Donors Of Political Parties
- All
- News
- Videos
-
Electoral Bonds Data Out With Numbers, Donors Can Be Matched With Parties
The missing piece of Electoral Bonds jigsaw -- unique numbers that can match donors with political parties their contribution went to -- is out. Lists supplied by the State Bank of India earlier today have been published by the Election Commission.
-
Drop Box To Anonymous Post, Parties Explain How They Got Electoral Bonds
Several political parties declined to share details of electoral bond donors citing various legal provisions, while others said they received the funding instruments through "drop box" or by post without any name.
-
This Company Is The 2nd Biggest Buyer Of Electoral Bonds. They Donated...
Megha Engineering has gone viral on social media since the Election Commission revealed that the company was among the biggest donors to political parties in the last 5 years.
-
No Public Interest In Revealing Details Of Political Donors: RTI Body
There is no public interest in disclosing details of the donors of political parties, the Central Information Commission (CIC) has held, rejecting a plea for making the details public.
-
Opinion: Mask Ripped Off Modi's Attempt At Secrecy In 2 Huge Matters
If "donors fear the consequences of their revealed identities being linked to a political party to whom they donated" (Arun Jaitley's words), don't the people of India also have legitimate grounds to fear that the party in power becomes obliged to benefit the donor without any fear of such quid pro quo becoming known to the public?
-
Electoral Bonds Are Legitimate, Transparent, Says Arun Jaitley
Terming electoral bonds a legitimate and transparent method of political funding, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday said it masks the link between the party and the donor in the same way the electoral trusts brought by the UPA did.
-
Australia Cancels Residency Of Prominent Chinese Businessman
A prominent Chinese billionaire political donor has been stripped of his Australian residency and barred from returning to the country after scrutiny of his Communist Party ties, media reported Wednesday.
-
Tulsi Gabbard, First Hindu US Lawmaker, Could Run For President In 2020
Tulsi Gabbard, the first Hindu lawmaker in the US Congress, is considering to run for American presidency in 2020, according to sources close to her.
-
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Announces Details Of Electoral Bonds For Political Funding
In a bid to clean election financing, the government today outlined contours of the new electoral bonds that donors can buy from SBI and said receiving political parties can encash only through a designated bank account.
-
Parliamentary Panel Asks Parties If Rs 2,000 Cap On Donations Realistic
A parliamentary panel has asked if the new electoral bond will safeguard privacy of donors and if the Rs 2,000 cap on individual cash donation to political parties is realistic.
-
Rs 384 Crore Donated To Political Parties Without PAN Details, Says Report: 10 Facts
A huge number of donations to political parties came from unknown sources over the last four years -- a practice the Election Commission has been trying to discourage. More than 3,000 donations in this period came without donors' details like Permanent Account Number (PAN) or addresses, said the Delhi-based think tank, Association of Democratic Rig...
-
Union Budget 2017: Cash Donations For Political Parties Now Capped At Rs 2,000
In an attempt to clean up the murky world of political party funding, the government has announced that donations in cash, currently allowed up to Rs 20,000 without explaining the source, will now be capped at Rs 2,000.
-
Supreme Court Rejects Plea Challenging Tax Exemption To Political Parties
In a relief to political parties, the Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a plea challenging a provision of the Income Tax Act exempting political parties from disclosing the identity of the donors contributing upto Rs 20,000.
-
Political Parties Should Reveal Even Rupee 1 Donors, Says Nitish Kumar
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said that donation sources of an amount as little as Rupee 1 to political parties should be disclosed.
-
AAP Asks Congress, BJP To Come Clean On Their Funds, Reveal Donors
The Aam Aadmi Party on Sunday accused Congress and BJP of getting most of their donations from undisclosed sources.
-
Electoral Bonds Data Out With Numbers, Donors Can Be Matched With Parties
The missing piece of Electoral Bonds jigsaw -- unique numbers that can match donors with political parties their contribution went to -- is out. Lists supplied by the State Bank of India earlier today have been published by the Election Commission.
-
Drop Box To Anonymous Post, Parties Explain How They Got Electoral Bonds
Several political parties declined to share details of electoral bond donors citing various legal provisions, while others said they received the funding instruments through "drop box" or by post without any name.
-
This Company Is The 2nd Biggest Buyer Of Electoral Bonds. They Donated...
Megha Engineering has gone viral on social media since the Election Commission revealed that the company was among the biggest donors to political parties in the last 5 years.
-
No Public Interest In Revealing Details Of Political Donors: RTI Body
There is no public interest in disclosing details of the donors of political parties, the Central Information Commission (CIC) has held, rejecting a plea for making the details public.
-
Opinion: Mask Ripped Off Modi's Attempt At Secrecy In 2 Huge Matters
If "donors fear the consequences of their revealed identities being linked to a political party to whom they donated" (Arun Jaitley's words), don't the people of India also have legitimate grounds to fear that the party in power becomes obliged to benefit the donor without any fear of such quid pro quo becoming known to the public?
-
Electoral Bonds Are Legitimate, Transparent, Says Arun Jaitley
Terming electoral bonds a legitimate and transparent method of political funding, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday said it masks the link between the party and the donor in the same way the electoral trusts brought by the UPA did.
-
Australia Cancels Residency Of Prominent Chinese Businessman
A prominent Chinese billionaire political donor has been stripped of his Australian residency and barred from returning to the country after scrutiny of his Communist Party ties, media reported Wednesday.
-
Tulsi Gabbard, First Hindu US Lawmaker, Could Run For President In 2020
Tulsi Gabbard, the first Hindu lawmaker in the US Congress, is considering to run for American presidency in 2020, according to sources close to her.
-
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Announces Details Of Electoral Bonds For Political Funding
In a bid to clean election financing, the government today outlined contours of the new electoral bonds that donors can buy from SBI and said receiving political parties can encash only through a designated bank account.
-
Parliamentary Panel Asks Parties If Rs 2,000 Cap On Donations Realistic
A parliamentary panel has asked if the new electoral bond will safeguard privacy of donors and if the Rs 2,000 cap on individual cash donation to political parties is realistic.
-
Rs 384 Crore Donated To Political Parties Without PAN Details, Says Report: 10 Facts
A huge number of donations to political parties came from unknown sources over the last four years -- a practice the Election Commission has been trying to discourage. More than 3,000 donations in this period came without donors' details like Permanent Account Number (PAN) or addresses, said the Delhi-based think tank, Association of Democratic Rig...
-
Union Budget 2017: Cash Donations For Political Parties Now Capped At Rs 2,000
In an attempt to clean up the murky world of political party funding, the government has announced that donations in cash, currently allowed up to Rs 20,000 without explaining the source, will now be capped at Rs 2,000.
-
Supreme Court Rejects Plea Challenging Tax Exemption To Political Parties
In a relief to political parties, the Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a plea challenging a provision of the Income Tax Act exempting political parties from disclosing the identity of the donors contributing upto Rs 20,000.
-
Political Parties Should Reveal Even Rupee 1 Donors, Says Nitish Kumar
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said that donation sources of an amount as little as Rupee 1 to political parties should be disclosed.
-
AAP Asks Congress, BJP To Come Clean On Their Funds, Reveal Donors
The Aam Aadmi Party on Sunday accused Congress and BJP of getting most of their donations from undisclosed sources.
