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Supreme Court verdict striking down the electoral bonds scheme is a «great boon for democracy», former chief election commissioner S Y Quraishi said on Thursday. N Gopalaswami, who was the chief election commissioner from June 2006 to April 2009, said, «We are still very long way off in cleaning up the electoral funding system.» A five-judge bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud said the electoral bonds scheme violates the right to information and the freedom of speech and expression under the Constitution. The top court directed that the SBI must disclose details of each electoral bond encashed by the political parties. The information should include the date of encashment and the denomination of the bonds and be submitted to the poll panel by March 6.

India on Thursday said it has rejected the demand of the four European nations EFTA bloc for inclusion of a 'data exclusivity' provision in proposed free trade agreements, stating that it always protects the interests of the domestic generic drugs industry. Commerce Secretary Sunil Barthwal said there is no Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in which India will go against the generic drug industry. The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) members are Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland. The bloc is negotiating a trade agreement with India. «They want that there should be data exclusivity, we rejected their demand. We are with our generic industry.

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₹763.90 apiece on the BSE after the Supreme Court (SC) ordered the state-owned lender to disclose details of electoral bonds encashed by the political parties, including date and denomination. Earlier today, the top court declared the controversial electoral bonds scheme as 'unconstitutional' and in violation of the right to information and Article 19(1)(a). The ruling stated that allowing corporates to make unlimited contributions is arbitrary and against the fundamental rights of citizens.

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dividends. Foreign investors are also permitted to invest in CCDs issued by Indian companies under the foreign direct investment (FDI) route in any sector except those sectors that are prohibited. The guidelines on FDI treat CCDs as equity for the purposes of Indian exchange control laws.

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Supreme Court has declared the electoral bonds scheme as "unconstitutional," stating that anonymous corporate contributions to political parties are «violative of the right to information.» The decision was announced by a bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Thursday. The decision comes ahead of the Lok Sabha elections scheduled for April-May this year. Key Observations and Directions from the Bench

Congress on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court verdict striking down the electoral bond scheme, and said it will reinforce the power of votes over notes. In a post on X, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said, «The Supreme Court has held the much-touted Electoral Bonds scheme of the Modi Sarkar as violative of both laws passed by Parliament as well as the Constitution of India.» The long-awaited verdict is hugely welcome and will reinforce the power of votes over notes, he said. Read Also | Electoral bond SC verdict: India will know all info about all donors and receivers, hidden so far, by March 13

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Supreme Court is set to announce its verdict regarding petitions challenging the validity of the electoral bonds scheme on February 15. The Constitution bench, headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, had reserved its decision on November 2 last year. In April 2019, the Supreme Court declined to stay the electoral bonds scheme, emphasising the need to reduce the cash component in the electoral process.

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A GOP legislative effort to prevent Virginia children from using the video-sharing app TikTok died this week in the Democratic-controlled Legislature

The Phoenix Suns announced Wednesday they have acquired the rights to a G League franchise that will begin play next season, meaning all 30 NBA teams now own or operate a team in the developmental league

Many people choose Medicare Advantage plans without exploring their options or noticing what changes their plan may have made, according to research

A coalition of environmental groups is suing the federal government to try to force the finalization of ship speed rules the groups say are critically important to save a vanishing species of whale

Morgan Stanley reiterated an Overweight rating on Tesla stock (NASDAQ:TSLA) with a price target of $345, but analysts admitted there is not much reason to be bullish on the electric vehicle (EV) giant right now.