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Torrent Power supplies power to Bhiwandi near Mumbai, and powerloom owners and public representatives allege that power bills have doubled or tripled since the franchise was brought in, which has dealt a blow to the Rs 10,000-crore powerloom industry here

The public sector lender was responding to RTI activist Commodore (retired) Lokesh Batra, who sought complete disclosure on electoral bonds data in the digital form, as provided to the poll body after the top court's order. 

The Union government has provided Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar with a Z-category VIP security cover of armed commandos in view of potential threats, official sources said on Tuesday. �� Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar Granted Z-Category VIP Security Cover Ahead of General Polls.

Senior Advocate Prashant Bhushan accused the central government of favoring companies like Bharti Telecom and Megha Engineering after they made donations to the party through electoral bonds. He alleged that these donations were made as quid pro quo arrangements for favors from the government.

Narendra Modi emphatically rejected the suggestion that the issue of electoral bonds caused a setback to his government.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday rejected the suggestion that the electoral bond issue caused a setback to his government, saying no system is perfect and any shortcoming could be improved upon.

The Constitution Bench refused to entertain this saying investors were notified that they may be required to share details post the date of the interim order, April 12, 2019, and the court was not asking for information prior to it.

Ahmedabad: The second tranche of electoral bonds data released on Friday by the Election Commission paints a lucid picture of poll bond buyers and top.

In his letter, SCBA president Adish C Aggarwala said disclosing such sensitive information, that too retrospectively, will result in a chilling effect on corporate donations and participation in the democratic process.

The SBI informed the Supreme Court that the details of the electoral bonds furnished to the ECI include the names of the buyers, the date of purchase, the denomination, and the names of the political parties that redeemed the bonds.