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The Big Battle Of Perception

As Uttar Pradesh prepares itself for the assembly polls next year, it will be down to optics. And, the government is going all out to change the way people view the state, harping on its development for all agenda. But will it be enough? THE WEEK takes a long, hard look at the four years of the Yogi Adityanath government

We Must Learn To Respect Water

When Prime Minister Narendra Modi took over the reins of the country in 2014, one of his first big plans was to clean the Ganga, for which he even created a new ministry.

Wild and dirty

A new Instagram photo project highlights the filth in which our wild animals are forced to live

New STI policy will put India among top three scientific superpowers

ASHUTOSH SHARMA, WHO is secretary to the Government of India, heading the department of science and technology, believes that India requires a robust science, technology and innovation (STI) ecosystem since it is an important enabler of economic growth, social welfare and better livelihood.

Targeted strike

With a strategic alliance and a smart manifesto, AMMK leader T.T.V. Dhinakaran could influence the results in more than 60 constituencies

We doubled UP's per capita income, made it India's second-largest economy

Yogi Adityanath was a five-time member of Parliament before he became chief minister of Uttar Pradesh—a crowning that came as a surprise to many in his own party. On March 19, 2021, exactly four years after he took oath, he spoke to THE WEEK about his government’s journey. Excerpts from an exclusive interview:

THOUGHT EXPERIMENTS

Raghava K.K. seeks to spark conversations on art and democratise it through his new project on social media

Reaping the rage

In Singur, the tide of public anger has turned against the Trinamool

Picture imperfect

Kamal Haasan is unlikely to become kingmaker in the assembly polls, but he could play spoiler in many constituencies

Fired up

The shooting World Cup in Delhi brought out the fierce competition among Indian shooters for Tokyo slots

P.V. Sindhu - Gearing Up For Tokyo

Heading into the Olympics, P.V. Sindhu is working harder than ever on court; offit, she is trying to keep interpersonal friction at bay

Sabarimala, The Sequel

The Congress and the BJP rekindle the Sabarimala issue, push the ruling LDF onto the back foot

Return Of The Native

Five years ago, Sarbananda Sonowal rose to power invoking Assamese identity. As the state goes to the polls once again, he faces the difficult task of redefining that identity in the light of the controversial new citizenship act. Also, a poll victory is no guarantee of getting back the chief minister’s chair

BJP's Brand Of Hinduism Is Like Chinese Catfish— Alien And Dangerous To Assam

Q.How is the Congress campaign different from last time?

Shadowy police

The Mumbai Police controversy highlights the need for urgent reform to free the uniformed forces from political influence

Youth icon

Udhayanidhi Stalin’s meteoric rise has put him in a strong position within a resurgent DMK

Congress and AIUDF favour foreign infiltrators

Q.Do you look at these elections differently from the previous one?

Strong on paper

Banking on strong alliance partners, the Congress is facing the assembly polls with confidence

Differential taxation is a stumbling block in making India an export hub

SKODA AUTO’S NEW mid-size SUV, Kushaq, made an international debut in India on March 18. Kushaq means king in Sanskrit. Volkswagen AG, Skoda’s parent company, is the world’s second-largest carmaker, but anything but a king in India. The group’s market share is below 2 per cent, despite selling cars in India for two decades. To recharge Indian operations, Volkswagen unveiled the India 2.0 project in 2018, with plans to bring in a brand-new product portfolio built on the localised MQBA0-IN platform. The group hopes to sell one lakh cars a year by 2025 in India and Kushaq is the first product under this project.

UNEASY ENCOUNTERS

A turf war exposes the rot in the police and the unholy nexus with politicians

Alliance arithmetic

The DMK has managed to keep its allies from 2019 together without ceding too much ground

The Name Is Khan

Meet the Kashmiri businessman who took it upon himself to give a proper burial to Covid-19 victims

Superhumans In The streets

Hyderabad's sanitation workers played multiple roles during the pandemic

India's Covid Heroes

For every Covid-19 warrior who went to battle, there was a battalion of heroes who brought succour to all and solution to pandemic-induced problems

We delivered with limited infrastructure

We delivered with limited infrastructure

We Indians realised our capabilities

The pandemic year was a time when Indian institutions and laboratories came to the fore, coming up with indigenous solutions, whether it was for developing testing kits or personal protective equipment, understanding the novel virus or creating surveillance mechanisms.

Home, help

Men and boys in Uttar Pradesh become gender equality champions to tackle rising cases of domestic violence

Veteran's battle

B.S. Yediyurappa's leadership shone through even as he fought the virus himself

Being human

A mob prevented the burial of his boss. But, Dr Pradeep Kumar fought back and proved that compassion is not heroism, but a prerequisite for being called human

For the people

How the election machinery reinvented itself ahead of the Bihar assembly polls in 2020