Morning Digest | Parties in power got the highest share: SC during electoral bonds verdict; Greece legalises same-sex marriage, and more
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Supreme Court declares electoral bonds scheme unconstitutional, revealing political parties in power received the highest share. Read a select list of stories from The Hindu to start the day.
Supreme Court declares electoral bonds scheme unconstitutional
In a landmark unanimous judgment, the Supreme Court on Thursday struck down as “unconstitutional and manifestly arbitrary” the electoral bonds scheme, which provides blanket anonymity to political donors, as well as critical legal amendments allowing rich corporations to make unlimited political donations.
Greece legalises same sex marriage in landmark change
Greece’s parliament approved a bill allowing same-sex civil marriage on Thursday, a landmark victory for supporters of LGBT rights that was greeted with cheers by onlookers in parliament and dozens gathered on the streets of Athens.
Electoral bonds verdict | Parties in power got the highest share: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday analysed in its judgment that the majority of the anonymous financial contributions through electoral bonds were made to political parties in power and the biggest gainer was the ruling BJP.
Matching buyers of electoral bonds with recipients could be tricky, say activists