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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

THE BATTLE WITHIN

THE NEW-GEN MUFTI

INDIAN DEMOCRACY’S LESSONS FOR AMERICA

CONTESTED LEGACY

A FEW GAPS IN THE BLACK MAGIC LAW

GLASSHOUSE

SCREAMING SUCCESS • NOW FUNNY, NOW SCARY, THIS GENRE HAS COME OF AGE IN HINDI CINEMA, PULLING IN – AUDIENCES AND MONSTER RETURNS AT THE BOX OFFICE

MONSTER HITS • The horror comedies that have set cash registers ringing

“DOING COMEDY IS A GIFT, YOU EITHER HAVE IT, OR YOU DON’T” • Rajkummar Rao, who reprises his role as Vicky (pronounced Bicky) in Stree 2, on why horror comedies are having their moment

BEASTS OF BOLLYWOOD • The celebrated creatures of Bollywood’s horror flicks

RETURN TO ANARCHY • CENTRAL AND STATE INACTION HAS LED TO A RENEWED FLARE-UP IN VIOLENCE IN MANIPUR. THE DIVISIONS GO MUCH DEEPER NOW, PEACE SEEMS THAT MORE UNATTAINABLE

PK WALKS THE BIG POLL TALK • Prashant Kishor, the ace of the backroom, joins the battle for Bihar with lofty ambitions. Can his armoury of new ideas upset the old equations?

HAS SAFETY AT THE WORKPLACE BECOME A BIG FACTOR IN WOMEN’S EMPLOYMENT DECISION?

Mamata’s Darkest Hour • The West Bengal CM and her government take desperate measures to win back the trust of Bengal’s irate, protesting citizens

GOOF-UPS AND COUNTER-ATTACKS • The mistakes Mamata made in handling the Aug. 9 rape and murder of a junior doctor, and how she is trying to amend these

THE DEATH FOR RAPE BILL • The Aparajita Woman and Child (West Bengal Criminal Laws Amendment) Bill, 2024 proposes amendments and omissions in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023 and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012. Salient points:

Trial by Fire • Hounded by allegations of conflict of interest in the Adani probe and rising discontent among her own staff, the Sebi chief has much to answer for—and disclose

TRACKING THE TRAIL • THE LINKS BETWEEN THE ADANIS AND SEBI CHIEF MADHABI PURI BUCH, AS ALLEGED BY HINDENBURG RESEARCH

LORD of the ROLES • VIKRANT MASSEY is nothing if not versatile, straddling the worlds of independent and commercial cinema with élan

BETTER LATE THAN NEVER • After a pandemic-induced hiatus, actor Sharvari is riding high with several back-to-back releases—from Munjya to Maharaj and Vedaa

WE WILL ROCK YOU • India’s winter concert season is looking great, with leading international stars and bands set to captivate audiences

Indian Encore • The legendary tenor Plácido Domingo will be in Mumbai with the opera competition Operalia, which makes its debut in India

Charismatic Cat • Peppered with stunning illustrations, Caracal: An Intimate History of a Mysterious Cat is a deeply moving and meticulously researched account of the elusive felid

KING OF FRUITS • Sopan Joshi’s Mangifera indica: A Biography of the Mango is an immersive, behind-the-scenes look at the world’s most delicious fruit

HAVING THE LAST WORD • Writer, politician and wordsmith Shashi Tharoor is out with a book of essays celebrating the magical world of words