Modi government calls NYT “supari” for reports on spying on citizens: Minister Gen VK Singh called The New York Times "Supari Media" over its report on the government purchasing the Pegasus spy tool; the government used this to snoop on journalists, judges, bureaucrats, politicians and civilians

Yogi continues communalising UP elections: Going against Election Commission’s model code of conduct, UP CM Yogi has been increasingly communalising politics in the run up to elections; Yogi falsely claims Samajwadi Party’s legacy has been k!lling Hindus

Radio Rwanda media watch: Sudarshan TV in the build-up to the UP elections runs a two-part series on the "conspiracy" of "40 - 50 lakh UP Muslims" from all over India taking a holiday from their offices so that they can come vote in their constituencies

India’s new reproductive laws trigger debate: New legislation aims to clean up India’s hitherto unregulated assisted reproductive tech and surrogacy industry, but activists say the laws are deficient in many respects; the good news is that commercial surrogacy is effectively banned

India-Pak border level talks resume: After three years, the border guarding forces of India and Pakistan have revived sector commander level talks