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THE WEEK India
Mixing faith and abuse
Celebrating the Hindu festival of Ram Navami, teenage girls in disturbingly deep maroon lipstick shake their unbound hair and still-developing bodies frenetically to disco beats and provocative lyrics, Bharat mein jo desh drohi hain, unki ma ka *********.
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April 19, 2026
THE WEEK India
Don't count Iran out
You don’t need a brain to be clever. The animal kingdom is full of remarkable examples.
2 min |
April 19, 2026
THE WEEK India
GOLD AGE
India's booming silver economy—spanning products, services and experiences tailored to senior citizens—is reshaping what it means to live one's sunset years
10+ min |
April 19, 2026
THE WEEK India
From Hooghly workshop to global titan
A century after its humble riverside beginnings, GRSE is leveraging AI and robotics to spearhead India's maritime goals
2 min |
April 19, 2026
THE WEEK India
THE REVOLVING DOOR
Rising defections underline how politics is increasingly shaped by interests than ideology
6 min |
April 19, 2026
THE WEEK India
Coming years will cement India as a key node in the global space economy
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW PAWAN GOENKA, chairman, IN-SPACE
3 min |
April 19, 2026
THE WEEK India
On oldifying: Cato Maior de Senectute
It was one of those lazy Sunday mornings in winter when the fog refuses to lift, the newspaper arrives damp, and the ache in the bones dissipates only by lunch time.
3 min |
April 12, 2026
THE WEEK India
A New Dawn in Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai Leads the Charge for Naxal-Free State
For over three decades, the beautiful and resource-rich state of Chhattisgarh wrestled with the scourge of Naxalism, a cycle of violence and underdevelopment that plagued its core, particularly the dense forests of Bastar.
3 min |
April 12, 2026
THE WEEK India
CAPTAIN'S KNOCK
In episode five of CEAT Beyond The Scoreboard, Harmanpreet Kaur talks about the ins and outs of batting and captaincy
3 min |
April 12, 2026
THE WEEK India
THE GOGOI GAMBIT
An unusual alliance of three opposition leaders to crack Himanta Biswa Sarma's Upper Assam stronghold
4 min |
April 12, 2026
THE WEEK India
WHY HAVEN'T WE BUILT ON VANDE BHARAT?
Sudhanshu Mani, who led the team that designed and built the Vande Bharat Express, on the state of the Railways
7 min |
April 12, 2026
THE WEEK India
The Growing Role of Global Support in Advancing Technology for Green Eye Care in India
We rarely think about our eyesight until it begins to fade. Yet for billions of people worldwide clear vision is still out of reach.
2 min |
April 12, 2026
THE WEEK India
EnGulfed by fear
From the UAE to Saudi Arabia, how major countries in the Middle East are dealing with the conflict
5 min |
April 12, 2026
THE WEEK India
RAILWAY'S MANY FACES
When the history of our trains ran parallel to the arc of my life
7 min |
April 12, 2026
THE WEEK India
TRACKING CULTURE
Indian Railways as represented in our books and movies
4 min |
April 12, 2026
THE WEEK India
TURBULENT TERRITORY
Coalition pressures, political rivalries and electoral arithmetic make the Puducherry polls unpredictable
3 min |
April 12, 2026
THE WEEK India
Snaps out!
An international photography exhibition in Chennai is taking contemporary art to spaces beyond galleries
2 min |
April 12, 2026
THE WEEK India
ABSOLUTE CINEMA
Despite strict censorship, Iranian filmmakers have forged a visual language that is innovative, restrained and deeply human
4 min |
April 12, 2026
THE WEEK India
PAINT THE TOWN GREEN
St Patrick's Day is the latest in a string of international celebrations that India has taken to in heart and 'spirit'
4 min |
April 12, 2026
THE WEEK India
Between fear and freedom
In his timeless collection, Gitanjali, Rabindranath Tagore envisioned a society unburdened by fear and elevated by the freedom of thought: 'Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high; where knowledge is free; where the world has not been broken into fragments by narrow domestic walls!
2 min |
April 12, 2026
THE WEEK India
God save the archbishop
Among the several hundreds who gathered outside the cathedral where Dame Sarah Mullally was being enthroned as the first woman archbishop of Canterbury was a Catholic activist, Jane Varner Malhotra.
2 min |
April 12, 2026
THE WEEK India
MEALS ON WHEELS
Railway food has come a long way, from refreshment rooms at stations to restaurant tie-ups and online ordering services
3 min |
April 12, 2026
THE WEEK India
Take charge of your heart care!
Whether it is a machine, a home, a relationship—or the heart—Ongoing maintenance protects long-term performance. What we fail to maintain, we eventually risk losing. This simple truth holds especially true for our heart.
2 min |
April 12, 2026
THE WEEK India
India stood with UAE when it counted
The United Arab Emirates has emerged as the most vocal Gulf state in calling for a strong pushback against Iranian attacks on civilian infrastructure, energy installations, ports, airports and international maritime routes.
6 min |
April 12, 2026
THE WEEK India
PRAYING FOR NUMBERS
Kerala's political parties are appealing to identity sentiment, yet quietly resisting control by powerful community organisations
5 min |
April 12, 2026
THE WEEK India
BOGIE WOOGIE
A JOURNALLING VISCOUNTESS, AN ANGRY YOUNG MAN, AN ENTERPRISING POLITICIAN-ON THE 75TH YEAR OF THE NATIONALISATION OF INDIAN RAILWAYS, THE WEEK REVISITS THE FOLKS AND THE FACTS THAT SHAPED THE COUNTRY'S LARGEST TRANSPORTER
9 min |
April 12, 2026
THE WEEK India
UNTIL STATEHOOD COMES, WE HAVE TO GO ALONG WITH THE RULING PARTY AT THE CENTRE
INTERVIEW N. RANGASAMY, PUDUCHERRY CHIEF MINISTER
2 min |
April 12, 2026
THE WEEK India
FULL SPEED AHEAD
For a country as large and populous as India, the bullet train project is not a luxury-it is a strategically sound move
3 min |
April 12, 2026
THE WEEK India
Over Three Decades of Purpose-Driven Innovation GE HealthCare's India Journey
The 1990s marked a pivotal point for India.
4 min |
April 12, 2026
THE WEEK India
The hypothalamus
If the thalamus is the receptionist, the hypothalamus is the conductor: small, powerful, and slightly temperamental.
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