Kanika's problem is so ridiculous, it is surprising she did not discover till the age of 32 what every teen knows, sighs Deepa Gahlot.
The Centre has asked traders and resellers of medical devices to register in an attempt to expand the ambit of regulating the medical devices industry in the country. The move can have far-reaching consequences for both consumers and traders alike as products like face masks or prophylactics - now sold through grocers and other channels - may face issues of availability. In a notification dated September 30, the union ministry of health and family welfare said anyone wanting to sell, stock, exhibit or offer for sale or distribute a medical device, including in-vitro diagnostic medical device, will need a certificate of registration.
''India's youth make up for majority of the population and educating them on safe sex and sex education is the need of the hour.'
Helmet's sole attribute are its three actors. Aparshakti Khurana, Abishek Banerjee and Ashish Verma have an effortless witty quality and breezy camaraderie, observes Sukanya Verma.
President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday paid rich tributes to renowned author and journalist Khushwant Singh, describing him as a "fearless intellectual" and a "gifted author".
The beds have been manufactured such that after both the marquee events, the beds will be recycled into paper products, while the mattresses formed of polyethylene materials will be reused for plastic products.
Anthology movies are a strange beast. They can be as monotonous and harmless as munching away a bumper bag of chips -- you eat one, you have to finish the rest. Or they can be like discovering a rare treasure marked by profound insight and offbeat experiences, observes Sukanya Verma.
'I am not ashamed that I have AIDS. I once announced that I am HIV+ on national TV.'
As part of a study, young couples revealed different condom negotiation strategies to cope with unprotected sex.
Ananya attends a meeting... Aparshakti, Pranutan promote Helmet...
Let intimacy have a role for the latter half of the night, but don't forget to include non-sexual activities that both of you enjoy, advises Dr Madhura Samudra, consultant psychiatrist and sex educator.
All eyes are on the June theatre releases.
It was a big night for quite a few of Bollywood's popular actors as well as OTT's rising star.
A smart contraception equals good family planning.
Marak, a former militant leader, had gone absconding following a police raid -- which started Friday night and ran till Saturday morning -- at the farmhouse at Tura in Meghalaya's West Garo Hills district.
In the raid, about 400 bottles of liquor and over 500 unused condoms were found, he added.
The news of his passing is sad and sudden but the body of work he leaves behind will neither fade nor be forgotten.
Is young India sexually active? Do they favour contraceptives? What are they doing to ensure safe sex?
From jaadugars to Jane Austen, OTT offerings this week are as eclectic as it gets, says Sukanya Verma.
Wearing good lingerie has a 50% chance of spicing things up in a marriage.
The #CondomEmoji, according to Durex, emerged as the overwhelming choice in a global poll.
As the curtain come down on 2022, Roshmila Bhattacharya flashbacks to some of the year's news-makers and events.
Indian men believe that touching your partner's private parts means that you have had sex.
'In my house, we rarely discuss my films.' 'They only found out that this is the film I am doing is when reactions to the posters kept coming in.' 'Then they saw that their daughter hasn't slept for two days because I kept receiving nasty comments (on social media).'
You have seen it all -- the fire challenge, the twerking challenge, the rice bucket challenge -- viral trends tend to take the internet by storm and now there is a new craze that is overwhelming the social media.
Any sex worker who is a victim of sexual assault should be provided with all facilities available to a survivor of sexual assault, including immediate medical assistance, in accordance with law, it said.
'Whether you think you're better off as friends, or whether you want to give things a try with him, you need to talk things out with him.'
The discrepancy in the size of the penis and the vagina may at times lead to the discomfort and pain during intercourse.
In India, people who have sex before marriage rarely use condoms, a recent study found.
A car museum owner in the city of Hyderabad has made a car, which looks like the coronavirus to spread awareness among the people about the fatal infection.
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As many as five notable Web series and movies are planned for release in September.
The starlet recently took part in a PETA campaigne.
Director Rahul Nair's gabby comedy looks at the difficulty of dating in the digital age in a manner that's equal parts shallow and silly, notes Sukanya Verma.
According to a study, teenagers who don't get enough sleep may be at an increased risk of engaging in unsafe sexual behaviours
'Helmet is a proper family film, just a film on condoms.' 'It can never be a sex comedy.'
A survey conducted for National Condom Week has shed light on the wackiest sex secrets of people around the globe.
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