India Today

India Today is the leading news magazine and most widely read publication in India. The magazine’s leadership is unquestioned, so much so that India Today is what Indian journalism is judged by, for its integrity and ability to bring unbiased and incisive perspective to arguably the most dynamic, yet perplexing, region in the world. Breaking news and shaping opinion, it is now a household name and the flagship brand of India’s leading multidimensional media group. Additionally, the weekly brings with it a range supplements like Women, Home, Aspire, Spice and Simply which focus on style, health, education, fashion, etc. and Indian cities.

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India Today

NO AZADI IN PAK OCCUPIED J&K • Pakistan responds to protests in POJK demanding economic and political justice with an iron fist. India, in a measured reaction, calls out the brutality and reiterates its claim over the region

THE NEW FACE OF EMPATHY

GIR LION ATTACKS • A PROBLEM OF PLENTY

GEN Z GLOSS FOR BRAND THACKERAY • Uddhav was at the lowest ebb of his career, with a haemorrhaging party. Then the CJP moment turned the narrative. Can he cash in?

Smart but Metered Move • CM Suvendu rolls out the contentious smart power meter scheme, but with consumer-friendly caution

POLITICS RETURNS TO THE RELIGION SYLLABUS • The BJP turns on the heat in Telangana with a new ‘school jihad’ narrative—viral episodes lend ammunition as election season nears

ODISHA AWAKES ITS PAST • The homes of its progenitors, a Kalinga statue, a seaside Tagore nest—Odisha renews its heritage

Early Warning Failure • Flash floods wreak havoc in the state with even normally safe Upper Assam districts inundated

E20 TWIST: RICE ON A ROUND TRIP • A new scam has been invented in the rice-ethanol pipeline. Broken grains meant for fuel come back to PDS

THE BIG CHALLENGES AHEAD • BEYOND NEET, THERE ARE SIX OTHER KEY ISSUES ACROSS POLITICS, THE ECONOMY AND GOVERNANCE THAT WILL TEST PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI AND HIS LEADERSHIP

CHANGING EQUATIONS • A constitutional amendment needs a two-thirds majority of members present and voting, and a majority of the total membership of each House. The NDA is better placed now than it was during the Budget session when the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill was defeated in the Lok Sabha

THE AFFORDABLE HOME SHORTFALL • Despite a shortage of nearly 10 million affordable homes in urban India, private developers are fast exiting the segment as they no longer find it lucrative, leaving homebuyers in the lurch

WHAT AILS AFFORDABLE HOUSING • High costs, low margins and policy gaps are choking budget housing projects

“OWNING A HOUSE IS OUT OF REACH”

A NEW GROWTH MODEL • Gujarat’s new industrial policy marks a shift from labourintensive manufacturing to high-tech industries, betting on semiconductors, green energy and aerospace while confronting the challenge of creating enough quality jobs

NOW, MEN BLING IT ON • Urban men across India are taking to jewels not just for ceremonial but everyday use. Spurred by celebrity adoption and dedicated product lines, the burgeoning male jewellery segment now constitutes 10-15 per cent of the overall jewellery market

WHY YOUTH ANGER ERUPTED HOW THE CENTRE SHOULD RESPOND.

IN THE BIG LEAGUE • INDIA’S BEST UNIVERSITIES OWE THEIR SUCCESS TO A PEDAGOGY THAT IS IN TUNE WITH THE TIMES

HOW THE UNIVERSITIES WERE RANKED

GEARING FOR THE AI ERA • HAVING EMERGED AS THE COUNTRY’S LEADING GOVERNMENT UNIVERSITY, DELHI UNIVERSITY IS BETTING ON RESEARCH, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP TO FUEL ITS GLOBAL AMBITIONS

OUT OF THE BOX PEDAGOGY • THE MULTIFACETED APPROACH TO EXPANDING ITS STUDENTS’ HORIZONS HAS MADE SYMBIOSIS ONE OF INDIA’S...