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Critics sarcastically called it a ‘Christmas gift’. It was on December 25 that the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) rejected an application from the Mother Theresa-founded Missionaries of Charity (MoC) to renew its licence to collect foreign donations, citing “adverse reports” against the NGO. Neither the MHA nor MoC, which issued separate statements, spelt out what the “adverse

Over 12,500 Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) have lost their permission to collect foreign donations – 5,933 of them losing it on the last day of 2021 – as the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) either refused renewal of their licence or the outfits did not file applications for one.

Budget announces ₹14,788-crore funding to boost Bengaluru’s urban mobility February 02, 2021 Funding to take up metro connectivity to airport, tech-corridor The Budget 2021 has proposed funding of ₹14,788 crore to complete two key routes of Bengaluru Metro Railway Project (BMRCL) — Phase 2A and 2B of 58.19 km and the 278 km Bengaluru-Chennai expressway. The two phases of Bengaluru Metro are said to be a gamechanger and improve the city’s urban mobility. According to a BMRCL official,...

Watch: It’s a dirty picture near Hebbagodi Metro depot ByNaveen MenezesNaveen Menezes / Updated: Dec 10, 2020, 06:00 IST dirty lake Bommasandra Metro line, is flanked by a massive garbage dump yard and a dirty lake. While the new infrastructure facility, including the Metro station, could improve the condition of the neighbourhood, some say the depot violates the National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) order that bans any developmental activities within the 30-metre buffer zone. A visit to the sp...