2 dose HPV vaccines recommended by WHO to protect against cervical cancer

Girls can be vaccinated with two doses of HPV vaccine to protect against cervical cancer instead of three, the World Health Organization now advises, based in part on Canad...

Doordarshan and UNICEF honour Maharashtra’s Navjyotis

Nine girls coming from culturally diverse backgrounds and different parts of the state have one common message to share – ‘Girls are not any less’. These ...

“You should never underestimate the power of good writing”: Namit Sharma

Utilising his 15 years of experience across genres, he has created great programming for Zee TV. From broadcasting to content generation, it’s an amalgamation of seve...

Reese Witherspoon Takes On Hollywood Sexism

Reese Witherspoon is mad, ‘really mad’, but exactly how is Hollywood’s sweetheart tackling sexism on the big screen? She’s taken matters into her ow...

1.1 million HIV infections in children prevented: UNICEF

United Nations: An estimated 1.1 million human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections among children under the age of 15 have been prevented between 2005 and 2013. Accordi...

Nearly one thousand people march for LGBTQ rights in New Delhi

Over 1,000 people marched from Barakhamba Road in New Delhi to Jantar Mantar on Sunday to demand an end to discrimination against lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgenders, q...

World Aids Day 2014: History, HIV Facts and 'Aids-Free Generation' Theme

World Aids Day, observed annually on 1 December, is dedicated to raising awareness to the Aids pandemic caused by the spread of the HIV infection.

To date, there ar...