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BJP MP’s firm gave Rs 30 cr to Congress via electoral bonds, top donor Vedanta Ltd over Rs 100 cr

Maharashtra-based Vedanta Ltd donated Rs 125 cr to the Congress. A subsidiary of BJP's largest donor Megha Engineering also donated over Rs 100 cr to Congress.

SBI tells Supreme Court it has submitted all details of electoral bonds in its possession to ECI

In compliance affidavit, SBI chairman said complete bank account numbers & KYC details of political parties haven’t been made public ‘as it may compromise account’s security.’

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.

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.

Keep political donations a secret. Disclosure can lead to states victimising corporations

The tax authorities should also investigate the extent of the use of ‘shell companies’ by corporations and political parties to indulge in corrupt practices.

Curious case of Aurobindo Pharma’s electoral bond purchases & promoter’s arrest in Delhi liquor ‘scam’

Data shows the company has donated a total of Rs 52 crore via electoral bonds, half of this being contributed after its promoter P Sarath Reddy turned approved in Delhi excise policy case.

Electoral bonds: Lottery firm charged by ED & infra company raided by IT dept emerge as top 2 donors

Data uploaded by Election Commission shows Future Gaming & Hotel Services PR contributed Rs 1,368 cr via electoral bonds, and Megha Engineering & Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd donated Rs 966 cr.

Future Gaming, Megha Engineering, Vedanta among top buyers of electoral bonds, shows SBI data

Data on electoral bonds was submitted to EC by SBI in compliance with deadline set by Supreme Court which had also directed poll panel to make this data public by 15 March.

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.

On Camera

3 survey results that tell us what Indians think about democracy — and it’s not a simple story

The search for a permanent and coherent popular meaning of democracy is futile. The Pew report underlines this ever-evolving tendency of popular democracy in the Indian context.

Why Tamil Nadu’s women make up nearly half of India’s female factory workforce

With an educated & skilled workforce, Tamil Nadu has a burgeoning industrial sector which has scored massive investments in automobiles, electronics, and even footwear.

Indian Coast Guard’s pollution control vessel visits Philippines, Vietnam, and Brunei

The ICG Samudra Paheredar will be in the region for three days, visiting ports in Manila, Ho Chi Minh, and Muara.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.