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  UNESCO to honor Kerala-based NGO with literacy prize in Paris

  India | September 08, 2016 13:21 IST

  A Kerala-based NGO will today be conferred with the prestigious UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy for its literacy-linked skill development activities at a ceremony in Paris. The Jan Sikshan Sansthan (JSS), based in state’s Malappuram,

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  No foreign funds without govt approval for Zakir Naik’s Islamic Research Foundation

  India | September 05, 2016 20:30 IST

  In a move aimed at keeping a close watch on the activities of controversial televangelist Zakir Naik, the government has made now made it mandatory for his NGO Islamic Research Foundation to seeks its go

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  33,091 NGOs got over Rs 50,000 crore from abroad in past three years: Govt

  Politics | July 26, 2016 19:04 IST

  The government today informed the Lok Sabha that a total of 33,091 NGOs are registered under the FCRA in the country and that they received over Rs 50,000 crore in last three years.

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  Iconic tiger 'Jai' missing for three months now, NGO announces reward of Rs50,000

  India | July 21, 2016 11:21 IST

  Nagpur: It has been three months since the iconic tiger of Umred-Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary 'Jai' went missing which has now raised concern. To find him various steps are being taken by wildlife enthusiasts. An

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  Zakir Naik’s IRF funded by sources from Saudi Arabia, UK, reveals probe

  India | July 13, 2016 15:32 IST

  An investigation has revealed that most of the funding of Zakir Naik's IRF from foreign funds came from the United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia and a few other Middle East countries.

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  Civil society wary as govt moves to create NGO database to monitor funds

  India | July 12, 2016 19:21 IST

  A move to keep a check on the funding of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) by the Narendra Modi government has left the civil society jittery.

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  JNU row, crackdown on NGOs have hurt India’s image abroad: Nobel laureate Stiglitz

  India | July 07, 2016 12:51 IST

  government’s crackdown on Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) and its harassment of students has hampered India’s image internationally, noted economist and Nobel laureate Joseph E. Stiglitz has said

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  Xavier's NGO seeks ‘general category’ staff for toilet cleaning

  India | June 23, 2016 9:39 IST

  Ahmedabad: An NGO run by St Xavier's Non-Formal Education Society sparked a major row after it published a job advertisement of sanitation workers stating that the unreserved, general category candidates would be preferred for the

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  Supreme Court to hear plea to halt 'Udta Punjab' screening

  Bollywood | June 16, 2016 13:09 IST

  The Supreme Court will on Thursday a plea by Punjab-based NGO to halt the screening of the film "Udta Punjab" which focuses on the widespread drug menace in the agrarian state.

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  Now, NGO moves Supreme Court against the screening of 'Udta Punjab'

  Bollywood | June 15, 2016 12:44 IST

  New Delhi: A day after Bombay High Court allowed the release of 'Udta Punjab' with only one cut againt the CBFC's recommendation of 89 cuts, a Punjab based NGO has sought to put on hold

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  ‘I want her back’: Kin of Indian abducted in Afghanistan seeks quick action by government

  India | June 10, 2016 23:52 IST

  Kolkata: The family of Judith D'Souza, the Indian woman abducted in Kabul on Friday has expressed hope that India and Afghanistan will act soon to have her released. The woman development worker was abducted

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  Just ahead of Modi’s visit, govt added three US-based NGOs added to watch list: Report

  India | June 08, 2016 14:55 IST

  New Delhi: Just days before Prime Minister Narendra Modi undertook his visit to the United States, the central government added three US-based non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to its watch list. The NGOs placed on the list,

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  Home Ministry bans allocation of foreign funds to Indira Jaising's NGO

  India | June 01, 2016 23:38 IST

  New Delhi: Noted lawyer Indira Jaising’s NGO ‘Lawyers’ Collective’ was today slapped with a six month ban on receiving foreign funds as its license was suspended for alleged violation of various provisions of Foreign Contribution

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  Initiative to provide better nutrition to over 100 million girls launched

  World | May 18, 2016 20:39 IST

  Copenhagen/New Delhi: With an aim to provide better nutrition to over 100 million girls worldwide, Micronutrient Initiative (MI), an International NGO, launched a five-year-long global initiative today. Among other countries, India too will benefit f

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  Anand Joshi placed under suspension for issuing FCRA notices arbitrarily to NGOs

  Politics | May 18, 2016 17:51 IST

  New 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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  US 'deeply concerned' over new China controls on foreign NGOs

  World | April 29, 2016 7:16 IST

  Washington: The United States said it was "deeply concerned" after China passed a controversial new law today giving police wide-ranging powers over overseas charities The law, which comes into force in January, "will further narrow

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  Hope: Two-year-old starving toddler’s amazing recovery will restore your faith in humanity

  Life | March 31, 2016 23:49 IST

  New Delhi: Earlier this year, an image of a skeletal Nigerian boy broke hearts of a million people. The two-year-old boy was labelled a ‘witch’ by people in his community and left to starve. The

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  Project to offer free surgeries for acid attack victims

  India | February 24, 2016 16:25 IST

  Mumbai: Several organisations have come together to carry out 100 free-of-cost plastic surgeries for the acid attack and burn victims.'Project Revive' will be undertaken in Delhi-NCR from March 1 to March 12, wherein victims from

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  M-Health app to be launched for medical emergency

  February 20, 2016 13:10 IST

  Mumbai: Taking note of the various problems faced by patients and their kin who are in dire need of medical and health related services, a Kurla-based Chartered Accountant has developed 'M-Health', an Android app that

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  Babus to declare dealings with NGOs for post-retirement employment

  India | December 21, 2015 18:11 IST

  New Delhi: New rules formed by the government now mandate bureaucrats to declare clear service records, particularly with respect to integrity and dealings with non-government organisations (NGOs), before taking up commercial employment post their retirement. This