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SKY ROCKETS!

Suryakumar Yadav is perhaps India's most important batter heading into the T20 World Cup

Behold, Lusail

The World Cup final is being hosted by a historic settlement turned futuristic city

Tours and travails

Visa delays in the UK are likely to hit the Indian tourism industry hard

Outreach and a breach

The death of 66 children in The Gambia is being attributed to Indian medicines. It does not augur well for India's strategic goals in Africa

HEALING THE HATE

A group of Asian Americans is fighting hate crimes by going beyond documenting violence and ensuring that the community's contributions get proper, visible representation

Global Headwinds May Hit India

India is unlikely to go into a recession, but it will not emerge unscathed if the world goes into one

Exclusive: Boy Wonder. Next Pele?

Endrick Felipe is a nice kid, a good son, and an extraordinary striker. Many believe he is football's next big thing, a worthy successor to the legendary Pelé. THE WEEK chases the boy and his story

An underdog can always spring a surprise

Shashi Tharoor admits that he is the underdog in the Congress presidential election. But, he is confident that while Mallikarjun Kharge, his opponent, might have the support of senior leaders he has the backing of the ordinary party worker.

BATTLE BEFORE BALLOT

With local body elections just a few months away, the faction feud in the Shiv Sena will only intensify

Let's go beyond her beauty

Less than a month from now, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will turn 49. I watched her in Mani Ratnam’s magnum opus, Ponniyin Selvan: 1, and was mesmerised by her luminous beauty once again. Rai plays queen Nandini in this historical, which has generated a great opening weekend collection… but left me cold.

CONTINUITY VS CHANGE

Most party leaders acknowledge Kharge as the frontrunner, but Tharoor's candidature is generating some much-needed buzz within the party

GHOSTS OF SRI LANKA’S PAST

Shehan Karunatilaka tells a haunting tale in his Booker short-listed The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida

THE KING AND THE PRINCE

Filling Ronaldo's boots is not an easy task, but it can be done

KICKING TO CONQUER

Why people think Endrick is destined for greatness

THE MAKING OF THE PREDATOR

The three men who shaped the super striker

I want to be known for my story

Sports commentators have variously described him as a “force of nature”, “the newest jewel of Brazilian football”, and in moments of extreme excitement, “the future of world football”. They are overawed by his skill with both the right and the left foot, and his precision shooting. The world sat up and took note when he became the breakout star of Brazil’s Copinha (Under-20 championship) cup early this year. Endrick Felipe Moreira de Sousa has that effect on you. At 16, he is so skilled yet so grounded and focused, something uncommon among teenagers in Brazil, where the pleasures of life are there for you to pluck.

Peace, Putin! Please

These westerners are crazy. Through the last seven months of the war in Ukraine, they had been putting Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the dock. Now they are patting him on the back.

New Relationships - Modern Love Blooms

Post pandemic, love is being redefined. THE WEEK looks at alternative romantic partnerships that cherish the big, bold spaces between them

Transforming India in one generation

India is classified as a lower-middle income country by the World Bank. Countries with a -per capita income of $1,045 or less are classified as low-income countries. Lower-middle income countries have a per capita income of $1,046 to $4,095; upper-middle-income countries have $4,096 to $12,695, and high-income countries have a still higher per capita income. India's per capita income is around $2,100.

Dethroning Google

There is more to TikTok and Instagram than trendy dance videos and freaky challenges.

Behind the veil

It is not ironic that women in Iran are fighting for their right to not wear the hijab, while women in India are fighting for their right to wear one. Both are fighting for the same thing: her right to choose".

THE WITCHING HOUR

Shikaar preys on our notions of the hunter and the hunted

CUDDLE CONFIDANTE

Professional cuddler Aili Seghetti talks about how people are ready to pay for touch that is compassionate, caring and safe

Knot single

For India's first official sologomist, marrying herself also means revolution in her quiet, traditional city

Alone, together

How do married couples happily discard a shared address

Spare no bar

Despite continuing scepticism, Qatar is confident about housing and hosting fans

Politics is not a job for me; it is a spiritual journey

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik might be enigmatic and reticent, but he is reassuring to his audience. On a muggy September evening, Naveen Nivasthe leafy house Patnaik inherited from his parents and which has served as his official residence for 25 years-hosted a set of twin brothers who had passed the Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced) with flying colours. Patnaik congratulated them, made them feel comfortable and gifted them Parker pens.

PATH OF THE EMPATH

Naveen Patnaik, 75, continues to be an enigma to the outside world. But for his supporters in Odisha, he is the caring leader who, in 25 years as a politician, transformed their state from one of the poorest to one of the fastest-growing

The final blow

The PFI ban is the result of a decade of spadework by security agencies

RIGHT MAKES MIGHT

Giorgia Meloni offers a striking contrast to the dreadful parade of male Italian prime ministers. But her policies could lead to an illiberal Europe