Ngo Watch
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Aakar Patel says he was stopped at airport yet again as CBI has not withdrawn look-out notice
A Delhi court on Thursday had asked the investigation agency to apologise to Patel for the circular that prevented him from travelling abroad.
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Delhi court asks CBI director to apologise to Aakar Patel for look out notice against him
The former chief of Amnesty International India was stopped from travelling to the United States from the Bengaluru airport on Wednesday.
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Delhi court asks CBI to respond to Aakar Patel’s plea to revoke look out notice
The chair of human rights organisation Amnesty International India filed a petition after he was stopped from travelling to the United States.
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Amnesty India chair Aakar Patel says he was not allowed to leave country from Bengaluru airport
Patel said that the CBI has put him on an exit control list, but pointed out that a Gujarat court had allowed him to travel to the US.
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With 10,000 NGO registrations cancelled, foreign aid is set to drop
India receives foreign contributions from 165 countries, of roughly 200 countries identified by the World Bank.
Abhishek Waghmare, IndiaSpend.com
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As Modi puts the squeeze on NGOs, journalist Aakar Patel set to take charge of Amnesty India
Earlier this year Patel complained about the 'slandering' of NGOs like Greenpeace.
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India has one NGO for 600 people, but France, US have even more
Countries like the US and Italy have three as many non-profits per person, while the France has ten times as many.
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Why India has one NGO for every 600 people – and the number is rising
Increasing wealth and a growing entrepreneurial spirit have spurred a boom in the non-profit sector.
Aarefa Johari