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Prime Minister Narendra Modi with United States President Joe Biden. | Narendra Modi via Twitter A United States panel has recommended that the Joe Biden government designate India as a “country of particular concern” for engaging in and tolerating “systematic, ongoing, and egregious” religious freedom violations. The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom suggested imposing targeted sanctions on individuals and entities responsible for violating...

USCIRF Recommends India, Russia for Countries of Particular Concern Tag News18 1 hour ago © Provided by News18 USCIRF Recommends India, Russia for Countries of Particular Concern Tag A US Congress-constituted quasi-judicial body on Wednesday asked the Biden Administration to designate four nations, including India, as "countries of particular concern", alleging that religious freedom conditions there in 2020 continued their negative trajectory. The annual report of the US Commission for In...

Kerala minister for higher education and minorities welfare K.T. Jaleel resigned from the state cabinet on Tuesday, days after the Lokayukta found him guilty of nepotism in appointing a relative to a government position. Although Jaleel had approached Kerala High Court to quash the Lokayukta order, he resigned before the case came up. He announced his decision in a Facebook message describing it as a “temporary relief for those who wants to suck my blood”. The Muslim Youth League, the youth...

The next generation has an altruistic streak, leans towards philanthropy now more than ever SECTIONS Last Updated: Apr 08, 2021, 08:35 AM IST Share iStock Indias appetite for giving has radically increased during the pandemic - 85% respondents plan to increase their giving, with 74% more inclined to contribute to local communities. Related NEW DELHI: Families in India have shown great traction in their philanthropic actions over the last year as they deployed both short-term relief funding as w...

Family philanthropy funding triples but social sector will still see a deficit But a decline in revenue and profitability will impact Indian corporations’ ability to contribute to the social sector through CSR activities. Image: Alamy Funding from family philanthropy tripled its corpus to ₹12,000 crore in the last financial year but the social sector will continue to see an annual funding deficit because of a pandemic-induced setback, says a new report. India’s rich continu...

NEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday said it had received several representations, including from NGOs and associations, seeking changes in the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Rules 2011, as amended in 2020. MoS (Home) Nityanand Rai, in reply to a question in Rajya Sabha, informed the members that the government had already provided some relaxations to facilitate a smooth transition to the amended FCRA regime. These included extension of certain deadlines, including for submission of annua...

Read more about Foreign funding licences of 8,353 NGOs not renewed in last 5 years on Business Standard. The Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday

NEW DELHI: The Central government on Wednesday said it had received several representations, including from NGOs and associations, seeking changes in the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Rules 2011, amended last in 2020. Minister of state for home Nityanand Rai, in reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, however, informed the members that the government had already provided some relaxations to facilitate a smooth transition to the amended FCRA regime. These included the extension of certain d...

According to the rules issued after the amended FCRA, the NGOs, which intend to receive foreign funding, must have an existence of at least three years and spent Rs 15 lakh in voluntary activities prior to their applications.

"This reflects the working of a vibrant democracy, which gives space to those who hold varying views," the statement said. According to the “Freedom in the World’ report released by the Washington-based organization, India slipped in rankings this year because of alleged discrimination against Muslims and increased harassment of government critics and journalists. The report listed several events in 2020 like religious riots in Delhi, use of sedition laws against critics and hardships end...