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While transparency advocates and opposition leaders say ban is a big win for democracy, Modi’s BJP remains confident.

Asaduddin Owaisi, the President of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) has hailed the Supreme Court's decision striking down the electoral bonds scheme, Read further on Dynamite News:

Supreme Court declares electoral bonds scheme unconstitutional, revealing political parties in power received the highest share. Read a select list of stories from The Hindu to start the day.

Electoral Bonds scheme: The Hindu decodes the key takeaways from the verdict ranging from donor privacy to the scope of the right to information

Electoral bonds worth over ₹16,000 crore have been contributed to political parties, with the BJP receiving the majority.

It is one thing to U-turn on a modest green transition programme. It is another to do so using mendacious Tory economic paradigms, says the economist Yanis Varoufakis

The Supreme Court has struck down the Narendra Modi government’s electoral bonds scheme as “unconstitutional” in two separate judgments. It has asked the State Bank of India to submit the details of these bonds to the Election Commission of India which should publish it on its website by March 31.  

System challenged by opposition and activists on grounds it hindered people’s right to know who gives money to parties.

The Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce its verdict on Thursday on a batch of petitions challenging the validity of the electoral bonds scheme. Read further on Dynamite News:

Electoral bonds scheme: SC declares electoral bonds scheme and corporate political funding amendment as unconstitutional, directing immediate cessation and disclosure

India’s top court has declared them illegal. The decision could shape the world’s biggest election.