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  Taliban's latest misogynistic diktat for NGOs in Afghanistan: Stop employing women or face closure

  World | December 30, 2024 16:27 IST

  Taliban has asked all NGOs in Afghanistan to stop employing women or face the risk of closure. Taliban's latest diktat comes as it alleges women of not wearing the Islamic headscarf correctly.

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  Govt cancels more FCRA licences of NGOs over ‘violations’, second time in a month

  India | April 30, 2024 17:34 IST

  With the cancellation of their Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) registration, these NGOs will no longer be able to receive foreign contributions nor utilise the existing available funds.

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  Foreign funding licences of 2 NGOs headed by Sonia Gandhi cancelled

  India | October 23, 2022 17:34 IST

  The investigators covered alleged manipulation of documents while filing income-tax returns, misuse of funds and money laundering while receiving funds from foreign countries, including China.

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  FCRA violations: CBI raids 40 locations in countrywide crackdown; NGOs, MHA officials under scanner

  India | May 10, 2022 22:23 IST

  According to reports, 6 officials, NGO representatives being questioned by CBI over alleged FCRA violations and Rs 2 crore hawala transactions detected so far.

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  No more foreign funding for 12,580 NGOs as registrations under FCRA expires today

  India | January 01, 2022 20:56 IST

  On Friday, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) had extended the validity of FCRA registration of those NGOs that were expiring between September 29, 2020, and September 30, 2021, till March 31, 2022.

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  PM Modi reviews vaccination drive, expresses satisfaction, stresses on NGOs help for better outreach

  India | June 26, 2021 21:43 IST

  PM Modi was informed that 3.77 crore doses have been administered in the last 6 days which is more than the entire population of countries like Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and Canada.

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  Govt cancels FCRA licences of 20,000 NGOs for violation of laws

  December 27, 2016 19:14 IST

  In 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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  NGOs, their executives to give annual income details to Lokpal

  India | June 26, 2016 11:33 IST

  All foreign and domestic-funded Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) will be under Lokpal, which will initiate an enquiry against them in the event of their involvement in corruption.

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  Over 31 lakh NGOs registered in India, double the number of schools

  India | August 01, 2015 13:33 IST

  New Delhi: India has at least 31 lakh NGOs meaning more than double the number of schools, 250 times the number of government hospitals.These statistics were disclosed after CBI collated information from all states and

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  Government plans to cancel FCRA registration of Teesta Setalvad's NGOs

  India | June 30, 2015 19:41 IST

  New 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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  Government cancels licences of 2,406 NGOs

  India | June 23, 2015 21:32 IST

  New Delhi:   In a fresh move, the government has cancelled the licences of 2,406 Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) across the country, which includes entities that run schools and hospitals.In the wake of the cancellation of

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  License of 4470 NGOs cancelled

  India | June 09, 2015 21:36 IST

  New Delhi:  In another round of action against erring NGOs, the government has cancelled the licence of 4,470 such entities that surprisingly included a number of top universities, Supreme Court Bar Association and Escorts Heart

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  Cyrus Sahukar spreads happiness in NGOs, hospital

  Bollywood | December 17, 2014 13:39 IST

  Mumbai: Ahead of Christmas, actor-comedian Cyrus Sahukar spread cheer, laughter and happiness at NGOs and at a hospital here.His visit was part of English entertainment channel Comedy Central's initiative 'Spread the Cheer'.Comedy Central hosted a

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  Society needs NGOs to fill the gap between demand and availability: President

  India | December 08, 2014 7:16 IST

  Gurgaon: The society needs non-government organisations (NGOs) to serve people in areas where a gap still remains between demand and availability, President Pranab Mukherjee said here on Sunday."Though the government is doing a lot but

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  MHA tells NGOs to make payment exceeding Rs 20k through cheque

  India | October 26, 2014 10:23 IST

  New Delhi: Tightening the noose around erring foreign-funded NGOs, the government has ordered that all voluntary organisations henceforth will have to make payments exceeding Rs 20,000 through account payee cheques or drafts.The order came weeks

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  Gujarat CM Patel appeals to people, NGOs to adopt anganwadis

  Politics | July 12, 2014 17:56 IST

  Vadodara: In a bid to augment infrastructure at anganwadis in Gujarat and to provide better amenities to children studying there, the state Chief Minister Anandi Patel today appealed to people as well as NGOs to

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  NGOs substantially funded by govt fall within RTI ambit: SC

  India | October 07, 2013 20:21 IST

  New Delhi: NGOs and private organisations, substantially financed by government or its authorities, come under the ambit of Right to Information Act making them liable to reveal information under the transparency law, the Supreme Court

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  Taj, Dal Lake among 98 sites to be made hygiene-friendly

  India | July 08, 2012 12:19 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 8: With an aim of doubling the visitor count, the Tourism Ministry has decided to provide clean and hygienic environment at 98 prominent tourist sites including Taj Mahal, Dal Lake, Red Fort

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  Throw Nithyananda out from Karnataka, Pro-Kannada outfits demand

  India | June 16, 2012 18:09 IST

  Bangalore, Jun 16:  Pro-Kannada outfits, NGOs besides a mutt seer and IT professionals today staged a protest here demanding that controversial self-styled godman Nithyananda be sent out of Karnataka.Shouting slogans against Nithyananda who was granted

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  'US Doesn't Supports NGOs Opposing N-Power Plants In India'

  World | March 02, 2012 19:55 IST

  Washington, Mar 2: The US has said it is strongly supportive of India's investment in the civil nuclear power sector and does not favour its NGOs opposing anti-nuclear activities in the country.“We are supportive, as