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.

FROM THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

India Today

A SIMMERING SUMMER STANDOFF

THE SORE POINTS • India and China are in talks to disengage from these three locations along the LAC

THE LONE WARRIOR

The Many Birthplaces of Hanuman

The Price of Optimism

WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?

Twice as Nice

IN SYNC

Silent Pawar

A NEW CHAPTER IN AFGHANISTAN

THE SECOND WAVE: CRISIS & CONTAINMENT • As the coronavirus returns in a more infectious variant, a beleaguered nation struggles to cope with the challenges and keep up its fight

THE COVID EXPLOSION

TREATMENT PROTOCOL • Top drugs used and their efficacy

DREAD AND DESPAIR • Health services across states are on the verge of a breakdown. Patients are struggling to get hospital beds, Covid test reports are delayed by days and there is an acute scarcity of oxygen and vital drugs

THE LONG SHADOW OF COVID • The Centre has ruled out a national lockdown to contain the second wave of Covid-19 cases, but businesses are already seeing red in many states that have imposed severe restrictions

NIGHT WITHOUT END • Their mass exodus last year following the lockdown opened our eyes to this invisible workforce. Has their plight improved since?

MAPPING THE MIGRANTS • Several temporary schemes were launched to provide relief to migrants during the lockdown last year, but a comprehensive policy framework has yet to evolve. A handful of steps are being taken in that direction

MANOJ KUMAR, 32 CHAMAN, 18

AJAY, 38

SURYA NATH, 33

TIME TO REASSESS • With class 10 & 12 board examinations either cancelled or postponed, anxious students, parents and teachers look to the various education boards for a roadmap

THE GAMEPLAN • What is in store for students appearing for class 10 and 12 CBSE board examinations?

“I REGRET NOTHING” • As a new documentary searches for the ‘real’ Ma Anand Sheela, she refuses to be pigeonholed

STRANGER THAN FICTION • OTT platforms are beginning to fill their slates with Indian non-fiction content

On Simon’s Ark • The animals catalogued in Simon Barnes’s book all have stories to tell, but put together, they fail to satisfy our craving for the big picture

WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE • NEHA SINHA’S FIRST BOOK IS A THOUGHTFUL COMMENTARY ON WILDLIFE, PEOPLE AND THE SPACES THEY SHARE

A WRITER’S ACTOR • FAHADH FAASIL DOESN’T ALLOW HIS STAR CREDENTIALS TO STOP HIM FROM PLAYING CHARACTERS THAT MATTER TO HIM

MAKING UP THE GALAXY • The other stars of Malayalam cinema

DIFFERENT STROKES • Cricketer Irfan Pathan has had an eventful 2021. He announced his retirement in January and got infected with Covid in March. He has also been filming for his acting debut in the Tamil movie Cobra

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Crowning Glory

PICK OF THE MONTH

JEWELLERY

Taming Time

Whisky’s Millennial Moment • From age-old tradition to new-age friends, whisky’s evolving demographic reveals why it’s time to go for gold.

A REGAL SPIRIT

Totems of Style • Metal finds...