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MAC’s new campaign puts makeup on the Indian groom. Someone alert the authorities

For years, the beauty marketing around weddings has assumed that beauty begins and ends with the bride. Everyone else is an accessory. But that idea feels outdated now.

Unauthorised possession of cough syrup with even 2.5% codeine can attract NDPS charges—Patna HC

HC was hearing plea of a truck owner from whose vehicle 3,200 bottles of cough syrup were recovered. He argued the syrups only had 2.5% codeine, hence, NDPS won’t apply.

It wasn’t fun being a student in May. How Indian media covered chaos of NEET, CBSE, CUET-UG

CBSE also has the dubious distinction of making headlines in foreign news media: UK’s The Guardian and BBC, Singapore’s The Straits Times wrote about the school scandal.

6 ways India can strengthen oversight around IV glutathione and injectable cosmetics

Rampant quackery forces Indian regulators to impose restrictions on legitimate therapies. The same pattern is now repeating with glutathione.

Rihanna arrives in Mumbai. Fans link visit to her cosmetics brand Fenty Beauty

Rihanna last visited India in March 2024, when she performed at the pre-wedding celebrations of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant in Jamnagar, Gujarat.

FTA signed, UK eyes easier entry for its beauty, skincare brands in Indian markets 

Cosmetics, skincare brands set to benefit as UK pushes for fewer clearances. ‘We're excited to showcase best of UK innovation to one of world’s fastest-growing beauty markets’.

That anti-bacterial facewash you’re using every day is killing your skin. Go probiotic

Cosmetic use of probiotics is a new phenomenon. Most of the probiotic technology in skincare is obtained from bacteria cultures commonly used to prepare yoghurt.

Allergic reaction to fake products — survey finds 1 in 4 households face issues with cosmetics

The nationwide survey by LocalCircles was conducted across 305 districts in India, and received more than 37,000 responses.

From Lakshmi to Lakmé — story of India’s first cosmetic brand, envisioned by PM Nehru

The brand was named after the popular French opera Lakmé, which in turn is the French word for goddess Lakshmi.

Whiff from the past — how a handful of Indian companies are reviving the glory of desi attar

The oil-based fragrances derived from flowers & herbs slipped in preference as Western perfumes flooded markets. In their contemporary form, attars are more than old wine in new bottle.

On Camera

MAC’s new campaign puts makeup on the Indian groom. Someone alert the authorities

For years, the beauty marketing around weddings has assumed that beauty begins and ends with the bride. Everyone else is an accessory. But that idea feels outdated now.

Bitcoin surges toward $80,000, on track for its biggest weekly gain in over 3 years

Bitcoin is up about 23% this week, on track for its best weekly gain since March 2023, as US Treasury bond buybacks lower yields and boost appetite for risk assets.

India, Japan look at joint naval shipbuilding, technology transfer with pact to deepen defence ties

Maritime security agreement opens avenues for joint development of naval ships and design, greater use of Indian shipbuilding and repair facilities by Japan.

Munir’s latest power grab is proof of his paranoia. Dictatorship and delusion go together

At some point Pakistani dictators begin to show paranoia. That’s the strategic reality most relevant to India since the late fifties. Munir’s case is worse, like some sudden acrophobia.