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NGO Installs Bio-Toilets At Delhi Border For Women At Farmers' Protest

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday January 1, 2021

With more women joining the farmers' protest at the Singhu border over the last few days, an NGO is installing bio-toilets made using recycled material to ensure that they don''t have to worry about the lack of basic amenities.

3 Gujarat Siblings, Aged 30-42, Rescued From Room After Decade

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday December 28, 2020

In a shocking incident, three siblings in the age group of 30 to 42 years were rescued from a room in which they had been locked up for nearly a decade in Rajkot in Gujarat, according to officials of an NGO which brought them out with the help of their father.

Child Rights Body Finds Misuse Of Funds By 6 Care Homes In Assam, Manipur

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday December 25, 2020

Apex child rights body NCPCR on Friday said it has found misuse of funds by six childcare institutions in Assam and Manipur, running under the aegis of Markazul Maarif, of which one home received funding from an international NGO that is being probed for its alleged links with Al-Qaeda.

Sikh Charities Provide Hot Meals To Stranded UK Truck Drivers

Aditi Ahuja | Thursday December 24, 2020

The British Sikh community stepped forward to help out stranded truck drivers at the UK-France border.

Top Court Stays Criminal Proceedings Against Former Wipro Chairman Azim Premji, Others

Business | Press Trust of India | Saturday December 19, 2020

A Bengaluru trial court issued summons on a -frivolous-and -mischievous- complaint filed by an NGO alleging breach of trust and corruption in merger of three firms with a Premji group firm

NGO Sends Foot Massagers For Protesting Farmers At Delhi's Singhu Border

India News | ANI | Saturday December 12, 2020

International non-governmental organisation (NGO) Khalsa Aid on Friday set up a foot massage centre in makeshift spaces for the farmers who are protesting against the farm laws at the Singhu border in the National Capital Region.

"Wife-Beater": Activist Shehla Rashid Hits Back After Father's Charges

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday December 1, 2020

Abdul Rashid Shora, the estranged father of student activist Shehla Rashid, on Monday levelled serious allegations against her, demanding that a probe be initiated into her NGOs and also accused her of having taken a huge amount of money for joining politics in Kashmir valley, a charge denied by her.

Over 600 NGOs Got Foreign Funds Up To Rs 6 Lakh Per Child In 2018-19: Rights Body

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday November 18, 2020

Over 600 child care institutions, run by NGOs and housing 28,000 children, received up to Rs 6 lakh per child in foreign funds in 2018-19, far more than the estimated average expenditure, the apex child rights body NCPCR said as it expressed apprehensions of possible financial irregularities.

Noise Pollution Lowest In 15 Years During Diwali In Mumbai: Report

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday November 15, 2020

Mumbai recorded the lowest level of noise pollution in the last 15 years on the first day of Diwali festival on Saturday during the permissible hours when the use of firecrackers was allowed, according to an NGO.

Tulsi Kumar's Special Gesture For Kids This Diwali: "Spreading Smiles Is The Best Gift We Could Give"

Entertainment | Press Release From T-Series | Friday November 13, 2020

Tulsi Kumar celebrated the true spirit of Diwali with food, dance and music, with kids at an NGO

Centre Tightens Rules For NGOs Intending To Receive Funds From Abroad

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday November 11, 2020

The NGOs that intend to receive foreign funding will now face tougher rules with the Union Home Ministry making it clear that such organisations must have existed for at least three years and spent Rs 15 lakh in voluntary activities to be eligible to receive money from abroad.

Kerala Best Governed State, Says Bengaluru Non-Profit Headed By Ex-ISRO Chief

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Friday October 30, 2020

Kerala was adjudged the best governed state in the country while Uttar Pradesh ended at the bottom in the large states category, according to the Public Affairs Index-2020 released by the Public Affairs Centre in Bengaluru today.

In More NIA Raids In Terror Funding Case, Srinagar, Delhi NGOs Searched

India News | Reported by Neeta Sharma, Edited by Debanish Achom | Thursday October 29, 2020

Six non-profits and trust and nine places, including the property of former Delhi Minority Commission chief Zafarul-Islam Khan have been raided by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in a terror funding case.

NIA Raids Rights Activist, Kashmir NGOs, Trusts In Terror Funding Case

India News | Nazir Masoodi and Neeta Sharma | Wednesday October 28, 2020

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) today carried our searches at nine places, including the premises of a local daily, in Srinagar in connection with a fresh terror funding probe.

Violations Of Law Cannot Be Condoned: India To UN Human Rights Body Chief

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday October 21, 2020

India on Tuesday strongly reacted to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet's concern over restrictions on NGOs and arrest of activists, saying violations of law cannot be condoned under the pretext of human rights and a more informed view of the matter was expected of the UN body.