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Amid 'Deep State' Charges, US Cuts Bangladesh "Political Landscape" Funds
In its bit to save US taxpayers' money, the Donald Trump administration's cost-cutting team--Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)-- has cancelled a slew of overseas projects, including one in Bangladesh that raised several eyebrows.
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"Money Comes By Virtue Of My Intellect": Prashant Kishor On His Party's Funding
Hitting back at the ruling JD(U) in Bihar, which has been targeting him over his fledgling Jan Suraaj Party's source of funding, former political strategist Prashant Kishor on Wednesday said money comes to him by virtue of his intellect.
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Mark Thomson Appointed CERN Director-General, Takes Charge of Collider Project
Mark Thomson has been named as the new Director-General of CERN, where he will oversee the $17 billion Future Circular Collider project. Thomson, a British physicist known for his role in the discovery of the Higgs boson, will lead the laboratory through challenges such as securing funding and addressing scepticism from key contributors like German...
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Pro-Trump Group Funded By Elon Musk Struggles With Outreach Targets
The political action committee funded by billionaire Elon Musk to help re-elect former US President Donald Trump is struggling in some swing states to meet doorknocking goals.
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Russia Urges BRICS Partners To Create IMF Alternative Amid Western Pressure
Russia, which chairs the BRICS group this year, has called on its partners to create an alternative to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to counter political pressure from Western nations ahead of the BRICS summit later this month.
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Musk Secretly Funded Right-Wing Group Long Before Trump Endorsement: Sources
Elon Musk secretly funded a conservative political group in recent years, according to four people familiar with his donations.
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No Plans To Bring Law On Electoral Bonds For Political Funding: Centre
There are no plans to bring a law on electoral bonds for funding of political parties, the Lok Sabha was informed on Friday.
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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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NIA Probe Against Arvind Kejriwal? Lt Governor's New Claim, AAP's Rebuttal
In an explosive turn of events Monday, Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has called for an anti-terror probe into allegations Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal received political funding from the banned Sikhs For Justice group.
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Pak Minister's Viral Comparison With India: "...And We Are Begging"
Pakistan's leading right-wing Islamic leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Monday came out in support of his erstwhile rival Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, saying the opposition party has the right to hold rallies and even form a government.
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Nitin Gadkari Reveals "Main Intention" Behind Electoral Bonds, Recalls Meeting Arun Jaitley
Union minister Nitin Gadkari has said it was not possible to run a political party without funds, and added that the Centre had thus introduced the electoral bonds scheme, now struck down as unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.
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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.
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Supreme Court Petition Seeks Details Of Poll Bonds Sold From 2018 To 2019
A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking disclosure of details of electoral bonds sold from March 1, 2018, to April 11, 2019, saying voters are entitled to know funding to political parties for the entire period since start of the scheme.
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Fresh Data On Funding To Political Parties Through Electoral Bonds Released
The Election Commission today released data received from political parties on electoral bonds, which it had given to the Supreme Court in sealed covers.
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"No Scope For Hiding Things In Democracy": Election Chief On Electoral Bonds
The Election Commission, asked today about political funding through electoral bonds -- a process scrapped recently by the Supreme Court -- said it was "all for transparency". "There is no scope for hiding things in democracy.
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Amid 'Deep State' Charges, US Cuts Bangladesh "Political Landscape" Funds
In its bit to save US taxpayers' money, the Donald Trump administration's cost-cutting team--Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)-- has cancelled a slew of overseas projects, including one in Bangladesh that raised several eyebrows.
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"Money Comes By Virtue Of My Intellect": Prashant Kishor On His Party's Funding
Hitting back at the ruling JD(U) in Bihar, which has been targeting him over his fledgling Jan Suraaj Party's source of funding, former political strategist Prashant Kishor on Wednesday said money comes to him by virtue of his intellect.
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Mark Thomson Appointed CERN Director-General, Takes Charge of Collider Project
Mark Thomson has been named as the new Director-General of CERN, where he will oversee the $17 billion Future Circular Collider project. Thomson, a British physicist known for his role in the discovery of the Higgs boson, will lead the laboratory through challenges such as securing funding and addressing scepticism from key contributors like German...
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Pro-Trump Group Funded By Elon Musk Struggles With Outreach Targets
The political action committee funded by billionaire Elon Musk to help re-elect former US President Donald Trump is struggling in some swing states to meet doorknocking goals.
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Russia Urges BRICS Partners To Create IMF Alternative Amid Western Pressure
Russia, which chairs the BRICS group this year, has called on its partners to create an alternative to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to counter political pressure from Western nations ahead of the BRICS summit later this month.
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Musk Secretly Funded Right-Wing Group Long Before Trump Endorsement: Sources
Elon Musk secretly funded a conservative political group in recent years, according to four people familiar with his donations.
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No Plans To Bring Law On Electoral Bonds For Political Funding: Centre
There are no plans to bring a law on electoral bonds for funding of political parties, the Lok Sabha was informed on Friday.
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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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NIA Probe Against Arvind Kejriwal? Lt Governor's New Claim, AAP's Rebuttal
In an explosive turn of events Monday, Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has called for an anti-terror probe into allegations Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal received political funding from the banned Sikhs For Justice group.
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Pak Minister's Viral Comparison With India: "...And We Are Begging"
Pakistan's leading right-wing Islamic leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Monday came out in support of his erstwhile rival Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, saying the opposition party has the right to hold rallies and even form a government.
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Nitin Gadkari Reveals "Main Intention" Behind Electoral Bonds, Recalls Meeting Arun Jaitley
Union minister Nitin Gadkari has said it was not possible to run a political party without funds, and added that the Centre had thus introduced the electoral bonds scheme, now struck down as unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.
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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.
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Supreme Court Petition Seeks Details Of Poll Bonds Sold From 2018 To 2019
A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking disclosure of details of electoral bonds sold from March 1, 2018, to April 11, 2019, saying voters are entitled to know funding to political parties for the entire period since start of the scheme.
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Fresh Data On Funding To Political Parties Through Electoral Bonds Released
The Election Commission today released data received from political parties on electoral bonds, which it had given to the Supreme Court in sealed covers.
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"No Scope For Hiding Things In Democracy": Election Chief On Electoral Bonds
The Election Commission, asked today about political funding through electoral bonds -- a process scrapped recently by the Supreme Court -- said it was "all for transparency". "There is no scope for hiding things in democracy.
