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Topic: FCRA

What is CBI’s FCRA case against AAP’s Durgesh Pathak? It all started with a raid on a Congressman

CBI carried out a raid at Pathak's residence days after it lodged a case against him & others under Section 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of IPC and Foreign Contribution Regulation Act.

Entities receiving foreign funds must utilise them within 4 years, says home ministry

Expanding the scope of violation of FCRA, 2010, Centre has said that validity period of receiving foreign funds will be 3 yrs from the date of approval of application for prior permission.

FEMA violations probe into entities linked to Soros’s OSF: Here are 3 companies under ED scanner

Three Indian companies allegedly received Rs 25 crore from US billionaire Soros-backed investment fund, violating Indian foreign funding regulations, it is learnt.

Inside ED raids on entities linked to Soros’s OSF—‘funds routed via shell companies to bypass FCRA’

Raids part of FEMA probe. Any funds transferred by donors to US billionaire Soros-backed Open Society Foundations requires clearance from home ministry before disbursal, it is learnt.

5 yrs after cancellation, FCRA license restored for free clinic serving Bhopal gas leak survivors

Since 1 January, patients & staff at Sambhavna Trust Clinic had been holding peaceful sit-ins, demanding FCRA renewal to prevent closure of the clinic facing a severe funding crisis.

Short of funds after losing FCRA licence, clinic serving Bhopal tragedy survivors may close tomorrow

In 2019, Sambhavna Trust’s FCRA registration was cancelled for alleged violation of rules & its bank account was frozen. Certification is must for receiving foreign contributions.

‘Manipulated’ donor details, flouted FCRA norms — what ED said about AAP’s Rs 7.08 cr foreign funds

Passport numbers, mobile numbers & email addresses were duplicated to hide details of donors & diversion of funds to personal bank accounts of AAP functionaries, says ED.

NGO Environics Trust ‘stalled public projects through paid protests’, Income Tax Dept tells SC

I-T department has served notice to NGO to initiate reassessment of previously filed income tax returns. NGO has challenged notice in SC.

Diverted Rs 43 lakh for non-admin purposes, violated FCRA rules — CBI FIR against Harsh Mander

The Centre for Equity Studies and its chairperson Harsh Mander are accused of transferring funds from its foreign contribution account to individuals & firms. Case was registered Wednesday.

CBI registers FIR against NGO Environics Trust, its directors for ‘funding’ agitations in Odisha

CBI has accused Environics Trust of violating Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act provisions by diverting money for cyclone relief to pay people to agitate against proposed JSW group steel plant.

On Camera

Even the Right loves Asaduddin Owaisi post-Op Sindoor. Why ‘secular’ camp won’t embrace him yet

Secular parties believe that Owaisi’s support for the Modi government—even over terrorism—will alienate the Muslims from him. He must prove them wrong in Bihar polls.

India-US trade talks in final stages, withdrawn NITI Aayog paper shifts focus to GM soybean, corn

Working paper invited backlash from several farmers’ groups including BKU & BKS who opposed recommendation for import of genetically modified soybean & corn for oil extraction.

‘1 border, 3 adversaries’: Army Deputy Chief on Op Sindoor, says Pakistan got live inputs from China

ThePrint’s Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta had written in ‘National Interest’ on 7 June how Op Sindoor was the first battle in India’s two-front war.

Kutch was the cue, Sindoor the signal. India needs a 6-month, 2-yr & 5-yr plan for Asim Munir

Kutch is our most forgotten war with Pakistan. Learn from it and draw up a plan for the next six months, two years and five years.