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Electoral Bond: Future Gaming biggest donor to TMC, DMK, YSRCP
Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Limited was the top donor to BJP at Rs 584 crore and BRS at Rs 195 crore. The company also emerged as the second highest donor to three parties - DMK (Rs 85 crore), YSRCP (Rs 37 crore) and TDP (Rs 28 crore).
Electoral Bonds: Lifting veil on Megha, Vedanta, Future Gaming and Reliance-linked co's donations to BJP, TMC, Congress & others
The State Bank of India (SBI) has released the complete electoral bond data as per the Supreme Court's directives. The dataset contains unique alphanumeric numbers linking bond purchasers to the political parties redeeming them.
Electoral Bond data: Five key takeaways on corporate funding of political parties
The electoral bond data showcases evolving corporate funding trends for political parties, with new entrants impacting financial support dynamics among major players like BJP, INC, and Trinamool Congress.
From Lottery Kings to Infrastructure Giants: Top donors in India's Electoral Bond Scheme
The Supreme Court asked for details of electoral bond purchases to be made public when it scrapped the political funding instrument earlier this year. Here’s a look at the top bond buyers along with an examination of some of the other key numbers that have emerg...
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Electoral bond data: Future Gaming and Megha Engineering top donors to political parties
The data release provides details of electoral bonds worth over Rs 12,000 crore. The information was provided by State Bank of India (SBI), the sole seller of the bonds, and published by the ECI.
Electoral bond data released: Here's a complete list of donors who contributed Rs 10 crore or more
The Election Commission has released detailed data on electoral bonds, sourced from the State Bank of India (SBI), following a Supreme Court deadline. The information reveals major buyers, including industrialists like Lakshmi Mittal, Sunil Mittal's companies, Vedanta, ITC, and Mahindra and Mahindra. Future Gaming and Hotel Services, under ED scrutiny, bought bonds worth over Rs 1,350 crore. Vedanta Ltd, Sunil Mittal's companies, and others also made significant purchases. The BJP, Congress, and several other parties received donations through these bonds, aiming to enhance transparency in political funding.
Electoral bonds: A look at top buyers, other key numbers
Here’s a look at the top electoral bond buyers along with an examination of some of the other key numbers that have emerged from the initial data dump.
Our shoulders broad enough: SC on social media commentary after Electoral Bonds order
As an institution, our shoulders are "broad enough", the Supreme Court said on Monday as the Centre flagged social media posts against the court intended to embarrass it after its orders in Electoral Bonds cases. Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, who was heading a five-judge Constitution bench hearing the electoral bonds case, said once the court delivers a judgement, it becomes nation's property, open for debate.
'Cannot be selective in disclosure': SC asks SBI for unique number, ‘every detail’ on poll bonds
The Supreme Court has directed the State Bank of India (SBI) to disclose all details of electoral bonds purchased and encashed since April 12, 2019, including their unique numbers, to the Election Commission of India. The court criticized SBI for withholding information and emphasized that the bank must be transparent in disclosing all details. SBI was the sole issuer of electoral bonds, which were recently deemed unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. The court also rejected a plea to disclose information from before 2019, stating that it would amount to a substantial modification of its judgment.
Electoral bonds: DMK's disclosure shows Future Gaming, Megha Engg as top donors
The latest information is based on disclosures of donors' names by a few political parties to the poll panel. Most beneficiaries of the electoral bonds scheme, including the BJP, All India Trinamool Congress, Congress, BRS and BJD, did not disclose the names of donors.
Electoral bond mystery: Who paid Rs 162 crore in the name of Yashoda Hospital?
Yashoda Hospital, a top donor in electoral bond data, faced confusion with multiple hospitals of similar names. Denials of donations and clarifications from different management groups added to the mystery surrounding the situation.
Why withhold info that links electoral bond donor, beneficiary: SC to SBI
Electoral bonds: SBI to respond Monday on why it didn’t disclose unique IDs SBI, the sole issuer, faced scrutiny for not revealing the unique IDs, as directed by the top court.
Electoral trusts since 2014 have also weighed in favour of BJP
The examination of corporate donations to political parties via electoral bonds reveals significant contributions to the ruling BJP through trusts like Prudent. Major donors include Serum Institute of India, Greenko energy, Essel Mining, Vedanta, Airtel Bharti, Torrent, Tatas, and Reliance.
