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Modi govt extends FCRA registration of NGOs till 31 March, Missionaries of Charity not eligible

The NGOs with FCRA registration certificates expiring between 29 Sept 2020 and 31 March 2022 and have applied for renewal are eligible, a home ministry notice stated.

India doesn’t need police cracking down on doctors as it braces for Omicron

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‘Genuine NGOs need not shy away from regulatory compliance’: Modi govt defends FCRA amendments

In an affidavit filed in the Supreme Court, the govt said there exists no right to seek foreign contributions by NGOs and voluntary organizations without regulation.

NGOs received Rs 50,975 crore foreign funding in last 4 years, maximum from US, says govt

In the Rajya Sabha Wednesday, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said Rs 19,941 crore was received from the United States between 2016-17 and 2019-20.

‘Misleading, incorrect’ — govt issues point-by-point rebuttal to ‘partly free’ tag for India

A report by US think tank Freedom House has given India a ‘global freedom score’ of 67/100, downgrading its status from ‘free’ to ‘partly free’.

Modi govt cracks down on NGOs violating norms, blacklists 200 centres run by them

All these NGOs running drug rehabilitation and de-addiction centres, homes for senior citizens and residential schools for SC\ST children receive funds from the government.

‘Raising funds for charity, using them for terror’ — why NIA raided Kashmir NGOs & trusts

Those raided include Khurram Parvez, who runs the NGO JKCCS, his associates, and news agency AFP’s journalist Parvaiz Ahmad Bukhari.

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.

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There’s a method in Trump’s Pakistan romance. It’s all about Gulf security

Like Turkey and Egypt, Pakistan is one of a handful of powers with the human resources and infrastructure to help secure the Persian Gulf as Trump’s America draws down its military presence.

Go Swadeshi—RSS affiliate SJM calls for boycott of US firms Amazon, Walmart after Trump’s tariff hike

New Delhi: The day after the US imposed a 50 percent trade tariff on India, RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has made an...

Legacy of Air Chief Marshal LM Katre, the man who flew Spitfires & ushered IAF into a modern era

ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.