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FCRA 2.0: How India Plans to Rewire Foreign Funding of NGOs
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FCRA 2.0: How India Plans to Rewire Foreign Funding of NGOs

The FCRA Amendment Bill 2026, listed for passage in Parliament's Monsoon Session, proposes a Designated Authority to seize and dispose of assets of NGOs whose licences lapse, bans proselytisation from FCRA-eligible activities, reduces penalty from 5 to 1 year, and has triggered opposition from Kerala, Meghalaya, Christian institutions, and Amnesty International over what critics call state overreach.

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Minority Schools Can't Be Forced To Educate Journalists' Children Free Under RTE Act: Telangana HC Judiciary
Minority Schools Can't Be Forced To Educate Journalists' Children Free Under RTE Act: Telangana HC

The Telangana High Court set aside directions requiring minority schools to provide free education to journalists' children, holding the RTE Act inapplicable to such institutions.

Minority Institutions can be set up by Statute, administered independently; SC overrules 1967 Azeez Basha Verdict Judiciary
Minority Institutions can be set up by Statute, administered independently; SC overrules 1967 Azeez Basha Verdict

Supreme Court rules minority institutions can be established by statute without minority administration, sending AMU’s minority status for further review.


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Senior Citizens Rights Handbook

The Senior Citizen Rights Handbook is a comprehensive guide designed to empower elderly citizens with clear and accessible knowledge of their legal and social rights in India.

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