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Friday, August 29, 2025
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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

How economic planning stifled India’s growth and talent

The Indian planning system did not encourage individuals based on ‘what they knew’, but on ‘whom they knew’. Many left for countries that recognised their talent.

All bets off as online gaming bill shakes industry & key players suspend ‘gambling’ on their platforms

The new law, which the government has framed as a moral duty, forced major platforms like Dream11 & Zupee to shut operations, wiping out hundreds of crores in market capitalisation. 

Post-Sindoor, joint doctrine tasks Special Forces with fighting info warfare & countering propaganda

Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.