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16 people dead and more than a 100 injured in twin blasts in Hyderabad, but once the headlines fade, it will be back to business for India. We debate why do we find ourselves at the exact same spot yet again and will we ever learn from acts of terror.

Ahead of Parliament session, the main opposition party, the BJP, says it will boycott all meetings and public functions that are attended by Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde. The immediate provocation of this standoff between the BJP and Mr Shinde is the Home Minister's comments on saffron terror.

The Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister has criticised the decision to hang Afzal Guru. In scathing comments, he has especially slammed the manner in which the execution was done.

In its report the committee has said the maximum sentence for gang-rape should be raised to a full life term, meaning convicts must spend the rest of their lives behind bars. The committee said it has focused on preventing sexual crimes rather than just prescribing punishments. Justice Verma attributed the widespread abuse of women to government, police and public apathy. He said there had been a "shocking" lack of contributions to the panel's deliberations from the police.

Despite the outrage over the horrific gang-rape of a 23-year-old girl in Delhi last month, everyday our headlines continue to scream more and more instances of sexual abuse against women. On We The People, we look at why the conviction rate in rape cases is so low, just about 26 per cent. We also ask a more troubling question: how gender sensitive is our judiciary?

Does Indian cinema empower women or commodify them? We debate on We The People.

In the outpouring of public anger after the gang-rape and death of a young woman in Delhi, the focus for change has been on better law enforcement and safer public spaces. But what about sexual abuse inside the home within what was once a circle of trust? According to one survey, one in every five men have admitted to forcing their partners to have sex with them and yet, Indian law does not recognise marital rape. On We The People, we bring you the harrowing stories of women who have had to fight sexual violence, not on the street but in their own home, in our special campaign series - Every Woman's Battle.

From Hillary Clinton to Oprah Winfrey, from Yuvraj Singh hitting cancer for a six to the clemency debate, here's a look at the best of We The People from 2012.

Is it a culture of misogyny, weak laws or societal prejudices that permit crimes against women to be committed with impunity.

We The People analyses if the Gujarat elections will give Narendra Modi a bigger political stage in Delhi and whether the political space for Gujarati Muslims is shrinking.