In this issue

Highlights of India Today 25th December 2023: This week, our cover story dives into the details of the new administrations in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram. Plus, India's railway-protection system, Kavach, the impact of offshore pollution, and more

Beyond Article 370

For over 70 years, Article 370 of the Indian Constitution was seen as almost an article of faith by a section of the people of Jammu and Kashmir.

4 mins

Heir (Half) Apparent

Saffron is not the only political colour that’s seeing a new coat of paint.

2 mins

A CLASH OF TEMPLE BELLS

From organising Kashistyle Ganga aartis along the Hooghly in Kolkata to building replicas of Vaishno Devi and Puri Jagannath, the Trinamool Congress has in recent years striven to match every step of its main adversary, the BJP, in bursts of demonstrative Hinduism.

3 mins

PINARAYI GETS ON THE BUS

The Opposition is often found calculating the dent it could make in the ruling BJP’s Lok Sabha tally in one state or the other.

3 mins

The Great Heist

Some 25 counting machines whirred breathlessly as they went through bundle after bundle of cash.

2 mins

THE DONKEYS ARE VANISHING

In a state known more for its lions, Gujarat may not automatically evoke the more humdrum image of the donkey, the four legged beast trapped on the opposite side of human valuation.

4 mins

BETTING ON FRESH FACES

THE BJP USHERS IN A GENERATIONAL SHIFT IN THREE STATES AS THE CONGRESS DOES IN TELANGANA, TO GROOM THE LEADERSHIP OF THE FUTURE

6 mins

PLAYING THE OBC CARD

MOHAN YADAV, THE BJP LEADERSHIP'S PICK FOR THE TOP POST IN MP, TICKS THE RIGHT BOXES IN THE 2024 GENERAL ELECTION PUSH

5 mins

A STRATEGIC POWER SHIFT

WITH A BRAHMIN FIRST-TIMER AS CM, A RAJPUT EX-ROYAL AND A DALIT AS DEPUTIES, THE BJP BALANCES CASTE NOW TO MANAGE DISSENT

6 mins

THE RISE OF A WARHORSE

A SEASONED TRIBAL LEADER, VISHNU DEO SAI PIPS OTHER CONTENDERS TO BECOME CHHATTISGARH CM AS THE BJP TRIES TO BALANCE CASTE EQUATIONS

5 mins

THE ARTFUL COMBATANT

CHARISMATIC AND INDUSTRIOUS, A. REVANTH REDDY IS IN A HURRY TO LEARN FROM HIS PREDECESSOR'S MISTAKES AND CONSOLIDATE HIS GAINS FOR THE BATTLE ON THE HORIZON

5 mins

STRIKING A BALANCE

A TOUGH TASKMASTER WITH A WARM CORE, LALDUHOMA WILL HAVE TO KEEP THE ZPM UNITED AS WELL AS THE BJP AT THE CENTRE HAPPY

4 mins

PREVENTING TRAIN COLLISIONS

INDIAN RAILWAYS' ANTI-COLLISION SYSTEM, KAVACH, HOLDS GREAT PROMISE FOR REDUCING TRAIN ACCIDENTS. BUT ITS SLOW ROLLOUT REMAINS AN ISSUE

7 mins

OFFSHORING POLLUTION

To save the state's polluted rivers, the Gujarat government plans to dispose of the bulk of industrial wastewater directly into the deep sea. But environmentalists fear the move's impact on marine life and coastal settlements in the Gulf of Khambhat

6 mins

NO TAKERS FOR THE VACCINE

THANKS TO SOCIAL STIGMA AND LACK OF AWARENESS, THOUSANDS OF WOMEN CONTINUE TO DIE OF CERVICAL CANCER IN INDIA, EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE ONLY TYPE THAT'S ALMOST ENTIRELY PREVENTABLE BY A VACCINE

6 mins

THE EVs OF THE FUTURE

THE DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGICAL WONDERS THAT AWAIT US IN THE FUTURISTIC WORLD OF ELECTRIC CARS

2 mins

THE HEAD TURNERS

LUXURY DRIVES, EVS AND FACELIFTS...HERE ARE FOUR NEW CARS MAKING WAVES IN THE MARKET

2 mins

SHIFTING GEARS

THREE OF THE LATEST BIKES TO HIT THE ROADS

1 min

COMFORT KING

WE RIDE THE MERCEDES-BENZ GLE 450 TO FIND OUT WHETHER IT'S STILL A CONTENDER FOR THE BEST SUV IN THE SEGMENT CROWN

2 mins

RAISING THE MAGNETISM

NISSAN HAS DECIDED TO EXPAND THE MAGNITE'S REACH BY ADDING AN AMT GEARBOX TO THE ACCESSIBLE 1.0 NA ENGINE. WE PUT THE NEW VARIANT THROUGH ITS PACES

1 min

THE CHARISMA IS BACK

THE HERO KARIZMA RETURNS AS THE KARIZMA XMR. IT COMES WITH MANY FIRSTS AND PROMISES TO BE A STRONG CONTENDER IN THE SEGMENT

2 mins

MAKING OF A BIG ENERGY LEAGUE

India is committed to reducing its carbon emission by 45 per cent by 2030 while underlining clean energy partnerships with Japan

10+ mins

Dressed to a Tee

Costume and production design played a key role in recreating the 1960s world of The Archies

3 mins

Labour of Love

From humble beginnings two decades ago, the Chennai International Film Festival has grown thanks to the efforts of festival director E. Thangaraj

2 mins

Here We GO Again

MAMMA MIA!, the popular musical from London's West End and one of the world's longest running, is being performed live in Mumbai currently

2 mins

Good Old Rock 'N' Roll

One of the world's greatest contemporary rock bands, The War on Drugs, will perform at Bandland in Bengaluru this month

2 mins

MAKING ART INCLUSIVE

The sixth edition of the Serendipity Arts Festival features independent and collaborative projects that showcase inclusivity and sustainability

2 mins

MYSTIC MEDLEY

The seventh edition of the Mahindra Kabira Festival is set to enthral music lovers in Varanasi this month

2 mins

Documenting Life on the Margins

Broken, Asha Thadani's exhibition of photographs of Dalit lives, makes us face some uncomfortable realities, but without robbing her subjects of their dignity

2 mins

Mapping the World

Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, an exhibition by Tarshito N. Strippoli at the Bihar Museum, imagines a world where borders are fluid

2 mins

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