Venkatesh Nayak

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PLI: Money flows in opposite direction – govt to corporates

We are discovering how money flowed from the pockets of big and small corporates into the coffers of prominent political parties.

23 March 2024, 20:28 IST

PLI: Money flows in opposite direction – govt to corporates

23 March 2024, 20:28 IST

Make people, not pelf, rule our democracy

The State Bank of India, the seller and redeemer of Electoral Bonds must now hand over the names of the donors and recipients to the Election Commission of India (ECI) which,in turn, will publish it all on its website by mid-March.

24 February 2024, 22:22 IST

Make people, not pelf, rule our democracy

24 February 2024, 22:22 IST

Why does govt not want tax transparency?

GST collections are not like Electoral Bonds donations made to political parties that the identity of the contributor must be kept hidden from voters.

28 January 2024, 01:06 IST

Why does govt not want tax transparency?

28 January 2024, 01:06 IST

Don’t ask, it’s crude

Readers will recall how, not too long ago, foreign media broke a similar story about pricing discrepancies with regard to coal imported through a private company.

30 December 2023, 23:10 IST

Don’t ask, it’s crude

30 December 2023, 23:10 IST

Zip it. What govt does with rice is national security!

The Government of India has refused to publicly disclose details of the process by which frequent changes were made to our rice export policy this year. Don’t people have the right to know all the details about such mundane matters? It’s only rice for heaven’s sake, not Rafale aircraft!

09 December 2023, 19:43 IST

Zip it. What govt does with rice is national security!

09 December 2023, 19:43 IST

Are political parties bigger than gods?

The Income Tax Act does not permit any exemption claim for religious donations made with or without a proper receipt. Similarly, tax exemption cannot be claimed for anonymous donations made to any institution. But 100% tax exemption is allowed for anonymous Electoral Bond donations, no questions asked!

05 November 2023, 01:25 IST

Are political parties bigger than gods?

05 November 2023, 01:25 IST

Transparency is a must for accessing justice

Sarkari Secrets

07 October 2023, 22:39 IST

Transparency is a must for accessing justice

07 October 2023, 22:39 IST

Manipur: Transparency is the need of the hour

Transparency is the first step towards responsible governance. Opacity-by-design makes it difficult to fix accountability for the omissions and inaction of public functionaries.

03 September 2023, 03:11 IST

Manipur: Transparency is the need of the hour

03 September 2023, 03:11 IST

Does your state police tell you who they have arrested?

In Karnataka, arrestee information is a sarkari secret. The state police website does not display this information.

12 August 2023, 20:45 IST

Does your state police tell you who they have arrested?

12 August 2023, 20:45 IST

Destroying RTI in the name of personal data protection

The government wants citizens to be completely transparent to it, while it remains completely opaque to them.

03 August 2023, 20:45 IST

Destroying RTI in the name of personal data protection

03 August 2023, 20:45 IST