Not so fast

With cases piling up in fast-track courts, timely justice continues to be elusive

Woman of substance

A charming politician, a caring friend, a willing brawler—Kamala Harris represents the changing, multicultural face of America

Back in the game

The last time Urmila Matondkar was in the news was when she was photographed with Rahul Gandhi in March 2019. She had jumped on to the electoral bandwagon and was welcomed into the Congress by the ‘Big Boy’ himself. It is another matter altogether that she lost, and almost immediately resigned from the party, citing ‘internal politics’. But, while she was at it, she had emphatically stated her long-term commitment to serve the people of India.

The Week Probes Film World's Drug Links

Bolly, Kolly, Tolly, Sandal or Molly, India’s film hubs are in the midst of a spreading drug problem

Trick or treat

Medical community stands divided over the efficacy of alternative therapies in treating Covid-19

I do not encourage Mankading

Kane Williamson is the antithesis of everything the Indian Premier League and Twenty20 cricket are about.

STREAMS OF CONSCIOUSNESS

Prime Minister Narendra Modi turns 70 this month with a new book. Letters to Mother is a flashback 34 years to 1986, when Modi had not established himself in the hurly-burly of mainstream politics. As an RSS pracharak, he began jotting down his innermost thoughts “when the pressures became insurmountable’’. Every night before going to bed, he would share his hopes, aspirations and fears as letters to jagat janani, or the mother goddess. Every few months, he “systematically tore up all the pages and threw them into a bonfire”. A friend’s intervention, “emphasising the importance of documentation”, ensured that Modi kept the notes. In 2014, some of them were published in Gujarati as Saakshi Bhaav. The English translation, Letters to Mother, has now been released by HarperCollins India. This is Modi’s third book. His first—A Journey, a book of poems translated into English—was published in 2014. “All of us are entitled to self-expression,” writes Modi, “and that is exactly what I have done.”

Shooting from the lip

MANI-FESTO

Heights of tension

The scramble for tactical advantage and reports of warning shots being fired indicate that the India-China stand-offis entering a more dangerous phase

SPACED OUT

While other space agencies have busy schedules, ISRO’s launches, including Gaganyaan, slip into 2021

Gold rush

How Vidit Gujrathi captained India to victory in the first-ever online chess Olympiad

GETAWAY FIX

Why drive-in theatres, in vogue now, will always be fleetingly cool

Bigger fish to fry

Investigators hope to bust larger drug networks

China Woos India's Neighbours With Aid, Business

As India’s neighbourhood gets increasingly slippery, New Delhi will have to step up its game to keep the Chinese influence and other factors at bay

Work & The Virus

In a pandemic-struck world, some jobs have faded out, while others have become hot property

TWO WORLDS COLLIDE

Fitting into the royal fold was always going to be difficult for Meghan Markle, say the authors of a new book on the royal couple

Splits wide open

The after-effects of Scindia’s entry into the BJP have muddled the bypoll campaign

Saffron onslaught

With state elections round the corner, the BJP steps up its attack on Periyar and, in turn, the DMK

Word's worth

I have been a bit bemused by the reputation I have acquired in our country for wielding difficult words, especially because most of the time I was not doing so deliberately or for effect.

STAYING ON TOP

India seizes control of unoccupied strategic heights in Ladakh to enhance its bargaining power and to force China back to talks

MALICIOUS INTENT

The China-funded study on what motivates young Nepalis to join the Indian Army is yet another attempt to target India-Nepal ties

Plasma puzzle

The popularity of plasma therapy to treat Covid-19, despite lack of evidence of its efficacy, has experts worried

Himalayan war horse

How a covert unit, comprising mostly Tibetan commandos, has become India’s frontier force against Chinese aggression

An Educational Revolution During The Pandemic

Chennai-based Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science (HITS), which has more than 7,000 students on its rolls, has been conducting online classes for its students ever since physical classes have been stopped owing to the Covid-induced restrictions.

Year of bugs

The pandemic has made surveillance tools more invasive and fearful. The government needs to urgently address privacy concerns

SUING FOR PEACE

How one lawyer is fighting the killings of black people in America

Proceeding with caution

Chennai has done well, but the death rate is still worrying

Not there yet

Kolkata could be flattening the curve, but problems remain

Man for all seasons

A fighter till his last breath, Pranab Mukherjee did not give up till he achieved his ambitious goals

HEAR THE BIRDS SING

The silence of the lockdown helped India’s birders expand the country’s birdsong database