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DOUGHTY BEYOND DOUBT
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DOUGHTY BEYOND DOUBT

A 17-year-old donates a part of her liver to save her dying father, becoming India's youngest living organ donor

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June 11, 2023
Sound check
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Sound check

An AI model that can diagnose cold from a person's voice can be a game-changer in remote areas

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June 11, 2023
WOUNDED HEALERS
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WOUNDED HEALERS

The murder of a young doctor in a Kerala hospital highlights the systemic failure in keeping medical workers safe

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June 11, 2023
Start dialogue with wrestlers
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Start dialogue with wrestlers

I think Indians, irrespective of political leanings, were dismayed to see the country’s top wrestlers break down in tears, as they sat in a huddle by the riverbank, all set to immerse their medals in the Ganga river.

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June 11, 2023
SIZE MATTERS
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SIZE MATTERS

A new type of car buyer is changing the rules in the Indian auto industry

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June 11, 2023
The truth about tanning
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The truth about tanning

It is that time of the year when I turn into a fish. With temperatures in Mumbai, where I live, touching 40 degrees, and the city’s famous clammy humidity slapping you in the face, the only way to survive is underwater.

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June 11, 2023
PMO to UNSC
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PMO to UNSC

A calm, composed and unruffled diplomat stands up with elan in Centres of Power

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June 11, 2023
GAL PALS TACKLE CRIME
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GAL PALS TACKLE CRIME

Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti's latest heroine is a police officer as feisty as themselves

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June 11, 2023
Speak up, my fellow Indians
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Speak up, my fellow Indians

Something is rotten in the state of Denmark,” says a minor character in Shakespeare’s iconic play Hamlet, expressing a sense that the affairs of the kingdom are no longer being ethically conducted, and that even the highest authority in the land is sullied by some moral turpitude. More than 400 years after Shakespeare wrote the play, citizens are so jaded that we are no longer surprised at any kind of abuse of power by government. We are too used to scams and the favourite response of the middle-class and educated Indians when critiquing politics is to quip, “All politicians are the same.” Or, “Politics is a dirty game.”

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June 11, 2023
The promising land
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The promising land

A tribal activist in Madhya Pradesh gives away property worth crores of rupees to start a social experiment

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June 11, 2023
THE INEVITABLE AUTHORITARIAN
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THE INEVITABLE AUTHORITARIAN

If anything defines Erdogan's ideology, it is the pragmatism that he embraces in every crisis

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June 11, 2023
LAST MAN STANDING
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LAST MAN STANDING

Recep Tayyip Erdogan did not win the presidential elections in Turkey, the opposition lost it

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June 11, 2023
When the jungle comes to town
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When the jungle comes to town

As human deaths from animal encounters rise, the Wildlife Protection Act is being criticised for making people more vulnerable

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June 11, 2023
GAME PLAN
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GAME PLAN

Winning the Karnataka assembly polls has given the Congress a template to improve its Lok Sabha tally from the state

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June 11, 2023
UNEASY PACT
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UNEASY PACT

Congress needs to develop the tenuous truce between Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot into a working relationship

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June 11, 2023
GLIMMER OF HOPE
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GLIMMER OF HOPE

As the Congress tries to replicate its Karnataka success in other states, it should keep in mind that the BJP has also learnt its lessons

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June 11, 2023
CONNECTIVITY ISSUES
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CONNECTIVITY ISSUES

The Congress will have to iron out the initial bumps in its '5G’ promise way ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls

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June 11, 2023
Point of no return
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Point of no return

This is the best chance for Indian sport to set up independent grievance redress mechanisms for its athletes

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June 11, 2023
Long bout
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Long bout

The wrestlers have to win. Otherwise, even if he goes, some other Brijbhushan Singh would take his place

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June 11, 2023
Valley vs the hills
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Valley vs the hills

The Biren Singh government failed to prevent the Manipur violence. It makes the job of restoring peace all the more difficult

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June 11, 2023
Majoritarianism in Manipur
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Majoritarianism in Manipur

While Manipur is no stranger to violence and ethnic clashes, the communal rioting seen this year is essentially the consequence of the majoritarian authoritarianism that characterises the BJP’s approach to “forced assimilation”.

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June 11, 2023
COURTING TROUBLE
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COURTING TROUBLE

Kashmir braces as NIA seeks the death penalty for Yasin Malik

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June 11, 2023
Mystery of the affair of the sceptre
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Mystery of the affair of the sceptre

Lefties and libtards are miffed with the sceptre ceremony that marked the opening of the new Parliament House. They should read Marxist historian Eric Hobsbawm. He wrote in 1983 about how invention of tradition is part of the growth of new nationalisms. We saw it happening.

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June 11, 2023
The Modi Paradox
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The Modi Paradox

The prime minister's legacy could be defined by how he reconciles two of his major inspirations-Golwalkar and Gandhi

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June 04, 2023
Highway Through Hell
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Highway Through Hell

Desperate migrants risk death and depredations in their journey through the unforgiving Darién jungle in search of the American dream

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June 04, 2023
The Epoch Maker
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The Epoch Maker

Modi is entering his 10th year as prime minister. THE WEEK looks at how he has already left his imprint on India's history, forcing a shift in how politics is practised and governance is delivered

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June 04, 2023
What Manipur Needs
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What Manipur Needs

The land of gold is burning and it is time to put the fire out

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May 28, 2023
When Rani Mukerji tells her story
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When Rani Mukerji tells her story

When I ran into Rani Mukerji at an award show last month, I had not watched her latest film-Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway.

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June 04, 2023
ITALY, SERVED HOT
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ITALY, SERVED HOT

Michelin star chef Massimo Bottura never customises his food to please anyone. One does not ask Picasso to change his 'Guernica', he says

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June 04, 2023
Bye-bye, passwords
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Bye-bye, passwords

Passkeys are safer and more convenient

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June 04, 2023