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The three German SUVs are here. It’s the features list that has puzzled me

Mercedes-Benz GLC 300 4MATiC, BMW X3 30 XDrive M-Sport Pro & Volkswagen Tayron R-Line 4MOTION are assembled in India, so upcoming FTA with the EU will not make them any cheaper.

That one skincare science rule most people get wrong—pH

The pH scale runs from zero (very acidic) to 14 (very alkaline), with seven being neutral. Your skin isn’t neutral. Healthy skin sits in a mildly acidic range of 4.5-5.5.

Red bricks from demolished homes and the burden of identity at India Art Fair

The buzziest artwork at India Art Fair resists definition—Girjesh Kumar Singh sculpts people and their bags from bricks pulled out of rubble. The exhibition is titled Haal Mukaam.

Reconciling religion and science is the only way to find peace and happiness: Zakir Husain

On 7 December 1968, Dr Zakir Husain delivered an address at the tri-decennial celebrations of the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan in Bombay, explaining why it’s important to pursue science and religion together.

My top 10 hot picks from India Art Fair 2026—Rohit Chawla

Beyond the scale of the India Art Fair lies the deeper pleasure of discovering the elusive new artist, a fresh voice, an unexpected gallery quietly holding its ground.

India’s mollycoddling of agriculture is hurting manufacturing growth. It must prioritise reform

The real challenge for India’s reformers is to make manufacturing competitive. It must be the top priority for Centre, states, and local bodies.

US-India interim agreement shows strategic use of trade language—millets, almonds, DDGs

Trade language can feel like sleight of hand to those who live with its consequences. But it would be a serious mistake to allow ill-informed agitations to dominate the response.

‘WaPo bloodbath’ lets journalists introspect—Why does the world think of them so poorly?

The hubris lies in pretending that journalists are somehow seekers of the whole truth. This hubris was punctured when social media started calling out mistakes and biases.

Capitalism isn’t responsible for mass unemployment. Look at Japan, Singapore: BS Iyer

It is not capitalism which is responsible for the evils of permanent mass unemployment, but the policies of the stateman which paralyse its working, wrote BS Iyer in 1971.

India Art Fair shows ecology is no longer an abstract anxiety in Indian contemporary art

The tension between what an art piece asks for and what our pace allows became even more visible at Breathe by Teja Gavankar.

On Camera

Ghaziabad suicides show social media is the new opium. India’s policy must curb it

Indian children who have access to smartphones use them primarily for entertainment, such as watching movies or using social media, rather than for education. Is this the right use of 'Digital India'?

Companies must enable young talent to become decision makers. It isn’t optional anymore

Growth models that depend on innovation and consumer insight cannot succeed while sidelining the cohort most attuned to emerging technologies and cultural changes.

Australian amphibian aircraft firm eyes Indian civil & military market, ties up with Apogee Aerospace

Aligning with India's push to promote inter-coastal air connectivity, Apogee has ordered 15 seaplanes in a deal valued at Rs 3,500 crore.

Dear Narendrabhai, Bangladesh polls give India space to hit reset button

By next weekend, Bangladesh will have an elected government. This is India’s moment to reboot broken ties by moderating the ‘ghuspethiya’ rhetoric in poll-bound West Bengal and Assam.