Sabrang Trust

The Bombay High Court today ordered no arrests of social activists Teesta Setalvad and her associate Javed Anand till May 2 in a criminal case lodged against them by the Gujarat police for alleged misappropriation of funds.

Social activist Teesta Setalvad has been booked for allegedly securing central government funds worth Rs 1.4 crore fraudulently for her NGO Sabrang between 2010 and 2013, the police said today.

The FCRA registration of NGOs failing to submit their annual income and expenditure records by June 14 will be cancelled, the government has warned.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday gave the Gujarat government two weeks to respond to rights activist Teesta Setalvad's plea challenging the freezing of her and her husband's bank accounts and those of their organisations -- Sabrang Trust and Citizens for Justice and Peace.

Sabrang Trust, activist Teesta Setalvad's NGO, on Thursday expressed regret over the government's decision of cancelling its FCRA registration but said it was "no surprise" and the order was imminent.

Activist Teesta Setalvad's NGO cannot accept foreign funding anymore. The government today cancelled the licence of Ms Setalvad's Sabrang Trust to receive funds from abroad.

The Gujarat High Court today reserved its order on petitions of activist Teesta Setalvad and her husband Javed Anand for defreezing their personal bank accounts as well as those of their NGOs, Sabrang Trust and Citizens for Justice and Peace.

In a fresh crackdown on an NGO, Sabrang, run by social activist Teesta Setalvad, the Home Ministry today suspended its registration for six months for alleged violation of Foreign Currency (Regulation) Act (FCRA) that invites termination of its license.

The city police, probing the alleged Gulberg Society fund misuse case, on Wednesday opposed the pleas filed by social activist Teesta Setalvad and her husband Javed Anand in the Gujarat High Court to de-freeze their and their two NGOs' bank accounts.

Facing closure notice, activist Teesta Setalvad's two NGOs - Citizens for Justice and Peace and Sabrang Trust - have conveyed to the Home Ministry that they have done no financial irregularities and no foreign contribution was misused by any of its office bearer.

Social activist Teesta Setalvad is a threat to national security, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) told a Mumbai Court yesterday. The agency was opposing the anticipatory bail of the activist in a case of alleged violations related to foreign funding of her NGO.

The government has asked the CBI to investigate an organization linked to activist Teesta Setalvad, known for her campaigns for Gujarat riot victims.

The government has cracked down on the Ford Foundation, saying the US charity can no longer give money to local organisations without government permission.

The Home ministry has placed Ford Foundation, an international funding organisation, on its watch list and said that its funds be routed with proper clearances.

Social activist Teesta Setalvad today denied violations of Foreign Contributions Regulation Act (FCRA) provisions by her Non-Governmental Organization or NGOs, after the Gujarat government demanded the Union Home Ministry to probe the functioning of her organisations.

The Bombay High Court today ordered no arrests of social activists Teesta Setalvad and her associate Javed Anand till May 2 in a criminal case lodged against them by the Gujarat police for alleged misappropriation of funds.

Social activist Teesta Setalvad has been booked for allegedly securing central government funds worth Rs 1.4 crore fraudulently for her NGO Sabrang between 2010 and 2013, the police said today.

The FCRA registration of NGOs failing to submit their annual income and expenditure records by June 14 will be cancelled, the government has warned.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday gave the Gujarat government two weeks to respond to rights activist Teesta Setalvad's plea challenging the freezing of her and her husband's bank accounts and those of their organisations -- Sabrang Trust and Citizens for Justice and Peace.

Sabrang Trust, activist Teesta Setalvad's NGO, on Thursday expressed regret over the government's decision of cancelling its FCRA registration but said it was "no surprise" and the order was imminent.

Activist Teesta Setalvad's NGO cannot accept foreign funding anymore. The government today cancelled the licence of Ms Setalvad's Sabrang Trust to receive funds from abroad.

The Gujarat High Court today reserved its order on petitions of activist Teesta Setalvad and her husband Javed Anand for defreezing their personal bank accounts as well as those of their NGOs, Sabrang Trust and Citizens for Justice and Peace.

In a fresh crackdown on an NGO, Sabrang, run by social activist Teesta Setalvad, the Home Ministry today suspended its registration for six months for alleged violation of Foreign Currency (Regulation) Act (FCRA) that invites termination of its license.

The city police, probing the alleged Gulberg Society fund misuse case, on Wednesday opposed the pleas filed by social activist Teesta Setalvad and her husband Javed Anand in the Gujarat High Court to de-freeze their and their two NGOs' bank accounts.

Facing closure notice, activist Teesta Setalvad's two NGOs - Citizens for Justice and Peace and Sabrang Trust - have conveyed to the Home Ministry that they have done no financial irregularities and no foreign contribution was misused by any of its office bearer.

Social activist Teesta Setalvad is a threat to national security, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) told a Mumbai Court yesterday. The agency was opposing the anticipatory bail of the activist in a case of alleged violations related to foreign funding of her NGO.

The government has asked the CBI to investigate an organization linked to activist Teesta Setalvad, known for her campaigns for Gujarat riot victims.

The government has cracked down on the Ford Foundation, saying the US charity can no longer give money to local organisations without government permission.

The Home ministry has placed Ford Foundation, an international funding organisation, on its watch list and said that its funds be routed with proper clearances.

Social activist Teesta Setalvad today denied violations of Foreign Contributions Regulation Act (FCRA) provisions by her Non-Governmental Organization or NGOs, after the Gujarat government demanded the Union Home Ministry to probe the functioning of her organisations.