THE WEEK India Magazine - November 10, 2024

In this issue

MAHARASHTRA ELECTIONS

From dissidents leaving parties to parties sharing candidates with allies, this assembly poll is like no other

Exclusive Interview: Eknath Shinde, chief minister

Eknath Shinde: I will deliver what Balasaheb Thackeray’s son couldn’t

For both the BJP and the Congress, the distressed farmlands of Vidarbha have become a crucial battleground in their broader fight to secure Maharashtra

Also read: At THE WEEK’s second Health Summit held on October 25 at The Ashok in Delhi, experts emphasised that artificial intelligence should complement doctors than replace them

Justice D.Y. Chandrachud’s record as CJI appears to be a mixed bag. And
now his successor Justice Sanjiv Khanna will be compared with his uncle Justice H.R. Khanna, who stood up to the government during Emergency

@Leisure: The Chitaras have been passing down the secret art of Mata Ni Pachedi through generations for more than 400 years now

Poor wealthy Jharkhand

Wealth doesn’t make one happy, say seers. The wealthy would nod their heads in agreement, giving out philosophical sighs.

2 mins

Judgment reserved

Justice Chandrachud’s record as CJI appears to be a mixed bag, while his successor, Justice Sanjiv Khanna, will always be compared with his uncle, Justice H.R. Khanna, who stood up to the government during Emergency

6 mins

DRAMA BEFORE ACTION

DISSENSIONS, PARTIES LOANING CANDIDATES TO ALLIES... THIS ASSEMBLY ELECTION IS UNLIKE ANY OTHER

6 mins

I will deliver Balasaheb Thackeray's dream-slum-free Mumbai

What have been your achievements while being in office? A/ My achievements have been three-fold—accessibility, infrastructure and welfare.

5 mins

War Over Wounded Earth

For the BJP andthe Congress, the ravaged farmlands of Vidarbha represent a cxitieal battleground in their larger struggle to win Maharashtra

9 mins

India-China: back to basics

The Narendra Modi-Xi Jinping handshake in Kazan provides the right opportunity to ask the most basic question: what is our longterm perspective on India-China relations?

2 mins

FIRST DAY FIRST SHOW

Vijay's political party launch was a huge success, but its long-term prospects depend on winning over rural voters

4 mins

NAUTICAL MAKEOVER

THE WEEK Maritime Conclave 2024 will dive deep into the new Indian narrative being scripted on the seas

2 mins

MEDICINE WITH PURPOSE

Artificial intelligence should not replace but rather aid doctors, said experts at THE WEEK’s Health Summit

8 mins

NOTES ON AN AGEING PLANET

Edited excerpts from a talk by Dr Madhu Sasidhar, president and CEO of Apollo’s hospitals division

2 mins

Pressure Points

Author and MP Shashi Tharoor and motivational speaker Gaur Gopal Das on how to find healing and meaning in today's world

2 mins

LEVERAGE AI TO ENHANCE WORK

AT THE WEEK Health Summit, Siddharth Bagga, head (retail, CPG and health care), Google Cloud, elaborated on the significant work that Google has been doing in health care through artificial intelligence (AI).

2 mins

RAY OF HOPE

Actor and cancer survivor Lisa Ray talks to oncologist Dr Jame Abraham about inner strength and her surrogacy journey

5 mins

Death no bar

Being alive is not a legal requirement to be elected president of the United States

2 mins

The Lotus POTUS

You should visit us one of these days— there is so much excitement in our USA! No, I don’t mean the famous USA—the Ulhasnagar Sindhi Association of Mumbai.

3 mins

Raise a toast to Vidya Balan

Vidya Balan is a New Year baby. At 45, she is aglow in the most beautiful way, having won the hearts and admiration of countless fans across the world, who watched the supremely talented actor take a public tumble on stage at a high-profile promotional event recently, sharing the platform with no less a dancer than the eternally graceful Madhuri Dixit.

2 mins

All in the family

The Chitaras have been passing down the secret art of Mata Ni Pachedi through generations for more than 400 years now

6 mins

Fabulously, fashionably funny

The third season of the Karan Johar-produced Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives dropped on Netflix, but articles criticising the show appear in some news site or the other almost daily. If it is so bad, why keep writing about it? And if it is so bad, why would the superpowers at Netflix, who are harder to meet than the prime minister, commission the show season after season?

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