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Check! Castling in the air

Zugzwang is a chess term which, in simple English, is the situation when the player who has to make the next move would lose. The German word, pronounced ‘tsooktsvang’, means ‘compulsion to move’.

A Device That Can Help Beat Brain Deficits Is Exciting

ON JANUARY 30, tech billionaire Elon Musk claimed that his company Neuralink successfully implanted one of its wireless chips inside a human brain.

Newspeak or genocide?

In his famous 1946 essay ‘Politics and the English Language’, George Orwell wrote about how language was being corrupted in “the defence of the indefensible”.

Velvet voice, timeless music

Talat Mahmood: The Definitive Biography is a befitting introduction to a singing genius

TAKE TWO

Kiran Rao on her second film, new production company, brides who go missing and find themselves, and her modern divorce with Aamir Khan

A tight spot

I am not sure what to make of the just concluded Filmfare awards. I cannot imagine Ranbir Kapoor winning the award for best actor in a year when Shah Rukh Khan had the most historic comeback in Indian cinema, not once but twice over with Pathaan and Jawan.

Scribbling a success

Inside Ookhu, the pencil village of India

NMDC can be the first company to get lithium to India

National Mineral Development Corporation, India’s largest iron ore producer, has transitioned itself into a much stronger entity in the recent times with a busy order book, robust results and a dream run on the stock markets.

SALES PITCH

ITC's story through its iconic advertisements

IT IS NOT JUST ABOUT FINANCIAL GROWTH, BUT ALSO ABOUT SUSTAINABLE, INCLUSIVE GROWTH

SANJIV PURI HAD a big pair of shoes to fill when he was chosen to succeed Y.C. Deveshwar as ITC chairman. Though he was being groomed for the role, the sheer magnitude of the responsibility could have been daunting for anyone. But Puri came with a plan that addressed the complexities of the conglomerate and its aspiration to grow bigger. In an exclusive interview with THE WEEK, he explains the role of technology, the separation of the hotel business, the growth of the FMCG segment and the India First policy. Excerpts:

WHAT'S NEXT?

ITC HAS MOVED BEYOND CIGARETTES TO THE MOST VALUABLE INDIAN CONSUMER COMPANY. AS IT SETS OUT ON AN AMBITIOUS EXPANSION WITH CHAIRMAN SANJIV PURI'S ITC NEXT VISION, ITS REAL CHALLENGES MIGHT JUST BE BEGINNING

Hindu awakening important for India's global embrace

The Ram Temple in Ayodhya is being marked by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cabinet as a reclamation of India’s rightful civilisational authority.

EXIT WOUNDS

Nitish Kumar’s return to NDA will cause a serious dent in the INDIA bloc plans to fight the BJP in the Lok Sabha polls

FROM PARIS LUVE WITH

She is known to possess an empathetic mind of remarkable maturity that is far beyond her years. Priyanka Das Rajkakati, who is in her early 30s, remains rooted despite rubbing shoulders with the worlds best scientific minds. She was twice part of French President Emmanuel Macron’ team during interactions with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. She says Macron is very warm, with a sharp wit and a great sense of humour. Having observed Modi and Macron from close quarters, Priyanka feels they share a sense of mutual trust, which has been a vital ingredient in the growing India-France bilateral partnership. The artist-cum-aerospace scientist—she loves the dual identity—gave Senior Special Correspondent Sanjib Kr Baruah an outsiders insider perspective’ of India-France relations.

The Japanese dilemma

The child follows the moving object with its eyes. The girl sashays on the catwalk, smiles, then pouts.

Unveiling the dynamics of large- and mid-cap category

IN THE VAST and everevolving realm of investment opportunities, investors are often presented with a spectrum of choices.

Law and behold

The intervention by the International Court of Justice in the Gaza crisis raises hope, but the court lacks the power to compel Israel to obey its directives

Peace in West Asia impossible without addressing Palestinian issue

Iran is once again in the eye of a geopolitical storm after having decided to articulate a clear anti-US, anti-Israel position in the ongoing Hamas-Israel conflict.

ENDLESS TURBULENCE

Conflict in West Asia could hurt global peace and order, cause major economic shocks, empower aggressive non-state actors and lead to significant political realignments

The Bank Or The Ballot?

Nirmala Sitharaman's interim budget could take the fiscal prudence highway, or it could choose the freeway to voter satisfaction

Heart of the matter

Why are so many young Indians at risk?

I had to sell everything, even furniture, to fund the development of our robot

INTERVIEW Dr Sudhir Prem Srivastava, founder-chairman and CEO of SS Innovations

Mantra magic

A made-in-India robotic surgeon

TRIM TO THE BRIM

With obesity on the rise and the increasing desire to look fit and good, the weight loss industry in India is booming

Dope's in your DMs

On November 20, 2023, Anne Milgram, head of the US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), said at a press conference: “Fentanyl poses the greatest threat to Americans today, devastating families and becoming the leading cause of death for those aged 18 to 45.”

The eyes have it

Taking care of eyes is not difficult, but it is an everyday job

Code and the crab

Genomic testing is reshaping the way we find and treat cancer

Behind every chef

For Chef Garima Arora, her father is magician, mentor, and master taster

Life hacks by Orry

I have succumbed. I held off writing about Orry for more than five years, when he reached out to me at the previous newspaper I worked at. I may have declined him then, but now I have been made to eat crow.

BROTHERHOOD OF EMPTY WALLETS

Before cellphones and the internet, a legendary rock band in Kerala had a city in thrall with their rock 'n' roll renditions