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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

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A RACE FOR THE PRESIDENCY

THE CONTENDERS

AN INFREQUENT EXERCISE • Elections for the post of party president have taken place only four times in the Congress’s 136-year history

SPEAKING OF BEING EQUAL

DIGGING IN HIS HEELS

PILOT FACES TURBULENCE

RED DAWN RISING

A MEDIUM-WEIGHT CONTENDER

RAZING QUESTIONS

SAFFRON HOMECOMING

A SPOT OF RELIEF

Tweet Recrimination

Penning a Tribute

GENDER CARD GONE WRONG

CANCER THE NEW CURES • Cellular intervention promises to change the way the emperor of maladies is diagnosed, treated and perhaps even cured in India

BUFFERING CLAIMS • One by one, disengagement at major points of friction between the Indian Army and China’s PLA in Ladakh is reducing tension. But there is concern that the creation of new demilitarised buffer zones along the LAC amount to a further loss of territory on the border with China

DEMILITARISED BUFFER ZONES • In April-May 2020, the PLA made incursions across the LAC at seven points. Disengagement has taken place at five points (1-5), and is pending at two other points (6-7)

CITY OF STALLED PROJECTS • Development takes a backseat in the zeal to rewrite the history of the erstwhile capital of the Mughal empire and rename its heritage monuments such as the Taj, with many of the city’s development projects caught in purgatory

HANGING FIRE… • Some of the ambitious projects that are either stuck or have been aborted

RECLAIMING THE TAJ • Several right-wing outfits insist Taj Mahal was a Shiva temple to begin with

SEMICONDUCTOR HEAT • The Centre as well as the Maharashtra government come under heavy fire from critics as Vedanta-Foxconn shifts its Rs 1.54 lakh crore semiconductor project from the state to poll-bound Gujarat

COVER FOR A CRISIS

SECURING A LIFELINE • Life insurance is a way to protect your family should you unexpectedly die. It is a financial instrument to keep their dreams alive when you are no longer able to provide for them

THE MANY POLICIES ON OFFER

LIFE INSURANCE THROUGH LIFE STAGES

LIFE INSURANCE AS INVESTMENT?

HOW MUCH DO YOU NEED TO RETIRE? • To arrive at the sum you need, you have to factor in expenses when you retire, years you have left to save and how much you require to save

SMALL AND FULL OF POTENTIAL • Investing in small-cap funds could be risky, but they also provide an upside that can be a significant wealth creation strategy

GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY • There are many ways to invest in gold, but each of the available options comes with its share of benefits and pitfalls

VARIOUS HUES OF GOLD

INSURANCE POLICIES TO GO PAPERLESS • By the end of this year, all new insurance policies are likely to be available in demat form

HOW SMART ARE YOU? • Are you ready for the investing challenge? Find out if you are as smart as you think you are

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