In this issue

Will the BJP win the battle for the heartland once again? The Ram Mandir could help it do so. Read the cover story, which also includes interviews with former Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav and Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai



Interviews: Viswanathan Anand talks about Gukesh's historic feat and P.T. Usha details preparations for the Paris Olympics



Exclusive excerpts from Salman Rushdie's new book



Free HEALTH supplement, too, with the latest issue now on stands.

There Is A Wind Blowing Against The BJP, And It Will Only Pick Up Speed

Interview - Akhilesh Yadav, Former Chief Minister, Uttar Pradesh

7 mins

Between hospital and home

Transitional care centres can add a lot to India's health care system

3 mins

EFFORT VS EFFECT

The government's attempts to ensure quality drugs is evident, but how well new policies can be monitored on the ground remains to be seen

7 mins

A way to let go of fear

Accepting the use of adult diapers is a journey with various stages-denial, concealment, rejection and reluctance

3 mins

Mandeeps & a miracle

Two strangers, one deadly disease and an act of kindness. How Mandeep Mann saved Mandeep Singh, an acute leukaemia patient, by donating his stem cells

10+ mins

The A, B, C of cosmetic surgery

Between eight to 10 lakh cosmetic surgeries happen in India every year. Who is an ideal candidate, and what are the risks and results you can expect?

6 mins

Vaccines and meningitis

In sub-Saharan Africa, from Senegal in the west to Ethiopia in the east, and encompassing the northern part of Nigeria, there exists a region known as the African Meningitis Belt (AMB).

1 min

Celebrating diversity and inclusivity

As Indians battle it out in our nation's 18th general election, it is again time for voters to reflect on the \"Idea of India\"-or rather, on two duelling ideas of India that are now before us and between which the nation must choose at the ballot box.

3 mins

Defendant: an Hermès handbag

When Hermès was hit with a class-action lawsuit last month for \"antitrust\" activities, it didn't see it coming. Most of the luxury world has all eyes on this suit, filed by two interested consumers who claim they were denied a purchase, and whether it would go to trial.

2 mins

A legacy, bound

Amal Allana's biography of her father, Ebrahim Alkazi, is as much personal as it is historical

4 mins

Cutting-edge chronicle

In his new book, Salman Rushdie's pen is mightier than the knife

6 mins

Sunak's lustre has dimmed

The British are polarised on taxes, welfare, T politics and the Israel-Gaza war. But they agree Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservative Party will be mauled in the May 2 local elections in England and Wales.

2 mins

Get personal

THE WEEK-Jaslok Hospital reader awareness seminar on Parkinson's stressed the need to personalise treatment

3 mins

Pillars of freedom

A temple in Karnataka has placed leaders of the independence struggle alongside divinity

3 mins

Want to be in top 10 by 2032 Olympics

INTERVIEW - P.T. Usha, president, Indian Olympic Association

3 mins

Greatest accomplishment by any of the current Indian talents

INTERVIEW - Viswanathan Anand, five-time world champion

4 mins

The Chennai candidate

Patience and calmness are the hallmarks of Gukesh's game

3 mins

Order and chaos

Even the opposition may not be safe from the backlash of the recent Calcutta High Court order that cost more than 25,000 jobs

4 mins

Gandhi's India is being converted into Godse's India

INTERVIEW - MEHBOOBA MUFTI PRESIDENT, PDP

4 mins

THE OPPOSITION DOES NOT HAVE A FACE, POLICY OR PRINCIPLE

INTERVIEW - SAMRAT CHOUDHARY, BIHAR DEPUTY CHIEF MINISTER

2 mins

GRIPPING CONTEST

The fight between the NDA and the INDIA bloc is the most intense in Bihar

5 mins

BJP WILL SWEEP CHHATTISGARH

INTERVIEW - VISHNU DEO SAI, CHHATTISGARH CHIEF MINISTER

3 mins

BAGHEL VS BJP

With five of 11 seats in Chhattisgarh expecting a close contest, Congress is once again relying on Bhupesh Baghel and his record as chief minister

3 mins

SAFFRON CITADEL

Shivraj Singh Chouhan's popularity and the infighting in the Congress leave no room for change in Madhya Pradesh

2 mins

CONGRESS NOT WEAKENED BY DESERTIONS

INTERVIEW - GOVIND SINGH DOTASRA, RAJASTHAN CONGRESS PRESIDENT

2 mins

PEOPLE CAN SEE THROUGH BJP'S DIVISIVE POLITICS

INTERVIEW - ASHOK GEHLOT, FORMER RAJASTHAN CHIEF MINISTER

2 mins

FIGHTING CHANCE

A united Congress eyes a few seats, hoping to exploit divisions within the BJP and discontent against its new government

3 mins

Divide and win

I am blown by the amount of research the BJP's speechwriters have put in. They have gone way back in time to dig out and wilfully misquote something Manmohan Singh said in 2006 at a meeting of the National Development Council (NDC), which is \"Our collective priorities are clear.

2 mins

HEART OF THE MATTER

While the socio-political polarisation gives BJP the edge, there is as much of a caste divide, which could help the opposition

5 mins

LORD ON THE BALLOT

The BJP has its task cut out in the Hindi heartland: raise its tally in Uttar Pradesh, while maintaining its score in other states. The Ram Temple campaign could well help the party pull it off

7 mins

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