Political Donations

State Bank of India will start selling electoral bonds from 1 March; here are benefits of EBs bank has listed out

Electoral bonds: Why Narendra Modi govt should go beyond cosmetic reforms and switch to demat mode

If public scrutiny was the only problem for honest corporates, he could have amended the Companies Act to say that names of political parties could be disclosed at the discretion of the donor-company.

In 2016, BJP got 81 percent of its funds from 'unknown sources', Congress 71 percent: ADR

Funds from "known sources (donations above Rs 20,000)" accounted for Rs 97.27 crore of the both BJP, Congress' total income in 2015-16 put together.

Mayawati alleges that BJP functioning as per directions of capitalists, cites funding data to prove point

The BJP is running on the directions of capitalists, and funding data released by an NGO recently has proved it, BSP supremo Mayawati alleged on Sunday, a charge that was rebuffed by the saffron party

From steps to curb tax evasion to sops for realty: Highlights of Finance Bill passed in LS

After scrapping high-value currency notes in November, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is pushing a raft of measures to boost cashless transactions and curb tax evasion

Union Budget 2017: Curbs on political funding not a major electoral reform

Most media persons have gone gaga about the major reforms introduced in the area of political funding. But a closer look at the provisions makes you wonder if such provisions could be called reform at all.

AAP funding: Disclosures on co registration, PAN or KYC do not make donations legit

When caught with pants down, the AAP has the habit of raising fingers at its opponents without answering uncomfortable questions raised against it

Trusts biggest donors for Cong, manufacturing for BJP

Of the total corporate donations, Congress received maximum contributions from trusts & group of companies (Rs 70.28 crores) while the BJP received maximum donation from the manufacturing sector (Rs 58.18 crore)

Birla top player in donations, backs both BJP, Congress

The Aditya Birla Group has emerged as the top corporate donor to both the ruling Congress party as well as the opposition Bhartiya Janta Party, followed by Gujarat's Torrent Group, as declared by the parties to the Election Commission.<br /><br />

Why politicians are critical to add value to real estate deals

When it comes to land, all political parties stand united because land concessions election campaign cash go hand in hand.