Bankers' Books Evidence Bill, Tribunals Reforms Bill: Parliament gets it right amid the standoffParliament has passed two important bills despite political disagreements. The Bankers' Books Evidence Bill allows digital bank records as ...
11 Aug, 2026, 11.33 PM IST
Govt considering sending FCRA Bill to joint committee of Parliament for further scrutiny: SourcesThe government is considering sending the FCRA Amendment Bill to a joint parliamentary committee. Opposition parties, including Congress an...
11 Aug, 2026, 06.12 PM IST
"FCRA Bill in Parliament likely on August 12, "not going to be retrospective," says Mizoram CM Lalduhoma after meeting Amit ShahMizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma met Union Home Minister Amit Shah regarding the Foreign Contribution Regulation Amendment Bill. Christian ...
06 Aug, 2026, 08.56 PM IST
FCRA 2026: Three regulatory changes reshaping foreign funding in IndiaThe revised FCRA Rules 2026 introduce crucial changes tightening regulatory oversight on foreign funding in India. These reforms redefine k...
06 Aug, 2026, 03.09 PM IST
Kerala Assembly urges Centre to withdraw proposed FCRA amendmentsKerala Assembly unanimously passed a resolution demanding the Centre withdraw proposed FCRA amendments, citing severe impacts on voluntary ...
01 Jul, 2026, 04.31 PM IST
In 'new India', people with independent thinking are 'harassed': CongressCongress general secretary communications Jairam Ramesh tweeted that "a top research organisation that was close to the ruling establishmen...
01 Mar, 2023, 07.01 PM IST
Govt suspends FCRA licence of think-tank Centre for Policy ResearchCPR, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), in a statement, said it continues to cooperate fully with authorities, is in complete complianc...
01 Mar, 2023, 06.27 PM IST
FCRA licence of CPR suspended amid I-T probeOxfam's FCRA licence was revoked in January 2022, after which the NGO had filed a revision petition with the home ministry. Officials said ...
01 Mar, 2023, 07.32 AM IST
View: Electoral bonds and FCRA amendments pave the way for unaccounted political fundingMajor democracies have increasingly tightened disclosure rules. By contrast, in India, the world’s largest democracy, electoral ‘reform’ ha...
31 Mar, 2018, 11.48 AM IST
Mary Kom NGO, Sonia-led trust among 42 bodies under FCRA lensKiren Rijiju said that 21 NGOs had been served a standard questionnaire to check as part of preliminary inquiry into an alleged violation o...
21 Mar, 2018, 10.37 AM IST
Now, foreign poll funding won’t be scrutinisedBefore the change approved last week, foreign funds received by a political party before September 26, 2010, when the FCRA was enacted, wer...
19 Mar, 2018, 02.30 PM IST
LS passes amendment against scrutiny of foreign poll fundsBefore the change approved last week, foreign funds received by a political party before September 26, 2010, when the FCRA was enacted, wer...
18 Mar, 2018, 03.48 PM IST
Trump urged to discuss foreign NGO funding issue with ModiEvery year, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) releases a report outlining the state of religious fre...
26 Jun, 2017, 10.43 PM IST
Ford Foundation-government stand-off ends as NGO agrees to come under FemaThe home ministry has decided to reciprocate by allowing the NGO to utilize funds from its bank accounts here to pay salaries to its 50-odd...
16 Jul, 2015, 11.00 AM IST
Foreign funds in legislative research body come under Home Ministry scrutinyMembers of Parliament may not know that the organisation that’s built a reputation helping MPs has been under home ministry scrutiny, and m...
17 Mar, 2014, 01.42 AM IST
Commodity bourses end 2012 with Rs 174-trillion businessIn March, FMC banned trading in guar futures to check price volatility. It also took stringent action against commodity brokerage firms for...
31 Dec, 2012, 11.10 PM IST
- FMC autonomy: Markets fear delay in bill passage
The Forward Contracts Regulation Act (FCRA) Amendment Bill of 2010 has been referred to the department-related standing committee.
17 Jan, 2011, 12.32 AM IST