High - Voltage Revolt

Just 30km from Kolkata, a dozen villages have been "liberated" from government rule. Villagers are up in arms against a national power project, saying they were bullied into giving up their land. Mamata Banerjee, once the saviour of farmers, is now the villain. The state government, however, says the villagers are being guided by Maoists. THE WEEK reports from the region.

Tough Love

My mother drove me to excellence, writes Lok Sabha MP Shashi Tharoor.

Beer Belly

Shedding the assets seized from Vijay Mallya is turning out to be a tough job for lenders and tax authorities

Revival rage

The government is promoting the ancient language as the voice of India’s soul

Man Behind Border Beheading

Miffed at Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif ignoring him, Pakistan army chief has many reasons to play fast and loose on the LoC and scuttle any peace initiative

Hit Where It Hurts

The beheading of our soldiers by a Pakistani Border Action Team comprising comman-dos from the Special Service Group and India-centric terrorist groups on May 1 has once again whipped up national ire.

Nawaz Sharif In Trouble!

Pakistan army pushes Sharif to the sidelines; escalates conflict with India

Rekindling The Love For Support

After I moved to Bengaluru at the age of eight, my mother used to take my sister and me to the Kanteerava Stadium, which was a few minutes away from home.

Wave Of Terror Attacks Has Made Paris Jittery

An unending wave of terror attacks has made Paris jittery, making it a key campaign theme for the presidential elections

India Must Take A Stand: Chinese Dissident

India seems to have lost its way in managing its ties with China and Pakistan, letting the powerful neighbours set the agenda in bilateral relations.

Brother Who Vanished

Who is Shafi Armar? A global terrorist, as America says? Islamic State’s recruiter in India? Meet his brother and others in Bhatkal

India Romancing Israel, Why Arabs Won't Complain!

They provide us military technology; we launch their satellites. For the past 25 years, India-Israel relations have thrived on such mutual, and rather discreet, backscratching. But, now Israel may ask for more—a strategic partnership, which may be too costly for Modi to concede 

Sword, Ploughshare And More

Israel can be the lab, and India the factory and the market. But Israelis want stricter patent laws and FTA

The Journey Of The Afghanistan Cricket Team!

Afghan refugees first got hooked to cricket in camps in Pakistan. Now, they are a Testplaying nation. The ACB and ICC don’t want a repeat of the Bangladesh story. So, the real test awaits

The New Anti-Profiteering Rules Lacks Clarity!

India Inc is jittery over the new anti-profiteering rules, which, it says, lacks clarity

Rocket And The Racket

More than two decades after the ISRO espionage case shocked the nation, it is still making news.

Lotus Eaters

The frail unity among opposition parties would not be enough to unnerve the BJP

Show Of Strength

China’s aggression at Doklam is in part a test of India’s resilience, and a reflection of a struggle within

Wholly Water From Jerusalem

Irrigation and crops figure in strategic deal; not ammunition and guns

Rip, Off The Ramp

Indian fashion industry ups the ante against rampant plagiarism

Heights Of Showdown

China needles India, bullies Bhutan and opens a new zone of confrontation in Doklam, threatening the strategically critical Siliguri corridor. The Indian response has been calm, yet firm

Who Will Bell Modi In 2019?

With Congress becoming increasingly incapable of posing a challenge to Modi, regional leaders are likely to lead the charge to recapture Delhi in 2019.

UP for a Challenge

From Lutyens Delhi to Lucknow, Sheila Dikshit talks about her political journey, her favourite pastime and what keeps her going.

Deals of the Day

The Modi government is upping the game by clubbing military ties with traditional diplomacy.

Tons of Class

Patient and flamboyant, new batting sensation K.L. Rahul is balanced in his cricket and personality

Flipped cart

Cut-throat competition and management reshuffles make the road bumpy for Flipkart

Political Stability Is Important For Nation's Growth

Exclusive interview/Ranil Wickremesinghe, prime minister, Sri Lanka.

The Return Of Tamil Refugees To Sri Lanka

As the ethnic war ended in Sri Lanka, the promise of a peaceful future beckoned refugees who had fled the country decades ago. Many have returned home, many more are on their way. But is it the homecoming they hoped for?

Strategic Retreat

Widespread violence during panchayat elections forces government to arrest Arabul Islam, the Trinamool goon behind the Bhangar crisis

Deal Or No Deal?

Governor Vajubhai Vala offers BJP the first chance to form the Karnataka government, ignoring claims of the Congress-JD(S) postpoll alliance, which had a clear majority. The political drama is likely to continue as the single largest party can prove its majority only by poaching MLAs from its rivals