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Naga mom’s K-skincare wave swept India. Her Beauty Barn now competes with Nykaa, Amazon

COSRX snail mucin, Holika Holika ceramide cream, to Klairs vitamin-c serum--Beauty Barn products have become household names in India.

More chips, less air: How Gujarat’s Balaji Wafers, which turned down Pepsi offer, became a snack giant

In March, Balaji Wafers’ turnover hit Rs 5,000 crore, adding a new feather to the crown of the Virani family, whose journey began selling snacks at a cinema hall.

YouTube favourite to OTT darling—TVF’s success has even Bollywood calling

TVF has cracked the code for what viewers want. It makes feel-good shows that speak to middle-class India’s dreams such as clearing the UPSC and owning a home.

Nothing ‘kazual’ about Vijender Chauhan—man who’s helping UPSC aspirants crack the interview

Chauhan’s life changed after memes on him went viral. Now he cannot go to the restaurants without people coming and talking to him, asking for pictures.

Only Modi can defeat Modi in 2024. Squabbling INDIA coalition leaders are just a sideshow

Congress has no natural allies today, only enemies. But even after the opposition leaders have reunited under INDIA, it won't be enough to challenge the BJP in 2024.

Neeraj Chopra is sharpening his javelin for Paris. He has to prove Tokyo was no lucky toss

Olympian Neeraj Chopra has just wrapped up a brief break at his Panipat home. Now, he’s off to South Africa to train for Paris. ‘Sports is like war,’ his father says.

Gains from covert killing come with a big price tag. India can learn from Chile

The long shadow cast by Orlando Letelier’s murder illuminates how easily the ties between allies can be derailed by misjudgement—and how hard it can be to repair the damage.

OBCs say Maratha protests for quotas are a betrayal. ‘They want what was ours’

The Maratha quota protests have fractured old ties in epicentre Jalna. OBC and Maratha neighbours no longer chit-chat, children have been told to stop playing with each other.

Rajas of rat mining, heroes of Himalayas have no insurance, safety gear or social dignity

Rat miners help lay underground sewers and gas & water pipelines in places where machines cannot go. In the construction ecosystem, they're at the bottom of the pyramid.

How do you tour a state and miss the BJP landslide? Congress believed its own propaganda

Only one thing unites the BJP’s victories in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh and it has very little to do with the local factors that are now being trotted out.

On Camera

Moon madness has taken over modern dating. A waning crescent is the best time to ghost

Alongside buying into the grift that is dating apps, the girlies are also installing astrology apps like Astrotalk to investigate the same tired mystery—will he ever text back?

Africa’s blue economy is booming. What it can learn from Asia

Aquaculture is the fastest growing food sector in Africa, offering significant returns on investment for all involved and achieving the continent’s goals for food security, dignified livelihoods and economic growth.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.