In a move aimed at keeping a close watch on the activities of controversial televangelist Zakir Naik, the government has made now made it mandatory for his NGO Islamic Research Foundation to seeks its go
The government today informed the Lok Sabha that a total of 33,091 NGOs are registered under the FCRA in the country and that they received over Rs 50,000 crore in last three years.
Nagpur: It has been three months since the iconic tiger of Umred-Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary 'Jai' went missing which has now raised concern. To find him various steps are being taken by wildlife enthusiasts. An
An investigation has revealed that most of the funding of Zakir Naik's IRF from foreign funds came from the United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia and a few other Middle East countries.
A move to keep a check on the funding of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) by the Narendra Modi government has left the civil society jittery.
government’s crackdown on Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) and its harassment of students has hampered India’s image internationally, noted economist and Nobel laureate Joseph E. Stiglitz has said
Ahmedabad: An NGO run by St Xavier's Non-Formal Education Society sparked a major row after it published a job advertisement of sanitation workers stating that the unreserved, general category candidates would be preferred for the
The Supreme Court will on Thursday a plea by Punjab-based NGO to halt the screening of the film "Udta Punjab" which focuses on the widespread drug menace in the agrarian state.
New Delhi: A day after Bombay High Court allowed the release of 'Udta Punjab' with only one cut againt the CBFC's recommendation of 89 cuts, a Punjab based NGO has sought to put on hold
Kolkata: The family of Judith D'Souza, the Indian woman abducted in Kabul on Friday has expressed hope that India and Afghanistan will act soon to have her released. The woman development worker was abducted
New Delhi: Just days before Prime Minister Narendra Modi undertook his visit to the United States, the central government added three US-based non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to its watch list. The NGOs placed on the list,
New Delhi: Noted lawyer Indira Jaising’s NGO ‘Lawyers’ Collective’ was today slapped with a six month ban on receiving foreign funds as its license was suspended for alleged violation of various provisions of Foreign Contribution
Copenhagen/New Delhi: With an aim to provide better nutrition to over 100 million girls worldwide, Micronutrient Initiative (MI), an International NGO, launched a five-year-long global initiative today. Among other countries, India too will benefit f
New Delhi: A Home Ministry official , who was arrested by CBI for allegedly issuing Foreign Contribution Regulation Act ( FCRA ) notices arbitrarily to several NGOs for financial gains, was today placed under suspension.
Washington: The United States said it was "deeply concerned" after China passed a controversial new law today giving police wide-ranging powers over overseas charities The law, which comes into force in January, "will further narrow
New Delhi: Earlier this year, an image of a skeletal Nigerian boy broke hearts of a million people. The two-year-old boy was labelled a ‘witch’ by people in his community and left to starve. The
Mumbai: Several organisations have come together to carry out 100 free-of-cost plastic surgeries for the acid attack and burn victims.'Project Revive' will be undertaken in Delhi-NCR from March 1 to March 12, wherein victims from
Mumbai: Taking note of the various problems faced by patients and their kin who are in dire need of medical and health related services, a Kurla-based Chartered Accountant has developed 'M-Health', an Android app that
New Delhi: New rules formed by the government now mandate bureaucrats to declare clear service records, particularly with respect to integrity and dealings with non-government organisations (NGOs), before taking up commercial employment post their retirement. This
New Delhi: The parents of the December 16 gang-rape victim today said that the juvenile convict in the case should not be allowed to walk free, amid reports that he may be kept under close
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