Tag: donations

Making our Zakat more constructive

Have you ever wondered how much Zakat is being generated in India every year? Let's assume that out of 15 million Muslims, only One Million contribute the minimum amount of Zakat for a lakh of rupees, which is Rs 2500.

May 5, 2021

Coronavirus: World Health Organisation issues appeal for $675 million to fight novel disease

WHO Chief hailed a $100 million donation from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced earlier on Wednesday for virus testing, treatment and vaccine research.

February 6, 2020

BJP tells EC it received donations over Rs 700 crore in 2018-19

The party did not disclose donations received in form of electoral bonds in the filing.

November 12, 2019

SC directs political parties to submit receipts of electoral bonds, donors’ details to EC

The Centre and the Election Commission had taken contrary stands in the Supreme Court on Wednesday over political funding.

April 12, 2019

Arvind Kejriwal calls for donations for ‘bankrupt’ AAP ahead of Lok Sabha polls

All the top leaders of the party, including Sisodia, Sanjay Singh, MPs and MLAs among others also pledged to donate sums.

October 16, 2018

Kerala floods: Vijayan says 7.24 lakh displaced, focus now on rehabilitation

Earlier today, President Ram Nath Kovind spoke to Kerala Governor P Sathasivam and the CM enquiring about the situation.

August 19, 2018

Armed Forces Flag Day: Politicians seek donations for soldiers’ welfare

Cutting across party lines, political leaders on Thursday took to social media to pay tributes to the bravehearts of the Indian Armed forces who have laid down their lives fighting for the nation on the occasion of Armed Forces Flag Day. The Armed Forces Flag Day is observed on December 7 every year since 1949,...

December 7, 2017

AAP dubs Rs 30-cr tax notice ‘bogus’, has record of all donations

Dubbing an Income Tax Department’s Rs 30.67 crore tax notice as “bogus” and “vindictive”, the AAP on Monday said it was being targeted by different government agencies and that it had maintained the record of every donation. “The IT Department has declared the complete amount of donations we received as illegal and has put it...

November 27, 2017

As AAP turns 5, party gets Rs. 30-crore income tax notice

A day after Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party celebrated its five-year anniversary, Income Tax Department served a Rs. 30-crore tax notice to AAP for alleged discrepancies in donations made to the party and for not disclosing income worth Rs 13 crore, according to media reports. The tax department has asked the party to explain the...

November 27, 2017

Rita Ora helps sort donations for London fire victims

Singer Rita Ora helped sort donations for the victims of Grenfell Tower fire. She played in the West London tower block as a child. She visited Grenfell Tower following the blaze that left 12 residents dead. The incident took place on Wednesday.  More than 70 people are in hospital, with 18 in critical care, and...

June 15, 2017

Saibaba temple gets Rs.9.84 crore as donations in 9 days

The famous Saibaba temple here has received Rs 9.84 crore in donations between December 25 and January 2, a period during which more than nine lakh devotees visited the shrine, an official said on Tuesday. Sachin Tambe, a member of the Shree Saibaba Sansthan Trust (SSST), said of the total amount Rs 5.35 crore was...

January 3, 2017