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Saturday, March 28, 2026
TopicElectoral bond

Topic: electoral bond

‘People will rescue democracy’—Ex-law minister’s book launch discusses politics with shayari

The launch of former Law Minister Ashwani Kumar's book 'Democracy in Retreat' was attended by Supreme Court judge AK Sikri, former diplomat Pavan Varma, and journalist Neerja Chowdhury.

SubscriberWrites: Absurdity of defending Anonymous Electoral Bonds

This argument defending AEB is weak also because demand of illegal money is relatively inelastic & not readily interchangeable with legal money.

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

BJP’s claim that it doesn’t know donors’ identities ‘a lie’ — Urdu press on electoral bonds

ThePrint’s round-up of how the Urdu media covered various news events through the week, and the editorial positions some of them took.

Prashant Bhushan, Kapil Sibal, Nizam Pasha & others — key lawyers involved in electoral bonds case

Seasoned advocates to younger Bar members, several lawyers have appeared for petitioner Association for Democratic Reforms, respondent Union of India & intervenors. A look at who they are.

SC directs SBI to disclose electoral bond serial numbers — ‘disclosure can’t be selective’

FICCI & ASSOCHAM oppose making donor list public, but SC says they should have approached when matter was being argued & adds application after judgement cannot be entertained.

Re-elected as RSS General Secretary, Hosabale defends electoral bonds, calls them an ‘experiment’

Dattatreya Hosabale also spoke about revisiting concept of minority as it exists in Constitution, says RSS regards all as Hindus based on nationality, regardless of religion they follow.

Dairy giant, maker for Parle — Kolkata-based Keventer, which bought electoral bonds worth Rs 617 cr

Group with 125-year history has been identified as third biggest buyer of electoral bonds, according to data compiled by SBI and shared by EC at directions of the Supreme Court.

Electoral bond data ‘sleeps with the fishes’ & a car’s eco-friendly love story

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Justice Sanjiv Khanna on electoral bonds — ‘may have led to laundered money getting legitimised’

Justice Khanna was among 5 SC judges who struck down Electoral Bond Scheme. In his opinion, he questioned Centre's claim that scheme aimed to protect donors from retaliation, retribution.

On Camera

HBO’s Harry Potter reboot misses the point—magic isn’t meant to be remade

A Harry Potter reboot coming barely a decade and a half after the original films ended risks flattening our emotional history.

Drug regulator calls on Indian pharma to move beyond generics, address dependence on bulk imports

Advice comes at a time when India accounts for a 5th of global generic drug supply & 40% of generics used in US. However, this strength in finished formulations relies on imported ingredients.

1st batch of 2,000 India-made Israeli Negev LMGs delivered to Army; 4,000 more to be delivered this year

The Indian Army is set to get another 4,000 of these LMGs as part of a contract signed in August 2024 to replace the 5.56x45mm INSAS LMG.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.