DMK Tackles Attack Over ‘Lottery King’ Donor

DMK Tackles Attack Over ‘Lottery King’ Donor

DMK has informed the poll panel that it received Rs 509 crore from Future Gaming Chennai: Hitting back at rival AIADMK’s offensive on the electoral bonds issue, the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu has said it had transparently disclosed the names of donors and stressed that the MK Stalin government gave no concession in exchange …

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Supreme Court To SBI On Electoral Bonds

Supreme Court To SBI On Electoral Bonds

SC on electoral bonds: Supreme Court asked ECI to upload the details once they get it from the SBI (File) New Delhi: The Supreme Court today directed the State Bank of India (SBI) to disclose all details related to electoral bonds that allowed individuals and companies to make donations to political parties. This must include …

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Jairam Ramesh takes ‘black money’ dig at BJP over electoral bonds data | Latest News India

Jairam Ramesh takes ‘black money’ dig at BJP over electoral bonds data | Latest News India

Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh on Sunday hit out at the central government over the electoral bonds and alleged that they have “conspired” to “route black money” into BJP’s accounts through the scheme. According to the Congress leader, the electoral bonds scheme was the “biggest extortion racket” run by the ruling government. Congress general secretary …

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Fresh Data On Funding To Political Parties Through Electoral Bonds Released

Fresh Data On Funding To Political Parties Through Electoral Bonds Released

The Election Commission today released data received from political parties on electoral bonds New Delhi: The Election Commission today released data received from political parties on electoral bonds, which it had given to the Supreme Court in sealed covers. These details are believed to be for the period before April 12, 2019. Electoral bond details …

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Lok Sabha Election Dates 2024 Live Updates: 7-phase polling from April 19; Oppn calls it ‘last chance to save democracy’ | India News

Lok Sabha Election Dates 2024 Live Updates: 7-phase polling from April 19; Oppn calls it ‘last chance to save democracy’ | India News

A list of must-read copies to get an overview of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls 📌 With rising turnout, growing electorate, women steadily outnumbering men in Lok Sabha seats 📌 What ticket for Bansuri Swaraj from New Delhi seat says about Modi’s Mission 2024 📌 Tavleen Singh writes: If Cong loses again it would be …

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Meet Santiago Martin, Lottery King and the No. 1 electoral bonds donor

Meet Santiago Martin, Lottery King and the No. 1 electoral bonds donor

The No. 1 purchaser of electoral bonds in the data released by the Election Commission Thursday evening is Future Gaming and Hotels run by Santiago Martin, a former labourer from Myanmar,  who now goes by the moniker ‘Lottery Martin’.   His firm bought bonds worth Rs 1,300 crore between 2019 and 2024. While it is already …

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All About Future Gaming, Single Biggest Electoral Bond Donor

All About Future Gaming, Single Biggest Electoral Bond Donor

Future Gaming and Hotel Services was found in 1991 by Santiago Martin. New Delhi: The Election Commission of India on Thursday uploaded the electoral bonds data that it got from the SBI, following a Supreme Court order. According to the data, now available on the ECI website, Coimbatore-based Future Gaming emerged as the biggest donor …

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Electoral bonds: Who is ‘Lottery King’ Santiago Martin, whose firm donated ₹1368 crore? | Latest News India

Electoral bonds: Who is ‘Lottery King’ Santiago Martin, whose firm donated ₹1368 crore? | Latest News India

The Election Commission on Thursday released the list of entities that purchased electoral bonds to make political donations, days after the State Bank of India furnished the details after the Supreme Court’s rap. The highest amount of donations was made by a company named Future Gaming and Hotel Services Private Limited, which is run by …

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