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

SUKHBIR’S MOMENT OF RECKONING

TEJASWI’S QUOTA GAMBIT

Naidu Says More the Merrier

A PORTAL TO BETTER TRADE

SEATING PERKS

TOXIC LEGACY LINGERS

JUSTICE DELAYED • Forty years on, a look at the Bhopal gas tragedy’s devastating toll, claims, compensation gaps, medical infrastructure and the ongoing fight for justice

WALKING A TIGHTROPE • NEW MAHARASHTRA CM DEVENDRA FADNAVIS AND THE BJP HAVE A NUMBER OF CHALLENGES AT HAND, NOT LEAST OF WHICH IS MANAGING EX-CM EKNATH SHINDE AND HIS SHIV SENA

A FIGHT TO THE FINISH • In Ground Zero Bastar, the war against Maoists registers big successes in 2024, with blanket presence, tech-enabled ops and a no-holds-barred strategy

THE GUT ALARM • New research shows how unhealthy food and lifestyle habits have damaged Indian guts, causing a raft of serious physical and mental ailments

THE BIG 4 GUT DISEASES

A GUIDE TO GUT HEALTH • Everything that makes us fully functional human beings is increasingly being linked to the flourishing gut flora in our digestive tract

MIND YOUR GUT

INDIA GETS A GROWTH SHOCK • THE COUNTRY’S GDP HAS HIT ITS LOWEST POINT IN NEARLY TWO YEARS, INTENSIFYING THE GOVERNMENT’S CHALLENGE TO TACKLE THE ONGOING UNEMPLOYMENT CRISIS

WAR OVER THE WOUNDED • With the defence ministry coming out with stricter rules for awarding disability benefits and frequently challenging armed forces tribunal orders, veterans are up in arms and want relief from the government

LENDING A HELPING HAND • The main disability benefits for servicemen, governed by various rules, including the Pension Regulations for the Army, 1961, and the Entitlement Rules for Casualty Pensionary Awards, 1982

A LOOMING PILOT CRISIS • WITH AIRLINES LOOKING TO EXPAND THEIR FLEET AND THE COUNTRY UNABLE TO PRODUCE FLYERS FAST ENOUGH TO KEEP UP WITH THE ESCALATING DEMAND, INDIAN AIRLINES COULD BE HEADING FOR A PILOT SHORTAGE

VERDICT MAHARASHTRA

Rebel Without a Pause • Actor, filmmaker and painter Amol Palekar marks his 80th birthday with a deeply introspective memoir

THOSE WERE THE DAYS • The Swinging ’70s is an information-packed homage to the 1970s Bollywood, which will give hours of reading pleasure to fans of that period

OBJECTS OF DESIRE • BHASHA CHAKRABARTI’s first solo show derives and extends from Ismat Chughtai’s short story Lihaaf

The Middle PATH • Nityan Unnikrishnan’s latest solo show at Chatterjee & Lal, Mumbai, is a depiction of our attempt to cope with the crumbling realities of our lives

META Goes To Mumbai • FOUR AWARD-WINNING PLAYS WILL BE STAGED AT THE NCPA AS PART OF THE 20-YEAR CELEBRATIONS OF THE MAHINDRA EXCELLENCE IN THEATRE AWARDS

Sounds of Sustainability • The 7th edition of the Echoes of Earth music festival in Bengaluru has an eclectic line-up curated around the seasons

CAPITALIST DYSTOPIA • Ruchir Sharma’s What Went Wrong with Capitalism is written for the lay reader and steers clear of jargon as it delineates the cyclical challenges faced by capitalist economies

THE END OF INNOCENCE •...