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"Last 10 yrs are proof of corporates appeasements": Asaduddin Owaisi hails
Updated : 2 years, 1 month 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, 1 month 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, 1 month 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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Tripura CM Manik Saha launches Chief Minister Jan Arogya Yojana for 4.15 l
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
In a landmark step towards the health guarantee of everyone, Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha launched the Chief Minister Jan Arogya Yojana (CM-JAY) on Thursday, a health insurance scheme that will provide coverage of Rs 5 lakh to 4.15 lakh families in the state.
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West Bengal: Funds for MGNREGA workers would be released by March 1, says
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said that funds for MGNREGA workers would be released by March 1 and the delay in release of funds was due to increase in number of workers under the scheme that guarantees a minimum of 100 days of work during a financial year.
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CPI-M hails SC verdict striking down electoral bonds, says "unscrupulous s
Updated : 2 years, 1 month 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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Protein Day 2024: 'Right To Protein' Announces 'Solve With Protein' as the
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 15: 'Right To Protein,' a dedicated awareness initiative powered by the U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC), unveils "Solve With Protein" as the theme for Protein Day 2024, to be celebrated on 27 February, marking its fifth year. The initiative calls on
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"Ray of hope for democracy," says Kapil Sibal after SC strikes down electo
Updated : 2 years, 1 month 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, 1 month 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, 1 month 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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"Petitions filed have been comprehensively allowed": Prashant Bhushan afte
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
After the Supreme Court struck down the Electoral Bonds scheme as unconstitutional, senior advocate Prashant Bhushan said that the petitions filed have been comprehensively allowed by the top court.
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SC strikes down Electoral Bonds scheme as violative of RTI and Article 19(
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The Apex Court ordered banks to forthwith stop issuing Electoral Bonds and that the State Bank of India (SBI) shall furnish the details of Electoral Bonds encashed by the political parties. The court said that SBI should submit the details to the Election Commisison of India and ECI shall
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