Foreign Contribution Registration Act

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  Centre Cancels Think Tank Centre For Policy Research's Foreign Funding Licence

  The government has cancelled the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) registration of prominent public think-tank, Centre for Policy Research for alleged violation of laws, officials said on Wednesday.

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  Foreign Funding Licence Of 1,811 NGOs Cancelled In 3 Years: Government

  The Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) registration of 1,811 NGOs were cancelled by the government between 2019-21 for alleged violation of law, Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said in Lok Sabha on Tuesday.

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  Foreign Funding Licence Of Gandhis' NGOs Cancelled For Chinese Link: Amit Shah

  Addressing reporters outside Parliament House, Mr Shah said the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) registration of the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation (RGF) was cancelled as it allegedly got Rs 1.35 crore from the Chinese Embassy.

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  10 NGOs Under CBI Scanner In Foreign Regulation Act Bribe Case

  The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has named 10 non-government organisations (NGOs), including Omidyar, a US-based organization, as accused in the case of allegedly conspiring to illegally facilitate the registration and renewal of Foreign Con

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  UK Protested Rejection Of Oxfam's Foreign Funding Licence, Says Minister

  India's refusal to renew the registration of NGO Oxfam India under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FRCA) was raised by the United Kingdom in a bilateral meeting last month, the government has said.

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  Extended FCRA Registration Of 11,594 NGOs Which Applied Within Cut-Off Date: Centre To Supreme Court

  The Centre today told the Supreme Court that Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) registrations of 11,594 NGOs, which applied within the cut-off date, have already been extended.

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  Foreign Funds Licence For Mother Teresa's Charity Restored

  The FCRA licence for Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity was restored Saturday, according to an entry in the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act website, two weeks after the Home Ministry cited "adverse inputs" to refuse a renewal request.

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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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  NGOs Get One-Time Exemption To Apply For Foreign Funding Registration

  The government on Thursday gave a one-time exemption to NGOs, whose Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act registrations were cancelled for not filing annual returns, to apply for registration within three months, a move which may benefit hundreds of organisations.

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  Greenpeace India to Appeal Against Registration Cancellation

  Greenpeace India today decided to file an appeal against the order cancelling its registration as a society, terming it as "unjustified" and alleged that the repeated attempts to "muzzle" its voice show government's "unwillingness" to engage in a healthy democratic dialogue.

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  Greenpeace Launches Campaign Against Cancellation of Registration

  A day after after government cancelled its registration under Foreign Contribution Regulations Act (FCRA), Greenpeace today launched a new campaign to reclaim freedom of speech by recreating Bollywood movie posters highlighting real life stories and asserted that its fight for environment will go on "undeterred".