Dispute stems from Centre rejecting a trust's plea to allow it to receive foreign funds, citing the 'religious' nature of the trust’s activities, since it was involved in teaching the Bhagavad Gita.
'We don’t want to be dependent on foreign funds, but we export our knowledge and raise revenue. In three such instances, they thought it was foreign contribution,' Sonam Wangchuk claimed.
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.
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.
Three Indian companies allegedly received Rs 25 crore from US billionaire Soros-backed investment fund, violating Indian foreign funding regulations, it is learnt.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The distinctiveness of her writing is evident in her compositions—women, shudras, and atishudras are at the center. Her poetry challenges the aesthetics of 'modern' Marathi literature.
With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.
If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
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