K polls, orders electoral rolls' revisionThe full Election Commission of India (ECI) - chief election commissioner Rajiv Kumar and election commissioners Sukhbir S Sandhu and Gyane...
22 Jun, 2024, 12.44 AM IST
Electoral Bond data: Five key takeaways on corporate funding of political partiesThe electoral bond data showcases evolving corporate funding trends for political parties, with new entrants impacting financial support dy...
23 Mar, 2024, 12.21 AM IST
SBI authorised to issue and encash electoral bonds through 29 branchesThe State Bank of India (SBI) has been granted authorization by the Ministry of Finance for the issuance and encashment of electoral bonds ...
01 Jan, 2024, 07.32 PM IST
Sale of 30th tranche of electoral bonds to start on TuesdayThe finance ministry further said electoral bonds will be valid for 15 calendar days from the date of issue, and no payment will be made to...
01 Jan, 2024, 07.15 PM IST
Sale of 29th tranche of electoral bonds beginsThe government approved issuance of the latest round of electoral bonds, days after the Supreme Court reserved its verdict on a batch of pe...
06 Nov, 2023, 12.33 PM IST
29th tranche of electoral bonds okayed; sale to begin from November 6The decision comes as campaigning heats up in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram. These elections will be sprea...
04 Nov, 2023, 04.34 PM IST
Govt approves 28th tranche of electoral bonds; sale from Oct 4The authorised SBI branches include those in Bengaluru, Lucknow, Shimla, Dehradun, Kolkata, Guwahati, Chennai, Patna, New Delhi, Chandigarh...
29 Sep, 2023, 07.41 PM IST
Electoral bonds' latest tranche goes on sale via 29 SBI branches from todayA person being an individual can buy electoral bonds, either singly or jointly with other individuals. Only political parties registered un...
05 Dec, 2022, 08.41 AM IST
Bill which seeks to link electoral rolls with Aadhaar listed for introduction in Lok SabhaThe Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 seeks to allow electoral registration officers to seek Aadhaar number of people who want to regist...
19 Dec, 2021, 02.54 PM IST
From East to West, the gastronomic tradition of a Bengali New Year and moreBengali New Year, also known as Nababarsho for Bengalis has another name - Poila Boisakh.
17 Apr, 2021, 11.50 AM IST
Bihar election calendar to be worked out keeping Covid concerns in mind: CEC AroraOptional postal ballot voting facility will be provided to those above 80 years, persons with disability. The SVEEP (systematic voter educa...
29 Jul, 2020, 09.06 AM IST
12th tranche of electoral bonds to be issued from Oct 1Polls will be held in both Maharashtra and Haryana on October 21, while counting will take place on October 24.
30 Sep, 2019, 07.59 PM IST
Govt curtails sale period of electoral bonds in May to 5 days from 10 daysThe SC had asked political parties to furnish by May 30 all details of funds received through electoral bonds
01 May, 2019, 07.37 PM IST
Electoral bonds in 3 tranches from March: FinMinThe government had brought in electoral bond scheme as an alternative to cash donations made to political parties as part of its efforts to...
28 Feb, 2019, 04.14 PM IST
View: Holding simultaneous Lok Sabha and state elections is neither feasible nor desirableHolding simultaneous elections may alter the pace of the dark funding of India’s political life, but it won’t impact the necessity of using...
10 Mar, 2018, 07.39 AM IST