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The central government recently notified the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Act. The amendment act aims to strengthen organisations' compliance mechanisms, enhance transparency and accountability in the use of foreign contributions and prevent the misuse of funds received from foreign contributions by certain organisations and instead promote the use of such funds by genuine non-governmental organisations which are working to improve the welfare of society.

Updated Mar 01, 2021 | 19:53 IST Life Mission housing project was one of the pet projects of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan through which homes are built for the homeless. CBI&nbsp New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court on Monday pertaining to the Kerala Life Mission Project scam. The agency has said that the Kerala governments project has used proxy firms like Unitac and Sane Ventures to receive funds direct...

Kerala minister alleges racial profiling by probe agency K.T. Jaleel said officials questioned the Muslim youth from Malappuram who supplied cloth bags to pack Ramzan kits on why he was so close to the family of his Hindu friend A Kerala minister has alleged that officials of a central investigating agency had racially profiled a man while interrogating him over a case linked to the distribution of f...

Activists say the BJP is using laws framed during the Congress era to crack down on civil society

The Updated List of Indias Anti-Nationals (According to the Modi Government) Anyone pointing out the Centre’s shortfalls – farmers, lawyers, journalists, comedians, activists, students – is branded not anti-government but anti-national. Demonstrators shout slogans behind police barricades during a protest demanding the release of social activists who, according to them, were arrested by the police for supporting farmers protest against farm laws, in New Delhi, India, February 15,...

PMO Says It Does Not Readily Know Which Trusts Are Headed by Prime Minister The office denied information under an RTI application, saying collecting and compiling this information would disproportionately divert resources of the public authority. Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Photo: pmindia.gov.in Rights17/Feb/2021 New Delhi: The prime minister by virtue of his office or post is the chairman of several religious, cultural and even financial trusts. However, in response to a Right to Informatio...

After FCRA licence cancellation, they adopted another route to receive money: ED The Enforcement Directorate has attached ₹17.66 crore kept in the bank accounts of the Amnesty International India Private Limited (AIIPL) and the Indians for Amnesty International Trust (IAIT) in connection with a money-laundering case. The ED probe is based on an FIR registered by the CBI against the AIIPL, the IAIT, the Amnesty International India Foundation Trust (AIIFT) and the Amnesty International South A...

During a hearing before the adjudicating authority, ED’s counsel Nitesh Rana had alleged that Talwar’s NGO was used to launder monies received from various foreign companies. As per the agency, Advantage India was allegedly used to route commission and kickbacks received from companies such as Airbus and Isolux Corsan “disguised as donation for charity and for CSR activities”. Talwar’s counsel Tanveer Ahmed Mir denied the accusations. He also contended that the properties attached we...

CAs told to get themselves thoroughly familiarised with FCRA Rules, 2011, and amendments and notifications

FAQs on the FCRA Act 2020 October 23, 2020, 6:38 AM IST All your questions on the FCRA Act 2020, broken down and answered simply. On September 20th, the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2020 was introduced in the Lok Sabha. The amendments broadly redefined terms related to acceptance, transfer, and utilisation of foreign contributions to charitable organisations under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA), 2010. The bill was passed by the two house...