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Lakhimpur Kheri Killings - Yogi's Big Challenge

The Lakhimpur Kheri incident, which resulted in eight deaths, can scald the BJP’s prospects in the upcoming polls

How We Got The World's First DNA-Based Vaccine

Covid infections are plateauing out and vaccine coverage is increasing. But, the festive season brings with it renewed fears of faster transmissions and emergence of new variants. The next three months will be critical, warn experts

Peace in peril

Renewed infiltration bids by militants threaten the sense of calm the ceasefire agreement had achieved

Kerala will return to normalcy by November

Interview Veena George, health minister, Kerala

Stopgap solution

The bad bank will help banks clean their books, but it will not solve the problem of NPAs

ZyCoV-D is a platform for the future

Exclusive interview Sharvil P. Patel, managing director, Zydus Cadila

Roadmap to power

Under Kumaraswamy, the Janata Dal (Secular) is quietly gearing up to expand its presence and is gunning to win the 2023 polls

Better pill

Merck’s new oral antiviral could be a game changer

It's about time, period

As schools warily begin to resume offline classes, maintenance and disinfection of school toilets can no longer be a low-priority area

Prevent third wave, don't wait for it

Exclusive interview Soumya Swaminathan, chief scientist, World Health Organization

The virus continues to be highly transmissible

Exclusive interview Dr Priya Abraham, director, National Institute of Virology

Mundra Drug Bust Has Afghan Links

The Taliban-Pakistan-Khalistan nexus could boost Afghan drug production and trade, posing a major threat to India

Salima Mazari Tells About The Final Days Of Her Battle Against The Taliban

Salima Mazari—one of the three women district governors in Afghanistan—barely survived the brutal Taliban takeover. THE WEEK has been in constant touch with Mazari during her perilous journey. She opened up from an American military base about her escape, on why she despises the Taliban and the challenges she faced in her life and career

In defiance and defence

How a woman police chief from Jowzjan stood up to the Taliban to protect her city

India never does things we expect it to do

INTERVIEW MAHBOUBA SERAJ, human rights defender and president of Afghan Women’s Network

Unfriendly fire

Congress faces an uphill battle in Goa as one of its key leaders leaves for the Trinamool Congress, giving a boost to Mamata Banerjee’s national ambitions

THE SEED MAN

Prabhakar Rao, landscape architect of the Central Vista project, is on a mission to preserve heirloom seeds and wants native trees for our avenues

The fault in their stars

Women Army officers denied permanent commission are now fighting the “systemic discrimination” in courts

Poll-vaulting ambitions

A year after the start of the farmer agitation, unions prepare to face the big election test

Distrust and distress

Experts are talking about last resorts and avoiding famine, even as the Central Bank of Sri Lanka says all is well

A VILLAGE, MINED

The victims of a recent landslide in Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra blame an iron ore mine for the disaster

Virat Kohli - Why He Stepped Down

Stepping down from T20 captaincy could help Virat Kohli rediscover the superstar batsman in him

IT'S IN THE GAME

ISL set to debut in FIFA 22

IMPOSSIBLE ROAD TO SOMEWHERE

In his memoir, Akash Kapur reminds us why imperfect utopias are better than creating none

Splitting rage

BOOK EXTRACTS

Gandhis Initiate Purge; More Steps Underway To Revamp Congress

The ruthless removal of Amarinder Singh shows a newfound decisiveness in the Congress high command. But the bravado has not answered the existential questions that the party and the Gandhis face

The flying workhorse

Known for precision and reliability, the MQ-9 Reaper combat drones will boost India’s offensive capabilities

Will do my best to protect Punjab from anti-nationals like Sidhu

INTERVIEW Amarinder Singh, former Punjab chief minister

Club class

In the turbulence of geopolitics, India seeks a balance between groupings and bilateral ties

Coping by copying

The Congress leadership in Kerala is converting the party into a semi-cadre organisation for its revival