electoral bonds

SBI refuses to give electoral bond details under RTI

Following the Supreme Court's directive, RTI activist Commodore Lokesh Batra (retired) requested the SBI on March 13 for the complete digital data of electoral bonds as submitted to the EC

SBI submits all details of electoral bonds in its 'possession & custody' with ECI; Know what's in it

SBI said the details, however, does not include complete bank account numbers and KYC details of the political parties as it may compromise the security of the account

SC judgement on electoral bond brings transparency, but unqualified brouhaha is meaningless

We, as a democracy, have managed to cross the hurdles and provide full transparency to our citizens with regards to political financial contributions. This should be celebrated and not just used as a weapon for political mudslinging

Electoral bonds: How 'Lottery King' Santiago Martin emerged as DMK's biggest donor

'Lottery King' Santiago Martin's Future Gaming and Hotel Services, the top purchaser of electoral bonds, donated a whopping Rs 509 crore to Tamil Nadu's ruling party DMK, accounting for more than 77 per cent of the total received funds

This Week in Explainers: Why is India banning Pit bulls, Rottweilers and other dogs?

After rising incidents of pet attacks, the Centre has asked states to ban 23 ‘ferocious’ dog breeds – Pit bulls, Rottweilers, and Wolf dogs, among others. But are they dangerous? We explain the dog ban and other big news that grabbed headlines like electoral bonds, CAA, and the Bengaluru water crisis in our weekly roundup

What is the unique code on electoral bonds that Supreme Court has told SBI to disclose?

The Supreme Court has issued notice to the State Bank of India (SBI) for not disclosing the unique alphanumeric code on electoral bonds to the Election Commission of India. This number is present on each bond which is only visible in specific light

Electoral bonds: When top donors were pulled up by ED, tax authorities, CBI

Some of the top electoral bond donors have had run-ins with law enforcement agencies. Future Gaming, which is No. 1 on the list, has been under the scanner of the Enforcement Directorate. The other firms, which have faced probes or tax raids, include infrastructure company Megha Engineering, mining giant Vedanta, and realty firm DLF, among others

Electoral bonds: Why SC order to SBI to disclose details could have been probing

While the beneficiary political parties are happy, the original purchaser would be happy that the anonymity promised by the scheme at the end of the day is still in tact

Files in pen drive, password in envelope: How SBI submitted data on electoral bonds to EC

Sticking to the Supreme Court deadline, the State Bank of India shared data on electoral bonds on Tuesday. The information collated in two password-protected PDF files was stored in a pen drive. An envelope containing the passwords was handed over to the Election Commission

This Week in Explainers: How political parties benefited from ‘unconstitutional’ electoral bonds

In a landmark verdict, the Supreme Court struck down electoral bonds, declaring them unconstitutional. Since 2018, political parties received donations worth Rs 16,518 crore from them. Who benefited the most? We tell you in our weekly roundup