political finance

Chennai, March 30 DMK President M K Stalin filed his nomination papers from the Kolathur constituency for the April 23 elections to the Tamil Nadu assembly, declaring movable and immovable assets worth over Rs 6.26 crore.According to the affidavit notarized on March 30, the 72-year-old leader...

Madurai (Tamil Nadu), March 30 Senior AIADMK leader Sellur K Raju on Monday dismissed the DMK's promise of a Rs 8,000 coupon as an attempt to match the AIADMK's Rs 10,000 election offer.The AIADMK has promised a one-time grant of Rs 10,000 to every family to help manage the tax burden and...

Payyannur, March 30 – In a development that has added fresh intensity to the election battle in Payyannur, former CPI(M) leader, V. Kunjikrishnan, now an independent backed by the UDF led by the Congress, publicly released what he claims is documentary evidence of fund misappropriation linked to...

Kolkata, March 27 – The Mamata Banerjee-led TMC government has put West Bengal "in a debt trap" by distributing handouts and funding festivals to win over voters, instead of creating jobs, alleged CPI(M)'s lone MP from the state, Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya.In an interview with

Kochi, March 24 The LDF on Tuesday alleged that Congress leader V D Satheesan submitted a false affidavit regarding his assets and income, along with his nomination papers, on Monday.A representative of CPI leader E T Taison Master, who is contesting against Satheesan from the Paravoor...

Hyderabad, March 24 Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka said on Tuesday that due to "reckless borrowing" between 2014 and 2023, the BRS government burdened the state with massive debt.Responding to the debate on the budget in the Legislative Assembly, Vikramarka also said...

Shimla, March 24 It is acceptable to withhold a larger portion of MLAs' salaries rather than cutting the MLA Area Development Fund, said BJP MLA Randhir Sharma while participating in the budget discussion on Tuesday.The current government has incurred more debt in three years than all previous...

Kolkata, March 24 Trinamool Congress All-India General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee alleged on Tuesday that the BJP is attempting to intimidate Trinamool Congress booth-level agents (BLAs) by calling them and offering money.He claimed that the Election Commission has leaked the list of...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 21 Several ministers from the LDF, who are contesting in the upcoming April 9 Kerala Assembly elections, announced their assets, which totaled close to Rs two crore each, in their nomination papers on Saturday.Ministers K N Balagopal, V Sivankutty, R Bindu, and Roshy...

Guwahati, March 20 The combined income of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his entrepreneur wife has doubled to Rs 35.16 crore in 2026 from Rs 17.27 crore in 2021.The 57-year-old chief minister, in his affidavit filed for his nomination as a BJP candidate for the Jalukbari...

Raipur, March 20 – On the final day of the Chhattisgarh Assembly budget session on Friday, the Vishnu Deo Sai-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government passed the Chhattisgarh Cess Amendment Bill 2026.The legislation abolishes the 12 per cent cess levied on land registrations across the...

Colombo, March 19 Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa received a bribe of 60 million Sri Lankan rupees, Kapila Chandrasena, the main accused in the 2017 Airbus case, told a court in Sri Lanka on Thursday.Chandrasena, the former CEO of the national carrier from 2011-15, was produced in the...

New Delhi, March 18 Nearly 70 per cent of sitting MLAs in Kerala have declared criminal cases against themselves, while more than half are crorepatis, according to a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).The analysis, conducted by ADR and Kerala Election Watch, examined the...

Chennai, March 18 Authorities seized a total of ₹2.37 crore in cash as part of ongoing election expenditure monitoring, Tamil Nadu CEO Archana Patnaik said on Wednesday.In addition to the ₹2.37 crore in cash, precious metals and other items were also seized, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO)...

Mumbai, March 16 Various departments and agencies of the Maharashtra government owe nearly Rs 11,000 crore to Mumbai's civic body, Shiv Sena minister Uday Samant said on Monday.Responding to a question in the legislative council, Industries Minister Samant said that according to the report...

Gwalior, March 13 Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Friday said that the state government has transferred Rs 52,000 crore to over 1.25 crore women under the Ladli Behna Yojana in the last three years, countering the Congress' claim that it was merely an election gimmick.Addressing a...

New Delhi, March 12 India's electoral democracy faces profound challenges from the pervasive influence of money, a new report by the Association for Democratic Reforms has said, calling for a comprehensive law to regulate political parties, stricter disclosure norms for donations, and stronger...

Amaravati, March 12 Andhra Pradesh Finance Minister P Keshav on Thursday blamed former CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy for the total revenue deficit in the current TDP-led NDA government, after the opposition leader criticised the present regime for allegedly causing economic devastation.On Wednesday...

Chennai, March 7 In a move to further pressure the DMK government, TVK chief Vijay alleged on Saturday that nearly 30 per cent of Tamil Nadu's ₹4.39 lakh crore budget goes to Chief Minister M K Stalin and his Cabinet colleagues, calling it the "Stalin sir tax."Addressing the party women at an...

Bengaluru, March 4 Accusing the Siddaramaiah-led government in Karnataka of diverting funds meant for the development of SC/ST communities to fund its guarantee schemes, the opposition BJP on Wednesday questioned top Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's silence on what it termed as "theft of SC/ST...