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Vrindavan's Banke Bihari temple gets FCRA licence to receive foreign funding
The Home ministry had approved the grant of FCRA license after following due application process and processed its application after the court's approval.
Published on Jan 25, 2025 01:06 PM IST
MHA warns unlicensed NGOs against receiving foreign funds
All NGOs receiving foreign funds have to be mandatorily registered under the FCRA and they have to utilise such funds only for the purposes these have been received
Updated on Jan 22, 2025 06:24 AM IST
Shah Rukh Khan’s NGO Meer Foundation granted license for foreign funding
Meer Foundation, which was founded in 2013 and is registered as a not-for-profit under the Companies Act , primarily works for women acid attack victims
Published on Jun 06, 2024 10:07 AM IST
AAP violated FCRA in receiving foreign funds: ED to home ministry
A senior official confirmed to HT that “a reference to MHA was sent in August 2023 informing about FCRA violations by AAP in receiving foreign funds”.
Updated on May 20, 2024 05:52 PM IST
Neeraj Chauhan
CBI searches activist Harsh Mander’s home, office in FCRA violation probe
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has raided the residence and office of activist Harsh Mander as part of a probe into alleged violation of foreign contribution regulations by his NGO, Centre for Equity Studies. The ministry of home affairs had asked the CBI to investigate the funding of Mander's NGO, which allegedly acted as a conduit for transferring foreign contributions to non-FCRA associations. Mander's FCRA license was suspended last year. A case has been registered against Mander and CES.
Updated on Feb 02, 2024 05:11 PM IST
CBI raids Harsh Mander's office, residence in FCRA violation probe
CBI's searches at Harsh Mander's office and residence in FCRA violation case follows a money laundering probe by the ED in 2021
Updated on Feb 02, 2024 02:59 PM IST
Reported by Neeraj Chauhan | Written by HT News Desk
Modified FCRA rules: NGOs to give details of assets created from foreign funds
The MHA also extended the validity of FCRA licence of those entities, whose licences were expiring on September 30 and renewal was pending, till March 31, 2024.
Updated on Sep 26, 2023 04:39 AM IST
Neeraj Chauhan, New Delhi
CBI files supplementary charge sheet against Talwar over FCRA violation
The CBI has filed a supplementary charge sheet against aviation lobbyist Deepak Talwar and others for alleged violation under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) by his non-profit organisation ? Advantage India. The charge sheet names Talwar, his wife Deepa Talwar, Advantage India, besides Girish Vaid, Krishan Kumar Nair, Tarun Kumar Kapoor, Archana Kapoor, and Pran Nath Monga.
Updated on Jun 09, 2023 12:41 AM IST
HT Correspondent, New Delhi
6 of 10 NGOs audited violated FCRA provisions: Officials
Six of every 10 NGOs inspected or audited between June 2019 and April 2022 had committed one or more of the 12 compoundable offences under the FCRA, officials said.
Updated on May 10, 2023 12:39 AM IST
Neeraj Chauhan, New Delhi
NRIs’ DONATIONS: Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust to apply for FCRA registration
The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust is applying for registration under FCRA to open a bank account for receiving donations from Indians abroad for construction of the Ram temple. The Trust is scheduled to meet in Ayodhya by the month-end in this regard.
Updated on May 08, 2023 08:59 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
FIR filed against Oxfam India for FCRA violation
The Union home ministry had, on April 5, ordered a CBI probe into the foreign funding and utilisation of the Indian arm of Oxfam, which works for the rights of tribal people, Dalits, Muslims, women and girls.
Updated on Apr 19, 2023 11:56 PM IST
HT Correspondent, New Delhi
CBI files FIR against Oxfam India, carries out searches at its Delhi office
CBI registered a first information report (FIR) naming Oxfam India and its office bearers on Monday under multiple sections of the FCRA and carried out the searches on Wednesday
Updated on Apr 19, 2023 10:55 PM IST
Neeraj Chauhan
Centre orders CBI probe against Oxfam India over FCRA violation
The Centre has ordered a CBI into violation of the FCRA by Oxfam India, according to two officials familiar with the development who asked not to be named.
Updated on Apr 07, 2023 12:56 AM IST
Neeraj Chauhan , New Delhi
Centre orders CBI probe against Oxfam India over FCRA violations
Oxfam India was registered under the FCRA for undertaking social activities but the MHA refused to renew its licence.
