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THE WEEK India
The political narrative and data categories do not match
Q/ The Election Commission says deletions are happening because of duplicate, deceased or absentee voters. Why do you still believe this is a serious issue?
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April 26, 2026
THE WEEK India
STARTING LATE, PLAYING SMART
Late entrants to the stock market can still build wealth
4 min |
April 26, 2026
THE WEEK India
Keep kids away; prez's speaking
Read my lips,” said George Bush Sr at the 1988 Republican Convention in New Orleans.
2 min |
April 26, 2026
THE WEEK India
EPS in a mess
The AIADMK still has a substantial voter base, but without ideological clarity, its ability to convert this support into seats remains doubtful
4 min |
April 26, 2026
THE WEEK India
Four's a crowd
The DMK-AIADMK duopoly is facing a challenge with the entry of Vijay and Seeman—splitting votes, tightening margins and making local shifts decisive. Although DMK has the edge, the ground is less certain
8 min |
April 26, 2026
THE WEEK India
LAW OF THE STUDIO
When the artist becomes a work of art
4 min |
April 26, 2026
THE WEEK India
The battle is between Tamil culture and BJP's fascism
Clad in a red T-shirt and black trousers, M.K. Stalin has just returned from a long morning walk—meeting people, posing for selfies, and checking whether they had benefited from government welfare schemes.
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April 26, 2026
THE WEEK India
Future tense
Failed negotiations signal a protracted conflict, which plays into Iran's hands and could be trouble for the US-Israel combine
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April 26, 2026
THE WEEK India
The cerebellum
He walked in like someone who had forgotten how to trust the ground beneath him.
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April 26, 2026
THE WEEK India
Polls apart
When politics is a choice between different fears, voters stop thinking freely
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April 26, 2026
THE WEEK India
Strategic timeout in dire straits
Chintu, the snot-nosed eight-year-old from next door, has this endearing habit of floating in in and out of our apartment. Not a single day passes without him wandering in, casually inspecting our fridge for a snack, and taking a banana or whatever else that isn’t nailed down.
3 min |
April 26, 2026
THE WEEK India
Limited release
By showing up less, Vijay hopes his mystique will do the work
4 min |
April 26, 2026
THE WEEK India
Counting them out
SIR could shift the electoral balance in West Bengal, but it has also become a question of belonging for the vulnerable
3 min |
April 26, 2026
THE WEEK India
NEW RULES OF WEALTH
As wealth surges and markets grow more complex, professional financial advice has become imperative
3 min |
April 26, 2026
THE WEEK India
As a warrior, you stand alone
IN TAMIL NADU'S alliance-driven politics, Seeman and his Naam Tamilar Katchi stand apart.
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April 26, 2026
THE WEEK India
When screens turn toxic
In a development that could prove historic, two landmark judgments in the US held social media giants Meta and Google liable for hundreds of millions of dollars in damages for psychological harm caused to young users of their platforms.
2 min |
April 26, 2026
THE WEEK India
Tackling Alzheimer's with clarity
My fellow Americans, I have recently been told that I am one of the millions of Americans who will be afflicted with Alzheimer’s disease...Unfortunately, as Alzheimer’s disease progresses, the family often bears a heavy burden... I now begin the journey that will lead me into the sunset of my life.”
2 min |
April 26, 2026
THE WEEK India
Public sentiment favours the BJP
INTERVIEW Samik Bhattacharya, BJP West Bengal president
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April 26, 2026
THE WEEK India
LAUGHTER IN A LAB COAT
Why is airlifting rhinos upside down the best way to transport them? Can roller coasters help pass kidney stones? Welcome to the Ig Nobel Prizes and the science that makes you laugh first, and then think
5 min |
April 19, 2026
THE WEEK India
A promise, a responsibility
Across continents, a profound shift is unfolding in how societies approach weight loss and health. Medicines, such as Ozempic and Mounjaro, have moved obesity from the margins of personal struggle into the centre of medical and public discourse.
2 min |
April 19, 2026
THE WEEK India
Power shift
From breakout growth to a cautious consolidation, India's electric two-wheeler market enters a defining phase
6 min |
April 19, 2026
THE WEEK India
FEELING THE BLUES
Italy missing a third consecutive World Cup is no mystery-false dawns have hidden the structural decline in its football ecosystem for too long
7 min |
April 19, 2026
THE WEEK India
VERTICAL LIVES, DELICATE RIDES
'Well of death’—a collective dance with danger
3 min |
April 19, 2026
THE WEEK India
Get me an enemy of my stature
Gyanesh Kumar and co seem to be fans of Agatha Christie. Their Election Commission might be in an SIR soup, but her grey-celled sleuth would have marvelled at the neat alphabetic order in which they have arranged the current round of polls.
2 min |
April 19, 2026
THE WEEK India
Above and beyond
Low-cost drones are reshaping how wars are fought, exposing vulnerabilities in even the most advanced militaries
4 min |
April 19, 2026
THE WEEK India
Small-town buzz
For a good cocktail, one no longer needs to be in a metro city, as a new crop of bars in India's tier 2 cities is changing the landscape
5 min |
April 19, 2026
THE WEEK India
One-Mamata army
The Trinamool Congress is trying to distance Mamata Banerjee from anything wrong with the party, and is banking on her charisma to retain West Bengal
5 min |
April 19, 2026
THE WEEK India
Claiming space
Private companies are transforming India's space economy
7 min |
April 19, 2026
THE WEEK India
To the dark side of the moon
Distance lends perspective. Without doubt, the Fortunate Four flying on Artemis II must be getting this perspective as, at the time of writing, they travel to the far side of the moon, further than any man has been before.
2 min |
April 19, 2026
THE WEEK India
'Mamata Banerjee is extremely scared'
ONE OF THE BJP's major accusations against Mamata Banerjee is that she is “soft” on crimes against women, in particular the rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor at the state-government-run R.G. Kar Medical College.
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