Courts unwilling to help women in Kashmir: Many battered women in Kashmir appeal to courts to pass what is called a ‘residence order’, a right under the domestic violence law, which allows a woman to reside in her matrimonial home; They do this because the region has no shelter homes or safety nets, and women who return to their parents’ homes face social stigma; But courts hesitate to pass such orders because implementation involves government infrastructure that is in short supply

Karnataka government orders: Non-Hindus cannot do business in and around Hindu temple premises

Umar Khalid denied bail while hate speech-ministers roam free: A Delhi Court denied bail to student activist Umar Khalid in connection with a case alleging larger conspiracy into the Delhi riots of 2020 under anti-terrorism laws; the prosecution’s case against Khalid stands on a handful of WhatsApp messages that he neither wrote nor were sent to him; Meanwhile central government ministers who made hate speeches calling for violence in the run up to the riots continue to freely work in Modi’s Cabinet

Hasty approval for Corbevax: The All India People’s Science Network said government approvals for Corbevax for the 12-14 year age group have been granted without peer reviewed or pre-published data

Low but growing investments in equities in India: Only 4.8% of $10.7 trillion Indian household assets are in equities