Teenager diagnosed with HIV at 18 claims he ‘learned nothing’ at school about the dangers of unprotected sex

An HIV-positive teenager has today called for lessons about the virus to become compulsory in all schools, claiming he learned nothing of it in sex eduction classes.

Delhi records coldest May day in a decade

The coldest day in May in a decade was experienced by the Capital on Tuesday when the early morning temperatures dipped to 18 degrees Celsius, seven degrees below normal, a...

Burden of birth

Maternal deaths in Bihar go unreported, while state claims maternal mortality ratio has decreased Urvi Devi, 20, was in her ninth month of pregnancy. She woke up one night ...

Drink Your Greens

I’ve never been one to eat or drink a particular food just because it’s good for you. So for years I’ve been rolling my eyes whenever anyone starts talkin...

An Accidental Martyrdom

In April 2010, I returned home late evening to find a family friend had left urgent messages for me to call back. The next morning, before I could return her call, she was ...

Can child labour be eliminated in India?

Every day nine-year-old Milli (named changed) rushes through her morning ablutions so that she does not get late. However, unlike other children her age, including her frie...

Is This Our Democracy?

While watching the show Satyamev Jayate hosted by Aamir Khan, running on Sunday mornings on Star Plus, last week, I began to feel faint.

Our acceptance of a flawed ...

Vintage Women, Mentor

March 8 every year is a special calendar entry for so many women. A few years back, I overheard a group of suburban housewives weighing the pros and cons of special buffet ...

Vintage Women, Mentor

March 8 every year is a special calendar entry for so many women. A few years back, I overheard a group of suburban housewives weighing the pros and cons of special buffet ...