Malicious move by Modi government to control bureaucrats in states: The Union government is planning to acquire for itself overriding powers to transfer IAS and IPS officers through Central deputation, doing away with the requirement of taking the approval of the State governments; this could lead to the control of state governments by remote control

Prime Minister says focus on rights has kept India weak: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, "In the last 75 years, we only kept talking about rights, fighting for rights and wasting time", and this focus on securing rights has made India weak

Calls for violence on social media: Former Facebook employees and whistleblowers have renewed calls for the company to release a long-awaited report on its human rights impact in India; hate speech and calls for violence against minorities and women on the platform has spread unchecked

Measures to curb fake medicines: As per a new rule by the Union government, packages of drug ingredients will now need to carry QR codes for tracking and verification