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Electoral bonds hit transparency in political funding, says Election Commission
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has told the Supreme Court that electoral bonds, contrary to government claims, wreck transparency in political funding. Coupled with the removal of cap on foreign funding, they invite foreign corporate powers to impact Indian politics, it said in an affidavit filed in the apex court.
In Tamil Nadu, Muslims and Dalits find it harder to stay on the rolls
When Harbour MLA P.K. Sekar Babu of the DMK received petitions alleging that the names of several Muslims in his constituency in Chennai were missing, he decided to check if the charge was true. When he found the complaints to be valid, he appealed to the District Election Officer to include the deleted names on the rolls again.
Theresa May to quit before next Brexit talks start
Theresa May confirmed that she will not remain the British Prime Minister to oversee the next stage of Brexit negotiations, as she made a final attempt to persuade Conservative MPs to rally behind her Brexit deal, in a vote that could take place later this week.
Ponzi scam: Telecom providers evasive, CBI tells SC
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) moved the Supreme Court against telecom service providers, Bharti Airtel Limited and Vodafone Mobile Services Limited, for their “surprisingly and strangely evasive” replies to repeated requests from the agency, regarding crucial call data records in connection with the probe into multi-crore ponzi scam cases, including the Saradha group scandal.
I-T Dept. starts raids hours after Kumaraswamy talks of ‘revenge politics’
Hours after Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy claimed that “revenge politics” was afoot through “misuse of Central agencies”, the Income Tax Department began search and seizure operations at multiple locations in the city late on Wednesday night.
What are voters' priorities across States?
A national survey of 2.73 lakh people across Lok Sabha constituencies found that getting better jobs was the top concern nationwide. The other key concerns were access to better healthcare and drinking water.
Opinion | What we need is a commons manifesto
Another election is upon us, and we are preoccupied with some matters that are grave and many that are not. But noticeable by its absence in any of the manifestos and declarations by political parties is a debate about the future of human civilisation.