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Q&A: BJP’s Hina Bhat

Hina Bhat is running for elections in Indian-administered region with party linked to Hindu nationalist ideology.

Bhat, a dental surgeon, will contest from the Amirakadal constituency in Srinagar [Reuters]

No justice 30 years after Sikh slaughter

Successive governments in India have failed to prosecute those responsible for killings of about 3,000 people in 1984.

Two sisters Leela Kaur, left, and Jasibai, right, lost their families in the riots [Betwa Sharma/ Al Jazeera]

Villagers bear brunt of Kashmir shelling

Cross-border clashes between India and Pakistan in the disputed region disrupts lives and forces thousands to flee.

Some Jammu villagers living along the border have fortified their homes in expectation of more firings [AFP]

India sends mixed signals on climate change

Experts said Modi’s presence at UN summit could have changed India’s image as an obstructionist in climate talks.

The official reason given for Modi's absence from UN Climate Summit was a scheduling conflict [EPA]

India rape victims

Many Muslim women have waited a year for attackers to be investigated after deadly religious riots in northern India.

Rajinder Singh, father of one accused, says his 23-year-old son is innocent [Betwa Sharma/Al Jazeera]

India’s Badaun village gets toilets for women

Over 100 toilets are built months after alleged rape and death of two girls as they walked out to answer nature’s call.

The crisis saw BJP vowing to build 5 million toilets in first 100 days of its rule [Betwa Sharma/ Al Jazeera]

India lower caste still removing human waste

India’s lower castes suffer as tradition of clearing human waste continues despite parliament passing a law against it.

Rights groups have called for an end to practice of low-caste Indians manually collecting human waste [AFP]

Indian gay men’s wives ‘trapped’ in marriage

Many stay married to gay men out of family pressure in a country where homosexuality is stigmatised and criminalised.

Many gay men in India marry under pressure and the wives stay due to financial dependency [AFP/GETTY]

India juvenile law

Indian rights activists are concerned about proposed changes in juvenile law that will allow harsher punishment.

Public support for harsher punishment has been growing since Delhi gang-rape [Reuters]

Corporate takeover raises Indian media fears

Country’s richest man buys into the media – stoking concerns that journalistic independence needs to be protected.

Analysts are reluctant to describe Reliance's owner Mukesh Ambani as India's Rupert Murdoch [File: AP]