Indians' extreme measures to “protect” daughters from rape
A spate of news reports of sexual attacks on Indian women and girls, sparked by the gang rape and murder of a woman in Delhi in December, has shocked many families, unaware of this side of their patriarchal society
Indian capital has lowest number of working women - report
New census data shows only 10.6 percent of women in New Delhi work versus 53.1 percent of men
INTERVIEW-Syria, Somalia are toughest places for aid workers - MSF
Challenges faced by humanitarians, particularly health workers, seen to be on the rise, MSF's head says
India's women-only bank to open in November - report
New bank will help women across India get loans for small businesses, reduce financial dependence on men
Indian rickshaw puller sells daughter, 15, to traffickers - report
Report shows how easy, and widespread, is the practice of trafficking girls in South Asia
Indian Kashmir quake kills one, injures 55- report
Buildings, main road damaged by Wednesday's quake in Kashmir, Indian Air Force airlifts girl to hospital
India's drought: A natural calamity or a man-made one?
South Asia’s population is swelling, but the available water per person has taken a dive because of poor water management and conservation, as well as diversion to industries
U.N. expert says India's new anti-rape law is insufficient
U.N. special rapporteur says new anti-rape law should have done more to address causes and consequences of violence against women
Indian woman carrying baby girl accuses family of injecting her with HIV - report
A 22-year-old woman says she was injected with infected blood under the pretext of being treated for anaemia after an illegal ultrasound revealed the sex of her baby