Pak NGO Edhi Foundation That Took Care of Geeta Turns Down PM Modi’s 1 Crore Gift

KARACHI:  Pakistan's charity organisation, the Edhi Foundation today turned down Rs. one crore donation announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for taking care of the hearing and speech impaired Indian girl, Geeta during her over a decade-long stay in the country. Prominent philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi, who is the founder and head of the Edhi…

NGO urges for ‘Made in India’, not ‘Make in India’

Swadeshi Jagaran Manch, an NGO dedicated to giving importance to indigenous products and technology, has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to emphasis on ‘Made by India’, instead of his pet ‘Make in India’ concept. Kashmirilal, national organising secretary of the manch, told presspersons here on Thursday that ‘Make in India’ is already working in the…

Allah not Om: Muslim NGO selected by Modi govt to conduct yoga camp in Lucknow

The Modi government on Monday picked an NGO run by a Muslim couple for a month-long yoga camp to mark International Yoga Day on 21 June. The ministry will give financial assistance of Rs 1 lakh to organisations and institutions selected for the camps. According to a report in the Times of India, the NGO, Mohammad Sayeed…

PM Modi writes an open letter on completion of 1 year, says govt dedicated to poor

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to commemorate the completion of his government’s one year in office, has written an open to letter addressing 125 crore citizens of the country. In the letter, written both in English and Hindi, PM Modi discussed the issues the country faced before he came to power and what he has done…

TOI-Ipsos poll: Support for Modi government on action against NGOs

A TOI-Ipsos poll has revealed that the popular wind is still very much with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.One year into its tenure, his government continues to enjoy fairly high approval ratings in India's largest cities, even though it's not as high as it was five months back. The poll which sought to read the popular…