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Saturday, February 21, 2026
TopicIndian cosmetics

Topic: Indian cosmetics

Shefali Jariwala death—India is letting quacks gamble with lives in the name of beauty

Shefali Jariwala’s death is a wake-up call. Fake cosmetologists are risking lives. Here's how to stay safe and spot real dermatologists.

Do ‘neurocosmetics’ improve skin-brain connection? They’re the new buzzword in skincare

Neurocosmetics are like Horlicks for your skin—they are supposed to improve its connection with the brain.

With love, from Khan Market—How Mira Kulkarni made Forest Essentials more than a store

In her book ‘Essentially Mira’, Mira Kulkarni about how she built India’s first luxury Ayurveda beauty empire.

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Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

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.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

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.