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Delhi HC issues notice to CBI on Harsh Mander's plea seeking quashing of F
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on a plea moved by activist Harsh Mander and his NGO, the Centre for Equity Studies, which sought quashing of CBI FIR registered against them regarding the allegations of violation of the Foreign Contri
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MHA revokes FCRA licenses of five notable NGOs
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
In a recent development, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has invalidated the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) permits of five notable non-government organisations (NGOs) after undergoing a "due process", citing breaches like the misappropriation of international funding, among o
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Delhi HC seeks response of govt to plea against FCRA licence cancellation
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The Delhi High Court recently issued notice to the central government and sought its response to a plea against the cancellation of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) licence of the Centre for Policy Research (CPR).
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CBI searches activist Harsh Mander's home, office on charges of violation
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is conducting raids on retired civil servant Harsh Mander's residence and official place in a new case related to alleged violations of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act.
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MHA cancels FCRA registration of Centre for Policy Research for 'misutilis
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has cancelled the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) registration of New Delhi's leading public policy research institution Centre for Policy Research (CPR) for allegedly violating certain foreign funding norms that included "misutilisation of fo
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CPR objects to "incomprehensible, disproportionate" cancellation of FCRA s
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
In a statement released on Wednesday, CPR said that it received notice of the FCRA status cancellation on January 10, 2024, with reasons cited that the institution found challenging and that questioned the fundamental functioning of a research institution.
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MHA cancels FCRA registration of Centre for Policy Research charging viola
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The MHA cited reports published by CPR on "current affairs programmes" as one of the reasons for the cancellation.
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13,520 associations received Rs 55,742 crore foreign contribution from 201
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
A total of 13,520 associations and Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) have received an amount of Rs 55,742 crore foreign contributions in the last three financial years from 2019 to 2022, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) told the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
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CBI registers FCRA violation case against NewsClick
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
CBI teams conducted raids at the residence and office of Prabir Purkayastha, founder of NewsClick.
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Delhi HC reserves order on plea of CPR seeking permission for utilising fu
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The High court is hearing a plea moved by CPR challenging the suspension of its Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) Licence on 27th February 2023. Its application was filed in March and it is pending for the last six months. Central government has initiated an inquiry.
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CBI registers case against News Click on violation of the FCR Act
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a case against News Click on violation of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act, sources said on Wednesday.
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MHA amends rules; NGOs registered under FCRA will have to give details of
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has amended rules pertaining to filing of annual returns by Non-Government Organisations (NGOS) registered under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA), asking them to provide details of moveable and immovable assets created by them using foreign fu
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