India Today

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.

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

INDIA TODAY

THE KHELA IS STILL ON

THE DESERTIONS...

...AND THE HOMECOMING

A NEW RAY OF HOPE?

The Minority Report

AYA RAM, GAYA RAM?

Blessings of Elders

ALL-WEATHER ICE-BREAKER

THE LONG WALK

PUNJAB’S D-FACTOR

A TRIANGULAR POWER TUSSLE

How to Win over the Biggest Votebank

WOMEN ON TOP

THE PERILS OF LONG COVID • Doctors warn of the dangers of a lingering post-Covid syndrome that puts patients at risk long after the virus has left their body

“IT TOOK ME 32 WEEKS TO WORK OUT THE WAY I USED TO”

ORGANS AT RISK • Parts of the body that may remain affected long after recovery from Covid

TEST CASE

MENU FOR RECOVERY • How to manage your nutrition after Covid

“I FEEL LIKE COVID HAS EATEN UP ALL MY STRENGTH”

“I GET EXHAUSETED EVEN WHILE READING THE NEWSPAPER"

“COVID HAS BEEN TOUGHER ON MY BODY THAN CHILDBIRTH WAS”

THE COVER WITH A HOLE • The rejection of their health insurance claims has landed many Covid patients and their families in dire financial straits

CENTRAL HEALTH INSURANCE STATUS • Ayushman Bharat update (as of end-November 2019)

THE COST OF A BED

THE COST OF A BED

A HANDFUL OF PILLS

A MATTER OF PROPRIETY • Adhering to norms and protocols is the only way civil servants can protect themselves from political pressures

WHO CONTROLS AN IAS OFFICER?

THE GUN BATTLE INSIDE SOUTH BLOCK • THE INDIAN ARMY’S URGENT DEMAND FOR GUNS HAS INCREASED THE PRESSURE ON THE GOVERNMENT’S AATMANIRBHAR BHARAT POLICY

ADVANCED TOWED ARTILLERY GUN SYSTEM (ATAGS)

ATHOS TOWED ARTILLERY GUN SYSTEM

WOOING THE BRAHMIN VOTER • WHY POLITICAL PARTIES ARE CLAMOURING FOR THE COMMUNITY’S SUPPORT IN UTTAR PRADESH

THE SIZE OF DEVOTION • KCR’s extravagant bid to outdo the Tirumala shrine, in a grand display of competitive religiosity, will cost the state Rs 1,800 crore

Grandiose Makeover

Fast Forward

UPLOADING THE ASANA • With Covid having forced yoga practitioners to rely on social media and online tutorials, this year’s National Yoga Day will first be celebrated on Zoom and Instagram

LIVE AND KICKING • There is palpable excitement in the air as footballers get back on the field for the UEFA Euro 2020

Reliving Lost Eras • Shan Bhattacharya’s account of a photographer’s obsession immerses the reader in the photographic cosmos of Kolkata

MAPPING MUMBAI • Mayur Tekchandaney’s photo book trains the lens on a city in a constant state of flux

Drawing the Disease • A virtual exhibition tries to make sense of the pandemic—drawing from both older contagions and modern ones

THE FIRST SHOT • Ragul Krishnan’s pictures of Pune’s Serum Institute show us how science came to our rescue

‘I WON’T EVER GO UNDER THE KNIFE’ • Vidya Balan on how Sherni made her more conscious about the environment and on not being fazed by the film industry’s artificial standards of beauty