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In this issue
Why it is an intense battle in Uttar Pradesh
The BJP is banking on PM Narendra Modi’s popularity, the sanatan stance of CM Yogi Adityanath and an improved law and order situation. The Samajwadi Party and the Congress are fighting together as part of the INDIA bloc. And, the Bahujan Samaj Party is locked in a battle for survival. But this election is of narrow margins—both in victory and defeat.
In Untold Stories: Carl-Gustaf, the Indian infantry's go-to weapon, will be made in Haryana
@Leisure: Deepa Mehta’s latest—I am Sirat—tenderly tells the story of a transwoman battling dual identity
In Health: Stroke care is not rocket science. All it needs is better public awareness and access to timely and affordable treatment
Searching for Surjeet
Ever since the British left us to our fate, freedom and franchise, many Indians have yearned for a two-party system like the way they have it in England—a neat polity where two parties contest for power, and the loser would shadow the ruler.
![Searching for Surjeet](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/3180/1708736/zkx94Bwmm1716456058062/SEARCHING-FOR-SURJEET.jpg)
2 mins
MANN IN A CORNER
In a four-cornered contest, the division of votes might work to the advantage of the Congress. It could also help the AAP, which is fighting massive anti-incumbency, save face
![MANN IN A CORNER](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/3180/1708736/0i02WMxG-1716456272789/MANN-IN-A-CORNER.jpg)
10+ mins
The actor and the charmer
It is a battle of two Biharis in North East Delhi, which highlights the importance of the Purvanchali vote in Delhi politics
![The actor and the charmer](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/3180/1708736/lI0XLKRto1716457465597/THE-ACTOR-AND-THE-CHARMER.jpg)
9 mins
Battle of the exes
As former spouses take on each other, Bishnupur is witnessing a personal as well as political fight
![Battle of the exes](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/3180/1708736/O5t0w3z2V1716458347721/BATTLE-OF-THE-EXES.jpg)
5 mins
STILL VOTERS RUN DEEP
THE BJP IS RELYING ON MODI AND YOGI, THE SP IS TRYING TO SHED ITS OLD IMAGE, THE CONGRESS SEEMS ABSENT ON THE GROUND, AND THE BSP IS IN A BATTLE FOR SURVIVAL. THE MOST PROMINENT FEATURE OF THESE ELECTIONS, THOUGH, IS SILENCE
![STILL VOTERS RUN DEEP](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/3180/1708736/_-JYq2opI1716458656167/STILL-VOTERS-RUN-DEEP.jpg)
9 mins
AS LUCKNOW WOULD HAVE IT
The Uttar Pradesh tally could trigger changes in BJP and INDIA bloc
![AS LUCKNOW WOULD HAVE IT](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/3180/1708736/A4VXwP_jA1716459851473/AS-LUCKNOW-WOULD-HAVE-IT.jpg)
4 mins
WE'RE BUILDING A NEW BHARAT; OPPOSITION CAN'T STOMACH IT
INTERVIEW - BRAJESH PATHAK, DEPUTY CHIEF MINISTER, UTTAR PRADESH
![WE'RE BUILDING A NEW BHARAT; OPPOSITION CAN'T STOMACH IT](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/3180/1708736/Qzebsz4xc1716461548752/WERE-BUILDING-A-NEW-BHARAT-OPPOSITION-CANT-STOMACH-IT.jpg)
2 mins
RAHUL AND PRIYANKA ARE OPPOSED TO EACH OTHER
INTERVIEW - KESHAV PRASAD MAURYA, DEPUTY CHIEF MINISTER, UTTAR PRADESH
![RAHUL AND PRIYANKA ARE OPPOSED TO EACH OTHER](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/3180/1708736/M4Y_XshBu1716461729319/RAHUL-AND-PRIYANKA-ARE-OPPOSED-TO-EACH-OTHER.jpg)
2 mins
LURE OF FUTURE
In Varanasi, the younger generation's preference for modernity is likely to guarantee Modi's hat-trick win
![LURE OF FUTURE](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/3180/1708736/sZvJqgfJ_1716461859175/LURE-OF-FUTURE.jpg)
