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"They've Just Convicted Me": Trump's Appeal For Funds After Guilty Verdict
Donald Trump is seeking to spin his criminal conviction into gold with an appeal to donors to contribute money to his newly embattled presidential campaign.
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Electoral Bonds Data From SBI Uploaded On Election Commission Website
In a big move towards transparency in political funding, the Election Commission of India has uploaded the data it received from the SBI on electoral bonds, which allowed individuals and companies to make donations to political parties.
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Companies' Donation To Political Parties: What Today's Verdict Changes
Striking down the electoral bonds scheme, the Supreme Court today also flagged "unlimited political funding" by corporates and said it violated the fundamental right to free and fair elections.
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BJP Got 3 Times More Donations Than Other Parties In 7 Years: Report
More than half of all donations received by political parties between 2016-17 and 2021-22 were through Electoral Bonds and the BJP received more funds than all other national parties put together, a report by think tank
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Donations Of National Parties During 2021-2022 Increased By 31.5%: Report
The total donations to national parties during financial year 2021-22 rose by Rs 187.03 crore or 31.50 per cent from the previous fiscal, according to a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms.
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BJP Got 72% Of All Political Funds Via Electoral Trusts In 2021-22: Report
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.
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FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried Charged by US SEC For Defrauding Investors Out of Billions of Dollars
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.
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Election Commission Seeks Cap On Cash Donations To Political Parties
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.
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91% Donations Received By Regional Parties Went To These 5: Report
About 91 per cent or Rs 113.791 crore of the total donations received by regional political parties in the country have gone to five entities, according to poll rights body Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).
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President Donates Rs 5 Lakh For Ram Temple As Drive For Funds Begins
The Trust set up to construct the Ram temple in Ayodhya at what was for long a disputed site today launched its fund-collection drive across the country. Leaders of various political and quasi-political outfits joined the bandwagon, with the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) flagging off the programme with the blessings of President Ram Nath Kovind at Ra...
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BJP Got 698 Crore Of 876 Crore Donations In 2018-19: Election Watchdog
Corporates and business houses donated at least Rs 876 crore to various national political parties in the fiscal year 2018-19 and the BJP was the biggest recipient of such funds, followed by the Congress, a study conducted by poll rights group ADR (Association for Democratic Reforms) showed on Thursday.
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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Donates $3 Million to Test Universal Basic Income
Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey has said he will donate $3 million to a group of US mayors to experiment with the creation of universal basic income.
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Chinese Funds For Rajiv Gandhi Foundation: BJP's Latest Political Attack
As Congress allegation of the government "surrendering" India to China has intensified, the BJP has hit back with a strong political allegation -- that the Chinese are funding the Congress. The BJP has accused the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation of receiving donations from the Chinese embassy in India. The party alleges that these donations were made in 20...
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Political Parties Received Over Rs 11,000 Crore In Donation From Unknown Sources: Report
National parties collected Rs 11,234 crore in donation from unknown sources from 2004-05 to 2018-19, according to election watchdog Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR).
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Electoral Bonds Stay, Top Court Asks Parties To Submit Funding Details
Electoral bonds, which have become controversial as they enable big anonymous donations to political parties, will not be stopped in the middle of the national election that started on Thursday. In an interim order, Supreme Court asked all parties contesting the polls to furnish details of funds received through bonds in a sealed cover to the Elect...
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"They've Just Convicted Me": Trump's Appeal For Funds After Guilty Verdict
Donald Trump is seeking to spin his criminal conviction into gold with an appeal to donors to contribute money to his newly embattled presidential campaign.
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Electoral Bonds Data From SBI Uploaded On Election Commission Website
In a big move towards transparency in political funding, the Election Commission of India has uploaded the data it received from the SBI on electoral bonds, which allowed individuals and companies to make donations to political parties.
-
Companies' Donation To Political Parties: What Today's Verdict Changes
Striking down the electoral bonds scheme, the Supreme Court today also flagged "unlimited political funding" by corporates and said it violated the fundamental right to free and fair elections.
-
BJP Got 3 Times More Donations Than Other Parties In 7 Years: Report
More than half of all donations received by political parties between 2016-17 and 2021-22 were through Electoral Bonds and the BJP received more funds than all other national parties put together, a report by think tank
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Donations Of National Parties During 2021-2022 Increased By 31.5%: Report
The total donations to national parties during financial year 2021-22 rose by Rs 187.03 crore or 31.50 per cent from the previous fiscal, according to a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms.
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BJP Got 72% Of All Political Funds Via Electoral Trusts In 2021-22: Report
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.
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FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried Charged by US SEC For Defrauding Investors Out of Billions of Dollars
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.
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Election Commission Seeks Cap On Cash Donations To Political Parties
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.
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91% Donations Received By Regional Parties Went To These 5: Report
About 91 per cent or Rs 113.791 crore of the total donations received by regional political parties in the country have gone to five entities, according to poll rights body Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).
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President Donates Rs 5 Lakh For Ram Temple As Drive For Funds Begins
The Trust set up to construct the Ram temple in Ayodhya at what was for long a disputed site today launched its fund-collection drive across the country. Leaders of various political and quasi-political outfits joined the bandwagon, with the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) flagging off the programme with the blessings of President Ram Nath Kovind at Ra...
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BJP Got 698 Crore Of 876 Crore Donations In 2018-19: Election Watchdog
Corporates and business houses donated at least Rs 876 crore to various national political parties in the fiscal year 2018-19 and the BJP was the biggest recipient of such funds, followed by the Congress, a study conducted by poll rights group ADR (Association for Democratic Reforms) showed on Thursday.
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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Donates $3 Million to Test Universal Basic Income
Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey has said he will donate $3 million to a group of US mayors to experiment with the creation of universal basic income.
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Chinese Funds For Rajiv Gandhi Foundation: BJP's Latest Political Attack
As Congress allegation of the government "surrendering" India to China has intensified, the BJP has hit back with a strong political allegation -- that the Chinese are funding the Congress. The BJP has accused the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation of receiving donations from the Chinese embassy in India. The party alleges that these donations were made in 20...
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Political Parties Received Over Rs 11,000 Crore In Donation From Unknown Sources: Report
National parties collected Rs 11,234 crore in donation from unknown sources from 2004-05 to 2018-19, according to election watchdog Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR).
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Electoral Bonds Stay, Top Court Asks Parties To Submit Funding Details
Electoral bonds, which have become controversial as they enable big anonymous donations to political parties, will not be stopped in the middle of the national election that started on Thursday. In an interim order, Supreme Court asked all parties contesting the polls to furnish details of funds received through bonds in a sealed cover to the Elect...
