New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Thursday carried out search operations at 16 premises across West Bengal, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, and other locations in a crackdown on an alleged terror-funding and illegal-infiltration racket. The raids, conducted under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, were led by the agency’s Lucknow Zonal Office.The case stems from an FIR registered by the Uttar Pradesh Anti‑Terrorist Squad (UP ATS) on October 11,…
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New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Sunday met the Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi and urged the Centre to take into account the unique circumstances of the hill state while dealing with issues relating to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA). Chief Minister Sangma was accompanied by a delegation of senior church and community leaders representing major Christian denominations in Meghalaya, who raised concerns over certain provisions of th…
Thiruvananthapuram, July 1 (IANS) The Kerala Assembly on Wednesday passed a special resolution urging the Centre to withdraw the proposed amendments to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) and the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Rules, 2026, with the BJP emerging as the lone dissenting voice in the House.The resolution was adopted by 111 votes to two, with two BJP members voting against it after their proposed amendments were rejected.BJP member V. Muraleedharan, who move…
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) In a move that promises to be beneficial in increasing the convenience of citizens, the FCRA 2.0 Portal and e-OCI Card were launched in New Delhi on Tuesday by Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Both initiatives will enhance facilities for citizens and, in particular, resolve the difficulties faced by those receiving donations under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act or FCRA, which was amended recently.Among those present at the event were the Union home secretary, f…
New Delhi/Kochi, June 25 (IANS) Opposition to the Centre’s recent amendment to the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) rules is gathering momentum, with the Congress and Christian church organisations stepping up separate political and legal challenges against the move.Congress General Secretary and MP, K.C. Venugopal, has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking the immediate withdrawal of the amendment, alleging that the revised rules adversely affect the rights of minority commu…
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Congress General Secretary K.C. Venugopal penned a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, raising the party’s “vehement objection” to the notification of new (Foreign Contribution Regulation Amendment) FCRA rules and demanded its withdrawal with immediate effect. He termed the latest amendments as “draconian” and stated that they would “stifle” the autonomy of NGOs, particularly those run by minority community members.The Congress leader claimed t…
Chennai, June 4 (IANS) Tamil Nadu’s Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Thursday announced that it will not participate in the INDIA bloc meeting scheduled to be held in New Delhi on June 8, citing resentment within the party over what it described as the Congress “betrayal” following the recent Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.In a strongly worded statement, the DMK said it had been invited to attend the meeting of the India bloc partners but had decided to stay away in deference to the sentiments …
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) BJP National Information & Technology Department in-charge and West Bengal co-incharge Amit Malviya, on Saturday, hit back at TMC Rajya Sabha MP Sagarika Ghose over her remarks on the Centre’s alleged treatment of Christian institutions and the Missionaries of Charity after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited the organisation’s Mother House in Kolkata. Reacting to Ghose’s post on X, Malviya accused her of spreading misinformation and deliberately distorti…
Kottayam, April 10 (IANS) A sharp political row has erupted in Kerala with the BJP leaders P.C. George and his son Shaun George on Friday launching a strong offensive against sections of the Catholic Church, alleging political partisanship.P.C. George who contested on a BJP ticket from the Poonjar constituency accused certain religious leaders of supporting the Congress-led UDF.They claimed that appeals were made from within Church-led institutions to vote for the UDF in the Assembly elections.H…
Amaravati, April 9 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday paid rich tributes to the founder of the Rural Development Trust (RDT) Father Vicente Ferrer Moncho on the occasion of his birth anniversary. “I pay my humble tributes to a man who served with a humanitarian spirit, undertaking numerous development initiatives to foster the progress of 2.5 million underprivileged and backwards-class people across the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana,” the Chief Ministe…