Government anticipates census protests: The Registrar General of India (RGI) anticipates “organised movement” against the census exercise such as agitation for inclusion of Other Backward Classes (OBC) and court cases against the National Population Register (NPR)

Ukraine may cost Tirupur's garment factories Rs 1,200 cr /month: After being hit by the pandemic, container shortage and raw material price hike, India’s largest garment hub Tirupur is keeping its fingers crossed after the Ukraine crisis, as supply chain disruptions can impose costs

Using sedition laws to harass minorities in Assam: Led by complaints from Hindutva groups, police violate Supreme Court rules, accuse 27 young Assamese Muslims of Ssedition; Many accused are illiterate, others speak no English and barely knew how to use social media on which they are accused to have committed acts of sedition

Fertiliser shortage in Andhra Pradesh: Farmers in Andhra Pradesh, especially in areas which cultivate paddy and maize,  complain of shortage of fertiliser, even as the state’s agriculture officials deny it; The crisis has forced farmers to buy from black market at exorbitant prices

Future Retail suspends supermarket operations as RIL plans takeover: Though Future has more than 1,700 outlets, all the 200 stores that Reliance will rebrand as its own will be Big Bazaars