India Freezes Ford Foundation Funding; Bomb Blast in Mosque Kills 29 Afghans ... - Foreign Policy (blog)
Ford Foundation India funding frozen by government. Ford Foundation, a leading global charity has had $4 million of its funding to India frozen, after a clampdown by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government on donors perceived to be interfering in domestic politics ( Reuters ). The government... The Ford Foundation has donated more than $500 million to India since opening its first overseas office in Delhi in 1952. India has toughened rules governing charities, and this year the government cancelled the registration of nearly 9,000 groups... Local officials confirmed that at least 27 pilgrims have died in a stampede on the banks of a holy river in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh ( BBC , PTI , Reuters ). The Hindu pilgrims had gathered to take a dip in the Godavari river at... Nearly 24 million pilgrims are expected to take part in the 12-day festival. The government of the southern state expects approximately 40 million pilgrims to attend the Godavari Maha Pushkaraluover over the next 12 days. Source: foreignpolicy.com
