In this issue

THE WEEK takes a look at stories of some IPL players who struggled financially but made it big

ALSO READ: Singer Sidhu Moosewala's murder puts the Punjab government on the back foot

PLUS: Geetanjali Shree's International Booker win brings to the limelight the small independent publishers who have fuelled translation in India for years

Why Has Yasin Malik Been Sentenced To Life Now?

A former militant commander, Yasin Malik gave up guns in 1994. So, why has he been sentenced to life now?

4 mins

Jammu And Kashmir - Hurriyat Struggle To Stay Relevant

Once a powerful forum for separatists, the All Parties Hurriyat Conference is now struggling to stay relevant in Kashmir

7 mins

SHOOTING PAIN

Singer Sidhu Moosewala's murder puts the Punjab government on the back foot, drives demand for societal curbs on the state's gun and gang culture

4 mins

PART-TIME TROOPS

The new defence recruitment scheme, which aims to make the armed forces lean and mean, is facing flak from within the military fraternity

4 mins

Can NCB Resurrect Its Damaged Reputation?

Now that Aryan Khan has a clean chit in the drugs-on-cruise case, it will take time for the NCB to resurrect its damaged reputation

6 mins

Yashasvi Jaiswal - Betting On His Batting

From living in a tent and being an "errand boy" to opening for Rajasthan Royals, Yashasvi Jaiswal has lived a long life at just 20

9 mins

Playing for pride

More than money, it was respect that Kolkata Knight Riders' batter Rinku Singh earned for his family

6 mins

Living it up

Delhi Capitals' bowler Chetan Sakariya knows life is uncertain; so he is now living it to the fullest

6 mins

Mumbai's mainstay

In his debut IPL season, Tilak Varma has already become a permanent fixture in the Mumbai Indians squad

4 mins

Gathering pace

Rajasthan Royals’ quick Kuldeep Sen has seen many ups and downs, and does not take his current success for granted

4 mins

Spin to win

It was sheer hard work and determination that carried Kumar Kartikeya Singh from a tyre factory in Ghaziabad to the playing eleven of the Mumbai Indians

4 mins

@leisure - LANGUAGE NO BAR

Geetanjali Shree's International Booker win brings to the limelight the small independent publishers who have fuelled translation in India for years

5 mins

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