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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

MUMBAI SHOWS THE WAY

FIVE BMC INITIATIVES

CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE

GLASSHOUSE

HEAD IN THE SAND

The Fight Isn’t Over

FACING MARATHA IRE

THE QUOTA STRUGGLE

DEAD BUT NOT HISTORY

Differently Endangered

WHEN WILL THE NIGHTMARE END? • TOP EXPERTS WEIGH IN ON INDIA’S BEST HOPES TO HALT THE RAMPAGING SECOND WAVE OF COVID-19

NATIONAL SNAPSHOT • TEST POSITIVITY NUMBERS HAVE REMAINED STUBBORNLY HIGH IN THE SECOND WAVE, WITH INDIA REPORTING OVER 300,000 NEW CASES PER DAY FOR THE PAST THREE WEEKS

WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY

UNDERSTANDING COVID VARIANTS

“ I’M WORRIED ABOUT A PROLONGED SECOND WAVE IN INDIA ” • Geneva-based DR SOUMYA SWAMINATHAN, Chief Scientist of the World Health Organization (WHO), spoke to India Today Group Editorial Director RAJ CHENGAPPA about how to deal with the second wave and what we can learn from other countries. Excerpts:

SHOTS IN THE DARK • EVEN AFTER A BELATED SCRAMBLE FOR MORE DOSES, INDIA’S VACCINE PROGRAMME FACES A DESPERATE SUPPLY SHORTAGE. FEARFUL IN THE WAKE OF A RAMPAGING SECOND WAVE, EVERYONE NOW WANTS IT, BUT THERE ARE JUST NOT ENOUGH DOSES TO GO AROUND

THE STRAINED FORCES • THE ARMED FORCES STEP UP IN THE WAR AGAINST THE VIRUS, BUT GIVEN THE THREAT OF A HOSTILE BORDER THEY MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SCALE UP FROM PRESENT TASKS

TO THE DEFENCE • WHAT THE ARMED FORCES AND THE DRDO ARE DOING TO FIGHT THE SECOND COVID WAVE

THE LOCKDOWN BLUES • CALIBRATED LOCKDOWNS, DETERMINED BY THE STATES, MAY HAVE RESTRICTED THE ECONOMIC DAMAGE IN THIS SECOND WAVE, BUT CONSUMER DEMAND FOR ALL BUT ESSENTIALS IS LIKELY TO TAKE A HARD HIT

A RAINBOW CABINET • Mamata Banerjee ensures broad representation for women, Muslims, SCs/STs and first-timers in her 43-member cabinet while entrusting core ministries to party veterans

HIS TIME TO RULE • Himanta Biswa Sarma’s track record as an efficient minister and a master strategist has finally landed him his dream job, that of chief minister of Assam. But the pandemic has meant his road ahead is far from smooth

MEET THE NEW BOSS

FROM BOY WONDER TO MASTER STRATEGIST

A NEW DAWN BECKONS • Chief minister M.K. Stalin promises a break from the past, a government for all the people. Can he live up to it?

CALCULATED CHANGE

A BALANCED TEAM

MAKING SEX SAFE • Sex scenes have never been easy for actors. In an effort to make them feel safer, the Hindi film industry is now hiring intimacy consultants

WHERE THE QUIET SPEAKS • Filmmaker Ivan Ayr’s Milestone is steeped in a sombre, insightful silence

Inside An Intimacy Consultant’s Kit • Aastha Khanna’s suitcase is prepared with things an intimacy scene may require. She often fashions protective devices herself

BOOKS THE MAGIC IN HIS REALISM • Having won the 2020 Sahitya Akademi Award for Tamil, Imayam explains why he resists all labels

Becoming Woman • The women at the centre of Gracy’s stories all upset the status quo with their desire, fear and lust

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