Desertion by minister in Uttar Pradesh attracts cases by Yogi govt: Ahead of the state assembly elections, a series of MLAs and ministers from the ruling BJP government have quit the party; the Yogi government has responded by filing an arrest warrant for a case of “hate speech” going back to 2014; until this week, they were ministers in the same government

Indian mothers not paid Rs. 84,000 crores by the government: The Modi government has denied millions of Indian women their legal right to maternity benefits worth Rs. 84,000 crores over the last seven years arising out of the 2013 National Food Security Act 

India’s space mission gets a new chief: Eminent rocket scientist S Somanath has been appointed as the chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) as well as the Space Secretary

Slowdown in spending on key projects: As against the budgeted Rs. 60,000 crore for the financial year, only Rs. 18,500 crore had been spent in 8 months on the Jal Jeeval Mission that would bring tap water to all homes; for the National Infra Pipeline, only Rs. 1100 crore spent as against the budgeted Rs. 56,000 crore

Kashmir Police now arrest peacefully protesting women: To throttle dessent, Kashmir police in recent months have been arresting Kashmiri women for peaceful demonstrations, resisting a search or putting out a tweet