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The iShares MSCI India ETF (INDA), a key indicator of US investor sentiment toward Indian equities, dropped 1 percent intraday following the announcement

Aadhaar exclusion absurd; BLOs uploading voter forms without consent: ADR to SC on Bihar electoral roll SIR

The ECI had said that Aadhaar and ration cards can be obtained through fraudulent or falsified documentation. ADR argued that other 11 documents accepted by the ECI are equally susceptible to being forged.

Remarks on ADR by Justice Dutta: 'Shockingly Unjustified' says Prashant Bhushan; 'Reflects poorly on ADR' says TV Mohandas Pai

Justice Dutta wrote a separate, 18 page-judgement, in which he stated that “certain vested groups” are endeavouring to undermine the nation’s accomplishments, “earned through hard work and dedication”.

HDFC Bank extends gains; Macquarie, Morgan bullish on Q4 updates, see 34% upside

HSBC has a 'buy' call on the stock with a target price of Rs 1,750 per share after the lender in Q4FY24 reported deposit performance that exceeded street estimates of Rs 12-13 lakh crore.

National parties declare Rs 3,076-cr income in FY23; BJP’s share highest, AAP's wealth surges 91%: ADR

The Congress declared the second-highest income of Rs 452 cr, which forms 14.7% of the total income of the six national parties

40% sitting MPs have criminal cases, 25% serious criminal cases: ADR

The average worth of assets per MP from Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha is Rs 38.33 crores and 53 (seven per cent) are billionaires, the ADR said.

29 of current 30 CMs are crorepatis: ADR analysis

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has the lowest total assets of about Rs 15 lakh, the ADR said.

Big 4 political parties mop up 50% of donation through electoral bonds

Among the parties, the BJP topped the list with Rs 1033.70 crore donations as electoral bonds, while All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) received Rs 528.143 crore.

BJP received Rs 614 crore as donation, Congress Rs 94 crore in 2021-22: ADR

According to a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), the total donations (above Rs 20, 000) declared by the national parties for 2021-22 was Rs 780.774 crore from 7,141 donations.

Gujarat: 40 newly-elected MLAs facing criminal cases, says ADR

Of these 40 MLAs, 29 members (16 per cent of a total 182) are facing serious criminal cases, such as the attempt to murder and rape, the ADR analysis showed. Among the 29 members, 20 belong to BJP, four to Congress, two are from Aam Aadmi Party, two are Independents, and one is from Samajwadi Party.

Electoral Bonds: SC to hear case on December 6 as government defends scheme as transparent

The case which has remained pending for several years raises questions about the scheme which allows political parties to sell electoral bonds without having to disclose details about the donor.

Streamline case management, push for an alternative to help curb judicial backlog, say experts

Available data shows that over 41 million cases are pending in the district courts, 5.9 million in the high courts and 71,000 in the Supreme Court. Systemic change is needed to reduce the backlog, experts say.

72% of Bihar ministers face criminal cases: ADR

According to the poll rights organisation ADR, more than 70% of the recently sworn-in ministers in Bihar have filed criminal charges against themselves.

All but 3 of Maharashtra’s 62 legislative council members are crorepatis, says ADR

The report by ADR showed that among the major parties, 23 of the 24 members from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) declared assets valued at more than Rs 1 crore each.

Petition challenging electoral bonds scheme to get hearing, says Supreme Court

“If it was not for COVID, we would have heard these matters…”, Chief Justice of India NV Ramana said after Prashant Bhushan, representing the petitioner Association for Democratic Reforms, sought urgent listing of the plea owing to the scheme's significance for political funding.

Women's Day 2022: Women, work and water

By relegating water management to the sidelines, we impede true progress in women’s education and employment in India.

Goa elections: 77 out of 301 candidates have criminal cases against them: ADR report

More than a fourth (26%) of the candidates contesting the 2022 Goa Assembly elections have criminal cases against them, 62% candidates are crorepatis, and 42% are college graduates or higher.

35% of MPs/MLAs who switched parties between 2014-2021 joined BJP; most defectors from Congress: ADR report

The highest number of MPs/MLAs, 177 or 35 percent, left the Congress to join another party during the elections held in this period, the report said.

Electoral bonds worth Rs 3,429.56 crore redeemed by parties in 2019-20: ADR

In a new report, the ADR said the BJP declared a total income of Rs 3,623.28 crore during the financial year 2019-20, but spent only 45.57 percent (Rs 1,651.022 crore) of it.

National parties collected Rs 11,234cr donation from unknown sources from FY 2004-05 to 2018-19: ADR

The income from unknown sources refers to the funds declared in the Income Tax returns without naming the source for donations below Rs 20,000.

BJP received Rs 742cr in donations in 2018-19, Congress Rs 148cr: ADR

Donations for the BJP increased from Rs 437.04 crore during 2017-18 to Rs 742.15 crore during 2018-19, a rise of 70 per cent, the ADR said.

Number of Lok Sabha MPs with cases of crimes against women up from 2 to 19 in 10 years: ADR

The number of Lok Sabha election candidates with cases of crimes against women went up from 38 to 126, an increase of 231 percent, during the period, an ADR report said.

Markets | MSCI EM change will not have an impact on Indian markets

The Indian government should nevertheless take the rebalancing as a wake-up call to push India’s weight in the MSCI index higher

83% Lok Sabha MPs are 'crorepatis', 33% have criminal cases: ADR report

The average assets per sitting MP for Lok Sabha 2014 elections are Rs 14.72 crore.

Over 50% funds national parties received in 2017-18 came from 'unknown' sources: ADR

The ADR on Wednesday released the findings of an analysis of six national parties' IT returns and donation statements filed with the Election Commission.