Court to rule on Monday whether 13-year-old Aarushi Talwar and domestic help Hemraj were killed by her doctor parents.
![Besides spending time in jail, Rajesh Talwar, centre, has also been physically attacked [File: AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/2013112472930135734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

Court to rule on Monday whether 13-year-old Aarushi Talwar and domestic help Hemraj were killed by her doctor parents.
![Besides spending time in jail, Rajesh Talwar, centre, has also been physically attacked [File: AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/2013112472930135734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
About half of households are without functioning toilets, leaving women and girls most vulnerable.
![One-third of village households have toilets, while cities suffer poor sanitation and disposal mechanisms [AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/20131025151112470580_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Recent move by electoral body to solicit views on banning pre-poll surveys triggers debate and divisions.
![A woman votes in Bangalore, five crucial states will go to the polls in December to elect provincial assemblies [AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/201311982416792734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
New entrant to electoral politics is putting up a formidable challenge to established parties in New Delhi.
![The Aam Aadmi Party says it wants to stamp out corruption from India [AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/201310271055524580_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Women-only travel clubs are growing across the country to cater to those empowered by education and employment.

Campaign that used images of battered Hindu goddesses to highlight crime against women is denounced as cheap tokenism.
![The campaign had iconic deities with welts, bruises and gashes on their faces [Taproot India/ Scoopwhoop.com]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/2013105111556995621_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Recent death of two prisoners highlight plight of poor men caught up in distrust between nuclear rivals.

In the world’s biggest democracy, male politicians love wearing white, a colour associated with austerity and purity.

Alleged prison suicide of key accused in gang-rape case reignites debate on the alarming number of deaths in custody.

As anti-rape protests continue in Delhi, statistics paint a bleak and worsening picture of gender-based violence.
