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The school of protests
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The school of protests

I went to Paris in May 1968 to be part of the student uprising that startled the world.

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February 16, 2020
THE PRESIDENT'S VISION
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THE PRESIDENT'S VISION

WHAT COULD BE ‘NEW’ ABOUT THE ‘NEW INDIA’ THAT BREAKS AWAY FROM CLICHÉS AND EUPHEMISMS.

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February 16, 2020
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Homing in on Delhi

After stepping aside as party president, Amit Shah is going all out to win Delhi, a state that had eluded him during his highly successful tenure.

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February 16, 2020
Strict, but slow
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Strict, but slow

While stringent laws against acid attacks are in place, their implementation is still tardy

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January 26, 2020
Fierce fight and a formula
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Fierce fight and a formula

In two decades of being a journalist, I have never seen the kind of campaign we are witnessing in the national capital now. For those who live away from Delhi, there could be a degree of irritation at what may seem like disproportionate media attention. You may think that Delhi always hogs the headline because most news media houses are headquartered here.

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February 16, 2020
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NO GAINS BY REPEATING TARGETS THAT ARE NOT CREDIBLE

There have been mixed reactions to the Union budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1. Economic experts, market analysts and the people have all spoken about both hits and misses.

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February 16, 2020
Every city needs an AAP
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Every city needs an AAP

For a chief minister who does not have even the powers of a mayor of most western cities, the head of Delhi’s local government gets a lot of national attention.

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February 16, 2020
A Xanadu in new New Delhi
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A Xanadu in new New Delhi

Like Kubla Khan who decreed a pleasure dome in Xanadu, Narendra Modi is decreeing a power dome in Delhi—a brand new capital complex inspired, in all probability, by ancient Indian architecture. Coleridge’s Xanadu was in an opium-induced daydream; Modi’s will be in optimum-spaced Delhi—a steel-and-concrete capital.

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February 16, 2020
Dread Of The Coronavirus
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Dread Of The Coronavirus

THE WEEK was in China when it all began. With the novel coronavirus now spreading across the world, the Indian government is rushing to battle stations

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February 09, 2020
Ms hit!
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Ms hit!

At 16, Shafali Verma has already broken one of Sachin Tendulkar’s records. The big-hitter will now look to make her mark at the T20 World Cup

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February 09, 2020
Unending winter
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Unending winter

How senior politicians in Kashmir are coping with confinement

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February 09, 2020
Number games
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Number games

Purvanchalis have become a formidable force in Delhi’s electorate

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February 09, 2020
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Labour pain

Impoverished rural women face hardships during pregnancy and childbirth, and remain deprived of maternity benefits, finds a recent six-state survey

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February 02, 2020
Course correction
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Course correction

As president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa is turning out to be completely different from elder brother Mahinda in both style and substance

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February 09, 2020
Better by design
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Better by design

Experts shared tips on planning for times good and bad at THE WEEK-Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund investment education seminar

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February 09, 2020
AT THE END OF A LONG ROPE
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AT THE END OF A LONG ROPE

Pawan Kumar Jallad, the hangman to execute the Nirbhaya death row convicts, will not allow his debut to become a soap opera

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February 09, 2020
A Mix Of Young And Middleaged People Will Train For Gaganyaan
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A Mix Of Young And Middleaged People Will Train For Gaganyaan

With Indian Space Research Organisation planning 28 launches in 2020, ISRO chairman K. Sivan has his hands full.

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February 02, 2020
Budget 2020 - The Make Or Break Budget
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Budget 2020 - The Make Or Break Budget

No one is expecting Nirmala Sitharaman to swing a magic wand on February 1, but it is imperative that her budget shows a way out of the economic slowdown

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February 02, 2020
Rules of Return
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Rules of Return

Dismissing Chinese plans to name his successor, the Dalai Lama says he alone will have the authority to decide on his reincarnation

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February 02, 2020
Spurned symphony
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Spurned symphony

An iconic martial tune is omitted from Beating Retreat in a bid to ‘Indianise’ it

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February 02, 2020
Penning down her demons
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Penning down her demons

SHAHEEN BHATT SAYS THAT WRITING A BOOK ON HER MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, THOUGH NOT EASY, WAS CATHARTIC

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February 02, 2020
Leave no stone unturned
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Leave no stone unturned

Breakthroughs are aiding management of bile duct disorders

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February 02, 2020
I was vulnerable. I was honest
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I was vulnerable. I was honest

SPEAKING UP ABOUT DEPRESSION HAS ALLOWED OTHER PEOPLE TO ADDRESS THEIR OWN MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, SAYS DEEPIKA PADUKONE

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February 02, 2020
Head for help
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Head for help

DEPRESSION MANIFESTS IN MANY WAYS, AND CAN CAUSE STRUCTURAL CHANGES TO THE BRAIN. THE KEY THING IS TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT AND SEEK TREATMENT, BEIT COUNSELLING, MEDICATION OR ANY OF THE NEW THERAPIES

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February 02, 2020
Criticism and threats will not deter me
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Criticism and threats will not deter me

IF HIS PREDECESSOR, Justice P. Sathasivam, had been tranquil, Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan is a tempest.

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February 02, 2020
A Royal Drama Worth The Big Screen
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A Royal Drama Worth The Big Screen

This could be a 21st century Disney version of the British royal romance.

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January 26, 2020
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Protests Will Not Impact Elections

In an exclusive interview with THE WEEK, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia says that the tangible benefits of his government’s schemes would ensure that the people would vote the AAP back to power.

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January 26, 2020
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Tightrope walkers

A few Kashmiri politicians, who are trying to form a new party, might be viewed as proxies of the Centre unless they win the trust of the people

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January 26, 2020
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Tale spin and terror

Though courts are finding gaps in the police’s narrative of “violence”, the fear of brutality might put an end to open protests in Uttar Pradesh

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January 26, 2020
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Shuttle block

With just months left for the Olympics, there are worries about the dip in form of top Indian badminton stars and the exodus of foreign coaches

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January 26, 2020