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Thursday, April 9, 2026
TopicElectoral Bonds Scheme ruling

Topic: Electoral Bonds Scheme ruling

Dear CJI, Indian voters’ ability to make an informed choice in 2024 elections is in your hand

For the Supreme Court to bless the SBI’s plea for an extension in electoral bonds case until 30 June would be tantamount to stamping on the spirit of democracy while performing its rituals.

Voters’ right to information in electoral bonds case can’t be subverted till polls are over

The issues raised by the SBI do not appear to be germane to the Supreme Court’s direction. The court’s directions brook no ambiguity: furnish information from record.

Electoral bonds ruling cuts down corporate clout in politics. But it’s more complicated than that

Given its predicted loss, India’s opposition now will have the luxury of time to create a new, simpler, low-tech, face-to-face, patient politics that is not dependent on big money or even expensive data.

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Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

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China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.