Updated on Apr 06, 2023 06:51 PM IST
Neeraj Chauhan
FCRA complaint against NGO that led Sterlite stir, Parliament told
The Centre informed Parliament on Wednesday that it has received some complaints related to the violation of foreign funding laws by ‘The Other Media’, a NGO which organised protests and demonstrations that led to the closure of the Vedanta-owned Sterlite copper plant in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi in 2018.
Updated on Apr 06, 2023 12:12 AM IST
Neeraj Chauhan, New Delhi
MHA recommends CBI probe against Harsh Mander's NGO for FCRA 'violation'
According to the IAS officer-turned-social activist's website, he founded the NGO, Aman Biradari, as 'a people's campaign for a secular, peaceful, just and humane world, established after the Gujarat communal carnage of 2002.'
Published on Mar 20, 2023 07:33 PM IST
PTI |
Evening brief: Govt suspends FCRA license of Centre for Policy Research
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Published on Mar 01, 2023 05:00 PM IST
'EAM's son...': Cong's latest shot in Rajiv Gandhi Foundation-China funding row
FCRA licence: Congress leader Pawan Khera said foreign minister S Jaishankar's son's organisation also got Chinese funding.
Updated on Dec 19, 2022 03:51 PM IST
Income Tax searches at think tank CPR, Oxfam and media foundation: Reports
The I-T sleuths undertook the surprise action against three more organisations in the non-governmental organisation (NGO) and charitable organisation domain.
Updated on Sep 07, 2022 11:14 PM IST
HT News Desk, New Delhi
Amnesty India and its former CEO Aakar Patel penalised by ED. Here's why
The central probe agency had initiated probe under the FEMA on basis of allegations that Amnesty International UK had been remitting massive foreign contribution through its Indian entities through Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to evade Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA).
Published on Jul 08, 2022 05:05 PM IST
HT News Desk | Written by Aryan Prakash
Govt amends FCRA rules, allows kin to freely send ₹10 lakh
The government has also removed a provision wherein an organisation/individual receiving foreign funds had to declare such contributions every quarter on its official website.
Updated on Jul 03, 2022 04:09 AM IST
HT Correspondent, New Delhi
Mohammed Zubair received money from outside India, court told. His rebuttal
Mohammed Zubair was arrested on Monday over a 2018 tweet by the Delhi Police for allegedly hurting religious sentiments.
Published on Jul 02, 2022 12:12 PM IST
Centre extends validity of FCRA licences of NGOs
The ministry, however, made it clear that those non-governmental organisations (NGOs) whose renewal application has been rejected, will not be able to receive any foreign funding.
Updated on Jun 23, 2022 08:15 AM IST
Delhi court stays order asking CBI to retract lookout notice against Aakar Patel
On April 7, the additional chief metropolitan magistrate (ACMM) had directed the CBI to forthwith withdraw the LOC against Patel while also asking the CBI, director to tender an apology on behalf of the lapse on the part of his subordinates.
Published on Apr 12, 2022 05:48 PM IST
UK raised Oxfam FCRA licence refusal issue with India: Minister to Lok Sabha
Besides Oxfam India, the government cancelled FCRA licences of nearly 6,000 non-profits on various legal grounds last year
Updated on Mar 16, 2022 12:59 AM IST
Zia Haq, New Delhi
FCRA licence of PHFI renewed: MHA to House
In 2018, PHFI was placed under “prior permission” category by the MHA. This meant that it could receive foreign funds but every transfer and its use was vetted by the FCRA wing of the Union ministry.
Published on Feb 09, 2022 12:07 AM IST
HT Correspondent, New Delhi
SC refuses relief to NGOs that missed the FCRA registration cutoff
A three-judge bench headed by justice AM Khanwilkar refused to grant any interim relief and ordered the petition to be heard after pronouncement of judgment on the FCRA amendments.
Updated on Jan 26, 2022 04:08 AM IST
Abraham Thomas, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Centre restores FCRA licence of Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity
The FCRA licence, mandatory for receiving and utilising foreign funds, was restored on Friday after the charity submitted “certain documents”, a person familiar with the development said on condition of anonymity.
Updated on Jan 09, 2022 12:02 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
News updates from HT: MHA removes over 6,000 organisations from FCRA list
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Published on Jan 01, 2022 04:55 PM IST
hindustantimes.com, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
6,000 organisations including Oxfam India taken off FCRA list by MHA
FCRA: According to the home ministry dashboard, only 16,829 organisations are registered under FCRA in the country on January 1, Saturday, down from 22,832 organisations listed on Friday.
Updated on Jan 01, 2022 06:34 PM IST
Neeraj Chauhan
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