India cracks down on the US charity Ford Foundation

In a bid to restrict the cash outs to NGOs by foreign hands without government involvement, India has come heavy on the US charity Ford Foundation.

A news item says that US charity can no longer give money to local organisations without government permission.

The move follows a complaint from the government of the western state of Gujarat over the foundation's grants to a NGO run by a long-time critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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Lady Gaga donates peace prize to Aids charity

Lady Gaga said on Tuesday she would donate a peace prize given to her by artist and activist Yoko Ono to Elton John's Aids charity.

Lady Gaga donates LennonOno Grant for Peace award to Elton John Aid Charity

"I will be donating this grant to the Elton John Aids Foundation and I will be working closely with them to ensure that the money goes specifically to those orphaned and disadvantaged youth in America born with HIV or AIDS," she said in her acceptance speech.

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The LennonOno Grant For Peace is a biennial award handed out by Yoko Ono, the widow of former Beatles star John Lennon.

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