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    Why direct corporate funding of political parties should stop, like electoral bonds

    Prasanna Mohanty
    26 Dec 2025 6:30 AM IST

    A national fund to which all donations flow and which apportions funds on vote shares appears more sensible, transparent and fear-free way of funding

    Why direct corporate funding of political parties should stop, like electoral bonds
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    RCB stampede and chaos at Messis event in Kolkata
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    Sports in 2025: Triumphs on the field, tragedies in the stands

    26 Dec 2025 6:20 AM IST
    Former PM Manmohan Singh goes unsung, forgotten in a year after his death
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    Former PM Manmohan Singh goes unsung, forgotten in a year after his death

    26 Dec 2025 9:54 AM IST
    Gold jewellery, jewels, ornaments, Electronic Gold Receipt, EGR
    Business

    Banks tighten gold-loan leash after RBI flags default risk as prices soar

    25 Dec 2025 6:50 PM IST
    Chitradurga road accident

    Bengaluru techie, set to marry in April, among Chitradurga crash victims

    25 Dec 2025 8:58 PM IST
    Chitradurga road accident

    Chitradurga crash: Meet Sachin, the braveheart driver who saved 40 schoolchildren

    25 Dec 2025 7:21 PM IST
    TNs SIR drive so far more than 5.89 million voters struck off

    TN SIR goof-ups: Dead live on; living marked dead and deleted

    25 Dec 2025 2:38 PM IST
    Uttar Pradesh minister Om Prakash Rajbhar

    Unnao rape case: UP minister questions victim’s safety after Sengar's bail

    25 Dec 2025 2:32 PM IST
    Vijay Mallya

    Vijay Mallya’s return: Action will be taken, says MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh

    25 Dec 2025 5:55 PM IST
    Earlier, Delhi HC expressed displeasure over the authorities doing nothing to grant exemption from taxes on air purifiers in an emergency situation when the AQI is very poor

    Delhi HC asks Centre why GST on air purifiers can’t be lowered

    26 Dec 2025 4:01 PM IST
    Mohan Bhagwat, RSS Chief, at a Nagpur event

    No conflict between science and dharma, says RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat

    26 Dec 2025 3:59 PM IST
    The corruption case rippled across global markets and triggered investigations in the United States and other nations. Representational image.

    Malaysia ex-PM Najib Razak convicted in corruption case, faces longer jail term

    26 Dec 2025 3:57 PM IST
    There have been several BLO deaths and suicides and in some cases their families have alleged that work pressure led such tragedies, a charge denied by local administration. Representational image.

    BLO dies by suicide in UP’s Sitapur, family alleges pressure from SIR workload

    26 Dec 2025 3:32 PM IST
    Unnao rape case: Protest outside Delhi HC over Sengar bail order

    Unnao rape case: Protest outside Delhi HC over Sengar bail order

    26 Dec 2025 3:26 PM IST
    Yet another allegation of gang-rape has emerged in Kolkata, which has seen a series of bone-chilling incidents of crime against women in the past several months. (Representative Image: iStock)

    Delhi gang rape: Two arrested for assault on 13-year-old

    The Federal
    26 Dec 2025 3:14 PM IST

    Delhi Police arrest two accused in the Samaypur Badli gang rape case involving a 13-year-old minor. Case registered under the POCSO Act

    Vijay fans throng airports as Jana Nayagan audio launch draws global crowd

    Vijay fans throng airports as Jana Nayagan audio launch draws global crowd

    26 Dec 2025 3:07 PM IST
    Delhi Pollution

    GST on air purifiers: Centre flags ‘Pandora’s box’ situation in Delhi HC

    26 Dec 2025 2:27 PM IST
    Unnao rape case

    Unnao rape case: Survivor questions justice system, says her hope is breaking

    26 Dec 2025 2:20 PM IST
    UP professor banned

    Bangladeshi nationals temporarily barred from hotels in Siliguri

    26 Dec 2025 1:39 PM IST
    Dhurandhar box office collection

    Ranveer Singh’s Dhurandhar earns over Rs 1,000 crore globally

    26 Dec 2025 1:28 PM IST
    Mysuru balloon gas cylinder explosion: NIA inspects blast site

    Mysuru balloon gas cylinder explosion: NIA inspects blast site

    26 Dec 2025 1:26 PM IST
    PM Modi in Assam

    Reform trajectory will continue with more vigour: PM Modi

    26 Dec 2025 1:10 PM IST
    Kerala serial killer suspect caught, police uncover grim trail of missing women, burnt remains

    Hyderabad man burns wife to death over suspected infidelity

    26 Dec 2025 12:59 PM IST
    Frame law to regulate children’s internet use, Madras HC urges Centre

    Frame law to regulate children’s internet use, Madras HC urges Centre

    26 Dec 2025 12:53 PM IST
    Andhra: Four killed, two injured in car-bus collision

    Andhra: Four killed, two injured in car-bus collision

    26 Dec 2025 12:27 PM IST
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    Udaipur gangrape case: IT company CEO among three arrested

    26 Dec 2025 12:13 PM IST
    Photos of Sabarimala gold theft accused with Pinarayi, Sonia trigger row in Kerala

    Photos of Sabarimala gold theft accused with Pinarayi, Sonia trigger row in Kerala

    26 Dec 2025 12:11 PM IST
    2004 tsunami

    21st anniversary of 2004 tsunami: TN villagers take out silent processions

    26 Dec 2025 11:52 AM IST
    Chitradurga fire accident

    Chitradurga bus fire: Death toll climbs to 7 as driver dies in hospital

    26 Dec 2025 11:42 AM IST
    CJI Surya Kant; Mediation is cost-effective, win-win for litigants

    CJI Surya Kant: Mediation is cost-effective, win-win for litigants

    26 Dec 2025 11:31 AM IST
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