Political Funding

The Supreme Court today said that it will hear in March a batch of pleas challenging the government's Electoral Bond scheme which allows for anonymous funding to political parties.

A Central team's Bengal visit to look into allegations of irregularities in the allotment of houses under Pradhan Matri Awas Yojna (PMAY) on Thursday sparked off a political slugfest.

The BJP received Rs 351.50 crore or 72.17 per cent of the total donations made to political parties by Electoral Trusts in 2021-22, while the Congress received less than the TRS, Samajwadi Party, AAP and the YSR Congress, according to an ADR report.

The Supreme Court today said it will hear in the last week of January a batch of petitions challenging laws permitting funding of political parties through the electoral bond scheme.

Sam Bankman-Fried was charged with defrauding customers out of billions of dollars, by the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday. SEC Chair Gary Gensler said the agency has alleged that Bankman-Fried built a "house of cards on a foundation of deception" and told investors that FTX was one of the safest buildings in crypto.

The ruling BJP received Rs 614.53 crore as contributions, more than six times the funds garnered by the opposition Congress during fiscal year 2021-22. Congress received funds to the tune of Rs 95.46 crore, according to Election Commission data.

Accusing Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) of siphoning public funds, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former MP Konda Vishweshwar Reddy on Monday said there is no political party in India as rich as TRS.

Political strategist-turned-activist Prashant Kishor on Thursday hinted that he was receiving financial assistance for his 'Jan Suraj campaign' in Bihar from his former clients, many of whom were now chief ministers of their respective states.

The Supreme Court today said it would examine on December 6 whether a batch of pleas challenging laws permitting funding of political parties through the electoral bond scheme should be referred to a larger bench.

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear tomorrow a batch of pleas challenging laws permitting funding of political parties through the electoral bond scheme.

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday wrote to the political parties for providing authentic information to the voters to assess the financial viability of their election promises.

TikTok has announced that it will require verification for all accounts of US politicians, political parties, and government departments, ahead of the upcoming US midterm elections. The video sharing platform will also ban all videos aimed at campaign funding, which will be enforced by blocking access to advertising features for accounts belonging ...

The Election Commission has proposed bringing down anonymous political donations from Rs 20,000 to Rs 2,000 and cap cash donations at 20 per cent or at a maximum of Rs 20 crore to cleanse election funding of black money.

The Income Tax department today launched raids in multiple states as part of a tax evasion probe against registered unrecognised political parties (RUPP) and their alleged dubious funding, official sources said.

Sri Lanka's president is set to slash expenditure when he presents an interim budget on Tuesday to see the crisis-ridden country through the rest of the year, amid discussions with the International Monetary Fund on a bailout package.

The Supreme Court today said that it will hear in March a batch of pleas challenging the government's Electoral Bond scheme which allows for anonymous funding to political parties.

A Central team's Bengal visit to look into allegations of irregularities in the allotment of houses under Pradhan Matri Awas Yojna (PMAY) on Thursday sparked off a political slugfest.

The BJP received Rs 351.50 crore or 72.17 per cent of the total donations made to political parties by Electoral Trusts in 2021-22, while the Congress received less than the TRS, Samajwadi Party, AAP and the YSR Congress, according to an ADR report.

The Supreme Court today said it will hear in the last week of January a batch of petitions challenging laws permitting funding of political parties through the electoral bond scheme.

Sam Bankman-Fried was charged with defrauding customers out of billions of dollars, by the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday. SEC Chair Gary Gensler said the agency has alleged that Bankman-Fried built a "house of cards on a foundation of deception" and told investors that FTX was one of the safest buildings in crypto.

The ruling BJP received Rs 614.53 crore as contributions, more than six times the funds garnered by the opposition Congress during fiscal year 2021-22. Congress received funds to the tune of Rs 95.46 crore, according to Election Commission data.

Accusing Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) of siphoning public funds, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former MP Konda Vishweshwar Reddy on Monday said there is no political party in India as rich as TRS.

Political strategist-turned-activist Prashant Kishor on Thursday hinted that he was receiving financial assistance for his 'Jan Suraj campaign' in Bihar from his former clients, many of whom were now chief ministers of their respective states.

The Supreme Court today said it would examine on December 6 whether a batch of pleas challenging laws permitting funding of political parties through the electoral bond scheme should be referred to a larger bench.

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear tomorrow a batch of pleas challenging laws permitting funding of political parties through the electoral bond scheme.

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday wrote to the political parties for providing authentic information to the voters to assess the financial viability of their election promises.

TikTok has announced that it will require verification for all accounts of US politicians, political parties, and government departments, ahead of the upcoming US midterm elections. The video sharing platform will also ban all videos aimed at campaign funding, which will be enforced by blocking access to advertising features for accounts belonging ...

The Election Commission has proposed bringing down anonymous political donations from Rs 20,000 to Rs 2,000 and cap cash donations at 20 per cent or at a maximum of Rs 20 crore to cleanse election funding of black money.

The Income Tax department today launched raids in multiple states as part of a tax evasion probe against registered unrecognised political parties (RUPP) and their alleged dubious funding, official sources said.

Sri Lanka's president is set to slash expenditure when he presents an interim budget on Tuesday to see the crisis-ridden country through the rest of the year, amid discussions with the International Monetary Fund on a bailout package.