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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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MEGA OFFERINGS TO BOOST BOURSES • Two of India’s biggest initial public offerings—Jio Platforms and NSE—are poised to raise up to Rs 67,000 crore between them, spurring a fresh wave of listings

ALL IN THE FAMILY

BOON OR BANE

MAHAYUTI IN A MAHA CHURN • The sweep in the state legislative council election was supposed to cement the ruling BJP-led alliance’s position. Instead, it has exposed the cracks among the partners

Kirori Kicks up a Storm • The agriculture minister and agent provocateur has put the party on the spot again, this time with reason

BENGAL’S NEW ROAD TO INDUSTRIALISATION • The BJP government aims to unlock urban industrial land clogged with closed factories, draw investment and kickstart Bengal’s re-industrialisation

THE TAKHT HAS THE LAST WORD • The Akal Takht’s intervention over Punjab’s anti-sacrilege law reasserts the primacy of Sikh religious authority

GRAND TEMPLE THEFT • HOW DONATIONS AT THE RAM MANDIR WERE ALLEGEDLY EMBEZZLED AND WHAT TEMPLE ADMINISTRATIONS CAN DO TO SAFEGUARD THEIR WEALTH

HOLES IN THE HUNDIS • How the Ayodhya Ram temple staff allegedly exploited loopholes in the security sys tem to steal from the donation boxes

WHO’S WHO IN THE RAM TEMPLE TRUST • Key members include Ram temple movement veterans, bureaucrats, other nominees

HOW BIG TEMPLES GUARD THEIR DONATIONS

WHAT AYODHYA MUST DO DIFFERENTLY NOW

NEEDED, A UNIFIED ROCKET FORCE • INDIA IS CONTEMPLATING A DEDICATED MISSILE AND ROCKET FORCE TO BETTER MANAGE ITS GROWING INVENTORY, BUT MANY IN THE DEFENCE ESTABLISHMENT OPPOSE THE MOVE

THE ULTIMATE HIT SQUAD • A roll call of the most prominent missiles in the Indian, Pakistani and Chinese arsenals

IN TROUBLED LANDS • ALLEGATIONS OVER HIS FAMILY’S GROWING LAND HOLDING THREATEN TO DERAIL THE EQUITY MOHAN YADAV HAS PAINSTAKINGLY BUILT IN HIS CHIEF MINISTERIAL TENURE SO FAR

HOW YADAV MEASURES UP • CM Mohan Yadav’s governing style, power-building and navigation of political and administrative challenges

STILL SETTING THE STANDARD • A MID-LIFE FACELIFT TAKES THE FLAGSHIP LIMOUSINE TO NEW HEIGHTS

BEST COLLEGES OF INDIA

THE ETHANOL DILEMMA! • ACCELERATED ETHANOL-BLEND ROLLOUT LEAVES 200 MILLION CONSUMERS IN THE LURCH

EYE ON THE NEEDLE • ELECTRIC AND ETHANOL ARE THE BYWORDS FOR THE SEASON’S NEW LAUNCHES

A SMALL STEP WITH BIG MOVES • WITH A MID-LIFE FACELIFT, THE MERCEDES FLAGSHIP BIDS TO RETAIN ITS STATUS AS THE BESTSELLING LUXURY SEDAN IN THE WORLD. WE WENT TO GERMANY TO DRIVE IT

ELECTRIFIED Comfort • MARUTI SUZUKI IS TRYING TO MOBILISE INDIA AGAIN THROUGH AN ELECTRIC CAR. BUT JUST HOW CAPABLE IS IT? WE FIND OUT

THE BEAST THAT PURRS • CAN THE BMW F450 GS STRIKE THE SWEET SPOT BETWEEN EVERYDAY ADVENTURE AND TRUE-BLUE GS CHARACTER, OR WILL THAT AIM BECOME ITS BIGGEST CHALLENGE?

‘NO NEED TO BE WORRIED ABOUT ETHANOL’ • IN A DISCUSSION WITH RAHUL GHOSH OF AUTO TODAY, VIKRAM GULATI, COUNTRY HEAD AND EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT (CORPORATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNANCE) OF TOYOTA KIRLOSKAR MOTOR, TALKS...