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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

A JOB ON ITS HANDS

DO WE SEE A CM?

The Lonely Naysayer

BEING A GOOD SPORT?

Role Play

A MODERATE FOR 2022

VYAPAM REDUX?

UNLOCKING LIC'S VALUE • THERE IS MUCH TO GAIN FROM BRINGING LIC TO MARKET VIA AN IPO, AND GETTING A HOLD ON THE FISCAL DEFICIT NOT THE LEAST TEMPTING OUTCOME, BUT THERE ARE HURDLES TO CROSS

THE BIG PICTURE

THE VALUATION PUZZLE

OPENING THE DOOR WIDER • The FDI hike in insurance could be a win-win for companies and insurance buyers. But foreign partners will want more say in the business

LOTUS SUTRA • The BJP’s sweep of local body elections signals its resurgence in Gujarat. Will the result set the tone for the assembly poll next year?

“What we promise, we deliver on time”

GOVERNANCE FIRST • Chief Minister Vijay Rupani’s delivery model

PUNCHING ABOVE THEIR WEIGHT? • The Big Two Dravidian parties are still managing overambitious small allies, pushing for bigger slices of the seats pie

Amma in Waiting • The mercurial Sasikala has announced that she is backing off, but for how long?

WHERE ARE THE JOBS? • Mamata Banerjee’s claims of massive employment creation in her decade-long rule run into some rather dismal statistics

CHANDY BACK IN THE SADDLE • The former Kerala CM’s entry has revitalised the Congress poll campaign

BRACING FOR ELECTORAL WAR • On the face of it, the Assam assembly election is a three-sided contest, but there is more to it than meets the eye

SHIFTING LOYALTIES • Party ties don’t run deep and candidates are only too happy to switch sides if it will get them a ticket to contest the polls

THE GREAT INDIAN POLL DANCE • Slogan wars, star attractions and bruised egos—all the buzz this election season

STAR TREK • BENGAL PERSONALITIES AND THE PARTIES THEY HAVE JOINED

FEMALE FORCE • THE BIHAR GOVERNMENT’S DECISION TO INCREASE WOMEN’S RESERVATION IN ALL GOVERNMENT JOBS TO 35 PER CENT HAS PROVEN TO BE A GAME-CHANGER FOR THE STATE POLICE FORCE

WONDER WOMEN • Meet the policewomen who are setting a stellar example for the young girls growing up in Bihar

NO THOUGHT FOR FOOD • India’s ambitious attempt to develop large food processing hubs across the country has not yielded the desired results. At the heart of the failure lies a tale of misguided policies, botched implementation and basic infrastructure issues

FAST FOOD FACTS

THE MEGA FOOD PARK SCHEME

WHY MFPs FAILED

THE POP (CULTURE) ARTIST • Atul Dodiya wants to be remembered as the Mohammed Rafi of the Indian art world. With his playful repertoire and consistent output, the artist already justifies the comparison

ART CRAWL • Exhibitions you mustn’t miss

Finding Plurality in Patna • Opening this month, the Bihar Museum Biennale will highlight the state’s ethics and aesthetics

MUSIC MAED EASY • ONE OF INDIA’S TOP MUSIC PODCASTS, MAE THOMAS’S MAED IN INDIA TAKES RADIO BACK TO ITS ROOTS

LISTEN up • INDIAN PODCASTS ARE ALL THE RAGE ON SPOTIFY

FORM-IV

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