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Last Updated: This Is The Biggest Crisis India Has Ever Seen: Eminent Indian-American Philanthropist On COVID-19 This is the biggest crisis India has ever seen: Eminent Indian-American philanthropist on COVID-19 Washington, May 12 (PTI) 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...

Most NGOs don’t have SBI account Updated: Updated: From April 1, a Delhi account is a mandatory provision to receive foreign funds Share Article From April 1, a Delhi account is a mandatory provision to receive foreign funds An Assam-based NGO has also moved the Gauhati High Court against another amended provision of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) that makes Aadhaar mandatory for opening and operating the account in Delhi. The Gauhati High Court on May 5 sent a notice to the...

WASHINGTON: Expressing concern over the alleged killings, assaults, discrimination and actions against religious and ethnic minorities in India, the US Government in an official report to Congress on Wednesday said that American officials discussed with their Indian counterparts issues related to the CAA, difficulties faced by faith-based NGOs and allegations that Muslims spread the Covid-19 virus. Mandated by the US Congress, the 2020 Report on International Religious Freedom that documents m...

URL copied COVID-19 biggest crisis India has ever seen: Eminent Indian-American philanthropist  Describing the current COVID-19 crisis as the biggest India has ever faced, an eminent Indian-American philanthropist and venture capitalist from 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 worke...

They will be used exclusively for relief measures Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Tuesday appealed to the general public, charitable institutions and corporates to contribute generously to the Chief Minister’s Public Relief Fund to help the State government fight the COVID-19 pandemic. In his appeal, Mr. Stalin said Tamil Nadu was in the grip of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. “The current wave has placed immense stress on the State’s health infrastructure and our people. My gover...

Stalin appeals for donation to CM relief fund to help tackle Covid situation  The State is in dire need of financial support, said Stalin while requesting the general public to donate generously.  Share Via Email   |  A+A A- By Express News Service CHENNAI: Chief Minister MK Stalin on Tuesday requested the public and private organisations to donate generously to the Chief Minister’s Public Relief Fund (CMPRF) in a bid to support government efforts to contain the spread of Covid -19....

Contributions to be used exclusively for COVID-19 relief measures. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Tuesday appealed to the general public, charity institutions and corporates to contribute generously to the Chief Minister’s Public Relief Fund to help the State government fight the COVID-19 pandemic effectively. In his appeal, Mr. Stalin said Tamil Nadu was under the grip of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and the State has 1,52,389 active cases, of whom 31,410 were on oxyge...

Non-FCRA listed NGOs may have to pay tax on foreign oxygen device gifts SECTIONS Share Synopsis The government has waived integrated GST and customs duty on oxygen concentrators that are gifted from overseas or imported. However, experts said many companies and non-profit organisations without an FCRA licence may still be liable to pay these taxes. ANI Indian non-profit organisations and individuals getting oxygen concentrators as gifts from overseas may end up paying goods and services tax and...

Give NGOs wings: They are providing invaluable Covid relief despite FCRA chains April 29, 2021, 7:31 PM IST Times of India’s Edit Page team comprises senior journalists with wide-ranging interests who debate and opine on the news and issues of the day. A crisis so immense is afoot that governments at all levels in India seem to have abandoned lakhs of citizens who need emergency medical attention. Answering the distress calls emanating from society, i...

Representational image. | Xavier Galiana / AFP Even as tragedies stemming from the current wave of Covid-19 pandemic unfold in Indian cities, less visible ones have started emerging in the villages. Rural India is no longer just a receptor for returning migrants in the current wave, it is already a site where resources and coping mechanisms have been stretched. Accounts coming in from the field point to the times of distress that will quickly turn into a catastrophe of unima...