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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.

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FROM THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

India Today

BIREN IN TAPE TROUBLE

Furore Over Waqf Land

BABUS’ FALL FROM GRACE

A MAHA KUMBH CHALLENGE

AMARAVATI RISES AGAIN

THE ATM THAT EMPOWERS

A BOLD CASTE COUNT MOVE

SWIFT CAPITAL FLIGHT

GLASSHOUSE

A MARATHA HEAT WAVE • THE MARATHAS ARE ANGRY AND, UNDER MANOJ JARANGE-PATIL’S SWAY, MARATHWADA COULD WELL DECIDE WHO EVENTUALLY WINS IN MAHARASHTRA

“MARATHAS WILL VOTE TO DEFEAT THE OPPRESSORS” • Maratha leader Manoj Jarange-Patil tells Dhaval S. Kulkarni that the community will support anyone who backs their OBC quota demand. Edited excerpts:

KILLER STRESS • Unhealthy work practices in Indian companies are taking a toll on employees, triggering health issues and sometimes even death

WHAT COMPANIES MUST DO TO EASE WORKPLACE STRESS • Best practices from organisations that prioritise employee mental health, provide a positive work environment and accessible mental health resources

DECOUPLING DILEMMA • AS TENSIONS BETWEEN INDIA AND CHINA THAW AND THE TRADE BETWEEN THEM GROWS, INDIA FACES THE TOUGH TASK OF KEEPING CHEAP CHINESE IMPORTS AT BAY WHILE ENCOURAGING THOSE THAT ITS DOMESTIC INDUSTRY NEEDS

ANTI-DUMPING CRACKDOWN • China features in 15 of the 34 anti-dumping probes India has launched this year (Jan. 1-Sept. 30)

THE MISSING STRIPES • Behind the missing 15 big cats in the Ranthambore National Park are a lax monitoring system by local forest officials, political pressure and unreliable numbers

WHY THE WORRY • Tigers are being lost due to sheer callousness and carelessness

THE HOLY GRAIL OF COMPUTING • IN A GIANT LEAP TOWARDS BRAIN-INSPIRED COMPUTING, IISc RESEARCHERS HAVE ENGINEERED A DEVICE THAT PROCESSES INFORMATION LIKE NEURAL SYNAPSES, AND PROMISES A LEAP IN SPEED, ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND DATA SECURITY

A NEW LEASE FOR OLD FILMS • NOSTALGIA AND CURIOSITY BRING AUDIENCES BACK TO THE THEATRES TO REVISIT MOVIES OF THE YESTERYEARS

HOW CAN TRUMP 2.0 BE WORKED TO OUR ADVANTAGE?

INDIA’S BEATING GREEN HEART • Ramachandra Guha’s new book—Speaking with Nature—is a chronicle of homegrown environmentalism that speaks to the world

TURNING A NEW LEAF • S. Natesh and illustrator Sagar Bhowmick celebrate the individuality of India’s most iconic trees

THE ETERNAL MOTHER • Prayaag Akbar’s new novel delves into the complexities of contemporary India

Family Saga • RAMONA SEN’s The Lady on the Horse doesn’t lose its pace while narrating the story of five generations of a family in Calcutta

THE PRICE OF FREEDOM • Nikhil Advani’s adaptation of Freedom at Midnight details our tumultuous transition to an independent nation

A Musical Marriage • Faezeh Jalali has returned to the Prithvi Theatre Festival with Runaway Brides, a hilarious musical about Indian weddings

AMPED UP AND UNPLUGGED • THE MAHINDRA INDEPENDENCE ROCK FESTIVAL PROMISES AN INTERESTING LINE-UP OF OLD AND NEW ACTS, CEMENTING ITS REPUTA-TION AS THE ‘WOODSTOCK OF INDIA’

There’s No Planet B • All Living Things—Environmental Film...