FCRA

MHA Issues Warning Against Fraudulent Emails Posing As FCRA Officials

Issuing warning regarding the new scam, the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) Division of the Ministry of Home Affairs, has recently given public advisory, to alert the public about fraudulent emails and documents being circulated in the name of its officials. This advisory was prompted by multiple complaints about scammers...

Electoral bonds scheme ‘unconstitutional’: Supreme Court invalidates poll funding system

The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down the electoral bond scheme - a mechanism that allows anonymous funding to political parties. Election bonds: what are they? Electoral bonds are legal tender that can be bought by individuals or businesses in India and function similarly to promissory notes or bearer bonds....

MHA recommends CBI inquiry against activist Harsh Mander’s Aman Biradari NGO

According to official sources, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has requested a CBI investigation into IAS-turned-social activist Harsh Mander's Aman Biradari NGO for alleged Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) breaches. Mander was one of the most visible protesters in Delhi against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). He has also...