The Kerala High Court has set aside the Centre's refusal to renew the FCRA certificates of two NGOs, ruling that financial support for peaceful protests cannot be considered misuse of foreign funds…
The Lok Sabha has referred the contentious Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, to a 31-member joint parliamentary committee for detailed scrutiny. Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai moved the motion…
Families and non-governmental organisations have appealed to the governments of India and Pakistan to release fishermen languishing in each other's prisons. The Deccan Herald reports the request is made on humanitarian grounds…
The Meghalaya High Court has directed that police stations and prisons cannot be used for press briefings by any political party or NGO. Only the police department may hold press briefings at…
The government has proposed amendments to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, including a designated authority to supervise and dispose of assets when an NGO's FCRA certificate is cancelled or surrendered. The move…
The Congress has issued a whip for its MPs to be present in Parliament on August 10, 11 and 12 to block the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026. Opposition leaders including…
Christian leaders led by DMK Rajya Sabha MP P. Wilson asked Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday to withdraw the Foreign Contribution Regulation Amendment Bill, 2026, or refer it to a joint…
The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, is back on Parliament's agenda for the monsoon session after being postponed following protests from Christian organisations and NGOs. According to home ministry data, foreign…
Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma said Home Minister Amit Shah assured him that the proposed Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, would not apply retrospectively. Lalduhoma spoke after meeting Shah in New Delhi…
