Low wages for domestic workers: 95% domestic workers earn less than Rs 10,000 per month, receive no healthcare and other benefits; many don’t receive even a day off work every week

Human rights activist arrested on terrorism charges: 10 days after National Security Advisor Ajit Doval claimed civil society could be "the next frontier of war", human rights activist Khurram Parvez of the J&K Coalition of Civil Society is arrested on a host of criminal and terrorism charges; Parvez has been arrested in the past as well

A dysfunctional parliament: Since 2014, a whopping 75% of bills introduced in the parliament had zero consultations; from 70% of bills referred to committees in the previous Lok Sabha, it has fallen to 11% during the current

Crypto ban: Govt to table bill on cryptocurrency and seek ban on all private cryptos with exemptions; The Bill pertaining to the cryptocurrency seeks to create a facilitative framework for the creation of the official digital currency, which will be issued by the Reserve Bank of India

Government to release oil from reserves for the first time ever: India to join several other countries and release 5 million barrels of crude oil from strategic reserves to moderate crude prices; this initiative is being led by United States and countries like China and Korea are joining in