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I-T dept sets up control room to curb use of money power in MCD pollsThe move, said officials, is to check the flow and use of money power in the polls.
Indians' unaccounted wealth abroad estimated at $216-490 billion: StudiesIllicit outflows from the country are estimated on an average at 10 per cent of the estimated unaccounted income.
EC reprimands revenue department over 'tone and tenor' of response to poll panel's advisoryThe Election Commission on Wednesday reprimanded the department of revenue over the tone and tenor of its April 8 advisory seeking to remin...
I-T department not targeting any political party: Government to ECRevenue secretary and CBDT chief say actions based on specific intelligence.
EC to meet CBDT chief, revenue secretary on I-T raidsGovernment sources indicated Congress treasurer Ahmed Patel could be called in for questioning on Tuesday.
Centre opposes Election Commission's stand in Supreme Court on electoral bonds; justifies issuing themCentre said that the political donations were earlier made in cash using "illicit means of funding" and unaccounted black money was pumped ...
Election Commission plans early checks on illegal cash flowsEC has even been mulling proposals to cap party expenditure per election and rationalise candidate spending.
Punjab polls: Income tax dept to monitor social media to check on violation of election expenditure limitSeveral candidates in the state are using social media to post pictures and videos of their election campaigns ahead of the February 4 asse...
Proper auditing of political parties imperative: HCMost of the public funds spent by political parties to fight elections are "unaccounted", the Delhi High Court said today as it called for ...
Curb flow of black money in political processes: NGO to Special Investigation TeamThe NGO has highlighted issues related to funding of political parties and asked the SIT to examine the same in the process of investigatio...
Finance Ministry study to assess quantum of black money completeReplying to an RTI query, the Ministry, however, declined to share a copy of the study saying it would "cause a breach of privilege of Parl...
Black money may account for 1/3rd of Rs 30k crore poll expensesAt about Rs 30,000 crore so far, LS 2014 poll spend per voter comes to about Rs 400 going by the 81.4 crore eligible voters expected to cas...
Use of money power unabated in pollsThe use of money power continued unabated in recent Assembly elections with officials recovering unaccounted cash up to Rs 32 crore.
- Govt vows to weed out use of black money in elections
It has been since 2010 Bihar Assembly polls, that Election Commission has been monitoring the election expenditure and evaluating their imp...
Arvind Kejriwal's party must set new standards of transparency in funding & spendingIf the new party can make public monthly statements of its expenditure and the sources of financing that expenditure, it would be a revolut...
- President Pratibha Patil's son issued notice over seizure of Rs 1 crore
Raosaheb Shekhawat has been issued a notice by the district collector in connection with the seizure of Rs 1 crore unaccounted cash from Am...
Punjab polls: Unaccounted Rs 12 cr cash seized since Dec 24Income Tax department here has so far seized unaccounted Rs 12 crore cash since the model code of conduct was enforced in Punjab ahead of t...