Strain spotting

The UK variant of Covid-19 may not be a serious threat, but the mutations necessitate enhanced genomic surveillance

Murder for medals?

In a first instance since Jammu and Kashmir became a Union territory, an Army officer has been charged with a fake encounter in the valley

MOVING MOUNTAINS

A Nepali mountaineer’s stunning feat puts the spotlight on a mountaineering milestone that has evaded Indians

Courting trouble

A CBI application in the Supreme Court could derail Mamata Banerjee’s quest to retain power

Babel doom, Indic boom

An explosion in Indian language content, technology and back-end support will power internet accessibility for the next billion users in India

Mamata Banerjee's Stance Is An Assault On The Constitution

Q/ You recently went to North Bengal and had a meeting with the Darjeeling district magistrate. He was transferred the following day.

Veteran's insights

Portraits of Power: Half a Century of Being at Ringside

AN ODE TO THE BRAVE

India’s Bravehearts: Untold Stories From The Indian Army

Yediyurappa's Last Battle

B.S. Yediyurappa’s government is yet to take off and his relationship with the BJP central leadership is souring. This could be the veteran’s final battle

Bittersweet mandate

The successful DDC polls could help fill the political vacuum in Jammu and Kashmir, but the results have revealed the dangerous levels of communal polarisation in the Union territory

Head to head

Clash over transfer of IPS officers burdens the already strained ties between the Centre and Bengal

Waiting for upgrade

Despite upsetting the four-decade-old power equilibrium in Kerala, the BJP remains a distant third in the state’s political landscape

Suvendu is a major extortionist

Sougata Ray, MP and national spokesperson, Trinamool Congress

Party crashers

The departure of Suvendu Adhikari could open the floodgates for an exodus from the Trinamool Congress

PREPARING FOR LAUNCH

After some extended downtime, India’s Olympic prospects are looking forward to a bit of competitive action ahead of the Tokyo Games

Four to tango

Jayalalithaa’s heirs are caught in a property dispute with the state government and the income tax department

BAYING FOR BENGAL

As the battle between Mamata Banerjee and the Centre intensifies, Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar is going all out against the chief minister and state BJP leaders are demanding President’s rule

‘POOR' ECONOMICS

A RADICAL NEW THEORY REDEFINES MONEY, AND OFFERS WAYS TO ADDRESS POVERTY, UNEMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

TIED to the TIDE

Indian history is often seen through a landlocked lens, and comparatively little has been written about the country’s glorious maritime past. But with land rivalries, especially with China, being pushed into the sea, India is trying to retell its naval history and renew lost connections

LONELY ISLAND

BREXITEERS WANT TO MAKE BRITAIN GREAT AGAIN; BUT GREATNESS MAY WELL BE A THING OF THE PAST FOR THE KINGDOM

FANTASTIC WORLDS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM

SPECULATIVE FICTION, WHICH HAS A STORIED HERITAGE IN INDIA, IS MAKING A COMEBACK ON THE BACK OF THE PANDEMIC

STORM AND CALM

IN HIS MEMOIR, THE FOUNDER OF REEBOK LOOKS BACK ON THE EMPIRE HE BUILT… AND LEFT BEHIND

LITTLE BIG CELEBS

THESE KIDS ARE THE NEW STARS IN THE INDIAN DIGITAL-INFLUENCER LANDSCAPE. WHILE BEING IN THE LIMELIGHT IS FINANCIALLY REWARDING, CONCERNS ABOUT THEIR PRIVACY ABOUND

Stainless steel

Prime Minister Modi’s image among his supporters as a strong and well-meaning leader remains intact despite the tumultuous year

LAST AMONG EQUALS

RISING INEQUALITY, ACCENTUATED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, IS A THREAT TO THE VERY IDEA OF CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNANCE AND DEMOCRACY. AS DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY ADDS TO THE CRISIS, LEGAL REMEDIES ALONE MAY NOT BE THE ANSWER

DIVIDED OVER A HOUSE

THE NEW PARLIAMENT BUILDING AND CENTRAL VISTA PROJECT HAVE COURTED CONTROVERSY OVER THE CONCEPT, INTENT AND TIMING

BAND OF BROTHERS

IN A COUNTRY THREATENED BY FACTIONALISM AND COMMUNAL DISCORD, FREEMASONRY, WITH ITS INCLUSIVE VALUES, MAY HAVE MUCH TO OFFER

BATTLING THE MENACE

A Thousand Cranes for India: Reclaiming Plurality Amid Hatred

DIGGING THEIR HEELS IN

The government has tried to wear out the protesting farmers, but they refuse to budge

Man Of The Year - Sonu Sood

2020 needs no introduction, neither does Sonu Sood. When the year kept throwing challenges at us, he inspired us to face them with kindness and compassion. The work that stood out was the Ghar Bhejo campaign to send migrants home and bring stranded Indian students back. Sood has received both bouquets and brickbats. But he is unfazed. Meet THE WEEK’s Man of the Year 2020