Foreign Donation Rules

Ten people, including five government officials, have been detained for taking bribe on behalf of non-profits for allegedly facilitating violations of rules in receiving foreign donations, sources in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said.

Three trusts linked to the Gandhi family will be investigated for alleged financial wrongdoings, the government said today. The Home Ministry has formed an inter-ministerial committee to coordinate investigations into alleged violation of income tax and foreign donation rules by Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust and Indira Gand...

Congress today termed as disappointing, reports that the Centre was unlikely to accept any foreign financial aid for flood relief work in Kerala and requested the Prime Minister to take steps to amend the rules.

On February 14, members of the Dalit community have called a massive protest rally against the Home Ministry's decision to cancel the FCRA permit or the license to receive donations from overseas for Navsarjan, one of Gujarats most prominent Dalit organisations. Last July, Navsarjan had been involved in the campaign for justice after the Una incide...

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley told NDTV recently that a revelation of names in connection with untaxed or black money in foreign accounts would "embarrass the Congress". While none of those in a first set of names placed by the government before the Supreme Court today are politicians, there is potential embarrassment for not just the Congress, but...

India's two main political parties both broke laws barring foreign donations by accepting cash from local companies owned by London-listed mining group Vedanta Resources Plc between 2004 and 2012, the Delhi High Court said on Friday.

Ten people, including five government officials, have been detained for taking bribe on behalf of non-profits for allegedly facilitating violations of rules in receiving foreign donations, sources in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said.

Three trusts linked to the Gandhi family will be investigated for alleged financial wrongdoings, the government said today. The Home Ministry has formed an inter-ministerial committee to coordinate investigations into alleged violation of income tax and foreign donation rules by Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust and Indira Gand...

Congress today termed as disappointing, reports that the Centre was unlikely to accept any foreign financial aid for flood relief work in Kerala and requested the Prime Minister to take steps to amend the rules.

On February 14, members of the Dalit community have called a massive protest rally against the Home Ministry's decision to cancel the FCRA permit or the license to receive donations from overseas for Navsarjan, one of Gujarats most prominent Dalit organisations. Last July, Navsarjan had been involved in the campaign for justice after the Una incide...

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley told NDTV recently that a revelation of names in connection with untaxed or black money in foreign accounts would "embarrass the Congress". While none of those in a first set of names placed by the government before the Supreme Court today are politicians, there is potential embarrassment for not just the Congress, but...

India's two main political parties both broke laws barring foreign donations by accepting cash from local companies owned by London-listed mining group Vedanta Resources Plc between 2004 and 2012, the Delhi High Court said on Friday.