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.

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India Today

THE EMERGING SHAPE OF AN OPPOSITION ALLIANCE

STRIPPING OFF THE CLOAK OF SECRECY

THE SASIKALA CONUNDRUM

ARE QUOTAS CROWDING OUT MERIT CANDIDATES?

PLANE SPEAKING

HAWKS FOR DOVAL

Vipassana Holidays

Lingo Star

NO T20 PLEASE

THE NEW RULES OF DATING • Dating goes hybrid, a mix of online and offline, in post-vaxx India

THE COVID DATING DICTIONARY

WHAT SINGLES WANT • New trends in surveys conducted by various dating platforms

TOP DATING APPS • 23 and 32 years.

POPULAR PICK-UP LINES OF 2020 • How singles chatted each other up in Covid time

BOOM TOWN IN THE DESERT • A SLEEPY TEHSIL TOWN KNOWN FOR ITS SALT PANS IS EMERGING AS A DRIVER OF GROWTH IN THE THAR DESERT AS WORK ON INDIA’S FIRST INTEGRATED Rs 65,000 CRORE HRRL REFINERY AND PETROCHEMICAL COMPLEX PROCEEDS APACE

STILL IN DIRE STRAITS • SLUMPED DEMAND, RISING RAW MATERIAL COSTS AND SOARING TRANSPORTATION CHARGES HAVE HIT MSMEs HARD, LEAVING MANY ON THE BRINK OF BANKRUPTCY

THE MSME CRISIS: THE PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS • In May, nearly 60 per cent of respondents to survey of MSME health said they expected to scale down, sell or shut down their operations in six months

C.S. PRAKASH, 50 • Founder and MD, Pushpak Products, Bengaluru

SANDEEP JAIN, 56 • MD, Solo Group, Gurgaon

IN THE BUSINESS OF EXCELLENCE • AT A TIME WHEN NOTHING SEEMS PERMANENT, B-SCHOOLS TOO SEE A RESHUFFLE AT THE TOP. BUT IT’S NOT STOPPING THEM FROM EQUIPPING STUDENTS FOR A POST-PANDEMIC WORLD

METHODOLOGY ITG-MDRA BEST B-SCHOOLS RANKING 2021

MDI GURGAON: WHERE YOU CAN REDEFINE YOUR CAREER • In executive management programmes, conceptual clarity leverages participant experience and the strength of a diverse classroom, enhancing a participant's critical and strategic thinking skills relevant to today's workplace.

‘STEAL A TYRE TO WRITE A BESTSELLER’ • IIM-C IS NOT JUST A PLACE TO PROCURE A MANAGEMENT DIPLOMA BUT AN ARENA TO LEARN LIFE LESSONS

‘AT IIM, THE WIDTH OF KNOWLEDGE IS ENORMOUS’

‘IIM KICKSTARTED MY JOURNEY AS A CREATIVE ENTREPRENEUR’

TOWARDS BORDERLESS AND BLENDED LEARNING • MANAGEMENT EDUCATION WILL BECOME MORE FLEXIBLE AND RICHER WITH GLOBAL COLLABORATIONS AND INCORPORATION OF NEW PRACTICES REQUIRED TO DEAL WITH SOCIETAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL COMPLEXITIES

‘XLRI TAUGHT ME ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF PEOPLE IN RUNNING A BUSINESS’

BEST B-SCHOOLS

The Way Forward • United Way Mumbai has adopted nine of Mumbai's beaches. It helps to keep them clean and educate visitors about the value of these complex ecosystems

Happiness tips for the elderly

IN DEPTH KNOWLEDGE FROM THE MOST CREDIBLE SOURCE

WITH LAUGHTER ON HIS SIDE • YouTuber Bhuvan Bam has overcome great personal odds to entertain his fans again

Setting an Example • To make Kota Factory’s Jeetu Bhaiyya inspiring, Jitendra Kumar channelled his own IIT training

SPINNING A PERFECT YARN • Anuradha Roy handles storytelling with the same deftness with which the potter in her novel moulds his...