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  Parliament Passes Bill For Greater Transparency On Foreign Funding Of NGOs

  Parliament today approved a bill to make it mandatory for office bearers of NGOs to provide their Aadhaar numbers at the time of registration and also bring various other changes.

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  Bill To Change Foreign Funding Rules For Non-Profits Placed In Lok Sabha

  A bill that seeks to amend the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), under which providing the Aadhar numbers of the office-bearers of any NGO will be mandatory for registration and public servants will be barred from receiving funds from abroad, was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Sunday.

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  Lok Sabha Passes Amendment Exempting Scrutiny Of Foreign Poll Funding

  The Lok Sabha has passed, without a debate, a bill that will exempt political parties from scrutiny of funds they have received from abroad since 1976.

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  Exclusive: Are Donors On Global Terror Watch Lists Funding Saudi-Style Islam In India?

  From time to time, the Indian government has warned of the dangers of the rise of puritanical, Saudi-style Islam in India, most recently, during the unrest in Kashmir, when it warned it will not allow a 'Wahhabi theocracy' to take root in the Valley.

• FCRA Bill could be passed in Budget session: K V Thomas

  A Bill to develop the commodities futures market could be passed in the forthcoming Budget session of the Parliament, Food and Consumer Affairs Minister K V Thomas said today.

• Commodity bourses end 2012 with Rs 174 lakh crore business

  Commodity futures market remained subdued in 2012 with turnover stagnating at last year's level of Rs 174 trillion and the government's bill to strengthen the regulator FMC also getting stuck in Parliament.

• FCRA Bill cleared, FMC to get more power

  Giving a reform boost to the commodity futures market, the government today cleared a Bill that seeks to provide more power including financial autonomy to regulator FMC and introduce new categories of products.

• FCRA Bill that aimed to give more powers to commodity markets regulator deferred

  The government has once again deferred a decision on a Bill that seeks to give more powers to commodity markets regulator FMC as Food and Consumer Affairs Minister KV Thomas was not present in Cabinet meeting.

• Cabinet to decide on FCRA Bill, SAIL disinvestment

  The much awaited Forward Contract Regulation Act (Amendment) Bill is expected to be taken up by the Cabinet.