New Delhi India protests over women’s rights make government focus on human rights abuses

India government showing signs of resistance to change for women

Indians stage new protest, month on from gang-rape

AFP – Protesters carrying banners which read “Death To Rapists” gathered in central New Delhi for a rally Wednesday, one month after the deadly gang-rape of a student on a bus in the Indian capital. “A month is over (but) justice is awaited,” read another banner displayed in Jantar Mantar.

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is likely to head the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) campaign committee for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. NDTV has learned that Mr Modi has the backing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Singh or RSS for the crucial role in what is expected to be a bitterly fought election.