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THE DEMANDS PILE UP

STIRRED UP • The 10-month-old AAP regime has had a rocky start in Punjab

DOES INDIA NEED A FOURTH DOSE?

COUNTING CASTE

OVER THE YEARS

SKIRTING BEYOND THE BORDERS

FENCING MATCH

NOTES FROM A SPYMASTER

AIMING FOR INDEPENDENCE

NEPAL’S FLYING COFFINS • ALL 72 PEOPLE WERE KILLED WHEN A YETI AIRLINES FLIGHT WENT DOWN ON JANUARY 15 NEAR POKHARA IN CENTRAL NEPAL. IT WAS THE LATEST OF NUMEROUS PLANE CRASHES IN THE COUNTRY OVER THE DECADES

LUCKY 13 FOR THE PM

SWEET SIGNAL

Wasted Trip?

Soaring Spirit

DEFECTION TACTICS

TAMIL NADU A Huh for Adventure Tourism • Blessed with a pristine coastline as well as rolling hills, 'Rlmil Nadu has used these resources imaginatively to emerge as a leading adventure destination.

IS IT MAKING A DIFFERENCE? • THE COUNTRYWIDE WALKATHON GIVES RAHUL GANDHI AN IMAGE MAKEOVER, BUT THE CONGRESS NEEDS A TOTAL REVAMP TO REAP ITS POLITICAL DIVIDENDS

BHARAT JODO YATRA IN NUMBERS

RAHUL’S OTHER YATRAS

CAN RAHUL GANDHI FIX THE FIGURES? • Congress performance in the Lok Sabha and assembly elections in states that are on the Bharat Jodo Yatra route

THE YATRA THROUGH THE OPINION POLLS • Respondents participating in the India Today-CVoter Mood of the Nation opinion poll in January 2023

BEFORE AND AFTER BHARAT JODO YATRA • Respondents taking part in the CVoter regular opinion poll tracker

TWITTER WAR Narendra Modi vs Rahul Gandhi • While Rahul Gandhi is streets behind him in terms of followers and frequency of posts, he gains nearly double the likes and retweets PM Modi gets

THE VISUAL OUTREACH • Rahul Gandhi’s YouTube channel has substantially gained after the launch of Bharat Jodo Yatra

THE NINE TESTS OF 2023 • As the yatra concludes, these nine states will be going to the polls this year. The Congress is the incumbent power in two, challenger in three, non-existent in four

THE ANATOMY OF A YATRA

POST-INDEPENDENCE YATRAS OF SIGNIFICANCE

MAMATA’S BIG HINDU PUSH • Drawn into competition with the BJP and ridden by internal crises, the Trinamool is pushing its own brand of Hindutva. It is buidling temples and initiating rituals—all with an eye on the majority Hindu vote in 2024

TMC’S COSTLY TEMPLE SPREE

THE PROMISE OF BiG INVESTMENT • CM Yogi Adityanath is bent on transforming Uttar Pradesh into India’s top investment destination, the latest effort being the Global Investors Summit. But challenges remain

UP’S BID TO BECOME NO. 1

REVVING UP THE GROWTH ENGINE

The Dieting DILEMMA • INDIA’S OBSESSION WITH DIETING HAS SPAWNED A LABYRINTHINE WORLD OF HEALTH APPS, SELF-STYLED PLANS AND FADS THAT DO MORE HARM THAN GOOD

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DIET?

THE SCIENCE BEHIND POPULAR DIETS

PIZZAZZ PERSONIFIED • With her trademark insouciance and candour, Shobhaa De recalls her...