- Chhattisgarh The Bastar panchayat that has adopted a resolution prohibiting the entry of non-Hindus following alleged complaints about activities by Christian groups
- New Delhi The American NSA that was snooping on the BJP in 2010
- Kerala The Church frowns at girls as necklines go deep in bridal gowns; wants brides to keep their “cultural and religious identity” in mind while choosing wedding trousseau
- West Bengal TMC MP and actor Tapas Paul who threatened to let loose his boys to “kill the CPI(M) men...and rape the CPI(M) women”
- Uttar Pradesh Students in Varanasi who have developed ‘rape-repellants’, a bra which emits electric shocks and jeans fitted with high-frequency microphones to alert the authorities
- Assam Poaching of one-horned rhinos has nearly doubled; 22 rhinos killed in 2012 to 41 killed in 2013.
- Andhra Pradesh TDP government wants to give 20 L of mineral water at Rs 2 for each household in 5,200 villages
— Compiled by Alka Gupta
