Systemic assault on civil society: Congress' Venugopal writes to PM on amendments to FCRA rulesCongress leader K.C. Venugopal has strongly criticized the government's new Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act rules, calling them a "sy...
MHA notifies FCRA rules defining religious activities, tightens complianceNew rules from the Home Ministry now define what qualifies as religious activity for foreign-funded organizations in India. The updated fra...
Govt revises penalties under FCRA involving receipt of foreign contributions by NGOsNew penalties are now in place for NGOs misusing foreign funds. The Home Ministry has revised compounding penalties for various FCRA violat...
'Very serious': Kiren Rijiju asks Rahul Gandhi to disclose details of his foreign travelsUnion minister Kiren Rijiju has called questions surrounding Rahul Gandhi's foreign trips and their funding very serious. He urged the Cong...
Kerala Assembly election results on May 4 after high-stakes triangular fightThis Monday, the political landscape of Kerala is set to shift as the counting of votes begins for the Assembly elections held on April 9. ...
Puducherry exit polls 2026: NDA likely to win 16-19 seats, TVK may gain youth votePuducherry exit polls 2026: Exit polls indicate the NDA is poised for victory in the Puducherry Assembly elections. The ruling alliance sho...
BJP’s Kerala strategy: Betting on select pockets to force a three-corner contestBJP Kerala Elections Strategies: Bharatiya Janata Party is intensifying its electoral push in Kerala. The party is focusing on select const...
FCRA licence of IndustriALL Global Union's India arm nixedThe Union home ministry has cancelled the FCRA licence of IndustriALL Global Union’s India arm, stating such organisations do not require i...
IEG says reapplied for FCRA licence with all papers nowAccording to FCRA rules amended in 2020, "An application for renewal of the certificate of registration shall be made to the Central govern...
MHA amends FCRA rules, allows relatives living abroad to send up to Rs 10 lakh to Indians without restrictionsSimilarly, making changes in rule 9, which deals with application of obtaining 'registration' or 'prior permission' under the FCRA to recei...
FCRA licences of Odisha-based NGOs revokedNorth Block officials said the FCRA licences of the two NGOs were suspended last year for 180 days and later a review was held before cance...
MHA cancels CHRI, AAWW licences for FCRA rules violationThe government has cancelled FCRA licences of the two NGOs after they "failed to adhere to rules mandated to be followed under FCRA on many...
MHA advises NGOs on switch to new FCRA regimeIn a table put on the FCRA website on Friday, the home ministry spelt out the requirements needed to be fulfilled under the amended Act and...
Home Ministry tightens eligibility criteria for non-governmental organisations applying for foreign donationThe ministry notification dated November 10 said that office bearers of the NGOs seeking registration under the Foreign Contribution (Regul...
After years of denial, Taiwan NGO gets nod to accept foreign fundsUnder the FCRA rules, the trust seeking prior permission is required to provide a specific commitment letter from the donor indicating the ...
In bid for transparency, government makes FCRA services onlineModi government notified the amended Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Rules, 2015, that require all FCRA services and transactions to be m...
DU, JNU can accept foreign funds without FCRA registrationDU, JNU, GNLU are among a category of some 300-odd institutions in the country that are free to accept foreign donations without registrati...