Deadly Indian landslide may have been a man-made disaster
"Had there been shrubs or trees, the roots would have bound the mud and the situation would have been averted.”
Indian police suspect Maoist rebels of trafficking girls - report
Police say young girls frequently go missing from Maoist-occupied districts, some feared taken by force
India battles to contain "brain fever" as death toll approaches 570
Outbreaks are common during India’s monsoon season but have spread to states not usually affected
Indian woman forced to hold hot iron rods to prove loyalty - report
Indian woman forced to grip hot iron rods to prove loyalty, echoing ancient practice in patriarchal sub-continent
India faces crisis over dwindling numbers of girls, U.N. says
"It is tragically ironic that the one who creates life is herself denied the right to be born," said Lakshmi Puri, deputy executive director of U.N. Women
Teenager raped and thrown into well in India's Rajasthan - report
Reports of crimes against women in India increased by nearly 27 percent in 2013
Indian woman branded witch and beaten to death - report
Witch hunts still common in parts of India, particularly among tribal communities
Juveniles who rape should be treated as adults, says India's child minister
Law has come under scrutiny since the gang rape of a woman on a Delhi bus by six assailants, one of whom was 17 years old
Environmentalists unimpressed by India's "pro-corporate" budget
Budget criticised for not allocating enough funds towards promoting renewable energy or public transport
Indian girl, 14, gang raped on the orders of a village council
India's village councils have come under growing scrutiny for their punitive edicts