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India Today

A STRANGE DRAMA CALLED THE "DIGITAL ARREST"

CASUALTY OF TRUTH

OMAR FACES A QUOTA CHALLENGE

WHERE HUMANS WANT A LION’S SHARE

M IS FOR…

A MANDATE FOR MODI 3.0 • THE WIN IN MAHARASHTRA PUTS THE BJP ON SECURE GROUND AGAIN AFTER THE SETBACK IN THE GENERAL ELECTION. NOW TO PRESS FULL STEAM AHEAD ON THE DEVELOPMENT AGENDA

BJP’S NEW PLAYBOOK • A MORE PRO-ACTIVE RSS, GREATER PLAY TO LOCAL LEADERS AND ISSUES, AND THE POLITICS OF DOLES HELP THE SAFFRON PARTY POST BACK-TO-BACK WINS

THE BURDEN OF VICTORY • POLL BATTLE WON DECISIVELY, THE ALLIANCE NOW HAS TO MANAGE COMPETING AMBITIONS, FINANCES AND DISCONTENTED SECTIONS

TO BRASS TACKS

THE COST OF WELFARE • Together, the various welfare schemes in Maharashtra could exceed ₹90,000 crore. This, when the state budget has projected a debt burden of ₹7.8 lakh crore

HOW HEMANT WON AGAINST ALL ODDS • THE INSIDE STORY OF HOW THE JMM LEADER OVERCAME IMPRISONMENT AND A VICIOUS, POLARISING CAMPAIGN AGAINST HIM TO FELL THE MIGHTY BJP

THE POWER OF TWO • Key factors in the JMM’s win

THAT SHRINKING FEELING • HAVING FRITTERED THE GAINS OF THE LOK SABHA ELECTION, THE PARTY MUST RECALIBRATE URGENTLY TO AVOID OBLIVION

YOGI WINS BATTLE OF SLOGANS • Yogi Adityanath’s divisive call trumps SP chief Akhilesh Yadav’s unity narrative

Mamata Endures • The R.G. Kar incident fails to sway the voters as the ruling TMC tightens its grip over Bengal

A CLEAN SWEEP • NDA triumphs, RJD stumbles in key battle before 2025 polls

TIMELY BOOST FOR CM SHARMA • The Rajasthan CM secures a resounding win, silencing critics and cementing his position

THE AAP SUPREMACY • Despite internal churn, the ruling party stays strong

THE HOLD RETAINED • NDA reasserts dominance, sweeping all eight seats in three northeastern states

UPPER HAND FOR CONGRESS • Voters back the Grand Old Party even as CM Siddaramaiah battles graft charges

AN EVEN OUTCOME • It’s one all for Kerala’s two key alliances; BJP the biggest loser

THE ROCKY ROAD AHEAD • A US court’s allegations of bribery in solar power contracts and US markets watchdog SEC’s charges of concealing wrongdoings have jolted Gautam Adani’s business empire. Even as he mounts a strong defence against the indictment, the group faces a crisis of investor confidence that may impact its growth plans

THE US COURT INDICTMENT • A summary of the charges against Gautam Adani and others, as revealed in the case before the Eastern District Court of New York

The Art of CURATION • Sunil Kant Munjal, founder patron of the Serendipity Arts Foundation, on how one of our biggest multi-disciplinary festivals came about and what to look forward to in this edition

LOVE LETTER TO THE MOUNTAINS • ‘Journeying Across the Himalayas’ is a new multidisciplinary festival in Delhi with a focus on the Himalayan region and its communities

FATAL ATTRACTION • In I Want to Talk, Shoojit Sircar continues his exploration of death with the portrait of a tenacious man who beats it time and...