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Sunday, February 22, 2026
TopicFair skin

Topic: Fair skin

Shefali Jariwala’s death spotlights world of anti-ageing treatments built on big claims, little science

Anti-ageing treatments include broad spectrum of substances—from antioxidant supplements & growth hormone boosters, to testosterone therapy, among other things.

Skin whitening injections can give you fairer skin. But keep your expectations realistic

Glutathione is a natural antioxidant which fights free radicals, keeps your liver healthy, and most importantly, blocks melanin production—resulting in a fairer skin.

Kerala Chief Secretary confronts colour & gender bias after her tenure is ‘labelled black’

Sarada Muraleedharan also says her 7-month tenure has been a 'relentless parade' of comparisons with her husband, former chief secretary.

India’s fair skin obsession gets dangerous. Mercury, steroids, glutathione injections

Glutathione is being marketed as the holy grail product for those seeking to lighten their skin tone, but there is limited evidence to support this claim.

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

In a first, Indian small arms maker to bid for UK Project Grayburn to replace British Army’s SA80 rifles

Bengaluru-based SSS Defence has made public its bid for a major foreign military contract, targeting UK’s ambitious SA80 successor programme with its home-tested weapons.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.