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The Centre will take a call next week on whether to file a review petition following the apex courts decision to strike down the electoral bond scheme, said people familiar with the deliberations...
If required, the names of donors can be given to the court in a sealed envelope, without making the information public, they said, ruling out an ordinance to override the judgment with general elections just a few weeks away..
The Supreme Court has asked State Bank of India to provide complete details of donations made since April 12, 2019, to the Election Commission of India by March 6...
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