It threatens the lives of more young women than cancer, malaria or war. It affects one in three women worldwide.

It leaves women mentally scarred for life. It is usually inflicted by a family member. "It is violence against women and girls. And according to the UN, this brutality  — gender violence — is on the rise. Women on the Frontline series  on BBC Worldwide presented by Annie Lennox,  takes the front to the homes, villages, and cities of our world where a largely unreported war against females is being waged. In the Democratic Republic of Congo rape is a weapon of war; in Turkey  women may be forced into suicides as a way of disguising honour killings; in Nepal the series follow a 24-year-old mother who tracks down her sex trafficker; in Mauritania the series ask if the movement to abandon the harsher aspects of Sharia law can succeed?

In Austria, there is a new law showing violent men ‘the Red card’ and from Colombia and Morocco come inspiring stories of women who have shown extraordinary courage in the face of violence. 

Women on the Frontline (Morocco) will be aired on May 2 and Democratic Republic of Congo on May 9.

India News launched

Buoyed by positive regulatory changes, booming consumerism and multiple revenue streams, the nation's television industry is set for an unprecedented boom and a new Hindi news channel 'India News' has been launched.

The new channel promises big action on the small screen. Of the many already news channels in existence, India News undertakes to provide authentic information and news from all nooks and corner.  Apart from providing news, the channel has also streamlined few laugh-riot programmes for the viewers.

The top-lined ones are Surendra Sharma's Sharmaji Bolyo and the Laughter Challenge  famed Bhagwant Mann show titled as Maan Na Maan which promises to be entertaining and uproarious too. The major driving factors are the strong team with numerous experiences.