Sharad demands govt `take over` of donations in famous temples

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 11, 2012, 15:47

JD-U chief Sharad Yadav on Wednesday demanded that the government should "take over" the large donations of famous temples.

Rich prefer spending on lifestyle over charity as gloom widens

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 3, 2012, 16:27

Charity donations have suffered as the uber-rich are preferring to maintain their opulent lifestyles over philanthropy in the gloomy economic environment, a specially commissioned report to "decode" the high networth families said here on Tuesday.

Donate money, get institutes named after beloved

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 30, 2012, 18:17

To upgrade infrastructure in colleges and schools of Punjab, the state govt has launched a initiatives under which anyone who donates money can get name of the educational institute after their close ones.

HC stays CIC order to make public Prez donations

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 29, 2012, 22:20

Justice Vipin Sanghi, however, observed that "the President is not above the law" and the public has the right to know about the donation.

Afghanistan`s Taliban appeal for donations

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 18, 2012, 23:54

Afghanistan`s Taliban appealed on Wednesday to the Muslim world for donations for their insurgency in a rare move that analysts said was part of their media war.

Cameron on back foot over cash donations row?

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 27, 2012, 20:39

Prime Minister David Cameron released the names of multi-millionaires who donated funds to the Conservative party.

`Donations for Anna should return to his trust`

Last Updated: Monday, November 21, 2011, 20:52

Gandhian Anna Hazare`s ex-blogger Raju Parulekar demanded the donations collected in the former`s name should be returned to the trust.

Team Anna got Rs 2.9 crore in donations

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 1, 2011, 13:24

Team Anna collected donations of Rs 2.94 crore in the past six months out of which Rs 1.14 crore came during Anna Hazare`s 12-day hunger strike.

Rethinking donations from mining firms: BJP

Last Updated: Saturday, October 15, 2011, 11:39

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which has launched a political campaign against illegal mining in Goa, has said that henceforth it would accept donations from mining companies only after verifying if its operations were legal.

Finmin creates new probe wing to check poll funding

Last Updated: Monday, September 19, 2011, 15:41

The Finance Ministry has set up a special investigation unit to "regulate" the funding and donations made to political parties.

‘JuD collects Eid donations through false name’

Last Updated: Thursday, September 1, 2011, 00:13

Mumabi terror attack accused Hafeez Saeed run Jamaat-ul-Dawa has created an offshoot Falah-i-Insaniat Foundation (FIF) to circumvent the ban on collection of donations in Pakistan and are collecting aid.

Pak Punjab bars LeT, JeM from collecting donations

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 3, 2011, 08:57

Authorities in Pakistan`s Punjab province on Wednesday barred 23 banned organisations, including the Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed, from collecting donations for their activities.