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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

THE PANDORA’S BOX UNDER THE SHRINE

A MURDER UNSETTLES THE MAHAYUTI

A BOILING-HOT FIGHT IN MILKIPUR

Copying Scams Go Hi-tech

THE LIGHT AT THE END OF TUNNEL

A POLITICAL HANDBOOK

CONGRESS READIES TO PIVOT • The party’s moves to jettison allies and rebuild its own poll machinery expose the competing dynamics in the INDIA bloc, blunting the Opposition challenge and the Congress’s place within it

THE BIG SQUEEZE • HIGH PRICES, CRIPPLING TAX RATES ALONG WITH SHRINKING INCOMES ARE FORCING THIS CRUCIAL DEMOGRAPHIC TO SWALLOW ITS AMBITIONS, AFFECTING INDIA’S GROWTH STORY. HOW BUDGET 2025 CAN END THEIR ECONOMIC DISTRESS

TIGHTENING THE PURSE STRINGS • The Indian middle class is reeling under high prices of goods on the one hand and near-stagnant wages on the other, and feeling the heat on their household budgets

Taxing Times

Necessity No More

Skimping on His Dreams

No Rooms of Their Own

THE ALL-NEW NAVEEN PATNAIK • The Biju Janata Dal supremo has stepped out of the shadows, unveiling a new avatar. No longer reserved and detached, he’s now a fiery Opposition force, reigniting his party and energising his base

CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE, WHICH WAY WILL TRUMP GO?

HOW DELHI CAN BECOME AN AVIATION HUB • India’s booming aviation sector has instilled the idea in government of making Delhi a global aviation hub. But there are hurdles ahead

THE DELHI UPGRADE • An aviation hub facilitates seamless transit connectivity for travel worldwide using a hubandspoke approach. To become one, the Delhi IGI airport has to undertake a massive upgrade to compete with worldclass hubs such as Singapore and Dubai

THE SEDAN RETURNS

ICE AGE GIVES WAY TO EV ERA • 2025 will be the turning point for India’s auto industry, as electric vehicles surge mainstream with fierce competition among top players

THE AMAZING AURA OF DZIRE • THE FOURTH GENERATION OF THE DZIRE DEBUTED RECENTLY, AND IT CAN TAKE THE COMPACT SEDAN SPACE BY STORM. WE DROVE IT IN GOA AND CAME AWAY SMITTEN

BRAND NEW WHEELS • THE BHARAT MOBILITY GLOBAL EXPO WILL SET THE TONE FOR THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY IN INDIA IN 2025, SHOWCASING THE NEW CARS AND BIKES THAT WILL HIT THE MARKET

THE BEST CARS AND BIKES IN INDIA

Cooking Up A Storm • With Michelin-starred celebrity chefs bringing exclusive pop-ups to India, are we becoming the next global culinary powerhouse?

PRIDE OF INDIA

IMAGINING THE UNDERWORLD • Jaideep Ahlawat is back headlining a new season of Paatal Lok, the show that catapulted him into the limelight

A People’s star • Mohar Basu’s book on Shah Rukh Khan is a celebration of the actor’s larger-than-life impact on his viewers and fans

DIVINE SOUNDS • Music composer Ricky Kej considers Break of Dawn—his new album based on Indian ragas that has been nominated for the Grammy Awards—his best work so far

On a Roll • After a string of successes in 2024, music composer duo Sachin-Jigar are looking forward to several major releases in 2025

Big Shout For Kho Kho • WITH SUBSTANTIAL...