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TVK cabinet expansion: Vijay to shut doors for AIADMK rebels after Left, Congress pressure?
Higher Education, Revenue, Transport, Social Welfare, Agriculture, IT, HR&CE, Textiles, and Tourism are among the important ministries lying vacant under the current TVK government
By The Week News Desk
May 20, 2026
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The quiet art of disappearing well
Art history reveals that culture remembers departures more vividly than arrivals
Created by Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews, who also serve as showrunners, the eight-episode series is headlined by Alfred Molina, Geena Davis, Alfre Woodard, Denis O'Hare, Clarke Peters, and Bill Pullman
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The ‘Techade’ begins: How India is building its semiconductor future
India’s semiconductor push is entering a new phase: creating a talent, research, and investment ecosystem that produces not just chips, but indigenous technology and intellectual property
By K. Sunil Thomas
Interview | ‘We are moving from a consumer nation to a product nation’: Ashwini Vaishnaw
Ashwini Vaishnaw Union Minister for Railways, Electronics and Information Technology, and Information and Broadcasting
By Namrata Biji Ahuja
Interview | ‘Indian students can gain experience in Taiwan and return to serve India’: Mumin Chen
Mumin Chen, representative of Taipei Economic and Cultural Centre in India, emphasises reversing brain drain by encouraging Indian students and engineers to train in Taiwan's advanced semiconductor ecosystem and return to contribute to India's growth
By Namrata Biji Ahuja
Interview | ‘Industry-academia relationship needs to change’: Ramesh Kunhikannan
Ramesh Kunhikannan, promoter and executive vice chairman, Kaynes Technology India Limited, shares his plans, the lessons from his journey and India’s semiconductor future
By Namrata Biji Ahuja
How 2026 assembly polls have reordered India’s political map
With West Bengal, the BJP now has complete dominance of the east. But the results of the 2026 assembly elections, especially Kerala and Tamil Nadu, will have far-reaching implications in other states and for the 2029 Lok Sabha polls
By Pratul Sharma
'Athiradi' review: Basil Joseph, Tovino Thomas, and Vineeth Sreenivasan bring a festive atmosphere to an entertainer that occasionally feels overstuffed
Like director Arun Anirudhan's co-writing effort "Minnal Murali", a 'heroic' origin story is presented in "Athiradi", but one where the 'hero' doesn't have any superpowers. The coming-of-age arc sees an unlikeable man eventually proving his worth
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