Electoral Bonds: The Quid Pro Quo Factor

Which entrepreneur would willingly part with her or his hard-earned money for grasping, self-serving politicians? asks Debashis Basu. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The State Bank of India......

How companies show electoral donations in annual reports

A reading of the reports suggests that there is no standard practice for reporting political contributions and it is left to the company's discretion to report them as they find fit. Illustration:......

Electoral bonds: Who is lottery king Santiago Martin?

Future Gaming and Hotel Services whose director is the lottery magnate Santiago Martin is the top purchaser of electoral bonds having purchased bonds worth Rs 1,368 crores, according to data......

EC reveals electoral bond donors, but not who gave which party

From the who's who of the corporate world to low-profile businesses -- the Election Commission on Thursday put out the entire list of entities that have purchased electoral bonds for making......

IndianOil top bidder for Reliance's KG gas for 2nd auction in a row

Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), the nation's largest oil firm, has walked away with half of the natural gas that Reliance Industries Ltd and its partner bp of the UK offered in the latest auction of......

Power stocks to stay charged as heat wave sweeps India, say analysts

As temperatures soar across the country, amid searing heat wave, analysts see power demand hitting fresh record highs this year. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The time, therefore, may be......

IOC, Adani-Total, Shell, 26 other firms lap up Reliance's KG-D6 gas

State-owned Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Adani-Total Gas Ltd and Shell were among the 29 companies that bid and bought natural gas to be produced from the deepest field in the KG-D6 block of......

RCap lenders allowed to go for another round of bidding

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Thursday  allowed a petition filed by lenders of Reliance Capital seeking another round of auction for the debt-ridden firm undergoing......

IPL 2024 Moments To Remember...

The IPL is synonymous with power-hitting and high-profile auctions, but its history is also stained by controversy. From match-fixing scandals to fiery player clashes, drama seems to be an......

Spanish soccer's 'Me Too' moment was a decade in the making

IMAGE: FC Barcelona and Club America players hold a banner in support of Spain's Jennifer Hermoso and a shirt that reads ‘Jenni for you and for all of us’. Photograph: Brendan......

New IPL teams: Goenka gets Lucknow; CVC bags Ahmedabad

IMAGE: The Indian Premier League trophy. Photograph: BCCI Kolkata-based business tycoon Sanjiv Goenka's RP-SG Group claimed the Lucknow franchise for a whopping Rs 7090 crore, while international......

Deepika-Ranveer Singh to buy IPL team?

IMAGE: Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone. Photograph: Pradeep Bandekar After superstar Shah Rukh Khan, and actresses Juhi Chawla and Preity Zinta, expect more Bollywood presence in the Indian......

Pant to donate match fee for rescue work in Uttarakhand

IMAGE: Rishabh Pant was born in Roorkee, a town in the state's Haridwar district. Photograph: BCCI/Twitter India's swashbuckling wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant said he will donate his match fee......