Page 12 - Latest Updates on Electoral Bond
Govt approves issuance of 16th tranche of electoral bonds from April 1-10
The 15th tranche of bond sale took place from January 1 to January 10, 2021
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SC dismisses plea to stay sale of electoral bonds ahead of assembly polls
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking stay on further sale of electoral bonds ahead of assembly elections.
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SC to hear plea against opening window for electoral bonds sale on Mar 24
The Supreme Court agreed to hear on March 24 a fresh plea seeking a direction to the Centre and others to not open any further window for sale of electoral bonds
Govt approves 15th tranche of electoral bonds; sale closes on January 10
The government on Tuesday approved the 15th tranche of electoral bonds which will be open for sale between January 1 and January 10.
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NGO moves SC against electoral bonds scheme ahead of Bihar assembly polls
Ahead of Bihar Assembly elections, an NGO has moved the Supreme Court seeking urgent hearing of its 2017 PIL challenging the 2018 Electoral Bonds Scheme meant for funding political parties
Electoral bonds are up for sale from today: All you need to know
SBI is the only authorised bank to issue such bonds. Tune in to the podcast to know more about electoral bonds and controversy over it
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Govt approves 14th tranche of electoral bonds; sale closes on Oct 28
Ahead of the Bihar election, the government on Friday approved the 14th tranche of electoral bonds which will be open for sale between October 19 to October 28
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Govt approves 14th tranche of electoral bonds; sale closes on October 28
The Election Commission of India (ECI) accorded 'no objection' from the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) angle on October 15 with certain conditions, a finance ministry statement said
Status of political parties' electoral bonds recieved in sealed cover: EC
The EC submitted the affidavit in the pleas filed by an NGO and others seeking a stay on the Centre's Electoral Bond Scheme, 2018
SC says no interim stay on electoral bond scheme, seeks Centre, EC response
As per provisions of the scheme, electoral bonds may be purchased by a person, who is a citizen of India or incorporated or established in India
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Top headlines: SC accepts govt's proposal on Unitech, telcos' plea in SC
India's richest 1 per cent hold more than four-times the wealth held by 953 million people who make up for the bottom 70 per cent of the country's population, while the total wealth of all Indian bill
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BJP received 1,450 cr through electoral bonds in 2018-19, Cong 383 cr: ADR
'During the financial year 2018-19, only the BJP, Congress and Trinamool Congress have declared receiving an income from contribution through electoral bonds, a total of Rs 1931.43 crore' ADR said
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Sale of 13th tranche of electoral bonds from Monday: Finance ministry
Electoral bonds can be purchased by a person who is a citizen of India or incorporated or established in India
RBI had no objection to issuance of electoral bonds through SBI, says FM
She said the Committee of the Central Board (CCB) of RBI in its meeting held on October 11, 2017 indirectly agreed for electoral bonds to be issued if it is done by the SBI.
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SC to decide on hearing plea seeking stay on electoral bonds in January
Bhushan, appearing for the Association for Democratic Reforms, said the scheme needed to be stayed as it had become akin for accepting bribe, money laundering and channelisation of black money
Who got the most of Rs 6k cr electoral bonds? Wait till Oct'20 to find out
So far in FY20, a total of Rs 3,355.93 crore worth of electoral bonds have been sold. This is higher than in the entire previous financial year, when Rs 2,550.78 crore's worth were sold
Congress says Centre promoting pvt telcos, asks if electoral bonds involved
Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera alleged public sector companies like BSNL and MTNL, which were making profits under the previous UPA 1 and 2 governments, were now running at losses
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Electoral bonds cleaned political donation system; ain't a scam: SC Garg
In case a political party receives a political donation in cash primarily, then that might actually indicate a scam, he stated
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Some people can't accept transparency: PM's dig at Oppn on electoral bonds
Taking a dig at the Opposition led by the Congress, he said that there was a pattern to some people raising issues just before every parliamentary session
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Electoral bonds: FinMin knew serial number could reveal donor's identity
Ministry was reluctant to assign serial numbers initially, but relented after SBI raised concerns about internal control and reconciliation
