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Govt bars top public health NGO from receiving foreign funds
India | Apr 20, 2017, 08:50 AM ISTThe government has barred an NGO from receiving foreign funding including from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for alleged violation of the law.
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CBI files charge sheet against Teesta Setalvad, spouse for FCRA violations
India | Jan 04, 2017, 08:38 AM ISTCBI has filed a charge sheet against social activist Teesta Setalvad, her husband Javed Anand and a company run by them for alleged violation of foreign funding rules. The charge sheet, which has listed
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Govt cancels FCRA licences of 20,000 NGOs for violation of laws
Dec 27, 2016, 07:14 PM ISTIn a significant move, the government today annulled the licenses of around 20,000 of the 33,000 existing Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) after they were found to be allegedly violating various provisions of the Foreign Contribution Regulation
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FCRA violation: Govt bars Indira Jaising's NGO ‘Lawyers Collective’ from receiving foreign funds
India | Dec 07, 2016, 05:38 PM ISTThe government has permanently cancelled the FCRA license of Lawyers Collective, an NGO run by noted lawyer and former Additional Solicitor General of India Indira Jaising, for alleged violation of FCRA.
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Foreign funding: BJP, Congress withdraw appeals from Supreme Court
National | Nov 29, 2016, 05:07 PM ISTBJP and Congress, prima facie guilty of violating the law on foreign funding, today withdrew their plea in apex court challenging the Delhi High Court verdict.
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Foreign funding: BJP, Congress withdraw appeals from Supreme Court
National | Nov 29, 2016, 05:07 PM ISTBJP and Congress, prima facie guilty of violating the law on foreign funding, today withdrew their plea in apex court challenging the Delhi High Court verdict.
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Centre cancels FCRA licence of Teesta Setalvad's NGO
India | Jun 16, 2016, 07:46 PM ISTThe Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has today cancelled the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) licence of Teesta Setalvad's NGO Sabrang Trust.
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Anand Joshi placed under suspension for issuing FCRA notices arbitrarily to NGOs
National | May 18, 2016, 05:51 PM ISTNew Delhi: A Home Ministry official , who was arrested by CBI for allegedly issuing Foreign Contribution Regulation Act ( FCRA ) notices arbitrarily to several NGOs for financial gains, was today placed under suspension.
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Greenpeace flouted rules, says Rijiju in Lok Sabha
National | Mar 01, 2016, 07:34 PM ISTNew Delhi: The FCRA registration of Greenpeace India was cancelled for alleged violation of laws, including false declaration about foreign contribution, the Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday.Minister of state for home Kiren Rijiju said
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Notice to lawyer Indira Jaising's NGO for FCRA 'violation'
India | Nov 20, 2015, 11:33 PM ISTNew Delhi: A show cause notice has been served by the Home Ministry to an NGO run by Supreme Court lawyer Indira Jaising for alleged violation of Foreign Contribution Regulation Act.'Lawyers Collective' has allegedly received
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Madras HC grants interim stay on cancellation of Greenpeace's registration
India | Sep 16, 2015, 07:59 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a relief to Greenpeace India Society, the Madras High Court on Wednesday granted an interim stay for eight weeks on the cancellation of the NGO's registration under Foreign Contribution Regulations Act (FCRA).Justice
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Bombay HC grants anticipatory bail to Teesta Setlvad in FCRA violation case
India | Aug 11, 2015, 04:22 PM ISTNew Delhi: Social activist Teesta Setalvad, accused of receiving foreign funds in violation of Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA), today got anticipatory bail from Bombay High Court.Justice Mridula Bhatkar observed there was no need of
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I am a threat only to those who believe in hatred: Teesta Setalvad
India | Jul 21, 2015, 07:58 PM ISTNew Delhi: Amid all the legal troubles she and her husband Javed Anand face, human rights activist Teesta Setalvad is unfazed and believes that the good will finally triumph.Accusing the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)
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Teesta Setalvad records statement before CBI in FCRA violation case
India | Jul 20, 2015, 11:24 PM ISTMumbai: Activist Teesta Setalvad has recorded her statement before the CBI in connection with a case against her firm for allegedly receiving around US $2.9 lakh in foreign donations in violation of Foreign Contribution Regulation
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Government plans to cancel FCRA registration of Teesta Setalvad's NGOs
India | Jun 30, 2015, 07:41 PM ISTNew Delhi: Government plans to cancel the registration of two NGOs of social activist Teesta Setalvad for alleged violations of Foreign Currency Regulation Act.Sabarang Trust and Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP), run by Teesta
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Delhi HC seeks Centre reply on Greenpeace plea against account freeze
India | May 18, 2015, 06:30 PM ISTNew Delhi: Delhi High Court today sought the Centre's response on Greenpeace India's plea challenging suspension of its FCRA registration and freeze on its bank accounts, both domestic and those meant for foreign contributions.Justice Rajiv
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Home Ministry cancels licenses of 1142 NGOs not complying to tax norms
India | Mar 18, 2015, 01:47 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has cancelled the licenses of 1142 NGOs and Associations of erstwhile state of Andhra Pradesh in a bid to crackdown on such organizations accepting foreign funds without
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30 out of 69 banned NGOs from foreign funding, work for minorities
India | Mar 05, 2015, 08:16 PM ISTNew Delhi: The central government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has banned 69 NGOs from receiving foreign funds under Foreign Contributions Regulation Act (FCRA), out of those 30 NGOs work for welfare of minorities.The
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Congress moves Supreme Court over foreign funding
National | Jul 24, 2014, 06:58 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Congress Wednesday moved the Supreme Court challenging a Delhi High Court verdict that held it and the BJP guilty of receiving funds from the subsidiaries of Britain-based Vedanta Resources, flouting norms of
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Need for a relook at law on funding of parties BJP
National | Mar 30, 2014, 01:45 PM ISTNew Delhi: In the wake of the Delhi High Court holding BJP and Congress guilty of prima facie violating the foreign funding law, BJP today said there is a need for a relook into legislative