In her lifetime, a woman might use 6,000 sanitary napkins and accumulation of dioxin in the body can cause serious health risks, warns gynaecologist Dr Archana Dhawan Bajaj.
Malayalam cinema isn't the same as Telugu or Tamil, but Bollywood's blanket approach fails to see the distinction in Selfiee, observes Sukanya Verma.
We continue celebrating Akshay Kumar's birthday, with a list of his 20 biggest blockbusters over the years.
'I am zapped by what an incredible actor he is.' 'He does his work bindass, but he understands films better than anybody else.'
'I want to use my music to reach out to the youth, to inspire them to create history.' 'To share knowledge, to tell them the importance of voting, girl child education, menstrual hygiene.'
Deane De Menezes hopes to reduce the awkwardness and stigma around menstruation.
360 Degree has a network of more than 500 volunteers across the nation.
Influential Patel community leader Parshottam Rupala, minister in the first Narendra Modi government Mansukh Mandaviya and three-time MP Darshana Jardosh, all from Gujarat, were among those inducted in the Union cabinet on Wednesday.
Words like eve-teasing, prostitute, and housewife may soon be out of the legal lexicon and will be replaced by terms like street sexual harassment, sex worker and homemaker.
Celebrating Independence Day the Bollywood way.
Three young Indians plan to cycle from Kochi in Kerala to Tokyo in time to attend the Olympics there next year.
'PadMan has its premise in place. Now if only it had some wings,' says Sukanya Verma.
Under the 'Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Kendra' scheme, the prime minister said, the government has started giving away sanitary napkins at Re 1 to empower women and keep their health in check.
Chafing is an unpleasant reality that many people ignore, and it can truly mess up your lifestyle.
'I haven't given up on spreading awareness about toilet and female sanitation, and I won't give up on this either.'
Women should stop being ashamed of their periods. They should start celebrating it, feels Nishant Bangera.
Female condoms can be worn up to 8 hours before intercourse and offer uninterrupted pleasure.
Missing a period is more common in the first year after you start menstruating.
Period. End of Sentence, which won an Oscar in the Documentary Short Subject category, has been produced by Guneet Monga.
Dear female friends, beware of lumps, bloody discharge and puckered skin.
For all its do-gooder fixation, Phullu neither has the passion to succeed as a film nor the seriousness of a valuable message, feels Sukanya Verma.
Sharmila Nair's campaign '18 Shades of Black' is inspiring Indian women to talk about the restrictions they faced while growing up and encouraging people to find solutions.
Recent evidence suggests that physical activity, adequate sleep and stress-management are essential for maintaining optimal thyroid function, says endocrinologist Sanjay Kalra.
'One size fits all' approach doesn't work when it comes to skincare routines. You need to be patient, and understand what works best for your skin, warns Dr Dinesh Jain.
Mumbai-based oncologist Dr Shona Nag dispels the myths surrounding cancer.
'We should celebrate when a girl hits puberty, just the way we celebrate New Year, Holi, Diwali.'
