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.

FROM THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

INDIA TODAY

WHY INDIA SHOULD WORRY

DEOL GOES AWOL

NATURAL ALLIES

BANG FOR THE MEDIA BUCK

Red Remix

Setting Boundaries

THE RIGHT WAY IS THE ONLY WAY

CONSEQUENCES OF WRONG SIDE DRIVING

DORMANT BUT DEADLY

HONEYTRAPS IN THE MEWAT

THE CHALLERGER • CAN THE SAMAJWADI PARTY CHIEF DEFEAT THE MIGHTY BJP IN UP?

THE AKHILESH GAMEPLAN • ASSEMBLY 2017

SP & FRIENDS

THE YOGI AND THE RIVAL IN CHIEF • Both Yogi Adityanath of the Bharatiya Janata Party and Akhilesh Yadav of the Samajwadi Party have completed a term each as chief minister of India’s most populous state. Now, they head into an electoral battle in which they are the primary contenders. In interviews with Group Editorial Director Raj Chengappa half way through the polls, they shared their assessments of the election so far and their views on key issues in the contest. Excerpts:

INDIA’S BIGGEST BANKING FRAUD • The inside story of how Rishi Agarwal of ABG Shipyard allegedly misappropriated Rs 22,842 crore in loans from a consortium of 28 Indian banks

THE ‘FRAUD’ • The four instances of alleged misappropriation of funds by Rishi Agarwal and ABG Shipyard officials

RISHI AGARWAL THE RISE AND FALL

RACE TO THE BOTTOM • The ABG Shipyard scam is the latest addition to alleged cases of swindling and money laundering that have hit Indian banks over the past few years

Covid’s Troubled Children • They have paid a high price for safety in the pandemic. As they return to school, how do we compensate for the two lost years of schooling and childhood?

How to de-stress your child • Is your child showing signs of academic stress? Mumbai-based psychologist HIRAK PATEL has tips on how to handle the crisis

The Rural Divide

THE IMITATION GAME • Fresh arrests reveal the growing trend of paid proxies taking medical or engineering entrance exams as unscrupulous agents seek out desperate students or their parents looking for a short-cut to admission in highly competitive courses

CHEAT SHEET • Cheating in India is as old as examinations them-selves—endemic, organ-ised and elaborate

MODUS OPERANDI

NOW PLAYING HERSELF • THE WOMAN COMES INTO HER OWN ON OTT AS THE FORMAT GIVES SPACE TO THE FEMALE CHARACTER, WRITER, CREATOR AND DIRECTOR

SLATED NEXT…

One letter at a time • Hundreds of children are learning spoken English in government schools across Mumbai, and it’s opening up new worlds for them

What makes me happy • TIPS FOR HAPPINESS

INDIA TODAY

THE TRAGEDY OF THE MIMIC MEN • All of PANKAJ MISHRA’S writing is animated by a dichotomous desire—to deeply engage with the world, and yet be removed from it. His new novel is no different

DOING JUSTICE • K.R. Meera’s recently translated novella, Qabar, deals deftly with matters of both state and heart

With Truth and Dare • A new age of Indian documentary filmmaking has dawned and it is taking the world by storm

NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH • MUST-SEE SOUTH ASIAN DOCUMENTARIES

THE FLIP SIDE OF FAME •...