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Bollywood actor Aamir Khan met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today to address the problems of manual scavengers who are engaged in cleaning human waste. Aamir had highlighted the issue in a recent episode of his TV show Satyameva Jayate.

Impressed by Aamir Khan's advocacy of generic drugs, Bihar has sought the Bollywood star's help to create awareness and popularise the medicines among the people in the state, a minister said Sunday.

While Aamir Khan's Satyamev Jayate continues to generate awareness among masses, the show's ratings have seen a downward trend. The TV show that opened with a rating of 3.8 TVR, recorded 2.9 TVR in the month of June.

Aamir Khan stands by his word. On his popular TV show, Satyamev Jayate, the actor had promised Shanno, a female cab driver who was a victim of domestic violence, that whenever he visited Delhi next, he would...

Satyamev Jayate has received a "dream response" from the audience, says Aamir Khan, who is planning a second season for the show which highlights various social issues in each of its episodes.

The United Nations Office for Project Services and the Ministry of Health have come together for a campaign against prenatal sex determination tests. Two 60-second TV films and two radio spots are expected to start airing in about two weeks.

Superstar Salman Khan was all praise for his friend and co-star Aamir Khan's TV show. Recently the actor was asked about Satyamev Jayate to which he said...

Actor Aamir Khan today appeared before a Parliamentary panel examining FDI in pharmaceuticals sector and pitched for generic medicines, saying companies will continue to make profit if they sell cheap drugs to the poor.

He doesn't want to enter politics and candidly admits he has no solutions to problems. Actor-filmmaker Aamir Khan, revelling in the "dream reaction" to his TV show Satyamev Jayate, says his purpose is served if his efforts make people introspect.

Aamir Khan's effort to highlight malpractices in the medical profession in India through Satyamev Jayate may have upset many doctors, but viewers agree that discreditable practices are widespread and the actor was indeed doing a great service.

Aamir Khan says he would have been extremely surprised if he didn't receive brickbats for the issues he highlights on his debut TV show Satyamev Jayate. The actor-filmmaker is...

A patients' body called People for Better Treatment has rallied behind Bollywood star Aamir Khan for focusing on the "rot" in the Indian healthcare delivery system during his popular television programme.

An umbrella body of 21 medical institutions has asked Bollywood star Aamir Khan to apologise for accusing doctors of malpractices in his TV talk show Satyamev Jayate. The head of the organisation accused Aamir of...

A Rajasthan minister has hit out at Bollywood star Aamir Khan for sensationalising female foeticide cases in the state, saying the government was already working on the issue before the actor's campaign.

An orthopaedic surgeon at Fortis hospital in west Delhi has sent a legal notice to Satyameva Jayate, accusing it of defamation after he lost his job. Jaya Shroff Bhalla reports.