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THE WEEK India
Travails of a trial
With a second set of accused, too, being discharged in the 2006 Malegaon blasts case, victims and their kin have only questions, no closure
8 min |
June 07, 2026
THE WEEK India
FIRST-WORLD CUP
US-Mexico-Canada 2026 could leave behind working-class fans who make football what it is
8 min |
June 07, 2026
THE WEEK India
Friction over fission
A year after Operation Sindoor, the space for conventional warfare between India and Pakistan has increased, even as the neighbour is expected to continue its mixed signals on nuclear weapons
4 min |
June 07, 2026
THE WEEK India
The southern test
With the leadership transition in Karnataka, the Congress has to work really hard to retain its AHINDA vote bank
3 min |
June 07, 2026
THE WEEK India
WE NEED TO FIGHT SMARTER, SHORTER WARS
Having seen through an eventful and turbulent phase of India’s military history, Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan will now return to his world of intellectual and academic rigour.
10+ min |
June 07, 2026
THE WEEK India
The corpus callosum
The first sign that something was wrong was not weakness, or seizures, or memory loss. It was an argument between her hands.
3 min |
June 07, 2026
THE WEEK India
WAR AND PEACE
Iranian society has largely returned to normal life, although the trauma of the war has not gone away completely
2 min |
June 07, 2026
THE WEEK India
When you launch a product today, you cannot think only of India
INTERVIEW A.V. ANOOP, CHAIRMAN, AVA GROUP
4 min |
June 07, 2026
THE WEEK India
EYE OF THE NEEDLE
In Bikaner, scientists and herders are on a mission to preserve Rajasthan's disappearing camel breeds
4 min |
June 07, 2026
THE WEEK India
Future of exams will emphasise skills that AI cannot easily replicate
AS INDIA PUSHES to position itself as a global artificial intelligence powerhouse, a parallel crisis is unfolding within one of its most critical public institutions—the education system.
3 min |
June 07, 2026
THE WEEK India
Cockroaches in their stomachs
India has a national animal, a national bird, a national tree, a national flower, a national fruit, even a national reptile—the tiger, the peacock, the banyan tree, the lotus, the mango and the king cobra, in that order.
2 min |
June 07, 2026
THE WEEK India
There is a structural problem in judicial appointments
At a moment when India’s federal balance is increasingly contested and personal liberty appears to hinge less on principle than on process, senior advocate Indira Jaising offers a stark diagnosis.
4 min |
June 07, 2026
THE WEEK India
LET THE TIGHTNESS EASE
Supported Balasana (known as the child's pose) is a cornerstone of restorative yoga—designed to shift the body from a “fight or flight” response to a “rest and digest” state.
1 min |
June 07, 2026
THE WEEK India
THE WEIGHT OF WAITING
India measures transplant success in surgical numbers. But we do not measure the cost of waiting for an organ for the patient, for whom it means living between illness and hope
10+ min |
June 07, 2026
THE WEEK India
Playing with fear
In West Bengal, politics is never limited to the counting of votes.
2 min |
June 07, 2026
THE WEEK India
MALE INFERTILITY LINKED TO INCREASED CANCER RISK
Men with severely reduced fertility appear to have a higher risk of developing colorectal and thyroid cancers.
7 min |
June 07, 2026
THE WEEK India
A PALER YELLOW
As a Dhoni fan, this might be treason, but I can’t hope for Thala for one more season
3 min |
June 07, 2026
THE WEEK India
Real-world care
How India is redefining survival in multiple myeloma
4 min |
June 07, 2026
THE WEEK India
The Green Guardian: Vishwajeet Rane’s Vision to Protect Goa’s Ecology
The Green Guardian: Vishwajeet Rane’s Vision to Protect Goa’s Ecology
2 min |
June 07, 2026
THE WEEK India
DOCTOR DONOR
Dr Thankam S. fought a decade-long battle to donate her kidney to a stranger
7 min |
June 07, 2026
THE WEEK India
Lessons from a child and a colleague
How a doctor learnt trust from a three-year-old and grace from a colleague
3 min |
June 07, 2026
THE WEEK India
Access to therapies a challenge
Multiple myeloma (MM), a malignant -plasma cell disorder, is the second most common haematological malignancy, accounting for approximately 14 per cent of all blood cancers worldwide.
3 min |
June 07, 2026
THE WEEK India
Emotions flushed down Skibidi Toilet
The internet culture of today does not allow for deep reflection or sincerity; instead, it rewards instant reactions that reduce feelings to meme templates
5 min |
June 07, 2026
THE WEEK India
Playtime with germs
Shielding a child from every germ or possible discomfort is not good parenting, though every parent may think that way
3 min |
June 07, 2026
THE WEEK India
An ancient path to fitness
General Yue Fei, the legendary Chinese general of the 12th-century Song Dynasty, remains a celebrated cultural hero in China.
2 min |
June 07, 2026
THE WEEK India
A ramble in the republic of cockroaches
Isn't there an utter, numbing, boring sameness about our days?\" asked the missus, without any preamble.
3 min |
June 07, 2026
THE WEEK India
Being close to nature is how I truly unwind
I follow a fully plant-based diet.
1 min |
June 07, 2026
THE WEEK India
Adventures of a travel addict
From following the trail of a 20th century explorer to Antarctica, to visiting the centres of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade in Africa, Dr Mitra Satheesh has always taken the road less travelled
8 min |
June 07, 2026
THE WEEK India
GADGET ON WHEELS
Cars are now loaded with tech—both useful and vanity
3 min |
June 07, 2026
THE WEEK India
Art in the time of war
When Indian artists turned memory into resistance in Dubai
3 min |