In this issue

Highlights of India Today April 11th, 2016, issue: The cover story this week is on the Assembly polls 2016 and how J Jayalalithaa and Mamata Banerjee remain formidable forces in their respective states. The report also focuses on why PM Narendra Modi and the BJP will have serious reason to worry even if they win the elections in Assam and do well in Kerala.

The special story, The Great Thirst, looks at how Latur is bearing the brunt of the drought in Marathwada as its 12 lakh residents struggle to get drinking water. The story also looks at how, the drought has more to do with the administration's callous attitude than nature itself.

This issue also has a report on Mehbooba Mufti and how she now needs to get down to the task of effective governance in Jammu and Kashmir.

It also includes a report on Chinese arms and how Beijing has gone from being the world's top arms importer to a huge supplier of military equipment, making deep inroads into India's traditional sphere of influence in South Asia.

The issue also has three free magazines with it: Simply Kolkata, Simply Bangalore and Simply Punjabi.

Assembly Elections 2016: Warrior Queens

Amma and Didi remain formidable forces in their states. Should they buck anti-incumbency, Modi and the BJP will have reason to worry, even if they win Assam and open an account in Kerala.

5 mins

Swimming Against The Tide

Oommen Chandy is battling both anti-incumbency and history in a state in which governments have changed with cyclical regularity. The left front has the advantage but with the BJP forming the third front, it may play spoilsport.

5 mins

Mehbooba Mufti: Time To Do Her Homework

The deed done, J&K’s first woman chief minister needs to get down to the task of effective governance

6 mins

The Man In The Dhow

Pakistan claims arrest of a 'RAW agent' in Balochistan, buoying its propaganda that India is fomenting trouble

4 mins

That Bhagat Singh Hat

A new book traces perhaps the earliest image of political propaganda in India.

6 mins

Keeping It Real

Bollywood steps into biopic season with an ever-evolving audience’s blessings

7 mins

Tales That Enthral

Sightless storyteller Giles Abbott, insists that the best part about stories is that they help us disappear into a different reality

3 mins

It's Never Easy For A Beautiful Woman To Be A Stand-up Comic

Singer, actor and stand-up comedian Sugandha Mishra may get you to roll with laughter but is seldom off-guard about what leaves her lips.

2 mins

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