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Tuesday, April 21, 2026
TopicBeauty parlours

Topic: beauty parlours

Govt sets out to define minimum standards for skin, hair and cosmetology clinics

Panels have been set up to define norms related to infrastructure and equipment, personnel, patient safety and standard treatment protocols for these centres.

Beauty and parlour didis were meant to be recession proof. Covid is breaking all the rules

Whether it’s calling Urban Clap or visiting neighbourhood salons, personal grooming will have to sit out this climate of pandemic-induced paranoia.

Braless, hairy and brown — coronavirus lockdown is our chance to change beauty standards

Lifestyle changes enforced by the coronavirus lockdown have made ‘straight out of bed’ looks the norm simply because no one is looking.

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University townships — India’s chance to build its own version of what America got right

India’s university towns initiative is an opportunity to do something we have never managed at scale: build knowledge ecosystems rather than knowledge silos.

FTA partners drive India’s trade surge as reliance on non-FTA countries dips, says NITI Aayog report

Share of trade with FTA partners rose from 4.6% in 2006 to 28.8% in 2024. India is currently negotiating or advancing agreements with US, Israel, GCC, Canada & Mexico.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.