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‘Somebody Came To Our Office And Donated Rs 10 Crore Worth Electoral Bonds’: JD(U) To EC

18Mar

India, Lok Sabha Election 2024

‘Somebody Came To Our Office And Donated Rs 10 Crore Worth Electoral Bonds’: JD(U) To EC

Nitish Kumar led-Janata Dal (United) has informed the Election Commission that someone delivered an envelope with electoral bonds worth an amount of Rs 10 Crore in 2019 to its office, which was encashed within days but no information regarding the donor was received. The Election Commission on Su...

Election Commission Makes Details Of Electoral Bonds Public

17Mar

Elections, Lok Sabha Election 2024

Election Commission Makes Details Of Electoral Bonds Public

The Election Commission of India made the additional data on electoral bonds public on Sunday. These data were earlier submitted in sealed covers to the Supreme Court. Following the apex court ruling, the ECI has now made it available to the public. These new details are believed to be pertaining...

Congress Demands 100% Counting Of VVPAT Slips

17Mar

Elections, Lok Sabha Election 2024

Congress Demands 100% Counting Of VVPAT Slips

New Delhi, March 17: The Congress today said that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the union Home Minister Amit Shah were answerable on the “electoral bond scam as they controlled everything and also because maximum benefit had gone to the BJP only”. The party accused the BJP of resorting to ...

Meet Poonam Agarwal, The Journalist Who Exposed Unique Hidden Numbers On Electoral Bonds

16Mar

Elections, India, Media

Meet Poonam Agarwal, The Journalist Who Exposed Unique Hidden Numbers On Electoral Bonds

On March 15, the Supreme Court of India sought a reply from the State Bank of India (SBI) for not sharing the unique code provided on the now-banned electoral bonds. The apex court has issued a notice to SBI on this matter. In April 2018, an investigation by The Quint exposed that electoral bonds ha...

All You Need To Know About Santiago Martin, The Highest Electoral Bond Donor

16Mar

India

All You Need To Know About Santiago Martin, The Highest Electoral Bond Donor

When the Election Commission of India published the list of entities that purchased electoral bonds, those looking for the names of familiar corporates were surprised and shocked to see Santiago Martin's name as the biggest contributor. Future Gaming and Hotel Services, a company related to Santiago...

Electoral Bonds: Here Are The Top 10 Donors To Political Parties

15Mar

India, Lok Sabha Election 2024

Electoral Bonds: Here Are The Top 10 Donors To Political Parties

The Election Commission has published the detailed data of the electoral bonds on its website, sourced from the State Bank of India (SBI). The Supreme Court has earlier given the verdict to reveal the information regarding electoral bonds. After releasing the data, the Supreme Court has said that it...

Future Gaming Company Under ED Radar Donates Rs 1,368 Crore As Electoral Bond

15Mar

India, Lok Sabha Election 2024

Future Gaming Company Under ED Radar Donates Rs 1,368 Crore As Electoral Bond

The Supreme Court in its recent verdict has asked the poll body to reveal the details of the electoral bond received by each party. The Election Commission of India thereby has published the details of the electoral bonds. The data submitted revealed shocking information regarding the funding compan...

SBI Electoral Bond Case In Supreme Court Today

12Mar

Elections, India

SBI Electoral Bond Case In Supreme Court Today

Supreme Court is all set to hear the State Bank of India (SBI) case today hours after it slammed the largest public sector bank for failing to disclose the electoral bonds on March 6 as per its directions made on February 15. The apex Court had on February 15 struck down the contentious electoral...

Supreme Court To Hear SBI’s Plea On Electoral Bond Today

11Mar

Elections, Lok Sabha Election 2024

Supreme Court To Hear SBI’s Plea On Electoral Bond Today

The Supreme Court will hear the application filed by State Bank of India (SBI), seeking extension on releasing data related to electoral bond today. The bank asked for the extension till June 30 to disclose the details of all electoral bond encashed by political parties, before the scheme was shelve...

Electoral Bond Data: SBI Seeks Deadline Extension

5Mar

India

Electoral Bond Data: SBI Seeks Deadline Extension

The State Bank of India (SBI) has filed an application in the Supreme Court, requesting an extension of time until June 30 to submit crucial information regarding Electoral Bonds to the Election Commission of India. The sole issuing authority of electoral bonds, SBI, requested an extension of 116...