Wednesday, August 5, 2026

2004-05 and 2018-19, the National Parties have collected Rs 11,234.12 ...

Political Parties play a key role in democracies as they contest elections, form governments, formulate policies and are responsible for providing governance and improving the lives of the common man. Political parties need access to money in order to reach out to the electorate, explain their goals, policies and receive inputs from people. But whe...

political parties cannot be traced 67 % of the source of funds to be u...

Recommendations of ADR Since a very large percentage of the income of political parties cannot be traced to the original donor, full details of all donors should be made available for public scrutiny under the RTI. Some countries where this is done include Bhutan, Nepal, Germany, France, Italy, Brazil, Bulgaria, the US and Japan. In none of these ...

Comparison of donations received by National Parties during FY 2017-18...

The total donations of the National Parties during FY 2018-19 increased by Rs 481.77 cr, an increase of almost 103%, from the previous financial year 2017-18. Donations to BJP increased from Rs 437.04 cr during FY 2017-18 to Rs 742.15 cr during FY 2018-19 (70% increase). Party’s donations decreased by 18% during FY 2017-18 in comparison to FY 20...

IRCTC introduces Gujarati meals inDelhi-Ahmedabad bound Rajdhani train...

New Delhi : Gujarati meal will now be available for the passengers of Delhi-Ahmedabad bound Rajdhani. IRCTC has introduced this meal in train first time to serve food better specifically for Gujarati passengers. The passengers travelling in Rajdhani will have choice to order Gujarati meal. Thepla, Roti, Undhiyu, Khichdi, Kadhi and Mohanthal will...

Inside Story – Modi sends Mukesh Ambani to Reddy and gives Nathw...

Dilip Patel Gandhinagar, 7 March 2020 Parimal Nathwani, the Rajya Sabha MP, Jarkhand, ends on April 9, 2020. Insider details about why they had to leave Jharkhand and go to Andhra Pradesh. Earlier, there was no BJP government in Jharkhand state. Nathwani tried to reach an agreement with the Congress, but the Congress did not agree, so Nath...

Piyush Goyal meets leaders of Bhutan in Thimphu;

Many deliverables of bilateral cooperation emerge during the meetings Minister to deliver keynote address at the inaugural session of the Bhutan - India Start-Up Summit 2020 tomorrow; 5 MARCH 2020  Delhi Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry Shri Piyush Goyal is currently in Bhutan as the head of a High Level Business Delegation in ...

Piyush Goyal Reviews Infrastructure Projects on PMG Portal

5 MRCH 2020 Delhi Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal chaired a meeting for the review of 17 large-size infrastructure projects on 27th of February in Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), New Delhi. The meeting was attended by Shri Som Prakash, Minister of State for commerce and industry, ...

India’s 703 land conflicts “locked” 7.2% of GDP in l...

Identifying 703 ongoing land conflicts across India over the last three years, a new Land Conflict Watch (LCW) report has said that these have impacted over 65 lakh people and 21 lakh hectares (ha) of land, with "locked-in investments amounting to over Rs 13.7 lakh crore. "Most of these conflicts were triggered by infrastructure-related projects a...

demanded a ransom of Rs 25 crore in 2016 from Amul MD, RS Sodhi

Gandhinagar, 25 February 2020 allgujaratnews.in@gmail.com Three years later, India's underworld don Ravi Pujari was brought to India from the West African country of Senegal. The priest was brought to Bengaluru and Mangaluru police. Ravi Pujari demanded a ransom of Rs 25 crore in 2016 from RS Sodhi, MD of Amul - Gujarat Co-operative Milk Market...

Road infrastructure developed Rs. 50000 crores in 5 years in Arunachal...

Delhi 20 FEB 2020 "People from different states of India have different ways of greeting each other, but only Arunachalis greet each other with 'Jai Hind', which is a shining example of patriotic fervour for the rest of India", said Shri Amit Shah, Union Minister for Home Affairs while presiding over the 34th Statehood Day celebrations of Arunacha...

International protection for Great Indian Bustard, Bengal Florican and...

Delhi 20 FEB 2020 India’s proposal to include Great Indian Bustard, Asian Elephant and Bengal Florican in Appendix I of UN Convention on migratory species was unanimously accepted today at the ongoing thirteenth Conference of the Parties to the Convention on MigratorySpecies (CMS) in Gandhinagar. Asian Elephant The Government of India has de...

Rear Admiral Sanjay J Singh Takes over as Commandant, NWC Goa

Delhi 20 FEB 2020 Rear Admiral Sanjay Jasjit Singh AVSM, NM took over as the Commandant of the prestigious Naval War College, Goa on 18 Feb 20. He has held a wide range of operational, training and staff appointments over the past three decades. Prior to this appointment, he was the Flag Officer Commanding, Western Fleet. The lead drafter of the I...

Vice President springs a surprise by speaking in 22 languages

Delhi 20 FEB 2020  Highlighting the importance of preserving, protecting and promoting Indian languages, the Vice President of India, Shri M Venkaiah Naidu today spoke in 22 languages at an event to mark International Mother Language Day in New Delhi. He urged all the citizens to take a pledge to promote mother tongue and also learn other la...

India Networking Gala organized at 70th Berlin International Film Fest...

Delhi, 21 FEB 2020 On opening day of the Berlin International Film Festival, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting in collaboration with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) hosted India Networking Reception at Berlinale 2020. The occasion saw a gathering of Prominent Film Festival Heads, International Film Associations, Film Agencies and R...

Prime Minister to Declare Open the First ever Khelo India University G...

Delhi, 21 FEB 2020 Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi shall be addressing the Opening Ceremony of the First Ever Khelo India Games in the country, being played at Bhubaneswar, on the 22nd of February 2020. Shri Modi will inaugurate the Games via video conferencing. The Khelo India University Games are being launched by the Government of Ind...