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Donald Trump’s campaign said it raised $50.5 million on Saturday when major donors gather for his biggest fundraiser yet

Zerodha's Nithin Kamath on Monday said the broker is doing everything in its capabilities to support non-profit organisations to raise funds from the public. A social stock exchange allows the listing of not-for-profit organisations on stock exchanges that provides an alternative fund-raising structure. So far, six non-profit organizations have raised money, and Zerodha is said to have supported them.

Also read | Total Solar Eclipse 2024 Live Updates: When, where and how to watch Surya Grahan in India today "As part of the ritual, I have come to take a holy dip in the River Ganga. I have performed rituals, offered donations and prayed for peace of our ancestors," Seema Rai, a devotee, was quoted as saying by ANI.

new single-event fundraising record and is almost double the $26 million that Biden's campaign said it raised recently at a gathering with former Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama at Radio City Music Hall in New York. Saturday's event, billed as the “Inaugural Leadership Dinner," sends a signal of a resurgence of Trump and the Republican Party's fundraising, which has lagged behind Biden and the Democrats.

Rajasthan Royals have launched an initiative to support women-led development in Rajasthan, announcing that they will power 6 houses with solar power for every 6 hits by both teams during their #PinkPromise match against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Saturday in Jaipur. Prior to the match against the RCB, the team unveiled a special pink jersey as part of a campaign in which they pledged to pay ₹100 for each ticket purchased for the #PinkPromise match and to donate all sales earnings to the foundation.

Reserve Bank of India has proposed that CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency) or, the eRupee, to be accessible to broader sectors of customers by enabling non-bank payment system operators to offer CBDC wallets. . According to the RBI's Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies issued on April 5, 2024, “Distribution of CBDCs through Non-bank Payment System Operators CBDC pilots in the Retail and Wholesale segments are underway with more use-cases and more participating banks. Continuing with this approach, it is proposed to make CBDC-Retail accessible to a broader segment of users in a sustained manner, by enabling non-bank payment system operators to offer CBDC wallets. This is expected to enhance access and expand choices available to users apart from testing the resiliency of the CBDC platform to handle multi-channel transactions. Necessary changes will be made to the system to facilitate this.” Further, the RBI governor said during his Monetary Policy Review speech, «The CBDC pilots are currently in operation with increasing number of use-cases and participating banks. It is proposed to make CBDC-Retail accessible to a broader segment of users by enabling non-bank payment system operators to offer CBDC wallets. This will also facilitate testing of the resiliency of CBDC platform to handle multi-channel transactions. „

Much about billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott’s giving remains a mystery, but a recent round of grants to nonprofits offer some insights

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Congress on Thursday alleged that the BJP's compulsion to get donations at all costs saw it go ahead with the electoral bonds scheme without heeding RBI's astute advice, as it claimed that over Rs 430 crore was donated to the ruling party by 33 companies that had negative or near zero profit. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh shared a report by The Hindu on X which said that 33 loss-making firms donated electoral bonds worth Rs 582 crore with 75 per cent going to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). «There are four primary channels of corruption in the Electoral Bond Scam, and with each passing day, more examples emerge to confirm the shocking reality of the corruption which has engulfed this country through Narendra Modi's encouragement,» Ramesh alleged. «An update on the latest revelations on the 'Farzi Companies' who have been donating chanda to the BJP Chanda Do, Dhandha Lo; Theka Lo, Rishvat Do; Hafta Vasuli; Farzi Companies,» he said in a post on X.

It is likely to be taken up as part of the near-term agenda and could be rolled out by the end of the year, they said. The move, on the lines of the national population register, is aimed at building a comprehensive database of available organ donors to meet increasing demand for organ transplant in the country.

IIT students worried as job offers decline by 30% this year: Report IIT- Bombay alumnus and founder of Global IIT Alumni Support Group Dheeraj Singh said that 35.8% of students remained without placement in the current placement season. Last year, of the 2,209 registered students in the institute, 1,485 were placed while 32.8% remained unplaced last session as well. Dheeraj Singh attributed the "global economic meltdown" behind the slow placement drive.

New Delhi: A new scheme for funding of political parties is in the works, after the erstwhile electoral bonds scheme was struck down by the Supreme Court as being unconstitutional. According to two people aware of discussions in the government, the Centre has already started work on a new scheme that will address the concerns the apex court expressed while striking down the electoral bonds scheme. The finance ministry is holding internal consultations on the new scheme, which is expected to be finalized after the national elections in April-June, one of the persons cited above said on condition of anonymity.

Hartmut Issmer tell it, Germany's recent history is one of decline from the 1970s to 2015, when then-Chancellor Angela Merkel let the migrants in. The construction engineer, who grew rich from the property boom in eastern Germany and is now the far-right Alternative for Germany's biggest known donor, looks with nostalgia to a time when he was in his 20s and with trepidation to the future.

said. “Thanks to electoral bonds, we can now trace the source of funding. Nothing is perfect, imperfections can be addressed," the PM added.

PM Modi said, "Tell me what have we done that we will face a setback? I am sure who are happy about it [releasing details of electoral bonds] today and feeling proud over it are going to repent." PM Modi questioned if any agency could share details of expenditures made during the election before 2014. "I want to ask, there much expenditure in elections before 2014. Which is the agency which can inform - from where the money came, where it was spent and who spent," he said.

Mehta family has pledged to donate Rs 5,000 crore over the next five years to the philanthropic foundation set up in name of the group's founder U N Mehta as part of his birth centenary celebrations, the group said on Sunday. Torrent Group celebrated the birth centenary of its founder late Uttambhai Nathalal Mehta (January 14, 1924 to March 31, 1998). The Mehta family has committed to donate Rs 5,000 crore over the next five years to the UNM Foundation to honour the legacy of the visionary philanthropist, the group said in a statement.

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday said the BJP is «worried» about losing power as he attacked the ruling party for «misusing» probe agencies to target the opposition. The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister also said that the BJP is being "criticised" across the world for the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Yadav, who arrived in the city for the INDIA Bloc rally at Ramlila ground, told reporters at the airport, the «BJP is worried that it is going (out of power). While we (opposition leaders) are coming to Delhi today, the PM is going out of Delhi. This shows who is going out (of power)». He was referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally in Meerut later in the day.

Mohamed Muizzu took over as the Maldives President, he has offered China many opportunities to invest in the island nation. Here's in 10 points how China has been helping Maldives in the past few months: Earlier in March, China signed a defence cooperation agreement with the Maldives. As part of the deal, China would provide Maldives with free military assistance to foster "stronger" bilateral ties.

Rahul Gandhi on Sunday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of «strangling» democracy and said it seems the country is being run not by a government but by a «criminal gang». Gandhi's attack on the government came a day before the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance's (INDIA) public meeting at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan which the Congress has termed 'Loktantra Bachao Rally'. In a post in Hindi on X, Gandhi said, «Narendra Modi wants to strangle democracy and take away the option from the people to choose a government of their choice.»

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday questioned the government over the new Telecom Bill recently passed in the Parliament and wondered whether there was a scam worth thousands of crores in the allocation of satellite broadband spectrum. The Congress general secretary alleged that through the new Telecom Bill, the Narendra Modi government has «flouted» the rules and guidelines of the Supreme Court applicable since 2012. Why was this done? she asked. In a post on X in Hindi, Priyanka Gandhi posed questions for the government.