India disaster relief agency not ready for calamities--audit
Auditors give massive vote of no confidence in disaster relief body, though India is one of world's most disaster-prone countries
Architect of India's new anti-rape law dies
His rapid response to a wave of public anger over a gang rape led to tougher punishments but his proposals were watered down by rightist MPs
Negligent Indian police must be charged under anti-rape law - activists
Crime sparks anger following allegations police officers tried to bribe the victim's family to stay silent and after a video shows another officer slapping a female demonstrator
U.N. expert to visit India to assess abuse of women
The savage gang-rape of a 23-year-old woman in Delhi last year shook the conscience of many Indians and stirred national debate about gender abuse
Unable to pay hospital bribe, Indian woman gives birth near drain - paper
Hospital authorities say an inquiry into the incident will be conducted
Indian minister fasts to atone for "urinating in dam" remark - report
Minister faces calls to resign after making an insensitive joke about solving water shortages in drought-hit western regions
"Urinating in dams" to solve India's drought? Minister faces backlash
Aid workers say the comments by Ajit Pawar were insensitive as millions in the west of the country face hunger and water shortages and they call for his resignation
Hunger stalks villagers in drought-hit west India
The drought hitting one of India's most productive farming states is due partly to the diversion of water from farms to factories as industrialisation moves ahead, charities say
India opens fast-track courts after Delhi gang rape--report
India, whose slow, under-staffed courts have a backlog of millions of cases, plans to open hundreds of fast-track courts to handle violent crimes and those against women, children and the elderly