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THE WEEK India
Silent shift
Hydrogen buses are pushing India's ambitious clean transport future
3 min |
May 17, 2026
THE WEEK India
WRITE SIDE OF HISTORY
The enduring legacy of Ratnam Pen Works, a swadeshi shop that once impressed Mahatma Gandhi
3 min |
May 17, 2026
THE WEEK India
Sickle strategy
Marxists could become the principal alternative to the BJP in the next Bengal elections
4 min |
May 17, 2026
THE WEEK India
Poles apart
While the BJP's thumping victory has implications beyond Assam, the Congress is facing an existential crisis in the state
4 min |
May 17, 2026
THE WEEK India
PRAY, SPRAY
Graffiti in Kolkata bring out not just the city's devotion to its history and traditions, but also its efforts to stay young and vibrant
4 min |
May 17, 2026
THE WEEK India
My father, my hero
What Raghu Rai taught me about life, photography and leverything in between
5 min |
May 17, 2026
THE WEEK India
Mending fences, minding fences
The BJP's victory in West Bengal is bound to have a significant impact on India-Bangladesh ties
4 min |
May 17, 2026
THE WEEK India
North: God hero; south: hero God
Anybody who has been to a Royal Challengers Bengaluru-Chennai Super Kings match—or even watched it on TV; whether at a high-end pub or a crowded street-side showroom—will attest to the fevered fervour of their fan armies.
2 min |
May 17, 2026
THE WEEK India
These results are an outcome of our sacrifice
Relegated to the backseat two years ago, Dilip Ghosh is back as a prominent figure in the Bengal BJP with his victory from Kharagpur Sadar.
2 min |
May 17, 2026
THE WEEK India
The case for integrated care
There is a quiet but important shift in how health is being understood.
2 min |
May 17, 2026
THE WEEK India
A star rewrites the script
Duopoly fatigue and a quiet anger have translated into a massive mandate for Vijay
5 min |
May 17, 2026
THE WEEK India
The pen crushed by the sword
When I attended the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner in 2018, President Donald Trump gave it a miss. Nothing personal between us. Just that the presidential skin, though younger, was even thinner than it is now.
2 min |
May 17, 2026
THE WEEK India
From Joy to Jai
Anti-incumbency, job aspirations and corruption charges against the Trinamool power the BJP to a historic victory in West Bengal
4 min |
May 17, 2026
THE WEEK India
Not much left
The CPI(M) needs a deconstruction
4 min |
May 17, 2026
THE WEEK India
Anatomy of a disaster
Chornobyl, earlier spelt Chernobyl, is about 135km from Kyiv.
1 min |
May 17, 2026
THE WEEK India
The "Silent" Inflammation How Ulcerative Colitis Affects the Indian Gut
Doctor, it's just heat (garmi) or maybe something I ate at the wedding last night.\"
1 min |
May 17, 2026
THE WEEK India
Act East, up close
Gurjit Singh's book offers insights into India-ASEAN relations
2 min |
May 17, 2026
THE WEEK India
The new Kaiser Wilhelm II
History is full of vain and venal leaders who wage wars, bankrupt nations to build magnificent castles or mint their faces on coins.
2 min |
May 17, 2026
THE WEEK India
THE SILENT DISCOVERY
Facing a diagnosis of liver cancer is a heavy burden, especially when it is complicated by underlying conditions like cirrhosis.
2 min |
May 17, 2026
THE WEEK India
We don't want the left to become too weak
You predicted that the UDF would win more than 100 seats and that at least a dozen ministers in the Pinarayi Vijayan cabinet would lose.
4 min |
May 17, 2026
THE WEEK India
Chornobyl: Forty years after
Chornobyl proved not only the dangers of nuclear power, but also how concealing the truth from the people contributed to the collapse of the mighty Soviet state
4 min |
May 17, 2026
THE WEEK India
SATRAPS TRIP
With West Bengal, the BJP now has complete dominance of the east. But the results of the 2026 assembly elections will have far-reaching implications in other states and for the 2029 Lok Sabha polls. And, there are lessons to be learnt, especially for the opposition and the regional parties
10+ min |
May 17, 2026
THE WEEK India
Development must fill the vacuum
Your cover story offered a sobering reflection on a movement that was once India's gravest internal security challenge ('The last guerrillas, May 3).
1 min |
May 17, 2026
THE WEEK India
Connecticut Yankees & Charles's speech
There's an old story that the British never tire of telling.
2 min |
May 17, 2026
THE WEEK India
A change in colour
The verdict raises the question whether disillusioned LDF voters would move to the BJP
4 min |
May 17, 2026
THE WEEK India
Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation
'Honouring service of permanent value rendered to Society'
1 min |
May 17, 2026
THE WEEK India
Bombs and brotherhood
How the guerrilla fighters of Mizoram lived underground for 20 years with hope and humour, until the signing of the Mizo peace accord four decades ago
8 min |
May 17, 2026
THE WEEK India
I am in touch with imams, rabbis and leaders across the world
It has been part of human evolution across the world. People have experienced a profound transformation in their lives, finding greater purpose and meaning.
4 min |
May 10, 2026
THE WEEK India
Make, test, build
Two new testing facilities in Andhra Pradesh give fillip to India's quantum computing dreams
3 min |
May 10, 2026
THE WEEK India
MIND YOUR DIET, MIND YOUR HEART
THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION has issued updated dietary recommendations aimed at promoting heart health and lowering the risk of cardiovascular disease.
1 min |