As the Southern state Kerala battled the fury of floods, people across the country and world came forward to provide help in every possible way they could, be it the volunteering support or the monetary and relief aid. To help streamline this outpouring of help, the Chief Minister’s Distress Relief[Read More…]
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Manmohan Singh donates one month salary to Kerala Chief Minister Distress Relief Fund
Former Prime Minister and Member of Parliament Dr Manmohan Singh has announced to donate his one month salary to the Kerala Chief Minister’s Distress Relief Fund (CMDRF) to help the flood victims rebuild their lives. Apart from this, Rs one crore from MP fund will lo be given for the[Read More…]
Vivek Oberoi’s company donates 25 flats to killed CRPF jawans’ kin
Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi’s company Karrm Infrastructure has donated 25 flats to the families of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawans who died in different operations in Thane, Maharashtra. Reportedly, Vivek’s organistation wrote a letter to the CRPF declaring the flats to the kin of soldiers who gave their lives[Read More…]
Govt ask deets of foreign funding, AAP calls it ‘witch hunt’, ‘dangerous’ for democracy
The Centre has asked the Aam Aadmi Party to provide particulars of its overseas funding after suspicion of violation of law. The Ministry of Home Affairs has asked the Arvind Kejriwal-led party to clarify certain fundings from abroad after suspecting that the party might have violated the law concerning to[Read More…]
Irregularities in AAP’s donation records: IT to Election Commission
Income Tax department on Friday claimed to have found that audit reports prepared by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for donations amounting to about Rs 27 crore are incorrect. In a report submitted to the Election Commission, the department, which has been investigating the donations list of the party for[Read More…]
EC seeks end to anonymous donations of above Rs 2000 to political parties
After the much controversial clarification from the revenue secretary Hasmukh Adhia that the political parties would be exempted from income tax provisions while depositing scrapped currencies, the Election Commission is seeking a bar on the anonymous donations of over ₹2000 to the political parties in a bid to ensure that they[Read More…]
Donations to temples, FDs in cooperative banks under scanner in Mumbai
Hurried donations made to over 100 temples and trusts and sudden spurt in cash reserves in nearly 1,000 cooperative banks and credit societies in Maharashtra after Centre’s decision to scrap Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes have come under government’s scanner, a senior state minister said on Thursday. “The suspicious[Read More…]