CATEGORIES

D Company Looks For A New CEO

THE INSIDE STORY: Sensing winds of change, an ageing Dawood Ibrahim is preparing to make way for a successor. Five candidates are up for the top job, including his deeply religious son and a savvy son-in-law. The Week looks at the gathering succession storm in the D Company, and how its outcome depends on the powerful lieutenants who now run Dawood’s corporate-like criminal empire

A Blanket Cryptocurrency Ban Would Hamper India's Potential As A Fintech Hub

A blanket cryptocurrency ban would hamper India’s potential as a fintech hub

INTO THE SOUTHEASTER

Rahul Gandhi will be the Congress’s lead campaigner in the upcoming assembly elections, but whether or not he will return as party president could depend on the poll results

Turbulent ties

The Uddhav Thackeray government’s denial of the state’s official aircraft to Governor B.S. Koshyari marks a new low in the ongoing feud between the two constitutional authorities

Demolition man

BJP leader Kirit Somaiya’s battle against corruption is starting to look like a crusade against the Shiv Sena

Eating right

Madhya Pradesh aims to eradicate malnutrition by giving children and women the right to nutrition

Return of the past

The chance discovery of a 550-million-yearold fossil at Bhimbetka puts the caves back in the international spotlight

Summer retreat

Even as disengagement progresses in eastern Ladakh, India will have to be wary of China’s intentions post-winter

The fault in our lands

A film titled Kaagaz was released in 2021. It is based on travails of Lal Bihari, who was alive but was declared dead in land records. Legally dead, he struggled to prove he was alive. Problems of the living dead are not specific to India.

ALL SPARKLE, NO SPUNK

Priyanka Chopra Jonas’s new memoir lacks substance and does not do justice to the talented actor

Edappadi K. Palaniswami - The BJP Has No Reluctance To Accept Me As CM Candidate

The BJP has no reluctance to accept me as CM candidate

Retelling Rani's story

Her name sprung into public memory in 2018, when an auction house sold her jewellery for more than £62,000.

Resurrecting a maverick

According to legendary filmmaker Mike Nichols, he was born at the age of seven, on a six-day boat ride from Germany to America in 1939.

Bank Privatisation Is A Welcome Decision

Bank privatisation is a welcome decision

The rustic strongman

Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami lacks the aura of his charismatic predecessors. But his unassuming persona masks his unmatched survival skills and sharp political mind

Hand's shaky

AIMIM and AAP could further dim Congress’s chances in civic polls

Twist in the east

The Sarbananda Sonowal government is comfortably placed to retain power, but a grand alliance by the opposition could upset its best-laid plans

No alternative to BJP when it comes to development

EVER SINCE HE succeeded Anandiben Patel as chief minister of Gujarat in 2016, Vijay Rupani has faced rumors that he is likely to be replaced. But Rupani, who is a close confidant of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, has managed to survive and is now all set to lead the BJP’s campaign in the upcoming civic elections, along with state BJP president C.R. Patil.

Quota quandary

Yediyurappa in a spot of bother as the Kurubas and his own Lingayats seek change in reservation status

Detox treatment

A bad bank will clean the system, but its efficiency will be key

Change of guard

The assembly polls are an opportunity for the next crop of leaders to step up and fill the vacuum caused by the departure of Karunanidhi and Jayalalithaa

BACK TO THE BATTLEFIELD

With her dramatic return to Tamil Nadu after four years in jail, ousted AIADMK general secretary V.K. Sasikala has formally launched her campaign to take back control of the party and the government from Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami

You need a face? Look at me

DILIP GHOSH, PRESIDENT, WEST BENGAL BJP

Many Petals Of The Lotus

The other men who could be eyeing the post of chief minister

Power Has Trumped Money In The Showdown Between Statist China And Alibaba's Jack Ma

Power has trumped money in the showdown between statist China and Alibaba’s Jack Ma. It has implications for Indian businesses

There Is No Bar On Any Kind Of Political Activity

Manoj Sinha was appointed lieutenant governor of the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir last August.

How Good Is BJP's Warhead?

Dilip Ghosh’s vitriolic campaign has upset urbane Kolkatans, but has made him popular in rural Bengal. The former RSS pracharak is likely to become chief minister if the BJP manages to defeat the Trinamool Congress in the assembly elections

Up in the air

Though the US and the UK have cleared the Boeing 737 MAX for commercial use again, it may be a while before the aircraft takes to the Indian skies

Puppy luxe

Looking to give your pooch a special experience? Book a vacation at India’s first five-star hotel for pets

Math max

Meet Neelakantha Bhanu Prakash, the fastest human calculator in the world