The Week (India)

6 days ago | theweek.in | Kanu Sarda

A consumer court has come down heavily on a travel operator for failing to act on a passenger’s request to correct a minor error in the surname on a flight ticket. Despite providing valid proof, the passenger was denied the correction, leaving no option but to cancel the ticket and bear the cancellation charges. Terming it a clear case of negligence and deficiency in service, the court upheld the consumer’s grievance and criticised the operator for its apathetic attitude.

1 week ago | theweek.in | Shashi Tharoor

As I write, I have just landed in London on Air-India — flying the same airline, to the same destination and on the same date and time as the ill-fated passengers who perished in Ahmedabad. I travelled to speak at the British Library under the auspices of the Jaipur Literary Festival. My very first talk was about language and the power of words. Yet words failed me at the news of the 241 lives lost on the plane and the 5 more who died on the ground.

1 week ago | theweek.in | Kanu Sarda

ONCE A SHARP, eloquent debater from St Joseph’s College, Allahabad—the kind who entered competitions not just to participate but to win—Justice Yashwant Varma carved a name for himself as a figure driven by intellect and ambition. But today, that image is shadowed by controversy. Long known for his courtroom clarity, Varma finds himself at the centre of a storm after unaccounted cash was reportedly found at his Delhi residence while he was away from the city.

1 week ago | theweek.in | Anuja Chauhan

A friend just posted an Instagram story—an aerial shot of Mumbai—with the caption: “Landed! Surely ‘landed’ is the most beautiful word in the world?#Thankful.”We’re all struggling to make sense of the horrific tragedy that was Air India flight 171. The scale of it, the suddenness, the sheer randomness—both for those on board and the ones simply eating a meal on the ground.

1 week ago | theweek.in | Badar Bashir

The Congress party has set up a five-member fact-finding team to investigate the alleged increase in recent crimes against women in Odisha. To be headed by AICC general secretary Deepa Dasmunshi, the team will comprise of members of parliament Ranjeet Ranjan, Praniti Shinde, S. Jothimani and former spokesperson Shobha Oza. They will also submit a report to the party leadership. The formation of the committee was triggered by the rape incident reported from Gopalpur in Odisha.