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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.

FROM THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

India Today

THE RAJ BHAVAN STAND-OFF

NITISH’S NEXT GEN

A Disturbing Act at Play

THE TOLL OF TOLLS

Hasina’s Big Challenge

THE WAYANAD BLUNDERS • DESPITE SEVERAL WARNINGS BY ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEES, INDISCRIMINATE QUARRYING AND DEFORESTATION HAVE CONTINUED APACE, FORCING KERALA TO PAY THIS HEAVY PRICE

GOD’S OWN FURY • HOW WAYANAD’S HILLS TURNED INTO DEATH TRAPS AMID TORRENTIAL RAINS AND HUMAN NEGLIGENCE. HOW CAN WE AVERT SUCH TRAGEDIES IN THE FUTURE?

INDIA TODAY ON THE WEB

PAK’S NEW GAMEPLAN IN JAMMU • The wave of militant attacks in the mountainous region has got the security establishment scrambling to provide a “full-throttle” response

HOW JAMMU LOST ITS TERROR-FREE TAG

KEEPING AN ARMS DISTANCE • India’s military trade with Russia has declined due to increased procurement from the West and emphasis on indigenous material. But with much of its equipment still of Russian origin, New Delhi has to keep up strategic-defence ties with Moscow too

RUSSIAN EQUIPMENT: MORE ENDS THAN BEGINNINGS • Some of India’s top Russian origin defence platforms are going strong, while others are stalled or stuck in delivery

SLEEPLESS IN INDIA • INDIANS ARE FACING A DEBILITATING SLEEP DEFICIT, BUT PROMISING NEW ADVANCES IN SLEEP THERAPY OFFER THEM HOPE

THE SCIENCE OF SLEEP

SOLUTIONS TO SLEEP DISORDERS

A Return To Grandeur • The funerary complex of Hyderabad’s founding rulers is restored to its breathtaking glory after the conclusion of a monumental, decade-long conservation work involving hundreds of experts and craftsmen

The Toil Behind the Glory

BUDGET 2024 THE NEW GEN BUDGET

HE’S BACK! • One fallout of the 2016 Uri attack was the disappearance of Pakistani actor Fawad Khan from our screens. He returns with Barzakh, a fantasy drama series on ZEE5

RIDING HIGH • Kill is dancer-actor Raghav Juyal’s break-through film, a decade into his acting career

The Pleasure Squad • With the new crop of sex-ed content creators gaining popularity on social media, India is finally getting ready to unlearn the years of conditioning around sex and sexuality

Stories of Influence • Author, mythologist and sexual health influencer Seema Anand is working on a new book on relationships

Epic Tales • Chitrakavyam Ramayanam, an ongoing exhibition at NGMA Mumbai, features artistic interpretations of the Ramayana

OUR COSMIC DOT • Raza: The Other Modern offers a well rounded assessment of the art of Sayed Haider Raza

Star-Crossed Actors • Smita Banerjee’s Modernities and the Popular Melodrama: The Suchitra-Uttam Yug examines the most successful pairing in Bengali cinema

HERO WORSHIP • Mukesh Manjunath’s funny and informative book explains how and why Telugu screen deities come into existence

QUEEN OF CRIME • Oscar-winning film producer Guneet Monga’s thriller series Gyaarah Gyaarah releases on the OTT platform ZEE5 on August 9

Your Career Goldmine

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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Match Point

PICK OF THE MONTH

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