Actor Kishore Kumar appointed Ambassador for 16th Bangalore International Film Festival
Bengaluru, Jan 9: Actor Kishore Kumar G of 'Kantara' fame has been appointed as the ambassador for the 16th Bangalore International Film Festival (BIFFes) on Thursday.
The Karnataka government issued an order regarding this, according to an official communication from the office of the Chief Minister.
The 16th edition of the festival will be held in Bengaluru from March 1 to 8.
The press release further stated that actor Kishore Kumar, who has gained public recognition for his roles in Hindi and South Indian languages, has been appointed as the ambassador to promote the film festival."
The film festival is also internationally recognised by the Belgium-based Fédération Internationale des Associations de Producteurs de Films (FIAPF), said the release.
CM Siddaramaiah, who is also the chairman of the organising committee for the film festival, recently held a meeting and announced the festival dates.
16ನೇ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಅಂತಾರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಚಲನಚಿತ್ರೋತ್ಸವದ ರಾಯಭಾರಿಯಾಗಿ ನೇಮಕಗೊಂಡಿರುವ ಖ್ಯಾತ ನಟ ಕಿಶೋರ್ ಕುಮಾರ್. ಜಿ ಅವರಿಗೆ ಅಭಿನಂದನೆಗಳು.
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) January 9, 2025
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Electoral trusts fill BJP coffers after scrapping of electoral bonds, shows ECI website
New Delhi: Contrary to expectations that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would be adversely affected by the Supreme Court’s scrapping of the electoral bonds scheme in February 2024, the party’s finances have seen a significant boost in 2024–25 through electoral trusts. It has emerged that electoral trusts alone donated ₹2,577 crore to the BJP during this period.
Following the abolition of electoral bonds, corporate donors seeking partial anonymity appear to have shifted to the electoral trust route, with the BJP continuing to be the largest beneficiary.
According to data available on the Election Commission of India’s website, a total of ₹4,276 crore was donated through electoral trusts, of which the ruling BJP received 83.6 per cent. Compared to 2023–24, corporate donations flowing to the BJP have increased nearly fourfold. The Congress received 7.3 per cent of the total donations, while the Trinamool Congress accounted for 3.6 per cent.
Donations received through electoral trusts constitute only a portion of the total funds collected by political parties. Parties also receive contributions directly from individuals, corporates, institutions and charitable organisations. Over the past several years, donations from sources other than electoral trusts have also shown a steady increase.
