Fact of the matter

Union IT minister Rajeev Chandrashekhar must consider the Indian public to be most gullible if he thinks his argument for a governmental fact-finding body will wash.

Season Of Realignment

The split in the Shiv Sena has resulted in the division of not just party leadership, but families of leaders as well

Happiness Finn-Tuned

The Finns, with their calm and grim demeanour, don't look it; neither does Finland, with its dark, cold and long winters. But it is the happiest country in the world. How? THE WEEK travels to Finland to understand its mantra for contentment

The impractical little purse wins

When I became a mother, the most noticeable change about me was the size of my handbag.

A Delhi-cious spread

Celebrity Chef Kunal Kapur’s new restaurant is a gourmet ode to the city

INTERVIEW Vikramaditya Motwane, filmmaker - I AM KNOWN FOR THE LACK OF A SIGNATURE STYLE

Vikramaditya Motwane became a household name when Sacred Games, which he co-directed, was released on Netflix in 2018 as its first Indian original.

How about a tongue-lashing?

We are all quite fond of the Dalai Lama. He looks Kung Fu Panda level cute, exotic, and vaguely intellectual, all at once, and he gives damn good bang for the buck.

How to turn an elephant into a lion

Beyond the hyperbole, Amitabh Kant’s latest is a neat handbook on India’s economic and business history

LOVE, IN FULL STEAM

Andaleeb Wajid scripted Jun many happy endings in her books, even while she grappled with loss

Daulat Ki Chaat in Mumbai

It is the loveliest feeling in the world when you realise two extraordinary individuals you have known for years are right up there in the global culinary world, which has finally recognised the enormous potential of India’s rich, diverse cuisines thanks to their efforts at the iconic brand—Indian Accent—which is all set to conquer Mumbai palates after winning top international awards and wowing New York.

SPRING OF DISCONTENT

The UK is grappling with a series of economic and humanitarian crises; a controversial anti-immigration bill adds fuel to the fire

MOUNTAIN MAGIC

A simple, slow life amid nature makes Himachal Pradesh the happiest state in India

MIXED BLESSING

Joining NATO assures Finland’s security, but also increases threat perceptions from Russia

IT'S NOT ABOUT FINLAND. IT'S ABOUT THE NORDICS

What is striking from the Happiness Index is the consistent success of the Nordic countries. The five Nordic countries—Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Iceland—are all in the top seven of the world.

UTOPIA.UNLOCKED

Good governance with well-functioning public services and binding civic virtues form the Nordics’ infrastructure of happiness

Forgive us our sins

BJP goes all out to woo the Christian community

Pilot's Turbulence

High command is wary of making any radical changes to leadership so close to elections; Sachin Pilot, though, is growing impatient

Balance of justice

Challenge for Gehlot to bring justice to terror victims

ENGINEERING EDUCATION IN PUNE DEVELOPING TECHNOCRATS FOR THE FUTURE

Globally, higher education institutions are coping with fast-paced technological innovations in imparting knowledge and skills. Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Machine Learning, Internet of Things, Augmented & Virtual Realities, Data Sciences and Cybersecurity have all caught the imaginary of Gen-Zengineers and technocrats. Pune-beckoned as India's tech-centric destination-is all geared up to witness a dynamic engineering education landscape, with sweeping digital transformation in creating immersive teaching-learning experiences for digital workplaces of tomorrow.

Land Of Uncertainty

New land-grant rules in Jammu and Kashmir have and livelihoods in jeopardy put businesses

BJP Is Still BSY

In Karnataka, B.S. Yediyurappa towers over his teammates in the BJP camp. And though he has retired from electoral politics, the party, knowing his mass appeal, has brought him out to placate the Lingayats in a bid to retain power in the assembly and Lok Sabha elections

DRAM ROLL!

Appreciation clubs and homegrown malts are remaking India's whisky scene

VULNERABLE CHARM

Marathi actor Vaidehi Parashurami's Bollywood dreams are well thought out

My son is autistic, creative and confident

British High Commissioner on raising a child with autism

India-China dialogue is as important as the US-China dialogue

Economist Jeffrey D. Sachs is one of the most influential voices that predict the end of American hegemony and a unipolar world. A global expert in sustainable development, he is an unabashed critic of the apathy of rich countries, especially the US, in financing solutions for issues like poverty and climate change.

SURRENDER AND WIN

Indictment lifts Donald Trump's primary campaign and could secure him the Republican nomination; ironically, it could also help President Biden retain independents and win another term

Homegrown trouble

The vacuum left by Punjab's inert political parties is fertile ground for radical elements

I told Rahul, 'you are on the wrong path'

GHULAM NABI AZAD’S much-awaited autobiography, Azaad, is out. The leader, who severed his association with Congress some months back after having spent more than 50 years in the party, gives a detailed account of his time as a partyman and a government functionary.

DREAM TO DEATH

Jailed, or dead at the border-this has been the fate of many illegal migrants from Gujarat to the US. But agents often go scot-free

Riding on data

Data on caste and religion has dominated electoral discourse in India so far. But now, the use of development data is becoming more prominent.