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Thursday, February 19, 2026
TopicFCRA licence

Topic: FCRA licence

‘Punishment,’ says Wangchuk as MHA scraps FCRA license of NGO linked to him day after Leh violence

MHA’s foreigners division said responses by SECMOL, of which Sonam Wangchuk is founding-director, to show cause notice issued on 10 September differed from details in annual reports.

CBI raids social activist Harsh Mander’s residence, office over alleged FCRA violations

Searches have been conducted since Friday after an FIR was filed Wednesday against Mander and Centre for Equity Studies (CES). Mander sits on the CES's governing board.

Govt scrapped CPR’s FCRA licence over ‘funding for protests’, paper on policy challenges

Govt says think tank ‘misutilised foreign funds to affect India’s economic interests’ in violation of FCRA rules. CPR calls decision ‘incomprehensible & disproportionate’.

Ram Mandir trust says ‘Rs 900 cr spent, Rs 3,000 cr left’, seeks licence to accept foreign funds

Trust general secretary says construction work will proceed in 3 phases & be completed by 2025-end, adds that trust has been in talks with UP govt to take over Ayodhya’s Ram Katha museum.

Govt amends FCRA Rules, asks NGOs to declare movable & immovable assets acquired from foreign funds

Ministry of home affairs sources say the amendment, issued Monday, is meant to make the system more ‘transparent’ and NGOs more ‘accountable’.

‘Illegally received & routed money’, ‘violated FCRA norms’–why MHA ordered CBI probe against OXFAM

It was at recent survey by IT dept where it was found that Oxfam India was ‘planning to circumvent provisions of the FCRA by routing funds to other FCRA-registered associations.’

On Camera

India must govern AI with confidence. Use guardrails, not handcuffs

The good news is that India is not starting from zero. It knows how to innovate privately while also empowering innovation publicly.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

US military commander, envoy Sergio Gor visit Indian Army Western Command, Bengaluru next

At the Western Army Command, the American delegation was briefed on the capabilities of the formation, past operations and the path ahead.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.