Indian oil minister takes public transport to save energy - report
India's oil minister sets an example once a week by using public transport to get to work, hoping to start a trend and cut India's huge energy import bill
Foreign aid agencies seek access to Pakistan quake victims
Pakistan says it needs no help from foreign aid agencies for the survivors of two earthquakes last month, but some agencies say there are gaps in assistance and thousands of people in the stricken area need food, medical supplies and shelter
India urged to probe rape allegations after religious riots
More than 50 people died and 41,000 displaced when clashes between Hindus and Muslims erupted in the prosperous in northern Uttar Pradesh state in early September
India's surrogacy tourism: exploitation or empowerment?
Many Indian fertility clinics and banks advertise surrogacy services online, providing information for overseas clients from countries such as Britain, the United States and Australia.
Aid workers struggle to reach Pakistanis hit by twin quakes
With homes reduced to rubble, many survivors are living amid ruins in the open, as aid to the troubled region is hampered by separatist rebel attacks and poor infrastructure
Indian woman beaten for trying to stop child marriage
Nearly half the women in India are married by the time they are 18, a tradition that the deeply patriarchal country is finding it hard to change, despite the harm it does to the victims
India gang rape verdict doesn't bring closure
Many call her "India's daughter" - symbolising the fact she could have been any one of us in this country where women constantly risk verbal, physical or sexual abuse
PHOTOBLOG: Muslims refuse to return after India's riots
Communal violence between majority Hindus and Muslims in northern India's Uttar Pradesh region has left 45 people dead and thousands displaced
Woman lynched, man beheaded in "honour killing" in India - report
"I have no regrets. I'll do it again if I have to" - victim's father