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Tough stake

The SP Group’s debts will be cleared if it sells its stake in Tata Sons. But the sale itself is no cakewalk

Patched legacy

With veteran leaders having been pronounced innocent in the Babri Masjid demolition case, the BJP has fulfilled much of all it had set out to do

Safety check

As trials of vaccine candidates are expedited, worries abound about the consequences of haste

Address change

Despite the growing unease over the use of archaic titles in Indian courts, breaking away from them will not be easy

Old trade, new tools

Agritech companies are disrupting the agriculture sector and giving hope to farmers in distress

A homely touch

In the pandemic, home chefs have become a force to reckon with

Education Is The Only Way To Free Yourself From Racism

It is not easy to return from a long break and bowl brilliantly in your first game, even more so in the Super Over that sealed your team’s win. Kagiso Rabada did just that in the Delhi Capitals’ first match of the new Indian Premier League season. The 25-year-old South African has been the pace spearhead of his country for a few years now. He shoulders a similar responsibility in DC’s pursuit of an elusive IPL title.

Union Territory's First 'Fake Encounter'

Parents of youth killed in Shopian “encounter” speak to THE WEEK as the Army admits that its men exceeded bounds

Syama Prasad Mookerjee Was Never A Blind Follower Of Hindutva

The dominant narrative about Syama Prasad Mookerjee is that he was a British sympathiser who spread hatred against Muslims. Declassified documents accessed by THE WEEK, however, show that while he was a Hindu nationalist, Mookerjee was never a blind follower of hindutva. He did not support the Quit India movement, but he did resign from the Bengal provincial cabinet in 1942 protesting the violence unleashed on the movement

POWER PLAY

The appointment of C.R. Patil as state BJP chief is a warning signal to Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, who is close to Amit Shah

Opposite leaves

Infighting, Sasikala’s return and uncertainty over its ally worsen the leadership crisis in the AIADMK

SOWING ANGER

Farmers’ organisations are on the warpath against new reforms

Uncompromising position

With Xi Jinping unlikely to back down, more violent skirmishes can be expected on the India-China border before winter sets in

Not so fast

With cases piling up in fast-track courts, timely justice continues to be elusive

Woman of substance

A charming politician, a caring friend, a willing brawler—Kamala Harris represents the changing, multicultural face of America

Back in the game

The last time Urmila Matondkar was in the news was when she was photographed with Rahul Gandhi in March 2019. She had jumped on to the electoral bandwagon and was welcomed into the Congress by the ‘Big Boy’ himself. It is another matter altogether that she lost, and almost immediately resigned from the party, citing ‘internal politics’. But, while she was at it, she had emphatically stated her long-term commitment to serve the people of India.

The Week Probes Film World's Drug Links

Bolly, Kolly, Tolly, Sandal or Molly, India’s film hubs are in the midst of a spreading drug problem

Trick or treat

Medical community stands divided over the efficacy of alternative therapies in treating Covid-19

I do not encourage Mankading

Kane Williamson is the antithesis of everything the Indian Premier League and Twenty20 cricket are about.

STREAMS OF CONSCIOUSNESS

Prime Minister Narendra Modi turns 70 this month with a new book. Letters to Mother is a flashback 34 years to 1986, when Modi had not established himself in the hurly-burly of mainstream politics. As an RSS pracharak, he began jotting down his innermost thoughts “when the pressures became insurmountable’’. Every night before going to bed, he would share his hopes, aspirations and fears as letters to jagat janani, or the mother goddess. Every few months, he “systematically tore up all the pages and threw them into a bonfire”. A friend’s intervention, “emphasising the importance of documentation”, ensured that Modi kept the notes. In 2014, some of them were published in Gujarati as Saakshi Bhaav. The English translation, Letters to Mother, has now been released by HarperCollins India. This is Modi’s third book. His first—A Journey, a book of poems translated into English—was published in 2014. “All of us are entitled to self-expression,” writes Modi, “and that is exactly what I have done.”

Shooting from the lip

MANI-FESTO

Heights of tension

The scramble for tactical advantage and reports of warning shots being fired indicate that the India-China stand-offis entering a more dangerous phase

SPACED OUT

While other space agencies have busy schedules, ISRO’s launches, including Gaganyaan, slip into 2021

Gold rush

How Vidit Gujrathi captained India to victory in the first-ever online chess Olympiad

GETAWAY FIX

Why drive-in theatres, in vogue now, will always be fleetingly cool

Bigger fish to fry

Investigators hope to bust larger drug networks

China Woos India's Neighbours With Aid, Business

As India’s neighbourhood gets increasingly slippery, New Delhi will have to step up its game to keep the Chinese influence and other factors at bay

Work & The Virus

In a pandemic-struck world, some jobs have faded out, while others have become hot property

TWO WORLDS COLLIDE

Fitting into the royal fold was always going to be difficult for Meghan Markle, say the authors of a new book on the royal couple

Splits wide open

The after-effects of Scindia’s entry into the BJP have muddled the bypoll campaign