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Monday, November 4, 2024
TopicElectoral Bond Scheme

Topic: Electoral Bond Scheme

SC to hear petitions seeking SIT probe into ‘quid pro quo’ done via Electoral Bonds

Asking that the probe be supervised by a retired judge, petitioner claims arrangements involving corporates, pharma companies, govt officials, political parties & probe agencies.

Petitions in poll bonds, 2G case, coal ‘scam’ — non-profit Common Cause’s magnificent ‘romance with public causes’

The non-profit organisation was one of the petitioners in the electoral bonds case in the Supreme Court. Other key litigations include the 2G spectrum case and the coal scam.

Rahul & the ghost of constituency past, and is it time for ‘Damaad Nyay’?

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

Directly, via proxy, or through subsidiaries — how India’s biggest corporates bought electoral bonds

Data made public by the Election Commission lists each company that purchased electoral bonds individually. However, when their underlying links are found, the true picture emerges.

EC uploads data on electoral bonds received from SBI

In an affidavit to SC SBI stated that the date of purchase of each electoral bond, and the name of the purchaser has been furnished to the Election Commission of India.

State Bank of India submits details of electoral bonds to the ECI in compliance with SC order

The SBI has issued Electoral Bonds worth Rs 16,518 crore since its inception in 2018. In accordance with the SC order, ECI will have to publish these details on its website by 15 March.

SBI stalling EBS disclosure reeks of political pressure. Deprives Indians of a sacred right

Considering the exclusive nature of this information, one would have expected it to act with promptitude and disclose the relevant information, rather than applying for an extension.

On Camera

Trudeau is nursing snakes in his own backyard. Misguided Sikhs in Canada are losing the plot

By turning a blind eye to the snakes in his own backyard, Trudeau is setting the stage for a disaster of epic proportions for his country, his people, and the world at large.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

Indian firms sanctioned by US didn’t violate laws, says MEA. Hyderabad firm that supplied to Army on list

Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.