The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued a show-cause notice to alleged human rights organisation Amnesty International, for violation of FEMA laws to the tune of over Rs 51 crore.
Owing to the sensitivity of the sector the government' decision is being viewed in the industry as an effort to indirectly regulate the content at digital news outlets
The Home Ministry said that various NGOs and associations in India received nearly Rs.50,000 crore as foreign contributions over a period of three years from 2015-16 to 2017-18.