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Amid Ladakh Protests, Sonam Wangchuk's NGO's Foreign Funding Licence Cancelled
The government on Thursday evening cancelled the FCRA registration of Ladakh activist Sonam Wangchuk's nonprofit - the Students Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh - over 'repeat' violations of the law governing foreign funding for NGOs.
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Home Ministry Revokes Foreign Contribution Licenses Of 5 Notable NGOs
Home Ministry has invalidated the FCRA permits of five notable NGOs after undergoing a "due process", citing breaches like the misappropriation of international funding, among other infractions.
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Think Tank CPR Got Foreign Funding For "Undesirable Purposes": Sources
The Ministry of Home Affairs has cancelled the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) license of the Centre of Policy Research, a New Delhi-based think tank, based on its investigation of alleged irregularities found in their accounts.
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Court Notice To Centre On Plea Over Gandhis' NGOs Foreign Funding License
The Delhi High Court today issued a notice to the Central government on the two pleas moved by the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation and Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust.
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Union Home Ministry Cancels Foreign Funding Licenses For 2 NGOs
The Union Home Ministry has cancelled the FCRA licence of two NGOs -- Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) and Apne Aap Women Worldwide (AAWW) -- for allegedly violating laws and diverting funds received from abroad, officials said on Tuesday.
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On Foreign Funding Clearance For 6,000 NGOs, Setback In Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today refused to grant interim relief on a plea challenging the government's refusal to renew licenses needed to receive funding from abroad to 6,000 Non-Governmental Organisations, or NGOs.
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Foreign Funds Licence For Mother Teresa's Charity Restored
The FCRA licence for Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity was restored Saturday, according to an entry in the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act website, two weeks after the Home Ministry cited "adverse inputs" to refuse a renewal request.
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Will "Reach Out" To Government: Oxfam On Foreign Funding Licence Renewal
Oxfam India has said it has applied for a renewal of its Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act license -- mandatory for receiving funds from abroad -- in April last year and came to know only on January 1 that its request has been denied.
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"Humanitarian Work Affected": Oxfam India On Foreign Funding Licence Loss
The government's decision to refuse renewal of its FCRA licence - needed to receive funding from abroad - will severely affect ongoing humanitarian and social work in 16 states across the country, Oxfam India said in a statement.
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Over 12,000 NGOs, Including Oxfam And Jamia, Lose Foreign Funding Licence
NGO Funding License: FCRA licences - needed to receive funding from abroad - of over 12,000 NGOs and other organisations have expired, the Home Ministry said Saturday, days after it refused renewal of Mother Teresa's charity's licence.
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Home Ministry Hacked To Renew NGO Licenses? No, Finds Probe
Home Ministry computer systems weren't hacked to incorrectly renew foreign funding licenses of 16 non-governmental organisations or NGOs, government sources told NDTV today. An internal probe had been ordered earlier this month after the Ministry found licenses for the NGOs under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act or FCRA, which allowed them t...
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25 NGOs Denied Foreign Donation Permits For 'Anti-National Activities'
As many as 25 non-government organisations or NGOs have been denied licenses by the Ministry of Home Affairs to get foreign donations for allegedly being involved in "anti-national activities".
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Senior Home Ministry Official May Be Axed Over Nod To Zakir Naik's NGO
A senior joint secretary - heading the division of the Home Ministry that decides on visa policy and foreign funding of NGOs - is likely to be suspended for allowing Islamic Research Foundation (IRF), headed by Islamic TV evangelist Zakir Naik to receive foreign funds.
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Inform Us of Foreign Funds to NGOs in 48 Hours, Government Proposes to Banks
It could take all but 48 hours for the government to know about any NGO receiving foreign funds, and it will be mandatory for NGO's to put out such details on their website within a week. These are some of the changes proposed by union home ministry to keep a strict watch on NGOs under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Rules.
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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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Amid Ladakh Protests, Sonam Wangchuk's NGO's Foreign Funding Licence Cancelled
The government on Thursday evening cancelled the FCRA registration of Ladakh activist Sonam Wangchuk's nonprofit - the Students Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh - over 'repeat' violations of the law governing foreign funding for NGOs.
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Home Ministry Revokes Foreign Contribution Licenses Of 5 Notable NGOs
Home Ministry has invalidated the FCRA permits of five notable NGOs after undergoing a "due process", citing breaches like the misappropriation of international funding, among other infractions.
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Think Tank CPR Got Foreign Funding For "Undesirable Purposes": Sources
The Ministry of Home Affairs has cancelled the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) license of the Centre of Policy Research, a New Delhi-based think tank, based on its investigation of alleged irregularities found in their accounts.
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Court Notice To Centre On Plea Over Gandhis' NGOs Foreign Funding License
The Delhi High Court today issued a notice to the Central government on the two pleas moved by the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation and Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust.
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Union Home Ministry Cancels Foreign Funding Licenses For 2 NGOs
The Union Home Ministry has cancelled the FCRA licence of two NGOs -- Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) and Apne Aap Women Worldwide (AAWW) -- for allegedly violating laws and diverting funds received from abroad, officials said on Tuesday.
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On Foreign Funding Clearance For 6,000 NGOs, Setback In Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today refused to grant interim relief on a plea challenging the government's refusal to renew licenses needed to receive funding from abroad to 6,000 Non-Governmental Organisations, or NGOs.
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Foreign Funds Licence For Mother Teresa's Charity Restored
The FCRA licence for Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity was restored Saturday, according to an entry in the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act website, two weeks after the Home Ministry cited "adverse inputs" to refuse a renewal request.
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Will "Reach Out" To Government: Oxfam On Foreign Funding Licence Renewal
Oxfam India has said it has applied for a renewal of its Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act license -- mandatory for receiving funds from abroad -- in April last year and came to know only on January 1 that its request has been denied.
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"Humanitarian Work Affected": Oxfam India On Foreign Funding Licence Loss
The government's decision to refuse renewal of its FCRA licence - needed to receive funding from abroad - will severely affect ongoing humanitarian and social work in 16 states across the country, Oxfam India said in a statement.
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Over 12,000 NGOs, Including Oxfam And Jamia, Lose Foreign Funding Licence
NGO Funding License: FCRA licences - needed to receive funding from abroad - of over 12,000 NGOs and other organisations have expired, the Home Ministry said Saturday, days after it refused renewal of Mother Teresa's charity's licence.
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Home Ministry Hacked To Renew NGO Licenses? No, Finds Probe
Home Ministry computer systems weren't hacked to incorrectly renew foreign funding licenses of 16 non-governmental organisations or NGOs, government sources told NDTV today. An internal probe had been ordered earlier this month after the Ministry found licenses for the NGOs under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act or FCRA, which allowed them t...
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25 NGOs Denied Foreign Donation Permits For 'Anti-National Activities'
As many as 25 non-government organisations or NGOs have been denied licenses by the Ministry of Home Affairs to get foreign donations for allegedly being involved in "anti-national activities".
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Senior Home Ministry Official May Be Axed Over Nod To Zakir Naik's NGO
A senior joint secretary - heading the division of the Home Ministry that decides on visa policy and foreign funding of NGOs - is likely to be suspended for allowing Islamic Research Foundation (IRF), headed by Islamic TV evangelist Zakir Naik to receive foreign funds.
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Inform Us of Foreign Funds to NGOs in 48 Hours, Government Proposes to Banks
It could take all but 48 hours for the government to know about any NGO receiving foreign funds, and it will be mandatory for NGO's to put out such details on their website within a week. These are some of the changes proposed by union home ministry to keep a strict watch on NGOs under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Rules.
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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.
