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SBI seeks clarity on bank accounts under proposed FCRA rules

State Bank of India presented to the Joint Parliamentary Committee regarding the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill. Officials raised concerns about gaps in foreign donation handling when registration lapses occur. They suggested that clear banking procedures be established for affected organizations. The bill proposed transferring compliance responsibilities to a government-designated…

The Economic Times · Sep 29

Third-country removals: Trump’s deportation policy by the numbers

Since January 2025, the Trump administration has deported more than 25,000 people to so-called “third countries” – places that are not their countries of origin. Working with a team of 26 international media outlets, Forbidden Stories and FRANCE 24 have used information gathered by NGOs and open-source information to count…

France 24 · Sep 21

UK Lawyers for Israel pushes to designate Doctors Without Borders a terror group, but it’s IDF that killed 15 of the NGO’s staff in Gaza

If the request goes through, the NGO will have the same legal status as ISIS.

We Got This Covered · Sep 17

When photo competitions get it wrong, there are no "bad guys" – just the rule-abiding photographers that get stabbed in the back

At this year’s Capture the Dark photo competition, winning images broke the rules. While there are never “goodies” nor “baddies” when this happens, there are the rule-abiding entrants left asking: What the heck?

Digital Camera World · Aug 29

French police accused of rising use of violence to stop Channel crossings

NGO criticises ‘human cost’ of UK-funded crackdown on attempts to set off from French beaches in small boats

The Guardian - UK · Aug 24

Migrant row: Ireland seeks returns to Italy, Sea Watch 5 detained in Naples

Tension over migration as Ireland backs the new EU Pact and seeks to return asylum seekers to first-entry states, including Italy, which stopped a German NGO ship.

Euronews · Aug 23

The Tamilian Jewellery Traditions That Carry South Indian Craftsmanship, And the Artisans Losing Them

What the piece is actually sayingYou can tell a machine-made temple necklace from a hand-worked one by the back. The front is easy to fake, the goddess's face, the lotus border, the kirtimukha at the crown. Turn it over and the hand-worked piece shows you the ghost of every tool…

Times Life · Aug 21

Supreme Court refuses to interfere with ECI's decision to keep 2002 as base year for SIR in Sikkim

The Supreme Court declined to alter the Election Commission's base year for Sikkim's electoral rolls. Justices dismissed a petition seeking 1993 as the base year instead of 2002. The court stated the goalposts cannot shift mid-exercise for the ongoing revision. Voters enrolled in 2002 have participated in subsequent state polls.…

The Economic Times · Aug 17

Unprotected minors and alleged illegal returns: NGOs warn of Ceuta humanitarian crisis

Thousands of minors remain unprotected in overwhelmed Ceuta as Spain weighs moving them to the mainland or sending them back to Morocco. Five organisations tell Euronews about the limits of humanitarian aid and warn of possible human rights violations.

Euronews · Aug 14

Human hair used as protective barrier in oceans

A new environmental initiative is using human hair to help protect the oceans, building barriers from donated locks to shield parts of Brazil's coastline from oil spill pollution.

Euronews · Aug 10