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Friday, July 25, 2025
TopicElectoral bonds

Topic: electoral bonds

Don’t remember electoral bonds case, says Rajya Sabha MP & former CJI Ranjan Gogoi

In a TV interview, Justice Gogoi said the same people who had hailed him after the four SC judges’ 2018 press conference now called him a ‘rotten apple’.

These parties don’t have a fixed symbol but still got cash through electoral bonds

In its latest affidavit in the Supreme Court, EC says as many as 70 registered unrecognised parties received funds via electoral bonds since 2017.

EC likely to oppose electoral bonds in Supreme Court, once again

The SC is hearing a petition challenging the legality of electoral bonds, an anonymous instrument of political funding brought by Modi govt.

SC will hear petitions challenging electoral bonds Monday. Here’s all you need to know

Electoral bonds were introduced by the Modi govt in 2017, and have been under the scanner for making political funding more opaque.

From assets to electoral bonds, Indian politicians have one answer: Kagaz nahin dikhayenge

Before asking Indians for documents under CAA or NPR to prove citizenship, Modi government should look at papers that political parties are hiding.

RBI had no objection to issuance of electoral bonds through SBI, says Nirmala Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said RBI's Committee of the Central Board had indirectly agreed to electoral bonds being issued if done by SBI in a October 2017 meeting.

EC had flagged concerns over electoral bonds to Modi govt after Lok Sabha elections too

Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora had written to the law minister reiterating a range of bond-related reforms that were pending with the government.

BJP wanted more anonymity for electoral bonds, had advised against invisible serial number

The fact that the electoral bonds scheme prioritises anonymity has been one of its more controversial aspects.

How Modi govt quietly dropped proposal for public consultation on electoral bonds

Finance ministry prepared 2 notes about briefing PM Modi on the scheme in August 2017. But proposal for public consultation in first note was struck down by hand.

RBI and EC objections to electoral bonds call for a fresh scrutiny of the scheme

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Mumbai blasts acquittal must not set a precedent. It’ll hurt both agencies and judiciary

Several terror attack cases have been concluded by following the methods Maharashtra ATS used in the 7/11 case. It’s surprising that the high court didn’t find them worthy of legal scrutiny.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

During Operation Sindoor, Pakistan likely used NATO-style aerial tactics taught by China

The Chinese are said to have hired ex-fighter pilots & air force operators from NATO countries over the past several years to help them fine-tune their operational & flying capabilities.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.