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Can deadline for opening FCRA accounts be extended, Delhi HC asks Centre Updated: Updated: NGOs move court seeking extension of April 1 deadline in view of the pandemic Share Article NGOs move court seeking extension of April 1 deadline in view of the pandemic The Delhi High Court has asked the Ministry of Home Affairs to consider if the April 1, 2021, deadline for opening Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) account for NGOs seeking to receive foreign funds can be extended in view of t...

Is the Central government taking steps to ease the hurdles in accessing foreign COVID-19 aid?

Sandeep Nailwal, co-founder of Polygon that aims to build and connect Ethereum-compatible blockchain networks, took to Twitter on April 24 to announce that he is setting up a crypto Covid relief fund to help those in need

MHA Refuses to Reveal Why FCRA Was Amended, Even as Changes Impair NGOs’ COVID Aid Efforts Disclosure of this information will not serve any interest, the MHA says. But if there is no public interest in disclosure, why was the FCRA and its rules amended in the first place, asks RTI activist Venkatesh Nayak. An India Rupee note is seen in this illustration photo June 1, 2017. Photo:Reuters/Thomas White/Illustration Rights4 hours ago New Delhi: Even as non-government organisations (NGOs) fac...

India News: NEW DELHI: This is the biggest crisis India's ever seen.

US expresses concern about violence and discrimination against religious minorities in India US expresses concern about violence and discrimination against religious minorities in India India has previously rejected the US religious freedom reports, saying it sees no locus standi for a foreign government to pronounce on the state of its citizens constitutionally protected rights. advertisement India has previously rejected the US religious freedom reports (Getty images) Expressing concern over ...

How FCRA Is Strangulating NGOs and COVID Relief Work Moneylife Digital Team  2 Even as India continues to struggle with the second wave of COVID-19, many countries, corporates, non-profit organisations, and individuals have extended a helping hand for the victims. However, a sweeping change in the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) is choking off foreign aid just when the country needs it desperately. The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, which was passed in Septembe...

Having run out of vaccine stocks, the Karnataka and Maharashtra governments on Wednesday announced that vaccination for those in the 18-44 age group would be suspended temporarily and priority would be given for second dose in all government vaccination centres from May 14 till further orders. Hamas unleashed a fresh barrage of deadly rocket fire towards Israel Wednesday in retaliation for the levelling of a 14-story building in Gaza by Israel, which ruled out an imminent ceasefire. Hamas said ...

India has been hit hard by a deadly second wave. Washington: Describing the current COVID-19 crisis as the biggest India has ever faced, an eminent Indian-American philanthropist and venture capitalist from the Silicon Valley has urged the community to help support the Indian people. India has been severely affected by the unprecedented second wave of the coronavirus and hospitals in several states are reeling under the shortage of health workers, vaccines, oxygen, drugs and beds. "This is the...

Describing the current COVID-19 crisis as the biggest India has ever faced, an eminent Indian-American philanthropist and venture capitalist from the Silicon Valley has urged the diaspora community to help support the Indian people. India has been severely affected by the unprecedented second wave of the coronavirus and hospitals in several states are reeling under the shortage of health workers, vaccines, oxygen, drugs and beds. This is the biggest crisis Indias ever seen. So, what I urge t...