Donation

14-year-old boy loses mother in accident, donates her heart

Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Friday May 10, 2013

14-year-old Anandan lost his mother and injured himself in a road accident, but even in tragedy, he didn't lose his capacity to make what many may consider, a wise decision.

Help pours in for Maharashtra drought victims

Written by Saurabh Gupta | Tuesday May 7, 2013

As Maharashtra grapples with severe drought, citizens across the state are donating generously to the Chief Minister's relief fund. Rs. 116 crore has been collected so far from citizens and organisations.

Eight-year-old US girl gets kidney donation from teacher

Associated Press | Monday April 29, 2013

An Ohio girl is recovering after getting a critical kidney transplant - with the organ donated by her former kindergarten teacher.

Veteran playback singer Asha Bhosale donates Rs 5 lakh to Maharashtra Chief Minister's Drought Relief Fund

Press Trust of India | Wednesday April 24, 2013

Veteran playback singer Asha Bhosale today contributed Rs five lakh towards the Maharashtra Chief Minister's drought relief fund.

Lord Ashcroft to donate half of his 1.2 billion fortune to charity

Sunday April 21, 2013

Billionaire Tory Peer Lord Ashcroft is to pledge at least half of his 1.2 billion pounds fortune to charity as he joins a philanthropic movement led by Warren Buffett and Bill Gates, according to a media report today.

Vintage car club organises rally to raise money for drought in Maharashtra

Written by Saurabh Gupta | Saturday April 20, 2013

The Vintage & Classic Car Club of India (VCCCI) has organised an exhibition of vintage and classic cars at the Mahalaxmi Race Course in Mumbai. The money raised through this exhibition will be donated to the Chief Minister's Drought Relief Fund. The ...

NRI devotee donates Rs 16 crore to Balaji temple

Press Trust of India | Tuesday April 16, 2013

In a princely offering, an NRI devotee from US today donated Rs 16 crore to the famous hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara at nearby Tirumala.

Lab-made rat kidneys raise hopes for dialysis patients

Reuters | Monday April 15, 2013

Scientists have discovered yet another way to make a kidney - at least for a rat - that does everything a natural one does, researchers reported on Sunday, a step toward savings thousands of lives and making organ donations obsolete.

Rajinikanth lauds film on organ donation

Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday April 7, 2013

Rajinikanth has appreciated the team behind the recently released Tamil thriller-drama Chennaiyil Oru Naal for highlighting the importance of organ donation through the movie.

Kamal Haasan would make a great quiz master, says Siddharth Basu

Indo-Asian News Service | Monday March 25, 2013

Kamal Haasan, who won Rs 50 lakh from the show, decided to donate the prize money to a non-profit organisation for cancer patients.

France's Nicolas Sarkozy officially being investigated for illegal donations

Associated Press | Friday March 22, 2013

A judge on Thursday filed preliminary charges against former President Nicolas Sarkozy in a campaign finance case, formally placing him under investigation over allegations that he illegally took donations from France's richest woman on way to his 20...

Nine tax saving options other than the famous Section 80C

Saturday March 23, 2013

You can also claim tax benefits for insurance premiums, medical expenses, higher education, donations, disability, etc.

India's richest not too keen to share

Wednesday March 20, 2013

India now has 55 dollar billionaires, the fifth-biggest number in the world, according to a Forbes ranking this month. But like other emerging economies such as China, Indias charitable giving still lags markedly behind that in the West where the tra...

Patient dies of rabies after organ transplant in US, donor was in Air Force

Associated Press | Saturday March 16, 2013

The Defense Department says a man whose organs were donated to four people before it was learned he had rabies was in the Air Force.

Pope tells Argentinians they do not have to come to Rome

Agence France-Presse | Friday March 15, 2013

Pope Francis has told the faithful in his native Argentina that they could donate money to charity rather than spend it to travel to Rome for his inauguration on Tuesday, the Vatican said.