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India extends validity of all NGOs registered under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act till 30 June
•The Home Ministry said the decision has been taken in public interest. Registration under the FCRA is a must for any NGO to receive funds from abroad
Dubious case of Rana Ayyub and Left-liberal cabal that defends the indefensible
Yuvraj Pokharna And Sumeet Mehta •It all began when the Enforcement Directorate attached funds belonging to Rana Ayyub worth Rs 1.77 crore, collected for relief work, lying unutilised in her account. This also includes a fixed deposit of Rs 50 lakh in her father’s name
MHA restores FCRA licence of Missionaries of Charity, can receive foreign fundings again
•The Missionaries of Charity is a Catholic religious congregation established in 1950 by Nobel laureate Mother Teresa to help the poor and destitute
Head-on | Why Pratap Bhanu Mehta is wrong on ‘there is no alternative’ to Narendra Modi
Minhaz Merchant •The real alternative to Prime Minister Narendra Modi will emerge in the fullness of time and from unexpected quarters
CBI books Indira Jaising's NGO Lawyers Collective, founder Anand Grover for foreign funds irregularities
•The CBI has booked noted lawyer Anand Grover and his Mumbai-based voluntary organisation, Lawyers Collective, for alleged violation of rules in receiving foreign aid, officials said on Tuesday. The agency has filed an FIR on the basis of a complaint from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), which has alleged several discrepancies in the utilisation of foreign aid received by the NGO.
ED raids Amnesty India over FEMA irregularities: A brief history of Centre's crackdown on NGOs
Fp Staff •The latest Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids at the India office of Amnesty International in Bengaluru on Thursday has brought back questions related to the Narendra Modi government's handling of NGOs run by international bodies or funded by them in India.
FCRA licences of 20,000 NGOs cancelled: Act being used as weapon to silence organisations
Deya Bhattacharya •The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government has cancelled Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) licences of about ever since it came to power in May 2014.
Enforcement Directorate raids Amnesty International's India office in Bengaluru over alleged FEMA violations
Yatishyadav •After coming to power in 2014, the Narendra Modi government had launched clampdown against NGOs, which the opposition had termed as an attempt to stifle the voices of civil society groups.
BJP’s FY17 income up 81%, BSP’s 266%; 75-80% of total funding comes from faceless donors; Who funds India’s politicians?
Dinesh Unnikrishnan123 •The current trend in India—where a lion share of funds for parties come from anonymous sources—signals danger as it will inevitably strengthen the infamous political-corporate nexus, black money generation and corruption in the economy.
By amending Finance Bill, Centre has insulated parties from funding scrutiny; where is transparency that BJP promised?
Dinesh Unnikrishnan123 •The Lok Sabha quietly amended a law to protect political parties from any kind of scrutiny with respect to the foreign funds they may have received from 1976. This was only one among the 218 amendments Lok Sabha cleared without even a debate