An annual multi-national survey, exploring young people's attitudes to sex and contraception, has been released to mark World Contraception Day (WCD) 2012, which takes place every year on September 26. Here are some of the findings.
Research suggests that sex once a week can slow down ageing.
Under the exception given in Section 375 of the IPC, sexual intercourse or sexual acts by a man with his wife, the wife not being minor, is not rape.
Sexual self-image dysfunction was associated with being overweight, obese, living together with partner, not married, married and breastfeeding.
In this weekly self-help series, mental health and life coach Anu Krishna tells you how to take control of your life.
The actor is in the midst of a controversy following reports that he has gone for a pre-birth sex determination test for a third child through surrogacy.
The United Nations will now recognise all same-sex marriages of its staffers across the world as it put in place a new policy aimed at ensuring 'greater equality' with Secretary General Ban Ki-moon calling for rejection of homophobia.
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Please promise, especially those millions who trust you with their hard-earned money, never to let your voting preferences determine your actions on the markets. The most appalling and scary phenomenon was fund houses and brokerages going out on election yatras and writing copious reports promising more than 300 for the BJP. That was your wish as voters. Your investors are paying for it now, points out Shekhar Gupta.
'Not giving a human being the basic requirement of marriage and right to institution of family merely because of their orientation is indeed against the principle of the core values of a democracy.'
One of the high points of the proceedings was when Indrani Mukerjea's lawyer smartly utilised Dr Zeba Khan's expert status to pose her A Most Curious Question. He asked her if a skull can grow new teeth, even after the person, who it belonged to, had died, three years before. We can be sure that the discrepancy between the number of teeth discovered in the skull unearthed in 2012 and the skull shown in court in September 2019 will come up soon in Courtroom No 51. Vaihayasi Pande Daniel reports from the Sheena Bora Murder Trial.
Badla, bhoots and a barrage of detective dramas bombard the streaming platforms this week. Sukanya Verma lists everything you can see or skip.
From the 'khiladi' brand of movies rocking his boat to a love for starring in biopics and scripts inspired by true stories to headlining endless remakes of South Indian hits, there's a pattern to the man and his methods.
The apex court referred to a larger bench a plea seeking decriminalisation of gay sex between two consenting adults.
'... because their parents wanted a boy.' 'But over 2 million women go every year due to sex-selective abortion, disease, neglect or inadequate nutrition,' says Devangshu Datta.
Essentially a message movie, Jayeshbhai Jordaar masks its horror in humour to play out like an on-the-run road trip, observes Sukanya Verma.
Putrajeevak Beej, the medicine from Baba Ramdev's pharmacy, promises the delivery of a male child.
For the longest time, the court did not even hear important matters that the government did not want it to. Of late, it has begun to form benches. Meanwhile a lot of the damage has been done and continues to be done, asserts Aakar Patel.
Sexy text messages or phone calls can get young people in the mood for sex while dinner and wine are real turn-ons for the elderly, a new survey has revealed.
Earlier, the 47-year-old superstar had rubbished allegations over the pre-natal gender tests on his third child.
Amid sharp criticism over his medicine promising the birth of male child, Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev on Friday hit back at the opposition leaders for their unwarranted comments and said that they were attempting to malign Prime Minister Narendra Modi's image through him.
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'There are two things that will never go out of business in most countries around the world -- oil and sex.' Sunny Leone gives us her point of view.
The recent study suggested that nearly 35 per cent of the cases were stillborn, 29 per cent were born alive and 36 per cent were born before the period of viability.
Kangana Ranaut plays an Air Force pilot in Tejas, joining an increasing list of films and shows centered around women playing significant roles in their careers.
The policy is the strictest from any Olympic sports body and effectively bars any transgender women
Aseem Chhabra lists his favorite 2023 films -- a healthy blend of Bollywood, Hindi indies and some of the best work that is being done in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Bengali cinema.
Babumoshai Bandookbaaz actress Bidita Bag gives us a ringside view of Bollywood.
The nurses want redressal of issues related to pay and allowances, whereas the radiologists announced the strike after failing to reach a 'resolution with the Centre on Thursday over outstanding issues'.
The top court said the distinction between married and unmarried women under the abortion laws is "artificial and constitutionally unsustainable" and perpetuates the stereotype that only married woman are sexually active.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rapped the centre for being "sloppy" in checking female foeticide in the country, saying laws are not being implemented and everything is being left to fate.
'The minister is not concerned about our daughters' well-being.' 'Just when the sex ratio for girls is showing an improvement across every district, the minister wants the onus to be on the women knowing very well that decision making in India is in the hands of the male.'
The fire broke out in the car repair garage in M Nirufehi, located near the Maaveyo Mosque, around 12:30 am.
On Ashaji's 89th birthday on September 8, Subhash K Jha revisits some of her lesser-known classics.
Adults who stay well-hydrated appear to be healthier, develop fewer chronic conditions, such as heart and lung disease, and live longer than those who may not get sufficient fluids.
The fire broke out in M. Nirufehi area near the Maaveyo Mosque around 12:30 am, according to news portal SunOnline international.
'Jobs for transgender people should be advertised widely and they should be motivated to join. There should be reservations for them.'
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