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.

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India Today

FUEL UNDER FIRE • As India makes E20 petrol the new normal, motorists report falling mileage and engine trouble. Government insists the fuel is safe, tested and vital for energy security

THE E20 DEBATE • E20 is a blend of 20 per cent ethanol—a renewable biofuel produced by fermenting crops such as sugarcane and maize—and 80 per cent petrol. Introduced as the default petrol across India from April, it has triggered several claims about its impact on vehicles

LOYALTY POINTS

NEW SPECIES INDIA BEATS OWN RECORD

PUNJAB’S WARRING FACTIONS • Raja Warring was always seen as a compromise king. Now Channi raises the banner of revolt in the Congress

DKS Draws Up Welfare Map Anew • The flagship guarantees are a costly budget item. The new CM makes sure their targeting isn’t amiss

THROW NO STONES AT SHEESH MAHAL • Jagan had meant it as an opulent camp office. Now it will be a deluxe resort, and maybe a museum to hubris

THE BIG FAT METRO PARTY • White elephants? The Bhopal and Indore Metros see paltry footfalls, get rented out for shaadis and dos

A PORTABLE DEAL WITH THE ADANIS • A stake sale at Vizhinjam port, to a Swiss container major, sets off a debate. What will CM Satheesan do?

SEX & CONSENT • A SURVEY THAT MAPS THE CHALLENGES WOMEN FACE FROM PARTNERS, FAMILY AND THE WIDER SOCIETY WHEN THEY SAY ‘NO’

METHODOLOGY

THE RIGHT TO REFUSE • Women increasingly recognise consent as a right, yet social expectations, emotional coercion and moral judgement still silence choice when it matters most

THE GAP BETWEEN KNOWING AND DOING • Viral awareness has transformed public discourse, but meaningful change requires consent to become a culture rooted in equality and dignity

THE CASE AGAINST COERCION • How families, kinship networks and households become spaces where women’s desires, refusals and freedoms are monitored, negotiated or suppressed

BEST COLLEGES OF INDIA

WHEN NOT TO ADJUST • After decades of women’s empowerment, if we are still not safe from violence by men, something is very wrong. Our strategies must change, move from individualistic to communal, and also involve the men

THE DANGER OUTDOORS • How women’s boundaries are violated across public spaces, workplaces and digital platforms, enabled by a toxic continuum of harassment, institutional power, privacy breaches and enforced silence

MORE RIGHTS TO BE WRESTED • Though there is more awareness among women, to end non-consensual sexual behaviour in public spaces, workplaces and in the digital sphere, we need to shift the burden of safety from their bodies to the institutions of patriarchy

BREAKING THE SILENCE •  Women look beyond what is broken, pointing to better education, stronger institutions and deeper cultural change as the path to making consent a lived social norm rather than an exception

THE LAW’S BLIND SPOT •  From workplace harassment to marital rape, the gap between legal protections and women’s lived realities remains stubbornly wide, exposing the need for education as much as...