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Petrol, diesel prices increased by 90 paise per litre; second price hike in a week
The latest revision comes just days after a ₹3-per-litre increase announced last Friday
By The Week News Desk
May 19, 2026
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The quiet art of disappearing well
Art history reveals that culture remembers departures more vividly than arrivals
The RJ Balaji directorial has turned out to be a mighty saviour for the Tamil film industry after a long dry spell and a string of lacklustre Tamil superstar-driven films which didn't perform well at the box office
EDITOR'S PICK
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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