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.

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

INDIA TODAY

THE TEMPLE RUN

Here Comes the Other Reddy

SOCIAL DISTANCING

Donations Welcome

PILGRIM’S PROGRESS

POLI-TUNES

WILL BMC GET THE CONTROL KEY?

MUMBAI’S MANAGERS

KCR’s Backward Classes Challenge

The Dolomite Minefield

REVENUES VERSUS RIGHTS

AFTERMATH OF A COUP

WHO IS AN ENEMY OF THE STATE? • ORDINARY CITIZENS FACE THE PERIL OF DRACONIAN LAWS INCREASINGLY INVOKED BY THE STATE TO STIFLE DISSENT

THE SEDITION COUNT • Bihar, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and Karnataka account for 534 of the 816 sedition cases filed between 2010 and 2020

UNITED IN INTOLERANCE • In the past two decades, governments across the political spectrum have invoked sedition charges against dissenters

CLAWS OF UAPA • The number of cases filed under the UAPA is growing steadily, primarily driven by six states—Manipur, J&K, Assam, Jharkhand, UP and Kerala

TOOLS OF REPRESSION • Laws meant to protect India’s sovereignty and uphold law and order are increasingly being used as a tool to silence protesters

HER RIGHT TO DISSENT • By granting bail to Disha Ravi, arrested on charges of sedition, a Delhi court has upheld a citizen’s right to disagree with the government

A BURNING ISSUE • HIGH FUEL COSTS THREATEN TO STOKE INFLATION AND PROMPT SPENDING CUTS BY CONSUMERS, HURTING INDIA’S FRAGILE POST-PANDEMIC RECOVERY

THE COST OF HIGH FUEL PRICES

THE NEED FOR SPEED • Calls for roping in the private sector grow as India’s Covid vaccination drive—being extended to senior citizens in March—runs way behind target

GOA’S GREEN WARS • Plans to widen a key railway line and national highway and build a power station run into fierce opposition from activists and the state’s residents

GOA’S MINING PITCH

TO MINE OR NOT?

A BRIDGE TO THE FUTURE • Though Assam is rich in natural resources, socio-political strife has kept the state from achieving its true potential. However, on a range of indicators, the rate of development is on the rise, with notable improvements in health, education and industry

ASSAM’S BEST DISTRICTS • How the state’s districts* performed across 12 categories

ASSAM IN NUMBERS

HOW THE DISTRICTS WERE RANKED

THE OTT GENERATION • OTT PLATFORMS HAVE SHOWCASED FRESH TALENT AND OFFERED NEW OPPORTUNITIES TO A LARGE CAST OF ACTORS WHO HAD BEEN WAITING IN THE WINGS

MIXING IT UP • INDIAN BARTENDERS TAKE A SHOT AT ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Raising the Bar • INDIA’S MOST INTERESTING COCKTAIL

TRACK THE RECORD • On his podcast and spin-off Netflix series Song Exploder, Indian-American musician Hrishikesh Hirway gets artists to talk about the making and meaning of their tunes

Composition Comprehension • Other series and podcasts you’ll enjoy if you like Song Exploder

INDIA’S AVANT-GARDE • REPRESENTING THE COUNTRY AT THE BERLIN FILM FESTIVAL THIS YEAR ARE TWO EXPERIMENTAL FILMS

Walking to Glory • Having won the Tiger Award at the Rotterdam Film Festival, Pebbles is sure...