India's top court suspends new dam projects after Himalayan disaster - report
The Supreme Court said it was concerned dams had contributed to the devastation caused by recent floods and landslides across India's northern state of Uttarakhand
New law would require India firms to spend 2 pct profits on poor
India’s private sector has seen massive growth - a new law would require the largest companies to spend on social work and charity in order to do more for the country’s socioeconomic development
India stays execution of man who beheaded daughters - report
Maganlal Barela attacked his five daughters – aged between one and six – with an axe following a dispute over property with his two wives in the central state of Madhya Pradesh in June 2010 and was due to be hanged on Thursday
India to hang man who beheaded five daughters - report
President rejects clemency plea of man who killed his daughters – aged 1 to 6 - in 2010 following a property dispute with his two wives
Delhi school refuses to admit gang-raped girl - report
The school principal's refusal to admit a rape victim reflects the misogynistic nature of male-dominated Indian society, where rape is often still regarded as the victim's fault.
Indian youth killed after stopping attempted rape of sisters - report
Teenage boy was shot at close range by four masked intruders who attempted to sexually assault his two elder sisters
Indian girl set on fire for resisting rape dies - report
An 11-year-old Indian girl set on fire by a man who tried to rape her has died from her injuries
India to probe claims multinationals break baby milk law
Multinationals pin blame on e-commerce websites after being accused by charities of breaking Indian law by promoting baby milk formula; ministry official says will investigate.
Death in "Dev Bhoomi": disaster in Hinduism’s holiest place
Relatives of the 5,748 people missing and presumed dead wait in a state of limbo, not knowing if the bodies of their loved ones will ever be recovered
Flood-hit Indians struggle to rebuild lives in the “Land of the Gods”
Tens of thousands in mountainous northern India, their homes and lands swept away by last month's floods and landslides, face a long struggle to rebuild their lives.