Unity In Diversity

An appreciation for regional cuisine has emerged across India, most evidently in restaurants

Jet Airways Revival Plans Hit Rough Weather

Jet Airways revival plans hit rough weather as potential investors are concerned about losing plum slots and routes.

Healthy And Packaged Food Have To Go Hand In Hand

THE FOOD PROCESSING department was under the agriculture ministry until Prime Minister Narendra Modi made it a separate ministry, and appointed Harsimrat Kaur Badal as its head. Almost five years later, she is happy with the progress made in infrastructure building, and has a lot of plans in the pipeline.

Divide And Conquer

Meet the five-man army deployed by the Modi-Shah duo to drive overt polarisation of Hindu voters in key states across India

Between The Lines

The only way to battle the many causes of the slowdown is an honest reading of economic data

Life Gets A Facelift

Two years after a cinematic rescue from Pakistan, Uzma Ahmed has her hands full—with an upcoming film on her life and a newly-opened beauty parlour

Right-ing On The Wall

Mamata Banerjee faces her toughest test as the BJP grows rapidly in West Bengal. Why and how is the state turning saffron?

Westside View

The AAP’s perceived decline in Punjab is expected to help the Congress; the BJP’s nationalism may not sell in the border state

Mamata's Key Man Could Have Interfered In The Polling Process

Mamata’s key man, former police commissioner Rajeev Kumar, could have interfered in the polling process

Over Caste

The results in the state are a definite nod to its changing voter profile, which does not respond to older caste templates

Jagan-naut!

Winning both the assembly and Lok Sabha elections, Jagan Mohan Reddy emerges as one of the biggest regional leaders in the country

Last Stand

BJP has taken the fight to Mamata’s backyard

ICC World Cup 2019 - Kane And The Pain

England lifted their first World Cup; New Zealand came agonisingly close to doing so themselves. Umpiring errors and a controversial law sealed the fate of the final. But, in the aftermath of one of the greatest World Cup finals ever, the law and the umpires have garnered most of the attention

A Manic Monday At Wimbledon

Snagging a ticket to Centre Court is easier than you think

I Dispute RSS's Organisational Aim

Raghuram Rajan says he has no interest in entering poli-tics, but his latest book, The Third Pillar: How Markets and the State Leave the Community Behind, is as political as it can get.

Strategic Shift

The BJP hopes to beat anti-incumbency by using ultranationalism, security issues and threats from Pakistan as its key campaign themes

Picture Perfect

Madhuri Dixit Nene and husband Dr Shriram Nene on their new movie, more than two decades of married life, and the evolution of the Indian film industry

Son Versus Star

Support from the BJP and the film fraternity and tacit backing by Congress rebels give Sumalatha an edge over Nikhil Kumaraswamy

Uphill Task

Nana Patole has the reputation of being a giant killer, but that will not be enough to trouble Nitin Gadkari

Tried My Best To Connect Telangana And AP

At 68, Nara Chandrababu Naidu displays what he is made of. Despite temper-atures touching 40°C in some regions, the president of the Telugu Desam Party campaigns for 12 hours straight across the state. Though far younger leaders are fainting because of dehydration and cancelling programmes to avoid the heat, Naidu has only upped his game with his aggressive speeches. "I do not have much choice, do I? I am a very positive person and mentally strong, too," he said. "I feel like a responsible village elder who has to protect and provide shelter to his entire village." On the day of this interview, Naidu had cancelled his morning programmes and staged a sit-in protest for an hour in Amaravati, alleging that the Centre was targetting TDP leaders with income tax raids. He then flew to Kurnool to address back-to-back public meetings. On the flight from Kurnool to Visakhapatnam that evening, he spoke to THE WEEK about his party’s prospects, allegations against him and the future of the Mahagathbandhan.

The Massacre Unites Indians, Across Religions

In the aftermath of Jallianwala Bagh massacre, General Reginald Dyer was offered the honorary title of ‘Sardar’ by the mahant of the Golden Temple.

Give Respect To My People

RADHANPUR MLA Alpesh Thakor is a crucial figure in Gujarat politics.

Pyre, Lit By Empire

Jallianwala Bagh Massacre Was Not An Isolated Incident. It Was Fully In Tune With The Logic Of Colonial Violence

Unsettling Peace

For once, electioneering in Jammalamadugu is peaceful, but many people are not happy about it.

Bitter Pill

Brothers Malvinder and Shivinder seem to have hit the wall as the law catches up

Regional Parties Thrive On Families That Run Them

Even as battle lines are being drawn for the Lok Sabha polls, Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, who leads a Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) coalition government, has a word of caution for potential allies of the mahagathbandhan—the BJP is trying to make coalition governments appear unstable.

Priyanka Gandhi's Ganga Yatra To Revive The Congress In Uttar Pradesh

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s Ganga yatra was only the beginning of her journey to revive the Congress in Uttar Pradesh.

The BJP Is Trying To Encash The Pulwama Sentiment

Jignesh Mevani, the young dalit leader from Gujarat, is not con-testing the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

No National Party Will Get A Majority

NAVEEN NIWAS IN Bhubaneswar was a sea of humanity in the evening when THE WEEK team reached there.

The Fort Remembers

British-era military structures in the Red Fort are showcasing an unseen past