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"Jhuton Ka Sardar Hai": Congress chief Kharge shreds PM Modi over his 'gua
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Taking a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his poll promises, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge said the former is the chief of all liars as he failed to even fulfil what he had promised during his 2014 poll campaign.
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Congress appeals to judiciary to "save" multi-party system, calls for mass
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The Congress chief came down heavily on the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led central government after the alleged freezing of the grand old party's bank accounts by the Income Tax department.
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"Last 10 yrs are proof of corporates appeasements": Asaduddin Owaisi hails
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
In a historic verdict barely weeks before the Lok Sabha polls are set to be notified, the Supreme Court struck down Thursday the Narendra Modi government's 2018 electoral bonds scheme of anonymous political funding.
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Supreme Court strikes down Electoral Bonds scheme; Cong hails verdict, BJP
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Thursday delivered a unanimous verdict, striking down the Electoral Bonds scheme as unconstitutional. While the Opposition parties hailed the Apex court decision, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party said that the scheme was brought in for transparency in electoral fundi
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Electoral Bonds not the only way to curb black money: Supreme Court
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Thursday while striking down the Centre's Electoral Bonds scheme said that the purpose of curbing black money is not a sufficient justification to anonymise the identities of donors and the details of the contributions in the Electoral Bonds scheme.
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"It will also tell us if all the wealth...": After caste survey, Rahul pro
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
As his 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' reached Bihar's Aurangabad on Thursday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday came out in praise of the Supreme Court over its verdict striking down electoral bonds, promising to conduct a financial survey across the country if voted to power in the upco
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"Majority of Electoral Bond contributions went to ruling parties in Centre
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
In a separate but concurring opinion in the Electoral Bonds case, Justice Sanjiv Khanna highlighted significant data related to contributions via such bonds. He observed that a majority of these contributions were directed towards parties holding power at both the national and state levels.
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Pakistan: Re-polling underway in Khushab, Kohat, Ghotki after ballot paper
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Amid allegations of rigging and electoral malfeasance in Pakistan's general elections, re-polling is currently underway at 53 polling stations in Khushab, Kohat, and Ghotki following the shredding of ballot papers by a mob on February 8, ARY News reported.
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CPI-M hails SC verdict striking down electoral bonds, says "unscrupulous s
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Thursday hailed the verdict of the Supreme Court striking down the electoral bonds scheme and said the "unscrupulous scheme designed to finance the ruling party by anonymous corporate donors" has been completely scrapped
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"Ray of hope for democracy," says Kapil Sibal after SC strikes down electo
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
After a five-judge bench of Supreme Court striking down the Electoral Bonds scheme as unconstitutional Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal called SC's decision "a ray of hope for democracy".
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Congress targets PM Modi after Supreme Court verdict striking down Elector
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said on Thursday that the Supreme Court verdict striking down the Electoral Bonds scheme has allegedly proven that the electoral bonds are a "big scam" of the NDA government.
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After striking down Electoral Bonds scheme, SC orders SBI to stop issuing
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Thursday after striking down the Electoral Bonds Scheme which allowed for anonymous funding to political parties, ordered the State Bank of India (SBI) to stop issuing Electoral Bonds immediately.
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