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Three reasons why it will be tough for even Ahmed Patel to raise money for Congress

D.K. Singh -
Patel, known to be resilient and a leader with friendships across the board, will have to fight Congress’ image problems.

Simultaneous polls will be like striking at root of Parliamentary democracy, says watchdog

Sanya Dhingra -
ADR, in its submissions to the law panel, also dismisses the argument that repeated enforcement of the model code interferes with governance.

For three years, only 5% of unrecognised parties filed donation reports: ADR

Deeksha Bhardwaj -
Report raises fears of them being used as money laundering fronts or for electoral malpractice, calls for more stringent EC monitoring

BJP donations rose from Rs 76 crore to Rs 532 crore in a year, a 593% jump

Sanya Dhingra -
The surge in BJP donations are in 2016-17, show ADR and New Election Watch reports. The figure is over 10 times the declared amount by the Congress, which is second on the list

Faced with funds crunch, Congress taps Twitter for crowd funding

Kumar Anshuman -
An internal party document shows Congress needs Rs 1,000 crore in the next four months for election campaigns in the year-end state polls. As of 2017, the party’s donations are Rs 225 crore.

AAP yet to submit audit report to EC, donor list still unavailable

Rajgopal Singh -
The ADR report comes two years after AAP removed the list of its donors from the party website.

Karnataka elects more crorepatis and candidates with criminal records this year than 2013

Sankalita Dey -
Among the elected candidates, 54 (24%) are facing serious criminal cases, including kidnapping, rape among others, compared to 39 (17%) in 2013.

The Modi govt’s plan to introduce electoral bonds set to face a legal test

Kumar Anshuman -
NGO to file a PIL in apex court, says the scheme will only increase the opacity around electoral funding
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1948 need not define Gaza’s destiny. Arabs and Israelis must learn to live together

+TFP Praveen Swami -
When Israelis pushed out Arabs in 1948, they didn’t think that embittered refugees would turn into a permanent threat to their new state. This was a catastrophic miscalculation.

Zoho is no Signal. India must not put Swadeshi before security

Why Hyderabad restaurants don’t make it to the top. Obsessed with comfort food, no PR

Economy

60% increase in India’s carbon emissions by 2050, coal to remain top energy source: BP Energy Outlook

Udit Bubna -
The country will account for 12 percent of global energy demand by 2050 from 7 percent in 2023, adds BP report.

Defence

ISKP & Lashkar converging under aegis of Pakistan’s ISI to take on Baloch fighters

Mayank Kumar -
ISKP, a sub-continental branch of the Islamic State, is said to have vowed to extend operations in Kashmir, on encouragement from Pakistan’s security establishment.

National Interest

How Pakistan thinks: Army for hire, ideology of convenience

Shekhar Gupta -
Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.

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