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THE WEEK India
Art in the time of war
When Indian artists turned memory into resistance in Dubai
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May 31, 2026
THE WEEK India
A clarion call for tougher reforms
The Strait of Hormuz crisis is no longer merely a geopolitical event.
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May 31, 2026
THE WEEK India
Work for a few years in an industry that challenges you
BigBasket was born from a simple but powerful observation: the Indian grocery market was fundamentally broken for the consumer. We set out to fix three things that mattered most—fill rate, on-time delivery and in-stock availability.
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May 31, 2026
THE WEEK India
Sisir and son
Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari's father, himself a former Union minister, talks about a boy he knew would always \"become big\"
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May 31, 2026
THE WEEK India
Mexico's gender-parity revolution
There are 11 women in president Claudia Sheinbaum's 22-member cabinet.
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May 31, 2026
THE WEEK India
BOND WITH THE BEST
As a balanced investment option, bonds are best suited for conservative investors and those nearing financial goals
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May 31, 2026
THE WEEK India
The audacity of hope
V.D. Satheesan begins his tenure as chief minister balancing welfare promises, public expectations and severe financial constraints
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May 31, 2026
THE WEEK India
WORKING KNOWLEDGE
India's best universities are addressing the country's employability gap; some with systems built over decades, others with ideas not tried before
6 min |
May 31, 2026
THE WEEK India
Trumped in Beijing
China asserts itself as Washington's equal in global power politics
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May 31, 2026
THE WEEK India
Faraway neighbours
Prolonged conflict in Manipur is bringing back unresolved questions and placing them alongside newer anxieties
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May 31, 2026
THE WEEK India
Employability is a shared responsibility between universities and industry
INTERVIEW: Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar, former chairman, University Grants Commission, and former VC, JNU
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May 31, 2026
THE WEEK India
COSTLY COMFORT
Personal loan is one of the quickest ways to raise funds; but it is also among the most expensive
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May 31, 2026
THE WEEK India
Unmasking marital rape
Preoccupied by the war in the Middle East, it took me a while to realise that something explosive was cooking on JioHotstar too. Launched on March 20, Chiraiya (bird), a tale of the sustained marital rape of a new bride by her 'charming' husband in a middle-class Hindu household in Lucknow, quickly became the most-watched limited-episode series nationwide across OTT platforms.
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May 31, 2026
THE WEEK India
Quiet revolution in diagnostics
Good health begins with accurate diagnosis—this was the principle behind the launch of Apollo's Digi-Smart Central Reference Laboratory in Chennai.
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May 31, 2026
THE WEEK India
Assam's defining moment
OVER THE PAST five years, Assam witnessed visible improvements in infrastructure.
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May 31, 2026
THE WEEK India
Students undervalue consistent hard work and persistence
My JNU years were shaped significantly by my sociology professor Anand Kumar.
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May 31, 2026
THE WEEK India
NEET isn't tidy
Rebuilding trust in a faulty system could be far more difficult than preventing a paper leak
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May 31, 2026
THE WEEK India
Holding on to power
In Shakespearean England, the most popular pastime was bear-baiting. Dogs were unleashed to bite and torment the bear chained to a stake.
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May 31, 2026
THE WEEK India
The lunar rebound
For decades, the conquest of the moon was little more than a dusty relic of the Cold War, a giant, pockmarked nightlight of which the US could say, \"been there, done that\".
3 min |
May 31, 2026
THE WEEK India
Thucydides Trap and the claptrap
I had a cousin, a reputed backbencher in his class, who once impressed his literature professor by peppering his essay with a few wise-sounding lines in Tamil.
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May 31, 2026
THE WEEK India
NOW FOR THE SEQUEL
Vijay has achieved one part of the MGR story-quitting at the peak of his cinematic powers and getting the throne. The second part, leaving a political legacy beyond his years, will be the bigger challenge
4 min |
May 31, 2026
THE WEEK India
A rebel in the family
Personal grievances, political ambition and ideological positioning give momentum to Kalvakuntla Kavitha's campaign against the BRS
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May 31, 2026
THE WEEK India
Rely on credible information
Over the past few weeks, global attention has once again turned to infectious diseases— this time, Ebola and hantavirus.
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May 31, 2026
THE WEEK India
The wisdom of the crowds
This month's election results, across five states, carry deep-rooted messages-political parties and analysts alike.
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May 24, 2026
THE WEEK India
Shifting altitudes
Beneath Ladakh's infrastructure push lies a deeper struggle over autonomy, ecology and the meaning of progress
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May 24, 2026
THE WEEK India
Letters for post: Vajpayee to Vijay
Mark Antony offered the crown of Rome to Julius Caesar thrice during the festival of Lupercalia; Caesar spurned it each time.
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May 24, 2026
THE WEEK India
Congress-TVK: the winning alliance in 2029
Even before the elections, there were many voices within the party that wanted an electoral alliance with the TVK.
3 min |
May 24, 2026
THE WEEK India
THE TECHADE TAKES SHAPE
India's semiconductor push is entering a new phase—creating a talent, research and investment ecosystem that produces not just chips, but indigenous technology and intellectual property
6 min |
May 24, 2026
THE WEEK India
COMMANDER OF CHANGE
Vijay's win will alter not just the state's dravidian politics but also the poll arithmetic nationally
5 min |
May 24, 2026
THE WEEK India
Our first priority is law and order
AGNIMITRA PAUL was sworn in as cabinet minister on May 9.
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