In FIR filed last week, CBI claims Ritwick Dutta and his award-winning NGO LIFE received 'foreign contributions', which he utilised for 'undesirable purposes'. Dutta has denied allegations.
CBI probing how licences were granted & renewed for bribes, based on complaint filed by MHA. 36 persons, including 7 officials, are named in FIR, and 14 have been arrested.
The organisations are among a cumulative 12,580 whose FCRA licence — which allows them to get foreign funding — has ceased to exist over the past few years.
While Amnesty said it was halting all operations in India due to govt's 'witch-hunt', MHA has said action was taken because the human rights body was receiving funds illegally.
The government has said that Amnesty has been receiving foreign funds illegally, which the organisation denies, saying it fully complies with all Indian and international laws.
Forex traders said a positive start of domestic stocks supported the local unit, while sustained foreign fund outflows and concerns over Covid weighed on the local unit.
Pakistan’s reported air strikes on Kabul last night, coinciding with Acting Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi’s visit to India, seem intended to send...
Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.
In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.
Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.
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