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Disruptive Captain

Despite a decent performance in the polls, Imran Khan adopts a rigid stance, putting more pressure on the Pakistani political system

Stardust on my spaghetti

The Ultimate Restaurant Ratings - which might be India's answer to Michelin - is an idea whose time has come

Heartbreak Haveli

Ballimaran, contrary to a minor urban legend, is not the quarter of cat-killers. It is where once lived the makers of ballis, or the long oars used by boatmen. Those boats and boatmen are long gone, as much else in old Delhi: the water channel that once ran through the bazaar, the shimmering pool and square built by Jahanara Begum that gave Chandni Chowk its name, the trams that clanged through the street till the 1960s.

Sisters without misters

Not too many years ago, when one of my girlfriends and I were both gloriously unemployed, we found an unusual and yet fulfilling activity to keep ourselves busy. We would go for the 11am show at the cinemas, and watch anything that was on offer.

THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH

The adventures of an intrepid space scientist who wanted to experience all that he had learnt

A meeting of minds

MILAN, a biennial congregation of world navies, complements India's maritime vision

Mission millet

ITC hit the ground running when the government's millets initiative took off

In the cross hairs

A series of violent crimes has the opposition gunning for the government. It alleges that Maharashtra is in the grip of a politician-gangster nexus

THE UAE CONNECT

Indian expats make up 30 per cent of the country's population. For many Indians, the UAE is like a second home. A few of them open up to THE WEEK on their connect with the UAE.

TIES THAT BIND

India-UAE relationship is witnessing a sharp upward trajectory, driven by the strong bond between the leaders and the people of the two countries

PROTECTING RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AT THE CORE OF THE UAE'S VALUES

INTERVIEW AHMED BIN ALI AL SAYEGH minister of state, UAE

'U & I' ON A HIGH

Bilateral partnership between the UAE and India has grown since Modi became prime minister

THE FELLOWSHIP OF GREATNESS

The unique association of Pramukh Swamiji and Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam signalled the beginning of the new age of spirituality

GENEROSITY OF UAE RULERS IS A MESSAGE TO THE WORLD

Brahmavihari Swami, who is in-charge of international relations of BAPS, is a motivational speaker and champion of humanitarian causes. He grew up in the UK and became a monk in 1981.

HAVEN OF HARMONY

BAPS Hindu Mandir, Abu Dhabi, is a story of hearts and minds

OM IN THE EMIRATES

HOW THE HUGELY INFLUENTIAL SWAMINARAYAN SECT AND THE GENEROSITY OF THE UAE HELPED BUILD THE BAPS HINDU MANDIR

A Rao deal and a Ratna

This columnist had warned the Congress way back in 2018 that the BJP would hijack P.V. Narasimha Rao. They have, with a posthumous Bharat Ratna.

Policing the personal

In principle, I support a progressive Uniform Civil Code.

It's raining menswear

I have just returned from what was a truly enjoyable weekend in Goa. On work. Attending fashion shows for a new idea called the India Men’s Weekend put together by the Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI).

A life, in and among words

Rajen Mehra's Never Out of Print is a memoir of not just a man but also Rupa Publications and the growth of Indian publishing

BATTLE NOTES

When the world is witnessing two wars, a clutch of war writers at the Jaipur Literature Festival spoke about finding hope amidst hopelessness

The daring of Dongri's darling

The extraordinary story of 32-year-old Munawar Iqbal Faruqui, winner of the 17th season of Bigg Boss (Indian television’s biggest reality show) is worthy of a biopic.

UPSKILL JOURNEY

This unique skilling mission for neurodivergent individuals — people whose brains develop, or function, differently from a typical one — is getting them employed in the IT sector

A battle and a war

As his army chief's popularity surges, President Volodymyr Zelensky wants to dismiss him. The duo also has differences on the war strategy

Trouble in tribal land

Jharkhand politics is in a state of chaos, and it could have serious repercussions for Hemant Soren and his party

No stone unturned

The BJP's robust organisational structure, effective messaging and Modi's appeal have made it confident of a hat-trick this year

Home advantage

As Union home minister, Amit Shah is building a legacy that could well be the yardstick against which his successors are measured

Justice for all Bharat nyay laws are the biggest reform in 160 years

As the sun finally broke through the clouds on a foggy winter morning in Delhi, we walked into the sprawling residence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, undeniably the country’s second-most powerful politician after Prime Minister Narendra Modi, for an interaction.

CODE OF CONFLICT

With the Uttarakhand government convening a special assembly session to enact the Uniform Civil Code, the BJP is reasserting its political intent to put in place a common set of family laws for all citizens

Victory for Jinnah?

Who is the big winner from the inauguration of the Ram Temple at Ayodhya on January 22? The hindutvist PM, of course. Yet, is not the bigger winner Muhammad Ali Jinnah? For we are now an avowed ‘Hindu Rashtra’ and Jinnah always maintained that whatever its pretensions to secularism, independent India was in fact a ‘Hindu Raj’.