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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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PRIVATE R&D GETS BIG PUSH • The Centre’s Rs 1 lakh crore scheme seeks to drive bigger innovation risks by private sector. But it will require breaking free from bureaucratic and jugaad culture

OFFICE RIVALRY

WHAT TO DO IF YOU GET DENGUE

MONSOON JITTERS

THE DALAI LAMA AND CHINA’S PLAY • Tibet is a sensitive issue in India-China relations, but pandering to Chinese demands is not the answer

HERE’S WISHING INDIA MANY MORE SUNRISES!

A FIGHT IN THE FOREST • CM Mohan Yadav’s pro-conservation policies run smack into a pro-people protest from his predecessor, Shivraj

THE COWS THAT NEVER CAME HOME • An ambitious dairy project curdles into an embarrassing scandal, as state BJP brass are shown to have vamoosed with prize Gir cows

BLOW BY BLOW ACCOUNTING • One more custodial death, this time of a theft suspect, puts the spotlight back on a grim reality: Tamil Nadu’s political licence for police violence

DRY RUN FOR A FUTURE FAMINE • Never-before scenes of shrivelled paddy in south Kashmir raise fears over long-term food security

SURAT GEM POLISHERS LOSE THEIR SHINE • An exodus of jobless workers, a spate of suicides put a dark gloam on Surat’s crisis-hit diamond industry

POWER OF TWO THACKERAYS • Uddhav, Raj finally reunite for the language war—a version of which will soon be fought in crucial civic polls. Will the Marathi manoos stand behind the duo?

HOW TO FIX AIR INDIA • THE AHMEDABAD CRASH HAS CAST A LONG SHADOW OVER AIR INDIA’S REVIVAL STORY, EXPOSING CRACKS IN SAFETY, STAFFING AND SYSTEMS. WHAT THE TATA-OWNED AIRLINE NEEDS TO DO TO REGAIN TRUST AND PURSUE ITS GLOBAL AMBITIONS

AIR INDIA vs INDIGO • How the country’s oldest airline stacks up against its largest rival in terms of fleet size, age and expansion plans

A RICH LEGACY • A brief history of Air India and the Tata Group’s aviation ventures

The Crash… • Besides the Ahmedabad crash, there have been a few close calls involving Air India flights since the Tatas’ takeover—and safety concerns persist amid heightened scrutiny

THE SERVICE RECORD • How India’s top airlines fare on punctuality, cancellations and passenger complaints

CITIZENSHIP ON TRIAL • The Election Commission’s rushed verification of voters, just 4-6 months prior to the assembly polls, sparks fears of disenfranchisement, political bias and covert citizenship tests

DOCUMENTS THAT COUNT • Eleven official records that the ECI has specified as acceptable

THE VOTER LIST CLEAN-UP • THERE ARE FOUR KINDS OF ELECTORAL ROLL REVISIONS

NO SIR, PLEASE • The key objections against the special intensive revision (SIR) of the voter list in Bihar

A New IT Sunrise • Top firms are flocking to IT hubs in the West Bengal capital, attracted by the excellent infrastructure and the talent pool that returned home during Covid. But this silent revolution is not without challenges

MANY MILES TO GO • Good infrastructure, skilled workers, cheap real estate have helped Kolkata, but it lags behind Bengaluru and Hyderabad

THE MISSING MUSLIM...