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Government and Policy

Modi government has cancelled registration of 14,800 NGOs in last five years for FCRA violations

OpIndia Staff - 17 July, 2019

The Home Ministry said that various NGOs and associations in India received nearly Rs.50,000 crore as foreign contributions over a period of three years from 2015-16 to 2017-18.

Government and Policy

The Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2019 passed in Lok Sabha

OpIndia Staff - 28 June, 2019

Union Home Minister Amit Shah today morning moved the J&K Reservation (Amendment Bill) in the Lok Sabha and had said that this bill is not to please anyone but for those living near the International Border

Fact-Check

Shashi Tharoor distorts government reply given in Parliament, presents 3-year-old numbers as current data

OpIndia Staff - 26 June, 2019

Tharoor's assertion that thousands of cases under IPC section 377 at present is wrong and misleading, which can be proved by a casual reading of the answer given by the ministry.

News Reports

Is Kamal Nath in trouble for the 1984 Sikh Genocide case? Armed with this Home Ministry order, MS Sirsa certainly thinks so

OpIndia Staff - 15 June, 2019

The order also says that the order has been passed in consideration of the representation made on 24th December 2018 received from the General Secretary, Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee.

Politics

Arvind Kejriwal complains about law and order situation in Delhi, gets schooled by Delhi Police

OpIndia Staff - 14 June, 2019

One of the grouse Delhi CM has is the fact that the Delhi Police is with the central government falling under the Home Ministry which is now headed by Union Minister Amit Shah

News Reports

Cyclonic storm Vayu is to intensify further, likely to hit Gujarat coast by Thursday

OpIndia Staff - 11 June, 2019

Union Home Minister Amit Shah held a high-level meeting to assess the situation.

News Reports

After police barred funeral procession of party workers killed in political clashes, BJP observes ‘black day’ in West Bengal

OpIndia Staff - 10 June, 2019

Reacting strongly to the autocracy in Mamata's regime, BJP' national secretary Rahul Sinha said that democracy is being strangulated in the state of West Bengal

Government and Policy

Amit Shah tightens the noose, foreign funding NGOs to seek approval for change of key functionaries or face action

OpIndia Staff - 8 June, 2019

The notification states that all such NGOs that have got their registration through FCRA have to within a month seek approval from the government in case any change in the key functionaries and office-bearers have been in effect

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