4 mins
NOT JUST IN THE NAME OF RAM
When voting, Ayodhya has always looked at issues beyond the temple
![NOT JUST IN THE NAME OF RAM](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/3180/1708736/cCDgcWh2s1716462283149/NOT-JUST-IN-THE-NAME-OF-RAM.jpg)
4 mins
Boom in the heartland
After nearly 80 years in service, the Carl-Gustaf weapon system continues to be in demand globally. Now, the Indian infantry’s go-to weapon will be made in Haryana
![Boom in the heartland](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/3180/1708736/rypTCH7RP1716462534795/BOOM-IN-THE-HEARTLAND.jpg)
5 mins
A midsummer daydream
From simplified taxes to daring reforms, India Inc’s wish list for the new government is long
![A midsummer daydream](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/3180/1708736/zxuYg1kYv1716463423734/A-MIDSUMMER-DAYDREAM.jpg)
6 mins
Richer states subsidising poorer ones cannot go on forever
INTERVIEW - D.SUBBARAO FORMER RESERVE BANK GOVERNOR
![Richer states subsidising poorer ones cannot go on forever](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/3180/1708736/Erarv6dLY1716463750957/RICHER-STATES-SUBSIDISING-POORER-ONES-CANNOT-GO-ON-FOREVER.jpg)
5 mins
India is firing on just 10 per cent of the engines
INTERVIEW - KARTHIK MURALIDHARAN ECONOMIST
![India is firing on just 10 per cent of the engines](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/3180/1708736/t-l2JkSoT1716464354409/INDIA-IS-FIRING-ON-JUST-10-PER-CENT-OF-THE-ENGINES.jpg)
5 mins
Bearing up in boring Britain
These days in Britain, boring is good. After the hangover of Boris Johnson’s wild escapades, Liz Truss’s wilder financial swings, Brexit’s economic nosedives, and Rishi Sunak’s flipflops, British voters find the unexciting rather appealing.
![Bearing up in boring Britain](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/3180/1708736/llYUAe9y71716464638392/BEARING-UP-IN-BORING-BRITAIN.jpg)
2 mins
A chain that links us all
How a governor of Andamans influenced the Barbados programme of action for Small Island Developing States in 1994
![A chain that links us all](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/3180/1708736/wjjTIMOTW1716464769271/A-CHAIN-THAT-LINKS-US-ALL.jpg)
6 mins
Free to be me
Deepa Mehta's latest, I am Sirat, is about a transwoman battling dual identity. It is a bold story tenderly told
![Free to be me](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/3180/1708736/Rtw3Xn30I1716465231805/FREE-TO-BE-ME.jpg)
4 mins
Sweet on cinema
If anyone can breach the chasm between chef and actor, it is Ranveer Brar
![Sweet on cinema](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/3180/1708736/YfojBTguo1716465481828/SWEET-ON-CINEMA.jpg)
4 mins
Lessons from music
Matilda The Musical is a total must watch
![Lessons from music](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/3180/1708736/Tiurbwu0Z1716466068048/LESSONS-FROM-MUSIC.jpg)
2 mins
Lady Whistledown's back
The new season of Bridgerton could have been a reflection of reality, rather than an escape from it
![Lady Whistledown's back](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/3180/1708736/pvuK_jqoM1716466470479/LADY-WHISTLEDOWNS-BACK.jpg)
2 mins
Cannes can do
Never mind that India is witnessing a massive general election, perhaps one of the dirtiest it has ever witnessed.
![Cannes can do](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/3180/1708736/RKJU6wlK_1716467761663/CANNES-CAN-DO.jpg)
2 mins
Nancy, how about Kanhaiya?
I have been following Nancy Tyagi on Instagram for over a year.
