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WikiLeaks: Did Modi help the Ford Foundation?

Ford Foundation, whose financing came under scrutiny in India last year, appears to have received help from John Podesta, chairman of the Clinton Campaign, to resolve the issue for which he is......

US seeks clarification from India on Ford Foundation, Greenpeace issue

The United States on Friday expressed concern over India's crackdown on Ford Foundation and Greenpeace, and said it is seeking "clarification" on the action. "We are aware that the (Indian)......

Indian American wins Ford Foundation award

Indian-American Bhairavi Desai, who has led a diverse population of New York taxi drivers in their fight for fair treatment, has won the Ford Foundation's Leadership for a Changing World......

Govt puts Ford Foundation on 'watch list'; curbs on funding

In a fresh crackdown on foreign fundings to NGOs, the Union Home Ministry has put the Ford Foundation of the USA on its "watch list" and ordered that all funds coming from the international......

Gujarat government now goes after US-based Ford Foundation

The Gujarat government, which sought a probe into the role of activist Teesta Setalvad's NGO, is now targeting her main funding source, the US-based NGO, Ford Foundation. The government has accused......

Ford Foundation future still uncertain

On April 23, the Union home ministry instructed all banks through the Reserve Bank of India not to credit funds from the Ford Foundation to any person or organisation in the country without its......

Ford Foundation funding dries up as Modi clamps down on NGOs

A leading global charity has frozen $4 million in funding to India, squeezing aid to the poor, after a clampdown by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on donors deemed to be meddling in domestic politics......

From Tata Motors-JLR to Ford: Tamil Nadu's EV ecosystem expands in 2024

Tamil Nadu -- often dubbed as India’s own Detroit due to its thriving automobile manufacturing ecosystem -- is in no mood to miss the EV bus either. Recent developments attest to it.......

N/Core to support 30 nonprofit startups

The initiative deepens N/Core's multi-year partnership with tech giant Cisco, which has participated in the fund along with Ford Foundation and IRB Infrastructure. Illustration: Dominic......

Ratan Tata: A Corporate Titan Like None Other

Ratan Tata was one of the world's most influential industrialists yet he never appeared on any list of billionaires. Photograph: ANI Photo He controlled over 30 companies that operated in over......

'Bhansali teaches you without a danda'

'When you walk on to a Sanjay Leela Bhansali set, it is complete surrender. You have to become a sponge.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Aditi Rao Hydari/Instagram Aditi Rao Hydari looks even more......

India Is All Set To Shine At Cannes

IMAGE: Kani Kusruti in All We Imagine as Light. With an entry in almost every major section of the 77th Cannes film festival, which kicks off on Tuesday, May 14. with French musician-filmmaker......

A crossover film about devdasis

Generally, the phrase 'crossover film' makes you think of desis in America. But when Sharada Ramanathan decided to be a crossover filmmaker, she chose a subject rooted in India -- the devdasi......

Bambai Meri Jaan Review: Gansgter Gush

Bambai Meri Jaan features horrific massacres and violence so brutal that it ought not to be seen on a home entertainment platform, warns Deepa Gahlot. Mainstream Hindi cinema went through a phase......

The Tabu Interview: 'I feel alone'

'When I was younger, 15 years or 20 years seemed like a really long time. But, as you journey though life, you don't realise where the years disappear...' Birthday girl Tabu lets Rediff.com's......

Buzz: Ex-BCCI umpire translates Laws of Cricket into Hindi

IMAGE: Rajiv Risodkar, 58, served as the BCCI umpire from 1997-2016. Photograph: Kind courtesy BCCI/Twitter Former BCCI umpire Rajiv Risodkar has translated the Laws of Cricket into Hindi, which......

Key to Sri Lanka's win over India...

‘The guys met him (Sangakkara) and took a lot of advice and went out there and implemented it’ IMAGE: Angelo Mathews applauds the fans. Photograph: ICC/Twitter. Sri Lanka......

'I will do anything to get that England cap back on my head'

'I was devastated to end my international career in the manner in which it happened' 'I can play with Alastair again. Likewise, of course I can play under Peter Moores' Kevin Pietersen.......