THE WEEK India Magazine - October 13, 2024

In this issue

The birth of a new political party, Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj, has generated immense buzz in Bihar. Will his grand plans reshape the state’s vibrant and utterly complex political landscape?

Prashant Kishor’s first interview after launching his Jan Suraaj party

Lalu no Longer active; Nitish almost a lame-duck a Chief minister, says Prashant Kishor

Untold stories: Not just at Nanda Devi, America’s Central Intelligence Agency and India’s Intelligence Bureau set up listening devices to monitor China at Khardung La, too

@Leisure: Bollywood can’t get enough of Sharvari Wagh

“I have just kept my head down and worked hard,” says Wagh

Peaks of Himalayan folly

What's in a name?” wondered William Shakespeare’s Juliet Capulet. “That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” We Indians, English-ruled and mostly English-schooled, would agree.

2 mins

People have favoured the NC-Congress alliance

ELECTIONS TO THE Jammu and Kashmir assembly got over with the third phase of polling on October 1.

5 mins

Polarisation game

The dalit voter may hold the key to the poll outcome in Haryana

4 mins

Holocaust to genocide to apocalypse

When I read about India’s abstention on the UN resolution regarding the International Court of Justice’s decision to start hearings on Israel’s genocide in Gaza, I was shamed as an Indian. But when I read India’s cringeworthy Explanation of Vote [EoV], I felt humiliated as a human being.

2 mins

CAPTAIN'S CRISIS

PV. Anvar’s revolt has hurt Pinarayi Vijayan’s image as a bulwark against hindutva and the RSS

4 mins

CPI(M) shifting towards hindutva politics

The human-animal conflict badly affects the Christian community in the Western Ghats.

2 mins

MUCH ADO ABOUT LADDU

Political stunts in the wake of the Tirumala adulteration case are unlikely to yield electoral gains

4 mins

Call of duty

AAP’s future in Delhi depends on how Atishi navigates the complexities of her role as CM

3 mins

PK COMES TO THE PARTY

The birth of a new political party, Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj, has generated immense buzz in Bihar. Will his grand plans reshape the state's vibrant and utterly complex political landscape?

8 mins

LALU NO LONGER ACTIVE; NITISH ALMOST A LAME-DUCK CHIEF MINISTER

Sheikhpura House is, at the moment, one of the most sought-after addresses in Patna.

10+ mins

EAR TO THE NEIGHBOUR'S GROUND

Not just at Nanda Devi, America's CIA and India’s Intelligence Bureau set up listening devices to monitor China at Khardung La, too

6 mins

Trump will not concede if he loses narrowly

In his book, All in the Family, Fred C. Trump III, reminisces about the night when Donald Trump decided to run for president for the first time.

5 mins

IT'S SHOWTIME!

The Coldplay mania shows the power of live entertainment and its immense business opportunity

5 mins

For God's sake, do something!

Plip!…. Plip!….Plip!” “Do Something! For God’s sake, do something!” she wailed.

3 mins

Priyamvada, the glittering star

A sheepish confession: I was dreadfully unaware of the super celebrity status of the very attractive, highly accomplished co-speaker at the just concluded Jaipur Literature Festival International’s first edition in Seattle.

2 mins

All eyes on Sharvari

A ₹130-crore blockbuster, unequivocal acclaim for two other films, and an upcoming release with Alia Bhatt as co-star— here is the girl Bollywood can’t get enough of

6 mins

PURE MAGIC

A Potterhead and a Downton Abbey fan remembers Dame Maggie Smith

2 mins

Road to Paris, via India

All roads at Paris Fashion Week seemed to lead to India this season, even as the world’s most celebrated fashion week wound up earlier this week.

3 mins

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