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According to data submitted by the State Bank of India to the Election Commission of India, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party accounted for 48 percent of all electoral bonds encashed by political parties since April 2019, before the scheme was scrapped by the Supreme Court in February.
Kapil Sibal, a senior advocate who is leading the arguments for the petitioners in a case in the Supreme Court against electoral bonds, alleged at a press conference here that the scheme was "illegal" and aimed at enriching a political party in such a manner that no other political party can compete with it.
According to data submitted by the SBI to the Election Commission , the top 20 donors accounted for just under half of all contributions since the now-banned scheme was launched in early 2019.
Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh also said the party continues to demand unique bond ID numbers, so that it can precisely match donors to recipients.
According to a News18 survey of more than 1 lakh people, nearly three out of four respondents feel their economic condition will improve over the next one year.
According to a News18 opinion poll of more than 1 lakh people, jobs, inflation, and law and order top the agenda for voters, with religion and infrastructure and development coming lower down the list.
Referring to his government's commitment to make the country a semiconductor manufacturing hub, he said when India commits, it delivers, and added that chip manufacturing opens the door of development with infinite possibilities.
The TMC supremo said she doesn't want detention camps in West Bengal, like those in Assam.
Addressing a women's rally in Maharashtra's Dhule district as part of his ongoing 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra', Gandhi also promised that the central government share in the budget for women working as ASHA, anganwadi workers and those in mid-day meal schemes would be doubled.
The BJP named Nayab Singh Saini as Haryana's new chief minister on Tuesday, hours after the surprise resignation of Manohar Lal Khattar from the post along with his cabinet ministers.
With this law, the BJP-led government at the Centre has opened the floodgates for the arrival of a large number of poor minorities from Pakistan and Bangladesh into India, he said at a press conference.
Nayab Singh Saini, who is an MP from Kurukshetra, was unanimously elected as the leader of the state BJP legislature group and will be sworn in later in the day, party MLAs Subhash Sudha and J P Dalal told reporters.
Addressing a programme in Habra in North 24 Parganas district, Banerjee urged the people to think several times before applying for citizenship under the law.
The development came amid speculation of cracks emerging in the BJP-Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) coalition over seat sharing ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
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The BJP’s razor sharp focus on Bengal’s Matua voter is evident. It is confident that Assam CM Himanta can manage the protests in his state. The anti-CAA attacks that will now follow from the Opposition will be lapped up by PM Modi to show that he and the party have delivered on manifesto promises and there is no room for complacency in Lok Sabha campaigning
The President has accepted Arun Goel's resignation effective March 9
Addressing a public rally, Modi also accused the Congress of misguiding not only the people of Jammu and Kashmir, but the entire nation on Article 370 for a long time.
On March 5, External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar spoke to the Indian diaspora in South Korea, discussing his approach to political discourse. He shared how he avoids using offensive language in politics, even if many other politicians sometimes use disturbing language. Watch!
India's External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar shares the unexpected turn his career took when Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited him to join the government, prompting him to leave behind a lucrative corporate job. His insights shed light on the personal and familial dynamics behind this pivotal decision.
China will aim for economic growth of about 5 percent this year, will improve policies supporting childbirth and remain firm in advancing the cause of 'China reunification", the parliament has been told
UK government bond yields have risen sharply this year and are higher than their euro-zone peers. Jeremy Hunt will need to tread carefully in how he funds his political ambitions to ensure the bond-market vigilantes don't ride again
The State Bank of India (SBI) on Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking an extension till June 30 to disclose details of each electoral bond encashed by political parties. In its verdict last month, the top court directed the SBI to furnish the details to the poll panel by March 6.
The Houthi threat to undersea cables in the Red Sea has posed a critical challenge to India, which faces a surging communications load on the cables in the coming years.
Nitish Kumar, who heads the JD(U), will be contesting for a fourth consecutive term in the Upper House, to which he first got elected in 2006, a few months after becoming the chief minister.
