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Morning Of Matriarchy

The Uttar Pradesh Congress is all set to unveil its new team under the leadership of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.

Royal Mess

Pressure tactics employed by Scindia loyalists for the PCC chief’s post could be an attempt to warn the high command against writing him off.

King Pinned

The arrest of Congress master strategist D.K. Shivakumar has put his political ambitions on the line.

National Register Of Complaints

Why major political parties in Assam are dissatisfied with the final NRC list.

Justice By The Gun

With nearly 4,000 shootouts between the police and gangsters in the past two years, Uttar Pradesh has become India’s encounter capital. THE WEEK looks at the changing face of policing in the badlands of western UP.

Fearful hope

Sakshi Mishra has been in hiding, ever since she eloped. Despite the physical attacks and online humiliation, she is dreaming big.

Fractured Factories

Government wants to corporatise ordnance factories to make them more professional, but employees fear it would lead to privatisation.

Shubha Mudgal Offering Delicious Insights Into The Music World

Classical singer Shubha Mudgal turns fiction writer, offering delicious insights into the music world

Costs Of Compromise

With the induction of tainted leaders from the Trinamool, the BJP’s war on corruption suffers a setback

Kerala Cannot Go On Like This

For some people, crisis is an opportunity. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan belongs to that group. The unprecedented magnitude of the 2018 floods in Kerala brought out the leader in him.

Taapsee Pannu - Top Of Her Game

Taapsee Pannu’s kitty is overflowing with film offers. And she wants to do them all

P.V. Sindhu Was Ready For Long Rallies In Final

Intensive training, improved skill and approach and the able guidance of her coaches helped P.V. Sindhu script a historic win at the World Championships

Cycle Needs Repair

Uneasy lies the road ahead for Akhilesh Yadav, whose political revival faces challenges from within and outside the Samajwadi Party

We Are Not The Terrorists

It is a weekday afternoon at the Sadh Dharamhajika Viharaya in the Colombo suburb of Rajagiriya.

Wahhabi Extremism Is Not Islam!

Wahhabi extremism is not Islam, say Sinhala-Buddhist nationalists in Sri Lanka. The Sufi Muslims there agree

Arun Jaitley - Mentor And More

My first meeting with Arun Jaitley was in the late 1980s.

India For Sale

William Dalrymple’s latest book details how the British East India Company employed corporate violence to conquer India

Nirmala Sitharaman's Rescue Act

The government’s efforts to jumpstart the economy with stimuli may give short-term results, but it is just the beginning of the long road to recovery

P. Chidambaram Runs Out Of Options In The INX Media Case

The Congress says Chidambaram’s arrest is political vendetta, but the BJP is winning the perception battle

Royals And The Arts, Refreshed

Their forefathers, too, patronised art, music and fashion, but these young blue bloods are doing it differently

Jammu & Kashmir - Prisoner Of Peace

For its plans to be successful, the Narendra Modi government will have to create an atmosphere of trust and remove the crippling restrictions imposed on the people of Jammu and Kashmir

Why The Government's Carrot-And-Stik Approach May Not Work

The government’s carrot-and-stick approach in Kashmir may not work for long, especially since the carrots may or may not materialise

In Doklam, Both Sides Have Improved Their Infrastructure

Lieutenant General Manoj Mukund Naravane, who assumes charge as the vice chief of Army staff on August 31, is likely to become chief of Army staffwhen General Bipin Rawat retires on December 30.

Gujjars In Uri Sector Welcome The Revocation Of Article 370

Gujjars in Uri welcome the abrogation of Article 370, and hope for development

Phone Tapping Allegations Against H.D. Kumaraswamy Has Created A Political Storm

Allegations that H.D. Kumaraswamy ordered the tapping of his adversaries’ phones have created a political storm in Karnataka

Cryptocurrency Ban May Cripple Startups

A cryptocurrency ban could tank an emerging startup industry in India

Karnataka - Cabinet Pressure

Yediyurappa’s cabinet now has 18 members, but the rebels are yet to be accommodated

'Kashmir Issue Is Not About Hindus And Muslims'

BJP general secretary Ram Madhav was instrumental in forging the saffron party’s ill-fated alliance with the People’s Democratic Party in Jammu and Kashmir.

Breakthrough For The Sino-Pak Axis

On August 16, 2019, the UN News website carried the following statement: “The Security Council considered the volatile situation surrounding Kashmir on Friday, addressing the issue in a meeting focused solely on the dispute, within the UN body dedicated to resolving matters of international peace and security, for the first time since 1965.” It stated that Pakistan had requested the meeting on August 13, and it was subsequently called for by permanent member China.

Vidya Balan: Happy To Use Akshay Kumar's stardom To My Advantage

As Tara Shinde, one of the scientists leading the Mars mission, Vidya Balan steals the show in the recently released Mission Mangal.