January 17, 2024 12:30 am | Updated 08:59 am IST - NEW DELHIThe Union Home Ministry has cancelled the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) registration of Centre for Policy Research (CPR), a leading public policy research institution in New Delhi. The Ministry suspended the FCRA registration of CPR that enabled it to receive foreign donations on February 27, 2023. Editorial | Power against knowledge: On Centre for Policy Research FCRA licence suspensionYamini Aiyar, President, CPR told The Hindu that the institution will weigh its options to seek justice. The office of the think tank in the national capital was surveyed by the IT department in September 2022. The think tank has denied the allegations and challenged the order in the Delhi High Court.

Source: The Hindu January 17, 2024 15:22 UTC