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Highlights of India Today 26th February 2024:This week, India Today's cover story looks at the results of the just-concluded elections in neighbouring Pakistan, where potential PM Shehbaz Sharif will have to tackle a host of issues, from economic and political instability onward. Plus, an in-depth look at the DRDO's struggle to revamp, the rising incidence of Influenza in India, and more 

Why Farmers Are Angry Again

The heavy-duty tractors at Shambhu in Patiala near the Punjab-Haryana border had turned up the volume.

4 mins

Message from Sandeshkhali

A leafy hamlet some 75 km from Kolkata and generously speckled with fish ponds, Sandeshkhali has been on the boil since February 8. Roiled by allegations of ghastly, systematic crimes against women, it has emerged as the latest flashpoint in the state, with the opposition BJP-from its state unit to the party high-command-tearing into the Trinamool Congress (TMC).

4 mins

SHIFTING SANDS

During the 2022 Uttar Pradesh assembly poll campaign, a statement of Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief Jayant Chaudhary had gone viral. “Chavanni nahin hoon jo palat jaoonga (I am not a 25 paise coin to flip sides)”, he had said, scotching speculation that he was joining the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA).

2 mins

CHAVAN WEARS LOTUS ON HIS SLEEVE

In an election season marked by the dissolution of alliances and politicians crossing party lines, former Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan is the latest to depart from the Congress ranks.

1 min

BITTER FIGHT FOR BETTER

In October last year, the National Conference (NC) and Congress alliance had swept the elections to the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council in Kargil, indicating a significant shift in local sentiment.

4 mins

A DIPLOMATIC COUP

It is a ghar wapsi New Delhi had been working on with bated breath for months-ever since news got out that eight former Indian Navy men were facing a dire fate in Qatar.

3 mins

THE ZEBRA CROSSING

On Feb. 8, hours before finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled a white paper in Parliament on the \"governance, economic and fiscal crises\" during the UPA regime and steps taken to turn around the economy, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge released a black paper to highlight the failures of the NDA government, terming the past 10 years as an \"era of injustice\". With plenty cherry-picking in both documents, here's a lowdown on some of the claims:

2 mins

A CROWN OF THORNS

SHEHBAZ SHARIF IS SET TO TAKE OVER AS PAKISTAN PM AGAIN AFTER A FRACTURED VERDICT. HE NOW HAS TO TACKLE A COLLAPSING ECONOMY, HIGH INFLATION, UNRULY IMRAN SUPPORTERS AND A DOMINEERING ARMY

10+ mins

DO OR DIE FOR DRDO

Tasked to reform a faltering DRDO, the K. VijayRaghavan panel in its report has suggested comprehensive structural, operational and human resource changes. Disagreeing on several counts, a section of scientists prepare a pushback

7 mins

Living With The Flu

Driven by a cold winter, pollution and post-Covid complacency, influenza infections in India are rising each season, with longer duration of symptoms that are turning severe for the elderly

6 mins

Builders OF THE FAITH

A powerful Swaminarayan sect is erecting some of the biggest and grandest Hindu edifices across cities in the world, the latest being the temple in Abu Dhabi. The inside story of how they are doing it

5 mins

THE EQUITY QUEST

THE INDIA TODAY WOMAN SUMMIT CELEBRATED SHEROES ACROSS DIVERSE FIELDS, WHO CHAMPION GENDER EQUITY AND EMPOWERMENT

9 mins

Freedom Above All

Anjolie Ela Menon returns to Mumbai after nine years with a solo show of recent works

3 mins

EXPERIMENTS WITH ART

Kolkata's Experimenter Art Gallery showcases two artists working at the cutting edge of art

2 mins

An Unfailing Striving for Perfection

A. Ramachandran blazed a solitary trail while contributing immensely to the realm of art

3 mins

DOCUMENTING LOVE

Karan Johar's Love Storiyaan on Prime Video documents real-life couples who overcame the odds to be together

2 mins

UNCHAINED MELODY

In H-Pop, Kunal Purohit grapples with the divisive power of music

2 mins

An Equal Music

A new OTT series-Equals on JioCinema-puts the spotlight on folk artists from across India

2 mins

Chord Progression

Two veteran Indian rock acts-Uday Benegal and returned with new singles Parikrama-have ans of Indus Creed frontman and vocalist Uday Benegal can thank British singer/songwriter and podcaster Jack Stafford for the former's debut solo single 'Hollow Bones'.

2 mins

Belief and Beyond

THE ETERNAL RELIGION, KARAN SINGH'S SEMINAL BOOK ON HINDUISM, DISTILS DECADES OF SCHOLARSHIP AND WISDOM

2 mins

Between the Notes

In A Lost People's Archive, Rimli Sengupta combines imagination and history to tell a very personal tale of the Partition of Bengal

2 mins

FOREVER FIGHTER

Hrithik Roshan is focusing on a slew of new projects after Fighter

1 min

FRAMING YOUR INTERIORS

Double hung or glass block, casement or awning, we explore trending types of windows for your home

4 mins

Buyer's Guide

Here's what you need to keep in mind about aluminium and uPVC windows

2 mins

THE FUTURE OF FENESTRATION DESIGN

From bringing in daylight and allowing for ventilation to controlling heat gain, providing privacy and acing sustainability, windows are an integral part of a building

3 mins

A LESSON IN RESTRAINT

Looking for trending ideas for your greens this year? Take cues from the Coronado Residence in Miami by Studio Arth.

2 mins

MAKING A STATEMENT

This home is Kolkata is a lesson in how colour and character can be brought in through art, craft and furniture

2 mins

Contrasts that Complement

Can a home be at once subtle and at another glance, bold? Step into this Mumbai apartment and discover how dichotomies are designed for drama.

2 mins

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