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Topic: FCRA

Govt rejects FCRA renewal for Mother Teresa’s charity, organisation denies its accounts frozen

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee tweeted Monday that Union govt had frozen all bank accounts of Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity in India, but organisation refutes claim.

IT dept alleges Sonu Sood, associates evaded Rs 20 crore tax, violated FCRA

According to the CBDT, the main modus operandi followed by the actor had been to route his unaccounted income in the form of bogus unsecured loans from many bogus entities.

Kerala-based Islamic NGO ‘clearly violated’ foreign currency Act, so govt suspended its licence

Markazul Ighasathil Kairiyathil Hindiyya, a Kozhikode-based NGO, allegedly did not inform Centre of details of foreign funding, or maintain proper account.

Delhi HC asks Centre to not take coercive action against NGO for non-filing return under FCRA

Petitioner Swaminarayan Mandir said the NGO is carrying out social, medical and religious charitable activities & is unable to file return for FY 2019-20 due to technical problems.

NGOs expected to adhere to our laws, says MEA on action against Amnesty International

Amnesty International Tuesday said it is halting all its activities in India due to freezing of its accounts and claimed that it is being subjected to an 'incessant witch-hunt'.

NGO group VANI calls FCRA amendments ‘death blow’, wants them referred to Parliament panel

VANI says India needs international collaborations for Covid battle, but FCRA Bill, now passed by Lok Sabha, will stifle the NGO sector.

FCRA Bill not against NGOs, meant to stop misuse of foreign funds, says minister Nityanand Rai

MoS Home Nityanand Rai tells Lok Sabha that FCRA amendment is required for Atmanirbhar Bharat, will ensure foreign funds are spent in the right direction.

UPA made Indira’s draconian FCRA tougher, Modi govt’s amendments will now make it worse

In episode 572 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta talks about the introduction of FCRA in 1976 and subsequent amendments, and explains why it’s a case of everybody being complicit.

Modi govt tables FCRA amendments, opposition & NGOs call it fatal blow to civil society work

FCRA amendment bill introduced in Lok Sabha Sunday proposes reduction of foreign funds for admin expenses to 20%, mandates use of Aadhaar as ID.

Don’t listen to VHP and panic. Christianity is a failed project in India

Even if one accepts the assumption that Christian missionaries in India lure people to convert them, just look at their success rate.

On Camera

IndiGo chaos forces DGCA to look inward—spotlight is back on the regulator

The crisis also puts DGCA’s vacancies in the eye of the storm. Naidu told the Rajya Sabha in July this year that 190 out of 410 DGCA vacancies would be filled this year.

South rising, west slipping: India’s export map is being redrawn, shows RBI data

Data shows re-alignment in India’s exports, with Tamil Nadu & Telangana posting strong growth in 2024-25 as traditional heavyweights Gujarat & Maharashtra see declines. Gujarat still leads, though.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.