EC releases data on electoral bonds: BJP biggest beneficiary; Vedanta, Airtel, Essel among top donors
"In compliance of Hon’ble Supreme Court's directions, contained in its order dated Feb 15 & March 11, 2024 (in the matter of WPC NO.880 of 2017), the State Bank of India (SBI) had provided the data pertaining to the electoral bonds to the Election Commission of India (ECI) on March 12, 2024," the poll body said in a press release.
Ed Sheeran meets Ayushmann Khurrana, gets treated to some delicious pinni
The 'Shape Of You' singer was earlier spotted dancing his heart out to the Telugu hit song 'Butta Bomma' along with musician Armaan Malik. He will hold a live concert in Mumbai on March 16.
Electoral bond SC verdict: India will know all info about all donors and receivers, hidden so far, by March 13
Electoral bond case: The State Bank of India, the authorised seller of these poll bonds, was directed by the apex court to provide details of donations made through these bonds, as well as all relevant info on whoever the money went to.
Megha Engineering, Serum Institute, ArcelorMittal top list of corporates in political funding through trusts, says ADR Report
The BJP received Rs 259 crore or 70.69% of the total donations received by all political parties from electoral trusts. The BRS got Rs 90 crore or a fourth of the total donations received by all parties from all five electoral trusts. Other three political parties including YSR Congress, AAP and the Congress together got Rs 17.40 crore.
Israeli troops tighten encirclement of Gaza City as top US diplomat arrives in Israel
Tensions continued to escalate along the northern border with Lebanon ahead of a speech planned later Friday by Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah, a Hamas ally. It is his first public speech since Hamas attacked Israel last month, stoking fears the conflict could become a regional one.
HCLTech founder Shiv Nadar tops Hurun Philanthropy List 2023; donates over Rs 2,000 crore in FY23
Wipro founding chairman Azim Premji (78) and family came second with a donation of Rs 1,774 crore and the third spot was retained by Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani and family with a donation of Rs 376 crore.
Giving away Rs 5.6 cr a day, Shiv Nadar top donor in 2023 philanthropy rankings; total contributions surge 56%
Shiv Nadar, founder of HCL Tech, remains India's top philanthropist, donating Rs 2,042 crore in 2023. Azim Premji of Wipro follows with Rs 1,774 crore. Indian philanthropy surges, with 119 donors contributing Rs 8,445 crore, showing a 60% increase from last year. Education, art, culture, heritage, and healthcare were the preferred causes.
Sam Bankman-Fried trial poses biggest test to date for crypto's top cop
The upcoming trial of Sam Bankman-Fried on fraud charges will be a major test for Manhattan's top federal prosecutor, Damian Williams, who has prioritized rooting out corruption in financial markets since taking office in 2021. Williams has brought several indictments against executives in the cryptocurrency space and high-profile fraud charges against individuals such as Charlie Javice, Bill Hwang, and Joe Lewis.
Fourth top FTX executive pleads guilty ahead of Sam Bankman-Fried trial
Ryan Salame, a former top executive at cryptocurrency exchange FTX, pleaded guilty Thursday to criminal charges linked to the sweeping fraud case against FTX's founder, Sam Bankman-Fried.
Selena Gomez wishes kidney donor bestie Francia Raisa birthday amid feud rumors; latter refollows her
Singer Selena Gomez has shut down rumors of sparring with her best friend Francia Raisa, who donated a kidney to her, by wishing her 35th birthday.
US political world seeks distance from disgraced donor Sam Bankman-Fried
The 30-year-old tycoon -- currently detained in the Bahamas awaiting US extradition proceedings -- had in recent years become one of the largest public donors to the Democratic Party, and claimed to have privately donated an equal amount to the Republican camp too.
Deepika Padukone shares trending AI pics, asks fans, ''Which one is your favourite?''
Deepika drops her gorgeous AI generated pics on Instagram and fans go bonkers on it
Co-WIN to be used for making organ donation transparent, connect blood donors: Government official
Speaking at Vivatech 2022, Co-WIN chief and CEO of the National Health Authority R S Sharma said that the platform will be used for various use cases in the health sector domain like immunisation programme, blood donation, organ donation and Ayushman Bharat Digital mission.
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