My party supports caste census

INTERVIEW - Ramdas Athawale, Union minister of state for social justice and empowerment

COUNT AND WIN

The opposition feels that in caste census and proportional representation, they have a powerful counter to the BJP's winning formula of hindutva, welfare and caste combination

A DEADLY MIX

Canada is losing friends owing to its liberal immigration policy and weak counter-terrorism laws

CALM, DESPITE THE STORM

Now might be the best time to visit Russia

NAM '83 and G-20 '23

Readers might recall Rudyard Kipling’s famed poem Recessional that he wrote for Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee celebrations: “The tumult and the shouting dies/the captains and the kings depart/still stands thine ancient sacrifice/a humble and a contrite heart.”

Slips between cup and lipstick

Most men like the company of women, but RJD leader Abdul Bari Siddiqui is averse to women who cut their hair and wear lipstick. The former finance minister of Bihar told a rally last week that such women will claim every third seat in Parliament and state legislatures that may get to be reserved for women from 2029.

India Pioneered The All-Rounder Concept With 1983 Win

When Roger Binny was appointed president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India last year, his friend Santosh Desai had this to say: "He will do his job quietly, without much fuss. He is no-nonsense in a way, without being confrontational. If he sees incompetency around him, he will quietly call it out." Desai should know, having opened the batting for Karnataka along with Binny in the Ranji Trophy for many years and later partnered him in running the state cricket board.

A Cupful Of History

THE WEEK brings you action from the centre and the sidelines in frames from the 12 ODI World Cups

Shubman Gill Is A Fearless Game-Changer

Exclusive Interview - Yuvraj Singh, Player Of The Tournament, 2011 World Cup

Caviar caravans on wheels

There's something about Kim-the Jong-un, not the Kardashian. For one, his smiling visage. I do not recall a single picture of him where he is seen as tense, distracted, or scowling. Not even when he met the Donald. There was, I am reliably told, a photographer who once caught him at a bad moment, but then that moment proved to be worse for the photographer.

Art of the sport

On the eve of a festival on Olympic films, two Olympians tell us about their favourite ones, and what the spirit of the game means to them

The artisan as heroine

I first wrote about Monica Shah and Karishma Swali-now known as \"the Chanakya girls\"-in 2019. I was completely fascinated by an embroidery school they had set up in Mumbai's Byculla, formerly part of Girangaon or the textile mill hub that once built the city. The ladies together run The Chanakya School, which invites less privileged women from nearby areas to learn embroidery to upskill them and create employment opportunities.

A SHOT OF TRUTH

In his latest book of aphorisms, Shashi Tharoor is at his wittiest and wisest

The #RagNeeti weekend

A fashion guru friend was invited by a leading TV channel to be on an \"important\" panel. The burning topic of the day was not Manipur. Nor Canada. It was a celebrity wedding in Udaipur. The minutest details of the high profile nuptials involving the young, dashing MP from the Aam Aadmi Party and the accomplished Bollywood actor, were being avidly discussed across media platforms.

WE HAVE LOST THE PLOT ECONOMIC REFORMS ON

Subhash Chandra Garg has let his pen speak his mind far too often. Serving as finance secretary to three finance ministers-Arun Jaitley, Piyush Goyal, and Nirmala Sitharaman-he churned out opposing views, much to Sitharaman's displeasure.

SOUND OF MUSIC

The videos of the new singers mirror their lives-and, to those in Punjab, they offer a glimpse of the glamorous life that is within reach

TRUDEAU SURROUNDS HIMSELF WITH KHALISTANIS

INTERVIEW - Ujjal Dosanjh, former Canadian minister

SEPARATISM NOT A CRIME IN CANADA

INTERVIEW - Ward Elcock, former director, Canadian Security Intelligence Service

MAN WITH A LONG SHADOW

India has strong evidence about Gurpatwant Singh Pannun's network in Canada

Friends in the frame

What's behind the Sharad Pawar-Gautam Adani meeting?

TWISTS AND TURNS

A lot of manoeuvring went into bringing MotoGP to India

VROOM WITH A VIEW

MotoGP makes a solid India debut

TONS OF CLASS

The five best World Cup centuries I have seen

BIG FELLAS!

In a World Cup which is expected to be a tropical storm of runs and tall totals fuelled by T20-inspired sixes, you ignore the double-duty, multi-tasking disrupter at your peril. Be it the pure all-rounder or the leaders of either bowling packs or teams themselves, those who can bring their best or bring out the best in their teammates during clutch games will have impact that reverberates through the tournament. Here is the impact player from each team.

IMRAN IN BRIEFS, VICIOUS BUMRAH, AND DANCING WITH RANVEER

Sunny & Sunny discuss the World Cup's thrills and possibilities. THE WEEK presents Yajurvindra Singh (Team India, 1979) in conversation with Sunil Gavaskar (Team India, 1975, 1979, 1983, 1987)

The human race

I don't follow any 'Humans of' pages on Instagram. To me, they seem to be a mix of Reader's Digest's Drama in Real Life series and the Chicken Soup for the Soul books, and I find them too on-the-nose or treacly sweet. Besides, I keep getting the feeling that Bollywood story scouts are reading them breathlessly over my shoulder, trying to find plots for the next luridly uplifting 'based on a true story' blockbuster.

Sunak's downward spiral

Pollsters see British governments come and go-usually into oblivion. YouGov's chief polling researcher, Anthony Wells, has analysed several governments, prime ministers and opposition leaders also known as restless prime ministers-in-waiting.

See some evil too, Trudeau

He was Michelangelo's David dressed in a Saville Row suit-handsome face, sharp and a commitment to ... democratic openness\"; one about whom Vanity Fair warned people to \"have a fainting couch on standby as you watch him in action\".

Ultimate goal is to boost regional connectivity

ISRAEL PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu has lauded the US-backed plan to build a rail and shipping corridor linking India with the Middle East, Israel and Europe as the “great cooperation agreement” in Israel’s history.

DEFEATING DEPRESSION

For more than two decades Sarah Reeves battled suicidal tendencies. Now, after undergoing deep brain stimulation surgery in India, the Australian is rediscovering her zest for life