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Overnight collagen face masks for glowing skin (magnific)Shweta Pandey is a Senior Content Writer at Hindustan Times, with over 12 years of experience in beauty and wellness journalism, specialising in makeup, skincare, and hair care.She began her professional writing journey in 2011, entering the evolving world of digital lifestyle journalism as beauty and wellness content rapidly transformed in India. Over the years, she has worked with reputed digital media houses like India Today, the Times of India and Skymet Weather, steadily building credibility through well-researched features, product reviews, and trend analyses. Her career reflects consistent growth, moving from content contributor…

Mumbai, Ten persons, including a 3-month-old baby, were injured after a crane toppled onto houses in Mumbai’s Kurla East early Friday morning during preparations for demolition work, a civic official said.Ten injured as crane topples onto houses in Mumbai’s KurlaThe incident, which also affected goods train movement in the area, occurred around 3 am near the site of an upcoming 17-storey building in Indira Nagar, they said.A Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation official said a hydraulic crane was being used to lift a Poclain machine that had been brought to the site.During the operation, part of the crane fell onto a high-tension…

Govt has directed the telecos to strictly enforce the rule of not issuing a new connection to any subscriber already having nine SIMs (representative image) The government has directed telecom service providers to stop individuals from obtaining mobile connections beyond the prescribed limit of nine, with a new system coming into effect from August 24.Under the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) instructions, telecom companies will have to identify subscribers who seek a new mobile connection after already reaching the maximum number allowed in their name and inform them that another connection cannot be provided.The move will initially operate on a post-facto…

Bengaluru: BJP legislators and leaders staged a protest march from the Valmiki statue to Vidhana Soudha on Friday, demanding the resignation of Karnataka minister B Nagendra following alleged financial irregularities over Valmiki Corporation scam allegations.BJP leader R Ashoka said, “Our demand is for the public. Karnataka Congress government, D.K. Shivakumar and his colleague, Nagendra, have looted Rs 189 crores from Dalits. That amount has to be spent on Dalit development. So, for up to 3-4 years, not even a single rupee was given to Dalits… I think Rahul Gandhi and the All India Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge know this very…

Mumbai: Niva Bupa Health Insurance has been barred from opening new places of business for six months after the insurance regulator found that the company had failed to comply with expense of management limits for 2024-25.Irdai in an order issued Aug 19, also warned the insurer for the breach. Niva Bupa said it complied with the expense of management regulations for the year ended March 31, 2026, and the quarter ended June 30, and remains on track to comply with the rules for 2026-27.The company said the order would have no quantifiable financial impact.The action followed a regulatory examination of…

TISS (Tata Institute of Social Sciences)Mumbai: The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) has announced the establishment of the School of Analytics, an academic initiative positioned at the intersection of technology, society, and sustainability, in collaboration with Tata Trusts.TISS is planning to name the school after Ratan Tata in recognition of the late industrialist’s enduring commitment to ethical technology, innovation, and sustainable development, the institute said in a statement.The new school will offer two academic programmes — a Master’s in Analytics and a Bachelor’s in Analytics and Sustainability — both designed to equip students with both technical competencies and critical…

Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster epic film ‘The Odyssey’ has broken another record in its epic box office run.The film has officially become the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time with a worldwide collection of USD 1.352 billion, as reportedly by Variety. With this, it has overtaken the benchmark set by 2024’s ‘Deadpool & Wolverine,’ starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman, which collected USD 1.338 billion during its lifetime box office run.’The Odyssey’ becomes highest-grossing R-rated filmThe film’s official handle shared a poster and an official post that read, “Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is now the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time.…

Image used for representational purposes. | Photo Credit: Reuters Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty were trading marginally higher in early deals on Friday (August 21, 2026) as elevated crude oil prices due to geopolitical uncertainties and a sharp fall in U.S. markets made investors cautious.After a positive beginning to the trade, the 30-share BSE Sensex turned flat and was down 25.97 points to 77,506.51 in early deals. The 50-share NSE Nifty also skidded 5.75 points to 24,223.10 after a positive start.However, both the benchmark indices bounced back and were trading marginally higher. The BSE benchmark quoted 62.60 points higher…

Zainab Nathani, a high school junior from Niles, Illinois, has designed a material that can pull drinkable water straight out of humid air, powered entirely by sunlight. Studying at Niles Township West High School, she built her project around emulsion-templated composite biogels, porous, bio-based structures engineered to trap moisture from the atmosphere and release it as liquid water once warmed by natural sunlight, with no electricity or added energy required. The work grew out of her broader research into water purification and harvesting technologies, alongside a long-standing commitment to clean water access in her community. Her project went on to…

Representative image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphotos Six Indians were aboard a Cameroon-flagged cargo ship hijacked by pirates off Somalia’s Puntland coast earlier this week, a Somali official said on Thursday (August 20, 2026).The M/V LUTUF, which was carrying Turkish weapons, was seized on Monday (August 17, 2026) and taken by the pirates toward the region’s Nugaal coast.The ship was seized about three and a half nautical miles off Marraya in Puntland’s Eyl district, the official told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity, because he wasn’t authorised to speak publicly about sensitive information.The ship, owned by Polar Movement Shipping,…