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World AIDS Day: A life-long disease that is transmitted by sex, childbirth or infected needles

There is no cure for HIV/AIDS but a treatment is called ART is highly recommended for anyone suffering from this disease.

Prostitution goes hi-tech in Kerala: Study finds transactions being carried out through smartphone apps

Prostitution in Kerala has turned hi-tech with business transactions being carried out via smartphones and apps, according to a new study.

Vodafone introduces two prepaid plans for Rs 151 and Rs 158 offering unlimited calls and 1 GB of 3G/4G data

This is is only available for users in the Kerala circle. No information is available as to when and if Vodafone will launch these plans in other circles.

Airtel announces new Rs 448 plan for prepaid users with 70 GB data; older Rs 349 plan to now offer 1.5 GB data daily

Along with data benefits, Airtel's new Rs 448 plan also allows up to 250 minutes of free voice calls daily, with a weekly cap of 1000 minutes.

Telcom operators to pay subscribers a penalty of Rs 5,000 for poor services: TRAI

After an SMS survey that was conducted by the authority in December 2016 through the National Informatic Centre, it was inferred that fifty percent of people were unsatisfied with the telecom company they used.

BSNL launches prepaid plans for Rs 149; free local and STD calls for 30 minute everyday

To match competition from private players, the state-owned BSNL today came out with a pre-paid scheme under which new subscribers can make 30 minutes of free voice calls local and STD daily to any other network for a month, for Rs 149.

BSNL offers unlimited local and STD calls for Rs 144 in new plan

The plan offers unlimited local and STD calls to any network for a period of one month comes with 300MB of free data usage.

Ebola 2.0: Sexual transmission of deadly virus may reignite global outbreak

Sexual transmission of the Ebola virus may have a major impact on the dynamics of the deadly disease, potentially reigniting an outbreak.

Mycloplasma genitalium: A little-known STD is actually much more common than you think, reveals a study

A new study has found that a little-known sexually transmitted disease (STD) may actually be much more common than previously thought.

City teens now have their first sexual encounter at the age of 14, reveals new survey

Sex has always been the hush-hush taboo topic in India and there is has been a long-drawn debate on the need for sex education. However, new data derived from a survey might just re-ignite the debate on sex education.