Donations

Govt amends norms; companies' contribution to PM CARES Fund to qualify as CSR expenditure

The government has amended the norms whereby contributions by corporates to the PM CARES Fund will qualify as CSR spending under the companies law

Coronavirus Outbreak: Kevin Hart, Nick Jonas to appear on Amazon Prime Video docu series Regular Heroes

Regular Heroes is about everyday people who are making an impact in the fight against the coronavirus is getting an assist of its own

Coronavirus Outbreak: Karan Johar's Dharma Productions donates to PM-CARES, Maharashtra CM's relief funds, NGOs

Karan Johar said that it is the moral responsibility of every individual to help those affected by the lockdown due to the coronavirus

Bank of Maharashtra gets govt mandate to collect donations for PM CARES Fund; contributions to get I-T Act exemption

One can also remit contributions directly by electronic clearing system (ECS) to the designated savings bank account of Bank of Maharashtra.

Electoral bonds worth Rs 6,128 crore sold since last year; Mumbai recorded highest sale of Rs 1,880 cr followed by Kolkata, Delhi

According to the non-governmental organisation Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), electoral bonds worth Rs 277 crore have been sold since last year

BJP got overwhelming share of corporate donations to political parties from 2016-17 to 2017-18, finds ADR study

The BJP received the maximum donations from 1731 corporates followed by INC, which received donations from 151 corporates.

Payal Tadvi's suicide: 'Evidence of ligature mark over neck', says autopsy report; victim's chats show she was facing torture

The investigation into the suicide of Dr Payal Tadvi has been transferred to the Crime Branch of the Mumbai Police on Thursday.

Payal Tadvi's suicide: Marred by casteism, dominated by donations, medical education in India needs mirror to avoid dehumanisation

Three senior doctors allegedly bullied and tortured Dr Payal Tadvi because of her caste - she was born into an Adivasi family - all the way to suicide at Mumbai's BYL Nair Hospital.

Regional parties received Rs 54.81 crore in donations in 2017-18; 17 sent delayed reports to EC: ADR

Seventeen regional parties defaulted in submitting their donations report to the Election Commission in 2017-18, said a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms, which advocates for electoral reforms to combat corruption and empower citizens.

Parties got 99.8% donations through electoral bonds of Rs 10 lakh, Rs 1 crore between March 2018 and January, reveals RTI reply

A whopping 99.8 per cent of donations received by political parties was through electoral bonds of the highest denominations - Rs 10 lakh and Rs one crore - between March 2018 and 24 January, 2019