This American rematch lacks punch

In March 1971, I spent several hours in a dentist’s waiting room, dreading the impending torture of the drill. The only compensation were the handy American magazines, full of arguably the most anticipated sporting event in history—the Big Fight between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali.

Small is big

The last thing the luxury business needed was the winner of the best actress award at the Oscars to go up to receive her statuette and say, “I think my dress is broken.” Emma Stone’s sartorial snafu was caused by none other than the mega brand she was wearing, Louis Vuitton.

LORD OF THE FIRE

J. Robert Oppenheimer through the eyes of his biographer

Trump card: Musk

Match made in Hell!” That’s how liberal European media described the “political bromance” between Donald Trump and Elon Musk, the erratic, outspoken billionaire. In ideology and in temperament, chaotic Trump and quixotic Musk have common traits. Both despise wokeism, feminism, and LGBTQ activism.

Parker Solar Probe, Solar Orbiter and Aditya-L1 together make a great team to study the sun

When Apollo 11, the American spaceflight, first landed humans on the moon, nine month-old Nicky stirred in her crib at her family home in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, in England.

Modi modifying India

Ten years ago, a resounding electoral mandate ushered in the BJP government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

THE ART OF ARITHMETIC

The target of 400-plus seats for the National Democratic Alliance has the BJP on an alliance-making spree

PINCER MOVEMENT

Facing an existential struggle, the AAP and the Congress join hands to take on the BJP

MAN OF MANOEUVRES

Chandrababu Naidu has, with tact and patience, stitched up an alliance to regain his lost influence

I DON'T WANT TO FORM A GOVERNMENT WITH THE BJP

Omar Abdullah is arguably one of the most articulate politicians in India. A scion of the Abdullah family in Kashmir and a leader of the National Conference (NC), he has played various roles in politics, including a ministerial stint at the Centre and as chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir.

SAFFRON DREAMS IN PARADISE

If at least two of the three parties-the NC, the PDP and the Congress-are unable to stitch together an alliance, the BJP may get to implement its poll strategy in Kashmir

Parties on Hiroo Onoda's island

Heard of Hiroo Onoda? Hiroo was one of the several thousand soldiers of Japan’s Imperial Army who were sent to fight on the scores of islands in the Pacific against the Allies in World War II. Their orders were to fight till death, and never to surrender.

RISE OF THE PHOENIX

India's AWACS story is as thrilling and as mystifying as that of the mythical Greek bird that is believed to live a thousand years, burns itself into ashes, and is born again

Saviour stranded

After the demolition of his house, the hero of Silkyara refuses to budge

I'm not at a stage where people come to theatres for me alone

I saw an interview of Aamir Khan some time back where he said, ‘If you want to judge the stardom of an actor, you do not track his most popular film, you track his weakest film.’

A star is Sworn

From turning heads with impactful roles to playing heroes such as Udham Singh and Sam Manekshaw on screen, Vicky Kaushal has become one of the best actors of his generation. The next step, with bigger hits, could be stardom

A Nations Goes Only As Far As Its Women Go

Removing obstacles from women's path is the blueprint for the progress of any society

PUTTING THE WILL IN WILLOW

Amir Hussain Lone lost both arms in an accident at eight, but that couldn’t stop him from becoming captain of Jammu and Kashmir’s para-cricket team

NUMBER CRUNCHER

Madhabi Puri Buch, SEBI's first woman chair, has speeded up its approval and investor complaint redressal systems

ON TRACK

Jaya Varma Sinha, the first woman CEO and chair of the Railway Board, says skill sets, dedication and competence are gender-agnostic

BELLIE, FULL OF LOVE

V. Bellie, one half of the Oscar-winning The Elephant Whisperers, is the first woman cavady in Tamil Nadu

SEA IN A NEW LIGHT

How Commander Prerna Deosthalee became the first woman to be appointed commanding officer of an Indian naval ship

CARVING HER SPACE

Meet some of the minds behind India’s first women-only satellite payload

FIRST OF HER NAME

A SEBI chair, a railway board chief, an elephant whisperer, a naval commander, an Army captain and a bunch of young women with space dreams are Claiming their place in the sun

MARCHING TO A NEW TUNE

Captain Sandhya Mahla, who led the first all-women contingent at the 75th Republic Day parade, believes that leadership is not defined by gender

WATCH PARTY

Consolidation is the way ahead in the visual media segment, and corporate money is fuelling it

MURKY WATERS

The latest seizure at Mumbai's Nnava Sheva Port, first reported by THE WEEK, has alerted Indian authorities about the growing \"shadowy\" Chinese nuclear technology commerce

Kashi imbued with divinity; even when an idol is removed, its energy remains

With elections looming, Varanasi is once again poised to become the epicentre of the discourse on a contentious issue.

Distress in dravida land

Bereft of allies and grassroots reach, the BJP in Tamil Nadu could draw a blank

My government will last its full term

Fourteen months into his first stint as chief minister of Himachal Pradesh, Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu is fighting to save his government following an embarrassing defeat of his party's candidate in the recent Rajya Sabha elections.