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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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India Today

ERRING ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION

A BOLD RESTART

Running Tussle Over Galta

NO COUNTRY FOR GAY MEN

SAI SPREADS HIS WINGS

GLASSHOUSE

RISING RADICALISM • THE GROWING ISLAMIST INFLUENCE RAISES CONCERN IN INDIA EVEN AS THE PERSECUTION OF HINDUS CONTINUES

THE MINORITY REPORT • Estimates of the number of communal attacks in Bangladesh between August 4 and 20 (after Sheikh Hasina’s ouster) vary widely between what minorities organisations claim and what the interim government acknowledges

MONK IN THE EYE OF A STORM • How Vaishnav monk Chinmoy Krishna Das has emerged as the face of the protest against attacks on minorities in Bangladesh

THE ECONOMIC WORRY • The pandemic and global uncertainty had already halted the path of progress Bangladesh was firmly headed toward. Now there’s domestic turmoil

THE 3-CHILD QUESTION • The RSS chief’s concern over a demographic decline have turned the family planning conversation on its head. Do the proponents of larger families have a case to build on?

NO CAUSE FOR WORRY • Why India’s population isn’t at immediate risk despite declining fertility rates

REGAINING MOMENTUM • CHIEF MINISTER SIDDARAMAIAH CAPITALISES ON THE CONGRESS’S BYPOLL SUCCESS TO TACKLE POLITICAL CHALLENGES AND REBUILD PUBLIC TRUST. NOW, HE NEEDS TO EXECUTE HIS AMBITIOUS DEVELOPMENT PLANS

“No project has been stopped due to welfare schemes” • Close on the heels of the Congress’s bypoll sweep in Karnataka, Chief Minister SIDDARAMAIAH speaks to india today’s RAJ CHENGAPPA and AJAY SUKUMARAN on his government’s achievements, challenges and priorities. Edited excerpts of the interview:

RISE OF THE QUICK BRIGADE • With its ability to deliver almost everything instantly, quick commerce is rapidly transforming India’s retail landscape. As corporate giants like Reliance Jio, Flipkart and Amazon enter the space, fierce competition will ensure that the customer will be king

Perils of Being a LAZY DOG • PAMPERED PET DOGS ARE ACQUIRING THE SAME LIFESTYLE DISEASES AS THEIR HUMAN PARENTS AND GETTING THE SAME MEDICAL CARE, FEEDING A WHOLE INDUSTRY AROUND SUPER-SPECIALISED PET SURGERIES AND TREATMENTS

CANINE LIFE SAVERS • The new procedures for dogs being offered in India, the cost of treatment and availability

TRUST YOUR GUT, BUT TREAT IT WELL!

An Urban Awakening • Gujarati cinema is winning audiences and acclaim as it shifts from rural narratives to stories and settings around lives in the city. But limited resources and divided audiences pose a challenge

THE BIG EARNERS • The Gujarati film industry has given six ‘hits’ since 2023

BEHIND THE VEIL • Ila Arun, who has just published her autobiography, is not ready to bring the curtain down on her storied career as an actor and singer

STILL SINGING AFTER ALL THESE YEARS • Padma Bhushan Usha Uthup reminisces about her life in music

The Fire WITHIN • A versatile actor, Divyenndu finally gets to play a law enforcement officer in Amazon Prime’s Agni

IT’S STORY TIME • Filmmaker Suruchi Sharma, known...