IEG 2nd big NGO after Missionaries of Charity to regain FCRA licence

IEG 2nd big NGO after Missionaries of Charity to regain FCRA licence

The Union home ministry has restored the Foreign Contribution Registration Act (FCRA) licence of the Institute of Economic Growth (IEG), said people familiar with the matter.The FCRA licence of the IEG was approved on July 19 and it will be valid for a period of five years, they said. The ministry had denied the FCRA … Read more

Embassy, NGO rescue 24 trafficked Nigerian girls in Senegal

Embassy, NGO rescue 24 trafficked Nigerian girls in Senegal

The combined operatives of the Nigerian Embassy and a Senegalese-based NGO have, in an overnight operation, rescued 24 Nigerian girls who were subjected to sexual exploitation in the Tamaccounda and Kedougou Regions of Senegal. The acting Ambassador of the Nigerian Embassy in Dakar, Senegal, Salihu Abubakar, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) … Read more

BREAKING: After Home Ministry nod, Shah Rukh Khan’s NGO Meer Foundation gets FCRA license; will now be able to receive foreign grants : Bollywood News

BREAKING: After Home Ministry nod, Shah Rukh Khan’s NGO Meer Foundation gets FCRA license; will now be able to receive foreign grants : Bollywood News

Shah Rukh Khan is not just a superstar but off-screen, he has made the lives of many women better through his non-governmental organization (NGO), Meer Foundation. The NGO has got a big boost as it has been granted the Foreign Contribution Registration Act (FCRA) licence by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for five years, … Read more

MHA grants SRK’s NGO, Meer Foundation, FCRA licence

MHA grants SRK’s NGO, Meer Foundation, FCRA licence

Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan’s non-governmental organisation (NGO), Meer Foundation, has been granted Foreign Contribution Registration Act (FCRA) licence by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for five years, ET has learnt.The Mumbai-based NGO which works for acid attack survivors was granted the licence for five years starting May 31, 2024, according to the MHA. … Read more

Rat-hole miner Hassan rejects another house offered in Delhi’s Dilshad Garden

Rat-hole miner Hassan rejects another house offered in Delhi’s Dilshad Garden

New Delhi: Rat-hole miner Wakeel Hassan, who had lost his house in a demolition drive, has rejected another offer of a house in Dilshad Garden here by the authorities, he told PTI on Saturday. “On Friday night, four government officers, including an SDM, came and offered me a house in Dilshad Garden but I refused … Read more

Mainland China-friendly Taiwanese lawmaker tipped to lead group tasked with promoting democracy

Mainland China-friendly Taiwanese lawmaker tipped to lead group tasked with promoting democracy

Han Kuo-yu, Taiwan’s new legislative speaker from the mainland-friendly Kuomintang (KMT), is expected to take up the helm as chairman of the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy (TFD), an entity sanctioned by Beijing. The non-profit, government-funded organisation plays a key role in Taiwan’s engagement with the world. Its stated goals are to build partnerships with civil … Read more

Abuja pastor used subscribers’ funds to acquire hotel, factory for himself – EFCC

Abuja pastor used subscribers’ funds to acquire hotel, factory for himself – EFCC

Fresh facts have emerged about the alleged criminal activities of the General Overseer of Faith On The Rock Ministry International, Apostle Theophilus Oloche Ebonyi, recently arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Investigations showed that Ebonyi acquired a 23-room hotel, a pure water factory, two blocks of a Primary School and two bungalow … Read more