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    India

    FCRA amendment gives Centre sweeping powers over NGOs, with no oversight built in

    V Aravinda
    1 April 2026 3:59 PM IST

    Legal Lens | New Designated Authority can seize, transfer or sell assets built with foreign funds, with no independent review or prescribed timeline

    FCRA 2026 amendment tightens noose on NGOs, civil society groups
    The Federal Special
    Ahmedabad Boeing Air India plane crash
    India

    SC rebukes petitioner over Air India crash plea, questions 'deep-rooted agenda'

    1 April 2026 3:36 PM IST
    BJP loot diwas: Cong slams price hike of essential commodities
    India

    'BJP loot diwas': Cong slams price hike of essential commodities

    1 April 2026 2:06 PM IST
    M K Stalin
    Elections 2026

    BJP tried to trigger violence in TN, DMK foiled its plans, Stalin says at Trichy poll rally

    1 April 2026 1:52 PM IST
    Supreme Court

    West Bengal SIR: 47 lakh objections disposed, SC sets April 7 deadline

    1 April 2026 1:48 PM IST
    Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on delimitation

    Revanth Reddy slams 'unfair' delimitation exercise, warns of 'northern dominance'

    1 April 2026 11:58 AM IST
    Jairam Ramesh

    Centre’s plan to increase Lok Sabha size by 50 pc will disadvantage southern states: Cong

    1 April 2026 11:05 AM IST
    Commercial LPG cylinder, cost, New Delhi

    Commercial LPG prices hiked by Rs 195.5

    1 April 2026 7:46 AM IST
    PM Modi

    ‘Delimitation by stealth’: Opposition sees Centre’s ploy in early women reservation rollout

    1 April 2026 7:40 AM IST
    Iran war, Lebanon, Beirut
    LIVE

    Live: UAE may ally with US and send in troops: Report

    1 April 2026 6:44 AM IST
    Top constituencies and biggest fights of Kerala 2026 assembly election

    Turncoats, debutants, veteran showdowns: Kerala's top 10 election fights

    1 April 2026 6:20 AM IST
    Kiren Rijiju

    FCRA amendment Bill: Congress claims it favours RSS; Centre says 'false'

    31 March 2026 8:15 PM IST
    Web scraping of public data does not violate privacy, says Home Ministry

    Web scraping of public data does not violate privacy, says Home Ministry

    31 March 2026 6:28 PM IST
    Sheetla Temple tragedy: 10 stampedes at religious events that shook India

    Sheetla Temple tragedy: 10 stampedes at religious events that shook India

    31 March 2026 5:54 PM IST
    Iran Israel US Middle East explodes

    LPG crisis, polls, SIR trigger exodus of migrant workers from cities

    The Federal
    31 March 2026 4:38 PM IST

    Closure of businesses leaves many migrant labourers either jobless or with a pay cut; LPG shortage adds fuel to the crisis, forcing them to return...

    Why the SC ruling on menstrual leave is regressive

    SC's menstrual leave ruling shifts burden of discrimination back onto women

    31 March 2026 4:00 PM IST
    social media platforms

    Centre proposes bringing users posting news content on social media under IT Rules: Report

    31 March 2026 11:05 AM IST
    Amit Shah blames Congress for Naxalism: ‘What kind of govt were you running?’

    Amit Shah blames Congress for Naxalism: ‘What kind of govt were you running?’

    30 March 2026 9:26 PM IST
    Mamata says I am the candidate

    Mamata’s 'I am the candidate' gambit returns for 2026 Bengal battle

    30 March 2026 8:57 PM IST
    BJP MP Nishikant Dubey

    BJP MP Nishikant Dubey denies insult to Biju Patnaik following BJD protest

    30 March 2026 7:50 PM IST
    The raging debate over Pa Ranjiths support for Porkodi Armstrong

    The raging debate over Pa Ranjith's support for Porkodi Armstrong

    30 March 2026 6:50 PM IST
    Special Secretary in the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Rajesh Kumar Sinha

    Govt says 18 ships, 485 seafarers safe in Persian Gulf amid West Asia tensions

    30 March 2026 6:45 PM IST
    West Asia crisis threatens India economy

    Rupee at 95, Sensex in a spiral: Is India bracing for 2008-kind meltdown?

    30 March 2026 6:07 PM IST
    Indias next census to begin in April 2026; Centre clears two-phase digital, caste enumeration

    Census 2027: Online self-reporting, mobile apps, and what it means for households

    30 March 2026 5:25 PM IST
    protest against the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026

    ‘Reduced to State-mediated entitlement’: HC flags concern over transgender Bill

    30 March 2026 4:53 PM IST
    Census 2026 - privacy concerns and methodology

    Census 2027 to go digital with self-enumeration; 2-phase rollout from April 1

    30 March 2026 4:48 PM IST
    From 2G to coal, why India’s biggest ‘scams’ keep ending in acquittals

    From 2G to coal, why India’s biggest ‘scams’ keep ending in acquittals

    30 March 2026 4:00 PM IST
    Hindutva is a political tool author Ashutosh decodes rise of Hindu Rashtra

    Hindutva is a political tool, not a devout faith: Author Ashutosh

    30 March 2026 3:14 PM IST
    Telangana bill seeks to help senior citizens whose children do not care for them

    Care for your parents or lose 15 pc of salary, says new Telangana law

    30 March 2026 2:06 PM IST
    Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan

    Pinarayi Vijayan joins chorus against FCRA overhaul, urges PM to withdraw bill

    30 March 2026 1:45 PM IST
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