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Vast majority of parties received no donations via electoral bonds
Over 500 recognised and unrecognised political parties had shared details on electoral bonds in sealed covers to the Supreme Court
 "Vast majority of parties received no donations via electoral bonds")
Black money routed to BJP's accounts through electoral bonds, alleges Cong
The opposition party also hoped the Election Commission would maintain "total impartiality and neutrality" during polls and would live up to its constitutional duties as expected by the people from it
 "Black money routed to BJP's accounts through electoral bonds, alleges Cong")
Electoral bonds an 'experiment', says RSS leader Dattatreya Hosabale
Time will tell how beneficial and effective it has been, he said
 "Electoral bonds an 'experiment', says RSS leader Dattatreya Hosabale")
BJP got Rs 6,986.5 cr via poll bonds; Future Gaming top donor for DMK
The JD(S) received bonds worth Rs 89.75 crore, including Rs 50 crore from Megha Engineering, the second largest purchaser of electoral bonds
 "BJP got Rs 6,986.5 cr via poll bonds; Future Gaming top donor for DMK")
Plea seeks details of electoral bonds sold from Mar 1, 2018 to Apr 11, 2019
A new application, filed by Citizen's Rights Trust, has submitted that 9,159 bonds worth Rs 4,002 crore have been sold between March 2018 to April 2019 which should also be disclosed
 "Plea seeks details of electoral bonds sold from Mar 1, 2018 to Apr 11, 2019")
ECI publishes details of electoral bond data on its website: See full list
22,217 electoral bonds were bought during 2019-24, of which 22,030 were redeemed, according to SBI
 "ECI publishes details of electoral bond data on its website: See full list")
Congress demands Supreme Court monitored probe on electoral bonds issue
The Congress leader also alleged that many companies have obtained green clearances after buying electoral bonds
 "Congress demands Supreme Court monitored probe on electoral bonds issue")
Ex-CEC S Y Quraishi bats for more transparency in political funding
He said it is important for people to know what kind of money -- dirty money or drug money -- is coming
 "Ex-CEC S Y Quraishi bats for more transparency in political funding")
Electoral bonds: 100 listed firms across 32 sectors are donors, shows data
The top five sectors accounted for over 60 per cent of the total donations
 "Electoral bonds: 100 listed firms across 32 sectors are donors, shows data")
Electoral bonds: Four financial service firms bought bonds worth Rs 87 cr
Electoral bonds: SBI has issued electoral bonds worth Rs 16,518 crore in 30 tranches since the inception of the scheme in 2018
 "Electoral bonds: Four financial service firms bought bonds worth Rs 87 cr")
Electoral bond data: Smaller companies donated larger share of profit
The top 10 companies by market capitalisation (mcap) contributed over Rs 362 crore
 "Electoral bond data: Smaller companies donated larger share of profit")
Infra companies among top electoral bond donors: Election Commission
Cement majors donated Rs 233 crore; in mining and metals, Vedanta, Aditya Birla Group also figure among top 10
 "Infra companies among top electoral bond donors: Election Commission")
Firms report electoral bonds under donations, miscellaneous expenses
A reading of the reports suggests that there is no standard practice for reporting political contributions and it is left to the company's discretion to report them as they find fit
 "Firms report electoral bonds under donations, miscellaneous expenses")
'Why malign India Inc? Electoral bonds just tip of poll funding iceberg'
While most companies have mentioned about their spending in electoral bonds in some form in their annual reports, very few have been upfront and categorical about their disclosures
 "'Why malign India Inc? Electoral bonds just tip of poll funding iceberg'")
At least 4 Kolkata companies in list of top 10 electoral bond donors
Apart from leading business groups, there is a variety of small businesses that have shelled out hundreds of crores for electoral bonds
 "At least 4 Kolkata companies in list of top 10 electoral bond donors")
Highlights: Paytm Payments Bank releases FAQs on refund, closing FASTags
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 "Highlights: Paytm Payments Bank releases FAQs on refund, closing FASTags")
SBI 'duty bound' to disclose electoral bond number: Supreme Court
SBI shared the data with the EC on March 12, following a Supreme Court directive, which allowed the EC until 5 PM on March 15 to upload the information on its website
 "SBI 'duty bound' to disclose electoral bond number: Supreme Court")
Need to learn lessons from electoral bonds scheme, says FM Sitharaman
Sitharaman observed that more people are investing directly in stock market. Finance minister noted stability of Indian stock market, advocating for it to operate independently
 "Need to learn lessons from electoral bonds scheme, says FM Sitharaman")
Electoral bonds was world's biggest extortion racket, says Rahul Gandhi
Congress and its allies in Maharashtra will win Lok Sabha seats with record margins, Gandhi claimed
 "Electoral bonds was world's biggest extortion racket, says Rahul Gandhi")
Favourite electoral bond denominations vary between parties, shows data
The Bharatiya Janata Party got over Rs 6060 crore through electoral bonds, showed ECI data
 "Favourite electoral bond denominations vary between parties, shows data")
