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Women exiting workforce, farmer arrests: 10 issues for which Modi govt had no data in parliament

IndiaSpend looked at 35 parliamentary questions on health, education, labour, environment, agriculture, finance, gender and law and justice, between 2015 and 2023, for which the government responded that they had no data. The most common reason, in 17 of the 35 questions, for not providing data was “no such data…

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India’s electoral bonds laundry: ‘Corrupt’ firms paid parties, got cleansed

From PM Modi’s BJP to the opposition Trinamool Congress, parties gained from donations that activists say were dubious.

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SBI refuses to disclose SOP for sale, redemption of electoral bonds in RTI reply

Electoral bonds scheme: SBI refuses to disclose electoral bond SOPs, citing commercial confidence exemption, despite Supreme Court's directions.

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Did the electoral bonds scheme enable extortion?

The Hindu Parley podcast discusses whether the electoral bonds scheme was used as an extortion tool

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‘Arrest is imminent’: CBI raids on Harsh Mander, FIR filed

The Central Bureau of Investigation has filed an FIR against human rights activist and former IAS officer Harsh Mander for alleged FCRA violations, Newslaundry learned today.

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Why are India’s Information Commission posts vacant? | Explained

The Supreme Court recently cautioned that the RTI Act would be reduced to a dead letter if Information Commissions are not staffed, as pendency of cases continues to rise. We take a look at pendencies and why they persist.

The Hindu

‘Secrecy’ in funding, voter roll deletions, ‘lack of trust’ in EVMs: Activists demand EC action

Pointing to “increased secrecy” in political funding, reports of “arbitrary deletions” in electoral rolls, and a “lack of public trust” in EVMs, a group of 60 eminent citizens have demanded that the Election Commission of India take several steps to recalibrate the poll process.

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SC Rejects Plea Seeking Details Of 2018 Collegium Meeting On Judges Appointment

Supreme Court on Friday rejected the plea seeking a copy of the agenda, a copy of the decisions, and a copy of the resolution of a 2018 Collegium meeting on the appointment of judges.

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