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BJP Gets Notice In Delhi, PM’s Inheritance Tax Jibe In Madhya Pradesh

April 25, 2024 admin

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (File). New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in Madhya Pradesh’s Morena Thursday afternoon to campaign for the BJP, ripped into the Congress on the inheritance tax row, and restated controversial remarks about Muslims and the opposition party’s alleged plans to “redistribute wealth to infiltrators”. The remarks came hours before a significant…

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Electoral bonds data: 20 firms bought electoral bonds within 3 years of incorporation, despite 3-year rule

April 10, 2024 admin

Twelve of the 20 new companies which bought electoral bonds were from Hyderabad. | Photo Credit: Akash Dhage/Unsplash Despite companies in existence for less than three years not being allowed to make political contributions — even through the electoral bonds route — data shows that at least 20 such newly incorporated firms purchased poll bonds…

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Home Voting For 1st Phase Of Lok Sabha Elections Begins In Bengal

April 5, 2024 admin

The process will continue till April 14, said an official. (Representational) Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday conducted home voting for the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections scheduled in Jalpaiguri, Cooch Behar & Alipurduars Lok Sabha seats, an official said. In case of home voting, polling personnel visit the voter’s…

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Over 79,000 Model Code Violations Reported through Poll Body’s C-Vigil App

March 29, 2024 admin

C-VIGIL app marks a significant leap forward in electoral oversight (Representational) The C-Vigil app of the Election Commission of India has become an effective tool in the hands of people to flag election code violations. Since the announcement of General Elections 2024, over 79,000 complaints have been received as of Friday, said an official press…

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Lok Sabha elections 2024 LIVE updates | After announcing tieup with BJP, PMK’ Anbumani to share stage with PM Modi in Salem

March 19, 2024 admin

After taking out a roadshow covering 2.5 km in Coimbatore on Monday, ahead of the Lok Sabha election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage to the 58 people who died in a series of bomb blasts 26 years ago — on February 14, 1998, in the city. Amid shouting of slogans “Modi Modi”, “ Meendum…

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Poll Panel Chief On Arun Goel’s Shock Resignation

March 16, 2024 admin

New Delhi: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Saturday steered clear of a question on last week’s shock resignation of Arun Goel as an Election Commissioner – days before the poll panel was to announce Lok Sabha election dates – telling NDTV “… he had personal reasons”. He also rejected talk of an acrimonious departure,…

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5 Facts About Santiago Martin, Whose Company Is Biggest Poll Bonds Donor

March 15, 2024 admin

Santiago Martin is now expanding into online gaming and casinos and sports betting. New Delhi: The Election Commission of India released electoral bonds data on Thursday, on its official website, as directed by the Supreme Court. Among the prominent buyers is Future Gaming and Hotel Services, a company related to Santiago Martin, famously known as the…

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Election Commission Of India To Announce Lok Sabha Election Dates Tomorrow

March 15, 2024 admin

The Model Code of Conduct will come into force from the time dates are announced. New Delhi: The Election Commission of India will announce the schedule for the Lok Sabha polls tomorrow. The Election Commission of India in a post on X (formerly Twitter) said that a press conference by Election Commission to announce schedule for…

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Supreme Court Raps SBI For Not Sharing “Complete Data” On Electoral Bonds

March 15, 2024 admin

Electoral bonds data will be made public by the poll panel once SBI shares it. New Delhi: The Supreme Court today came down hard on the State Bank of India for not sharing the complete data on electoral bonds, a scheme that allowed individuals and businesses to donate anonymously to political parties. The court had…

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Lok Sabha polls 2024 live updates: Election Commission likely to announce polling dates

March 15, 2024 admin

Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, retired bureaucrats Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu were on Thursday appointed as Election Commissioners by a high-powered panel chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This is the first time that Election Commissioners have been appointed in accordance with the new Chief Election Commissioner and other Other Election Commissioners…

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