![Nancy, how about Kanhaiya?](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/3180/1708736/hOEqgLsjn1716467831839/NANCY-HOW-ABOUT-KANHAIYA.jpg)
2 mins
How Anger Can Hurt Your Heart
Getting angry can constrict blood vessels and increase a person's risk of developing heart in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
![How Anger Can Hurt Your Heart](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/3180/1708736/ouGB2Yz851716468056398/crp_HOW-ANGER-CAN-HURT-YOUR-HEART.jpg)
1 min
ESKETAMINE INJECTION MAY REDUCE RISK OF POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION
A SINGLE LOW DOSE INJECTION of esketamine given right after childbirth can reduce the risk of major postpartum depression by about three quarters, finds a US study published in The BMJ.
![ESKETAMINE INJECTION MAY REDUCE RISK OF POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/3180/1708736/o2xkYoUhW1716468116645/ESKETAMINE-INJECTION-MAY-REDUCE-RISK-OF-POSTPARTUM-DEPRESSION.jpg)
1 min
LIFT OR STAIRS? ALWAYS CHOOSE STAIRS
ACCORDING TO A STUDY PRESENTED AT ESC Preventive Cardiology 2024, climbing stairs is associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease and death.
![LIFT OR STAIRS? ALWAYS CHOOSE STAIRS](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/3180/1708736/j94Ot9l6G1716468272373/LIFT-OR-STAIRS-ALWAYS-CHOOSE-STAIRS.jpg)
1 min
MAMMOGRAM RECOMMENDED FROM AGE 40
THE US PREVENTIVE SERVICES TASK FORCE (USPSTF) has issued new recommendations for all women to start getting mammograms every other year beginning at age 40 and continuing through age 74.
![MAMMOGRAM RECOMMENDED FROM AGE 40](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/3180/1708736/N8Kw9ArY61716468409596/MAMMOGRAM-RECOMMENDED-FROM-AGE-40.jpg)
1 min
TREATING GUM DISEASE CAN HELP PREVENT AFib RECURRENCE
PATIENTS WHO HAD THEIR GUM DISEASE treated following treatment for atrial fibrillation (AFib), or irregular heartbeat, are significantly less likely to suffer AFib recurrence, according to Japanese research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
![TREATING GUM DISEASE CAN HELP PREVENT AFib RECURRENCE](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/3180/1708736/mSeYXMoI71716468340652/TREATING-GUM-DISEASE-CAN-HELP-PREVENT-AFIB-RECURRENCE.jpg)
1 min
At What Ages Do People Feel Most Lonely?
ACCORDING TO A US STUDY PUBLISHED in the journal Psychological Science, loneliness follows a U-shaped pattern in adulthood people are loneliest during younger and older adulthood, and least lonely in middle age.
![At What Ages Do People Feel Most Lonely?](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/3180/1708736/Q8lHA7Vvp1716468480091/crp_AT-WHAT-AGES-DO-PEOPLE-FEEL-MOST-LONELY.jpg)
1 min
BONE SUPREMACY
Taking good care of your bones will take a big load off your old age
![BONE SUPREMACY](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/3180/1708736/WIUve7fYR1716468600499/BONE-SUPREMACY.jpg)
7 mins
Winner in a wheelchair
Cerebral palsy could not stop Sarika from achieving her dream of becoming a civil servant
![Winner in a wheelchair](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/3180/1708736/rnNWyaBOz1716468876393/WINNER-IN-A-WHEELCHAIR.jpg)
3 mins
Stroke Of Genius?
Not really. Stroke care is not rocket science. All it needs is better public awareness and access to timely and affordable treatment
![Stroke Of Genius?](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/3180/1708736/0DKIc--sQ1716466621365/crp_STROKE-OF-GENIUS.jpg)
10+ mins
AGEING BACKWARDS
THE NEW BREED OF WELLNESS’ GURUS—FROM FITNESS EXPERTS TO BIOHACKERS
![AGEING BACKWARDS](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/3180/1708736/m2YoOvWr71716467383194/AGEING-BACKWARDS.jpg)
9 mins
THE WEEK India Magazine Description:
Publisher: Malayala Manorama
Category: News
Language: English
Frequency: Weekly
THE WEEK is an Indian English-language news magazine published by The Malayala Manorama Co. Pvt. Ltd. It was founded in 1982 and is the largest circulated English news magazine in India.
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