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SPF is not the only mark of a good sunscreen. Here’s what you must look out for

Hunting for the right sunscreen is tricky, especially amid a global surge in skin cancers and a rising awareness of photodamage.

Rahul Gandhi’s Parliament speech on Modi-Adani forces BJP to play on Congress’ pitch

Rahul Gandhi's attack on Modi for his perceived collusion with Adani brought out BJP's big guns in Parliament. After a long time, BJP was responding to a narrative set by Congress.

With default or harsh economic measures its choices, Pakistan stuck between rock & a hard place

Is this a seminal moment in Pakistan’s long-term decline? Ten days of intense negotiations with a visiting team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF)...

Bloodstained road to Nellie: Trail of destruction I saw after the 1983 massacre in Assam

I was there looking for trouble to report. And in that awful fortnight, when Indira Gandhi decided to force an election nobody wanted in Assam, you didn’t have to go looking for trouble.

Thomas Isaac’s bad decisions led Kerala to financial doom. Give Balagopal a chance to fix it

For someone who acted as a spokesperson for the GST regime, the state’s annual GST growth under Isaac was less than half the national average.

Israel is neutral on Ukraine for three reasons. India can align with it to ease tensions

Given the rock-solid nature of the US-Israel friendship, working with Israel can strengthen New Delhi’s relations with Washington too.

You saw a new Rahul Gandhi in Parliament. I saw the change in Kashmir itself

As the country embraces the new Rahul Gandhi after the Bharat Jodo Yatra, the Congress leader cannot but embrace the challenge of practising politics in these dark times.

Madras High Court making khula valid isn’t enough without codifying Muslim personal law

Muslim personal laws are, by nature, discriminatory towards women. While the Muslim Women Act 2019 was one step forward, now there's a need to codify personal laws.

NDRF in Turkey is India’s soft power, and a message to NATO

Indian assistance to Turkey and Syria following earthquakes is part of the country’s tradition of providing humanitarian assistance without expecting returns or following a quid-pro-quo policy.

Here are SC, HC judges with political pasts. Gowri’s unconstitutional views were the problem

The petition challenging Justice Victoria Gowri’s appointment was not because of her membership of a political party.

On Camera

Ram temple Surya Tilak was spectacular but the puffery around ‘science behind it’ wasn’t

We need to give credit to our attention-starved scientists for their true achievements. Perhaps a good way to start would be to not mix science with religion.

CBDT signs record 125 Advance Pricing Agreements, 31% more than last year

The 125 APAs include 86 Unilateral APAs (UAPAs) and 39 Bilateral APAs (BAPAs). The total number of APAs since the start of the APA programme has risen to 641, with 506 UAPAs and 135 BAPAs.

Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi to take over as Chief of the Naval Staff

He has been the chief of personnel and the flag officer commanding-in-chief, Western Naval Command, in the rank of vice admiral.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.