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What steps have you taken in last 26 days to disclose details of electoral bonds SC to SBI

New Delhi, Mar 11 (PTI) A five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court on Monday asked the State Bank of India to apprise it about the steps taken so far to ensure disclosure of details of electoral bonds encashed by political parties before the scheme was scrapped last month. Commencing the crucial hearing, the bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud said it had asked the SBI to do a “plain disclosure” as per the court’s judgment. In a landmark verdict delivered on February 15, a five-judge Constitution bench scrapped the Centre’s electoral bonds scheme that allowed anonymous political

Congress moves Delhi High Court in tax penalty case

New Delhi, Mar 11 (PTI) The Congress on Monday moved the Delhi High Court challenging the dismissal of its plea by the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) against the imposition of penalties for discrepancies in certain tax returns. The matter was mentioned by senior advocate Vivek Tankha before a bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela. Tankha said it was an urgent matter as the accounts of the political party have been frozen. Acting Chief Justice Manmohan agreed to list the case for hearing during the day if the petition is in order. Last week, the

Studied silence on issues that matter? Cong slams PM Modi

New Delhi, Mar 11 (PTI) The Congress Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of maintaining “studied silence” on issues that matter and targeted him over the Agnipath military recruitment scheme, MSP guarantee for farmers and the allegations of sexual harassment levelled against a BJP MP by women wrestlers. The opposition party’s criticism came just ahead of Modi’s visit to Haryana on Monday to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of development projects. In a post on ‘X’, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said, “The Prime Minister is in Haryana today. Despite his studied silence on the issues that matter, the

Pak court allows only those to meet jailed former PM Imran Khan whose names have been approved by him

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Lahore, Mar 9 (PTI): The Islamabad High Court has ordered the Adiala Jail authorities to permit only those individuals to meet imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan whose names have been approved by him, a media report said on Saturday. IHC Justice Sardar Ejaz Ishaq Khan was hearing a petition of PTI leaders Omar Ayub, Asad Qaiser and others against the Adiala jail superintendent for not allowing their meeting with Khan, the beleaguered party leader, The Express Tribune newspaper reported. Jail Superintendent Asad Warraich, in a written response to the contempt of court case on Friday, informed the court that

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