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

FREEDOM FINDS A NEW MEANING IN DHARAVI • The Dharavi Redevelopment Project is laying the foundation for people-first townships where dignity, livelihoods, opportunity and environment grow together

INDIA BACK IN CRUDE CROSSFIRE • The US Senate's Russia sanctions bill, carrying the threat of 100 per cent tariffs, has cast a fresh shadow over India's oil strategy and trade negotiations

UPFRONT

AMERICAN DREAM

TATAS AT THE CROSSROADS • N. Chandrasekaran’s surprise announcement that he will not seek reappointment as Tata Sons chairman when his second five-year term ends in February 2027 sent shockwaves through the corporate world, erasing billions of dollars off the market value of Tata companies. As the group begins the search for his successor, here’s a look at the Tata colossus and the road ahead

GEN Z IRE SINGES SOREN • A mini-version of Jantar Mantar plays out in Ranchi, forcing the Jharkhand CM into a retreat. But he faces a sprawling wreckage

TWICE-BORN SP's BRAHMIN RITUALS • Akhilesh does what Mayawati did in 2007, repositioning SP as a Brahmin-friendly and pro-Hindu party. The idea is to target a key saffron base post Ayodhya

The Never Ending Pawar Saga • Both NCP factions are on the cusp of definitive change, but the plot is full of twists and turns

COMMON POVERTY VS COMMONWEALTH • Ahmedabad cracks human trafficking trails behind the homeless on its streets, activists cite lapses

DOWN THE SHUTTERS, BUT OPEN A WINDOW • An SC decree forces Madhya Pradesh to stop winking at illegal shops in Bhopal. But a new development plan may ease curbs

CJP CAN THEY MAKE A DIFFERENCE? • THE COCKROACH JANTA PARTY EXPANDS ITS AGENDA AND OUTREACH, BUT CHALLENGES REMAIN BEFORE IT CAN EMERGE AS A MAJOR POLITICAL FORCE

REVAMP FOR BIG TESTS AHEAD • PRESIDENT NITIN NABIN FINALLY HAS HIS OWN TEAM IN PLACE. IT'S A TESTING TIME FOR THE BJP, AND THE FRESH INCUMBENTS WILL HAVE THEIR WORK CUT OUT TO REORIENT THE PARTY NARRATIVE

THE BOOM IN INDIAN ARMS EXPORTS • FROM BRAHMOS AND ASTRA MISSILES TO COUNTER-DRONE AND COMBAT TRAINING SYSTEMS, THE PRIVATE SECTOR IS POWERING AN UNPRECEDENTED SURGE IN GLOBAL SALES OF INDIAN DEFENCE PRODUCTS

India Rides A New Wave • SURFING MAY BE JUST A DECADE OLD AS A COMPETITIVE SPORT IN INDIA, BUT ATHLETES ARE ALREADY LOOKING TO MAKE A SPLASH AT THIS YEAR'S ASIAN GAMES

Through a Lens Queerly • Photographers Sunil Gupta and Charan Singh revisit colonial and 19th-century imagery to uncover overlooked queer histories in an important exhibition in England

WHEN UTILITY MEETS BEAUTY

Traces after Death • Naeem Mohaiemen's A Missing Can of Film explores the vanished legacy of Bangladeshi filmmaker Zahir Raihan

Rare Slice of History • Selma Carvalho examines the Goan presence in Zanzibar during colonial times in this well-researched account

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