HEADING SOUTH FOR THE SUMMER

THE HOTTEST BATTLE THIS ELECTION SEASON IS IN THE SOUTH. WHILE THE BJP WANTS TO EXPAND AND PROVE ITS PAN-INDIA APPEAL, THE CONGRESS AND REGIONAL PARTIES WANT TO HOLD ON TO THEIR TERRITORIES AND THEIR IDEA OF INDIA

HUSH AT THE HUSTINGS

With the ethnic conflict in Manipur now closing in on a year, the state is witnessing a subdued election season

When BJP Asks 'Modi Vs Who', The Answer Is 'Modi Vs Common Man'

A veteran of many poll battles, Mallikarjun Kharge is facing his toughest challenge since he became Congress president in October 2022.

Jumbos, gift-wrapped

In 218 BCE, Hannibal, the great Carthaginian general, made his audacious assault on Rome from the north, crossing the Alps with his army of 30,000 men, 15,000 cavalry and most famously, 37 elephants.

The crew has landed

At the time of writing this, an all-women-led film—Crew—has clocked in₹104 crore at the worldwide box office.

The social insecurity

Parents don’t need research. They know when their children get addicted to social media.

I am not a serious person; I only do my work seriously

In an industry obsessed with fillers and filters, calling someone a chameleon could invite ire or scorn.

Tales of an ace

THE WEEK Sportsroom with Rohan Bopanna offered more than a peek into the journey of a modern Indian great

HOLY COW!

How a cattle specimen with Indian roots became the Brazilian cattle industry's billion-dollar jewel

JOINING FORCES

Unprecedented in scale and size, recent Indian military war exercises walk the talk on the theaterisation, jointness and integration effort

Sink prejudice instead

The reactions on social media following the collision of the cargo ship Dali with Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge were unnecessarily derogatory.

Reality show and resurgence

You have gotta love the election season. Setting aside contentious issues like electoral bonds, rumours of electronic voting machine rigging, bribery, intimidation and wilful disinformation, the fact is that India’s Lok Sabha elections are still the biggest reality show on earth.

UNCERTAIN ARITHMETIC

An intense, four-cornered fight on the ground could decide the outcome of the main battle between the two major dravida parties

All anti-people laws by BJP will be reviewed

P. Chidambaram is the Congress’s manifesto maestro—he has been a part of the drafting committee on several occasions.

The BJP wants to manipulate the elections

In an election, there should be a level playing field. By virtue of being in power, by misusing that power, the BJP is destroying the democratic values of this country.

COUNTER-REVOLUTION

The BJP hopes that its decision to field Rekha Patra, the face of the Sandeshkhali movement, could prove a gamechanger

Scion of the times

With sitting ministers reluctant to contest the Lok Sabha elections, the Congress fields their children in Karnataka

HAND REACHES OUT IN HOPE

The Congress has tried to remedy what were seen as its problems. This includes having a non-Gandhi as party president and making sacrifices to hold together the INDIA bloc. However, newer problems like lack of money and fissures within the opposition do not make the Congress’s fight for survival any easier

Alexander and Alessandro

It took five long years since the death of fashion genius Alexander McQueen for the world to fall in love again.

The Dacha diaries

Namita Gokhale's new book-Never Never Land is all about friendship, love, secrets and, of course, the mountains

Of passions and protests

In a first, T.C.A. Raghavan views the story of the independence movement through the prism of friendship, love and loyalty

A lifetime of art

An exhibition of Bengal modernist Gobardhan Ash's artworks showcases his diverse range-in form, technique and themes

Famine & deluge

When top dogs of pop and rock came together to help Ethiopians four decades ago

Sing the praises of Singh

Former prime minister Manmohan Singh officially bowed out of politics this week after 33 years in the Rajya Sabha.

Paresh Maity unplugged

Artists see things differently. Thanks to that special gift, the world also begins to see and appreciate the vision of the creator.

EAT, PRAY, EMPOWER

Tapsi Upadhyay, 22, has turned heads with her nationwide street food business. But her real mission is loftier

RISING STOCK

Recent initiatives by SEBI have made capital markets a better place for investors

COLOUR AND VALOUR

Hola Mohalla: celebrating the martial arts traditions of Sikhs

THREE TO TANGO

Former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton appear together with President Biden to bolster his sagging reelection campaign

Inequality in today's India

I happened to be a Union cabinet minister when Dr Manmohan Singh had his most spectacular achievement: GDP grew at 9.4 percent, the highest rate ever and unbeaten since then.