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Samajwadi Party richest among regional parties followed by Bharat Rashtra Samithi: ADR report

Top 10 regional parties declared assets of ₹1,959.351 crore in 2020-21, increasing by 48.48% to ₹2,909.186 crore in 2021-22. Samajwadi Party had highest assets of ₹561.46 crore, followed by BRS with ₹512.24 crore. Total liabilities of top 10 parties increased by 42.41% to ₹72.618 crore in 2021-22. TDP had highest…

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Chhattisgarh polls see 10% of candidates with criminal backgrounds in the fray

RAIPUR: Despite the Supreme Court's directive to provide reasons for selecting candidates with criminal backgrounds, political parties in Chhattisgarh have allotted tickets to 10 percent of the 953 candidates with criminal backgrounds to contest the 2023 assembly elections, as per a report released by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR)…

The Times of India

The legality of the electoral bonds scheme | Explained

With the Supreme Court set to hear final arguments on October 31, The Hindu looks at the contentious issues surrounding the legality of the scheme

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Chhattisgarh: TS Singhdeo richest MLA, 21 MLAS booked in criminal cases, says ADR report

RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh deputy chief minister T S Singhdeo is the richest MLA having the highest asset of more than Rs 500 crore while 24 percent of legislators have declared criminal cases against themselves and 13 percent of them have serious criminal charges in the state, says the latest report of…

The Times of India

Over 100 MPs, MLAs have ‘hate speech’ cases against them: ADR

The analysis reveals that many of the MPs and MLAs have actually declared cases related to "hate speech" against them in their affidavits. Read further on Dynamite News:

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107 MPs and MLAs have hate speech cases against them: ADR

The analysis reveals that many of the MPs and MLAs, who are designated lawmakers, have actually declared cases related to “hate speech” against themselves.

The Hindu

40% MPs have criminal cases, 7% are billionaires, reveals report

The details emerged after an analysis of the self-sworn affidavits of 763 sitting MPs out of 776 seats of both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha by ADR and NEW.

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40% sitting MPs have criminal cases, 25% serious criminal cases: ADR

40% of sitting MPs have criminal cases, 25% have serious criminal cases, 7% are billionaires and average assets per MP is ₹38.33 crs. 23 (79%) out of 29 MPs from Kerala, 41 (73%) out of 56 MPs from Bihar, 37 (57%) out of 65 MPs from Maharashtra, 13 (54%) out…

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12% of sitting MPs of Rajya Sabha billionaires, highest percentage from A.P., Telangana: ADR

12% of Rajya Sabha MPs are billionaires, with Andhra Pradesh and Telangana having the highest percentage. 75 (33%) have declared criminal cases, including 2 with murder charges and 1 with rape charges

The Hindu

ADR seeks action against parties for failing to publish criminal antecedents of candidates fielded by them

An electoral reform advocacy group has urged the Election Commission to take action against political parties for failing to publish criminal antecedents of candidates fielded by them during Assembly polls held in the past few years

The Hindu

Average Congress candidate has assets worth ₹49.83 crore, average BJP candidate has ₹39.41 crore: Report

The number of candidates who have declared their assets to be over a crore has increased across parties between the 2018 elections and 2023 elections in Karnataka, according to the report released by Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) on Wednesday. While 96% of BJP candidates are crorepatis, the share is…

The Hindu

More candidates with criminal cases in 2023 compared to 2018 elections in Karnataka: ADR

The report shows that the number of candidates with declared criminal cases has increased in all three parties — BJP, Congress, and JD(S)

The Hindu

Wizz Air slammed by regulator for 'unacceptable behaviour' regarding complaints

Hungarian airline Wizz Air has come under fire from the UK Civil Aviation Authority after attracting 811 complaints per million passengers from July to September

Daily Mirror

Eichel leads the way in NHL for disk replacement surgeries

Vegas Golden Knights forward Jack Eichel fought for the right to have neck surgery never before performed on an NHL player

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Blow for EasyJet, Tui, Ryanair and Virgin holidaymakers claiming refunds as dispute scheme backs airlines

AviationADR was set up to settle flight arguments, but EasyJet, Tui, Ryanair and Virgin passengers are left disappointed by decisions

The Hindu

Explained | The electoral bonds scheme and the challenges to it in Supreme Court

So far, from March 2018 to April 2022, over 18 thousand bonds worth over ₹9.8 thousand crore have been sold by the SBI in 20 tranches

The Hindu

Data | Anonymous donations to parties in FY21: Congress tops list, BJP close second

In FY21, national parties and regional parties received ₹427 crore and ₹264 crore worth of funds, respectively, from unknown sources

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National parties collected ₹15,077 crore from unknown sources between FY 2004-05 and 2020-21: ADR report

The analysis was conducted on the basis of the parties' Income Tax Returns and donations statements filed with the Election Commission of India

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Bihar Cabinet expansion | 72% of Ministers face criminal cases: ADR

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav also have cases registered against them

The Hindu

BJP out-earned and out-spent all other national parties in 2020-2021: ADR report

Out of total declared income of ₹1,373.78 crore, BJP had ₹752.33 crore, while Congress was second with ₹285.76 crore

The Hindu

Morning Digest | PM Modi says he wants to see phone in every hand, drone in every farm; DMK top-earning regional party in 2020-21, says ADR report, and more

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The Times of India

DMK tops in income among state parties

NEW DELHI/ HYDERABAD: DMK, which is in office in Tamil Nadu, topped both the income and expenditure lists of 31 regional parties for the financial year 2020-21, according to a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) released on Friday.

The Hindu

DMK top earning regional party in 2020-21: ADR report

YSR Congress Party comes second.

The Independent UK

Ryanair passport row: adjudicator sides with airline despite evidence to the contrary

Europe’s biggest budget airline offered no defence to the passenger’s claim, but AviationADR found in its favour

Benzinga

Why Nio Shares Are Sinking Thursday

Shares of several Chinese stocks, including Nio Inc - ADR (NYSE: NIO), are trading lower as traders continue to digest the economic consequences of China’s zero Covid policy.

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