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]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/201411249413903734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
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]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/201411249413903734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
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]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20141030153827359734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
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]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20141010132651520734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
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]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/2014926205340677734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
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]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20149783730910734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
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]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/201491142744792734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
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]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/20148259194714734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
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]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/201482263649109734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
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]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/2014714144949890580_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
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]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/201461113293634734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)