By Matters India Reporter NEW DELHI, June 17, 2026: The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) has urged churches nationwide to observe June 28, 2026, as a National Day of Prayer in response to the proposed Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) Amendment Bill. The legislation, expected to be debated inContinue Reading
By Don Aguiar Mumbai, April 9, 2026: After targeting Muslims with the Waqf amendment, the Indian government has now turned to Christians with the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, aiming to tighten control over NGOs and restrict foreign funds. This is unconstitutional and must not be allowed. The Modi governmentContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, April 1, 2026: The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India urged Parliament and the Home Minister to reconsider the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, warning it could undermine charities and disrupt vital services. In a March 31 memorandum to Members of Parliament and Home MinisterContinue Reading
By Francis Sunil Rosario Kolkata, April 3, 2022: Sister Mary Joseph, the newly elected superior general of the Missionaries of Charity, says her global congregation will continue its original mission of serving the poorest of the poor, despite numerous hurdles. She also asserts that religious conversion is not their agendaContinue Reading
By Sujata Jena Bhubaneswar, Jan 26, 2022: On this Republic Day, I think about how our Constitution came into effect on January 26, 1950 — a day celebrated and observed most solemnly than our Independence Day, August 15. And I pray for my country. As pre-novices, we served on FridaysContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Geneva: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet October 20 appealed to the Indian government to safeguard the rights of human rights defenders and NGOs, and their ability to carry out their crucial work on behalf of the many groups they represent. Bachelet expressed regretContinue Reading
New Delhi, March 6, 2020: Non-governmental organizations supporting public causes through recognized means of protest and dissent cannot be deprived of funds from foreign contributors and sources, the Supreme Court said on March 6 in a potentially key verdict. The top court said organizations that did not have a politicalContinue Reading
the licenses of 4,842 NGOs were cancelled in 2017 Continue Reading
Vijaita Singh After weeks of discussions, the Union government has decided not to take the U.S.-based Christian NGO Compassion International off the “watch list” after it was accused of funding Indian NGOs that were not registered under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA). The decision was conveyed by Foreign SecretaryContinue Reading
New Delhi: The government, on Wednesday, said that it has cancelled the FCRA licence of close to 20,000 of the 33,000 NGOs operating in the country after they were found to be flouting certain norms laid out in the Foreign Contributions Registrations Act, 2010. The FCRA or Foreign Contribution (Regulation)Continue Reading
