Chinese foreign minister makes surprise visit to India: A year after Chinese soldiers killed Indian soldiers in Ladakh, the Chinese foreign minister visits India to reset ties; India demands de-escalation in Ladakh

UP Police uninterested to book the killer of its own officer: Three years after a Hindutva mob seeking vengeance for alleged cow slaughter battered and shot dead a police officer trying to restrain them in Uttar Pradesh, the man who led the mob won a village election and tried to contest assembly elections while on bail; The UP Police has not yet acted on the mob leader

Voters lose money after illegal Aadhar use in Bihar elections: Bihar conducted Aadhaar based voting for local panchayat elections in 2021; Matching voters’ fingerprints with Aadhaar data is legally questionable but that hasn’t stopped other states from taking a cue; Voters in multiple districts found that large sums of money – up to Rs 40,000 – were missing from their accounts shortly after voting

Growth in solar electricity: In Feb 2022, India hit the 50 GW milestone of installed solar capacity; India had made 10 GW of capacity additions in 2021, a 210% increase on the year before; India’s total installed capacity is 395 GW, of which solar has seen the fastest growth

Russia shifts focus from Kyiv to border regions in its invasion: Russia has reframed its war goals in Ukraine in a way that may make it easier for President Vladimir Putin to claim a face-saving victory despite a woeful campaign in which his army has suffered humiliating setbacks