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Billionaire George Soros-Backed Group Plans Expose On Indian Firms: Report
The Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) - an organisation funded by George Soros and Rockefeller Brothers Fund - is said to be planning an 'expose' on certain companies in India, sources said.
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Greenpeace Should Not Get Foreign Funds: Government to Court
The India chapter of Greenpeace should not be allowed to receive foreign funds anymore as it broke the law and funded political activities, the government has told the Delhi High Court in an affidavit.
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Teesta Setalvad's NGOs Deny Financial Irregularities
Facing closure notice, activist Teesta Setalvad's two NGOs - Citizens for Justice and Peace and Sabrang Trust - have conveyed to the Home Ministry that they have done no financial irregularities and no foreign contribution was misused by any of its office bearer.
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Teesta Setalvad Embezzled Funds for Wine, Hairdressers: Gujarat Cops
Activist Teesta Setalvad and her husband splurged on wine and whiskey and ate at fancy Mumbai restaurants with funds embezzled from their NGO, the Gujarat government claimed in the Supreme Court today.
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Ford Foundation Likely to Get Relief: Sources
The Indian arm of Ford Foundation, facing government scrutiny over alleged irregularities, is likely to get relief as it is ready to come under Indian laws even as the Home Ministry is considering its request for release of funds for paying its staffers' salaries.
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CBI Searches Teesta Setalvad's Premises in Foreign Contribution Regulation Act Case
Six days after registering a case against activist Teesta Setalvad, CBI on Friday searched four premises linked to her for alleged violation of Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) in accepting donations from abroad without obtaining permission from the home ministry.
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Centre Asks CBI to Probe Activist Teesta Setalvad's Company
The government has asked the CBI to investigate the organization of activist Teesta Setalvad, who has been accused of embezzling funds meant for Gujarat riot victims.
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Licenses of 4,470 NGOs, Including Those Funding Supreme Court Bar Association, Cancelled
In another round of action against erring non-profits, the government has cancelled the licence of another 4,470 organisations. But the list surprisingly includes a number of top universities, Supreme Court Bar Association and the Escorts Heart Institute, which bars them from receiving foreign funds.
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Be Warned. Today Greenpeace, Tomorrow You
Thwarted in his efforts to undermine the basic functioning of our democracy in the political and administrative sphere, Modi is now probing the Achilles heel of our democracy
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Funds Blocked, Greenpeace India Staff Say They Will Work for Free
Greenpeace is determined to keep operating in India although the government has frozen its bank accounts, leaving it with no funds to pay hundreds of staff members, its country head said on Thursday.
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US Ambassador Richard Verma Meets Speaker Sumitra Mahajan Amid Row Over NGO Remarks
US ambassador to India Richard Verma met Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan at Parliament House this morning, even as his comments on the Centre imposing restrictions on international agencies like Greenpeace and the Ford Foundation drew fire from political parties.
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Greenpeace Faces Shutdown After India Freezes Funds in Charity Crackdown
Greenpeace India is facing imminent closure after authorities froze its bank accounts leaving it with little funds, the environmental group's head said late on Tuesday, accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government of "strangulation by stealth".
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Home Ministry Cracks Down on Nearly 9,000 NGOs, Cancels Their Registration
Days after including the US-based charity Ford Foundation in the list of entities that can't fund local organisations without permission, the government has cracked down on nearly 9,000 NGOs that receive foreign funds.
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Home Ministry Cancels Registration of 9000-Odd Organisations For Failing to File Returns on Foreign Funds
The home ministry has cancelled the registration of nearly 9000 organisations that receive foreign funds, saying they have failed to comply with the rules and submit annual returns.
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US Seeks 'Clarification' on India's Crackdown on Ford Foundation, Greenpeace
The United States has expressed concern over India's crackdown on Ford Foundation and Greenpeace, and said it is seeking "clarification" on the action.
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Billionaire George Soros-Backed Group Plans Expose On Indian Firms: Report
The Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) - an organisation funded by George Soros and Rockefeller Brothers Fund - is said to be planning an 'expose' on certain companies in India, sources said.
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Greenpeace Should Not Get Foreign Funds: Government to Court
The India chapter of Greenpeace should not be allowed to receive foreign funds anymore as it broke the law and funded political activities, the government has told the Delhi High Court in an affidavit.
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Teesta Setalvad's NGOs Deny Financial Irregularities
Facing closure notice, activist Teesta Setalvad's two NGOs - Citizens for Justice and Peace and Sabrang Trust - have conveyed to the Home Ministry that they have done no financial irregularities and no foreign contribution was misused by any of its office bearer.
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Teesta Setalvad Embezzled Funds for Wine, Hairdressers: Gujarat Cops
Activist Teesta Setalvad and her husband splurged on wine and whiskey and ate at fancy Mumbai restaurants with funds embezzled from their NGO, the Gujarat government claimed in the Supreme Court today.
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Ford Foundation Likely to Get Relief: Sources
The Indian arm of Ford Foundation, facing government scrutiny over alleged irregularities, is likely to get relief as it is ready to come under Indian laws even as the Home Ministry is considering its request for release of funds for paying its staffers' salaries.
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CBI Searches Teesta Setalvad's Premises in Foreign Contribution Regulation Act Case
Six days after registering a case against activist Teesta Setalvad, CBI on Friday searched four premises linked to her for alleged violation of Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) in accepting donations from abroad without obtaining permission from the home ministry.
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Centre Asks CBI to Probe Activist Teesta Setalvad's Company
The government has asked the CBI to investigate the organization of activist Teesta Setalvad, who has been accused of embezzling funds meant for Gujarat riot victims.
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Licenses of 4,470 NGOs, Including Those Funding Supreme Court Bar Association, Cancelled
In another round of action against erring non-profits, the government has cancelled the licence of another 4,470 organisations. But the list surprisingly includes a number of top universities, Supreme Court Bar Association and the Escorts Heart Institute, which bars them from receiving foreign funds.
-
Be Warned. Today Greenpeace, Tomorrow You
Thwarted in his efforts to undermine the basic functioning of our democracy in the political and administrative sphere, Modi is now probing the Achilles heel of our democracy
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Funds Blocked, Greenpeace India Staff Say They Will Work for Free
Greenpeace is determined to keep operating in India although the government has frozen its bank accounts, leaving it with no funds to pay hundreds of staff members, its country head said on Thursday.
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US Ambassador Richard Verma Meets Speaker Sumitra Mahajan Amid Row Over NGO Remarks
US ambassador to India Richard Verma met Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan at Parliament House this morning, even as his comments on the Centre imposing restrictions on international agencies like Greenpeace and the Ford Foundation drew fire from political parties.
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Greenpeace Faces Shutdown After India Freezes Funds in Charity Crackdown
Greenpeace India is facing imminent closure after authorities froze its bank accounts leaving it with little funds, the environmental group's head said late on Tuesday, accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government of "strangulation by stealth".
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Home Ministry Cracks Down on Nearly 9,000 NGOs, Cancels Their Registration
Days after including the US-based charity Ford Foundation in the list of entities that can't fund local organisations without permission, the government has cracked down on nearly 9,000 NGOs that receive foreign funds.
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Home Ministry Cancels Registration of 9000-Odd Organisations For Failing to File Returns on Foreign Funds
The home ministry has cancelled the registration of nearly 9000 organisations that receive foreign funds, saying they have failed to comply with the rules and submit annual returns.
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US Seeks 'Clarification' on India's Crackdown on Ford Foundation, Greenpeace
The United States has expressed concern over India's crackdown on Ford Foundation and Greenpeace, and said it is seeking "clarification" on the action.
