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TopicElectoral bonds

Topic: electoral bonds

SubscriberWrites: Reels, Memes, and Votes– BJP’s blind spot in the age of Saiyaara

Despite being a frontrunner in organizational strength and electoral management, BJP has not fully capitalized on youth preferred social media platforms and meme-based communication.

The name’s Bond, Electoral Bond & Let them eat… *checks notes*… Ukraine

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

What is ‘electoral bonds extortion’ complaint that led to FIR against Sitharaman, BJP office-bearers

Scope of complaint not limited to Vedanta or Aurobindo Pharma, will now get FIRs registered in other cases of ‘extortion’ of donors of electoral bonds, complainant tells ThePrint.

CBI books Megha Engg, 2nd-biggest electoral bonds buyer, and steel ministry officials in graft case

Initial complaint was lodged by chief vigilance officer of NMDC Ltd, Hyderabad, after which CBI led a preliminary inquiry into alleged corruption in a Rs 315-crore steel plant project.

SubscriberWrites: Relooking at SBI & electoral bonds through lens of data aggregation & reporting

Despite the Supreme Court being the recipient, SBI’s initial reluctance in submission by asking for an extension for three months, questions the hygiene of maintaining data by the bank

Kalaignar & the ‘Lottery King’ — top poll bond donor Santiago Martin’s close tryst with the DMK

Future Gaming's electoral bond contributions accounted for 77.5 percent of the DMK's total donations. His proximity to DMK is believed to have led to Jayalalithaa banning lottery in 2003.

Kolkata Police closed 2 cases against Future Gaming around the time it donated to TMC via poll bonds

In both cases, lodged in 2019, lottery users accused the firm of misappropriating funds. Police filed closure reports in both even as ED was conducting a money-laundering probe.

Electoral bonds stink. PM Modi must ask tough questions to BJP fund managers

PM Modi can’t keep track of every donation the party receives and every clean chit a party-led government gives. So it's up to him to rise above the emerging consensus & ask tough questions.

Nil for BSP, mere 14 cr for SP — how Oppn parties in UP fared among electoral bonds recipients

SP, BSP accuse BJP of misusing state machinery to secure political contributions, endorse ex-CEC’s idea that exchequer fund political parties based on their electoral performance.

‘38 firms that donated Rs 2,000 cr to BJP got projects worth Rs 3.8 lakh cr,’ alleges Congress

Demanding SC-monitored probe into electoral bonds given to BJP, Congress says it found 4 patterns of “blatant corruption” in scheme: ‘Prepaid, postpaid, post-raid bribes & shell companies’.

On Camera

Mohan Bhagwat’s U-turn on ‘retire at 75’ is a Hindu succession problem

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has backtracked on his retirement rules. The ‘75-year rule’ was applied selectively to sideline some leaders, but it doesn’t apply to the top brass.

Easy loans, uneasy ‘debt traps’. Women harassed by private lenders ask ‘who will restore lost dignity?’

A public meeting, where the women voiced their protest, took place this month in Delhi, grounded on the findings of an AIDWA survey, covering 9,000 women borrowers.

Post-Sindoor, joint doctrine tasks Special Forces with fighting info warfare & countering propaganda

Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.