FCRA

ED raids expose foreign debit card network linked to unregistered group

April 24, 2026 5:59 pm

1 person carrying 24 foreign debit cards was intercepted at the Bengaluru international airport.

Centre allows Shikhar Dhawan, Baba Bageshwar foundations to receive foreign funding

April 17, 2026 3:41 pm

This development comes amid an investigation by the Enforcement Directorate against Shikhar Dhawan, in connection with an alleged case of money laundering linked to an illegal betting app.

Centre introduces FCRA Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha amid Opposition protest

March 25, 2026 4:55 pm

Responding to the Opposition observations, Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said the FCRA Amendment Bill aims to enhance transparency and ensure proper utilisation of funds received from abroad.

'UGC should consider granting recognition to HIAL': Parliament panel praises Sonam Wangchuk's education model as 'exemplary'

December 15, 2025 1:03 pm

The panel noted that HIAL is exemplary in its implementation of the NEP 2020, which calls for such experiential and project-based learning, community engagement, and integration of Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS).

MHA cancels FCRA license of Sonam Wangchuk’s NGO: All about law regulating foreign donations

September 26, 2025 1:37 pm

The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act regulates foreign funding in India. Critics say that the government has used the law to clamp down on NGOs critical of its actions

Two former members of trust get three years in jail in FCRA case

May 10, 2025 9:18 pm

According to sources, the CBI had registered a case against the Samast Muslim Khalifa Sunnatwal Jamat on January 17, 2012, alleging that the “trust was not registered under the FCRA Act”.

Spend foreign funding under prior permission category within four years, says Govt

April 08, 2025 5:20 am

In a notice, the MHA said anyone registered under the FCRA can accept any foreign contribution only after obtaining the prior permission by making an application.

Renewal pending: Govt extends FCRA validity of NGOs for 3 months

December 28, 2024 2:43 am

FCRA Director Jeetendar Chadha said, “The validity of registration certificates of such entities whose validity was extended till December 31, in terms of the Public Notice dated September 28, and whose renewal application is pending, will stand extended till March 31, 2025."

NGOs to lose FCRA licence over conversions, anti-development acts: MHA

November 12, 2024 6:08 am

According to the notice, not utilising any foreign funding for projects as per the aims and objectives of the NGO would also invite FCRA cancellation.

Tax crackdown draws links between NGOs — in ‘cause’ and funding pattern

October 03, 2024 10:34 pm

The I-T probe was triggered by searches conducted on September 7, 2022, at the premises of Oxfam, CPR, Environics Trust (ET), Legal Initiative for Forest and Environment (LIFE) and Care India Solution for Sustainable Development (CISSD).

Government Cancels FCRA Licences Of Around 20,000 NGOs: Here's Why

June 22, 2020 7:16 pm