India Today Magazine - December 19, 2022

In this issue

Highlights of India Today 19th December 2022 issue:- The historic win in Gujarat boosts the party’s general election prospects despite the Himachal setback. Why the BJP needs the Modi magic to hold.

A FRAGILE PEACE

Ridden with internal dissent, with sharp words exchanged between grandees at regular intervals and enough drama to fill the politics pages of national dailies for days on end, the Rajasthan Congress is among the most keenly watched political units in India.

5 mins

CARTEL COMBAT

TELANGANA/ TRS-BJP

4 mins

BJP Banks On Mithun Magic

Though the BJP is banking on mithun, it is also having a hard time explaining his gaffes

3 mins

ROUND 1 TO PINARAYI

KERALA/ VIZHINJAM PORT PROTESTS

3 mins

YOGI'S BIG GAME PLAN

UTTAR PRADESH

2 mins

THE OTHER KIND OF VIRUS

The ransomware attack on AIIMS in the national capital last month is not an isolated one. As hospitals go digital post-pandemic, there is a rising trend of cyberattacks on healthcare facilities globally

1 min

BITTER MEDICINE

INDIA REMAINS THE PHARMACY OF THE THE WORLD BUT HAS ALONG WAY TO GO IN DRUG REGULATION

3 mins

The Road To 2024

The historic win in Gujarat makes the BJP's general election prospects brighter, but the party will need the Modi magic to hold

10+ mins

THE SAFFRON TSUNAMI

THE BJP’S BIGGEST VICTORY YET IN GUJARAT SHOWS THE MODI MAGIC AT ITS PEAK. A WITHERING CONGRESS AND A RISING AAP COMPLETE THE PICTURE

6 mins

CONSOLATION WIN FOR THE CONGRESS

THE CONGRESS 'GOES LOCAL', FLIES UNDER THE MODI RADAR, AND MAXES OUT ON REBELLION IN THE BJP

4 mins

THE COLLEGIUM CLASH

Should a judge be picked by his peers or should the executive have a say in the matter? A bitter battle has broken out between the Union government and the judiciary over the appointment of judges to the top courts

10+ mins

GOLDEN DECEPTION

SMUGGLERS SNEAK 300 TONNES OF THE YELLOW METAL INTO INDIA EVERY YEAR BY AIR, SEA AND LAND, BUT ONLY AFRACTION OF IT IS SEIZED, CAUSING THE GOVERNMENT ALOSS OF REVENUE WORTH Rs 30,000 CRORE

9 mins

RISE OF THE RUNAWAY ROMANCERS

THE YOUTH OF BIHAR ARE DEFYING AGE-OLD NORMS TO MARRY FOR LOVE. BUT THE REPRESSIVE MINDSET OF SOCIETY, STEEPED IN CASTE LOYALTIES, MEANS THEY OFTEN HAVE TO ELOPE-AND NOT RETURN. IF THEY DO TRY TO WIN ACCEPTANCE, THE RESULTS CAN BE TRAGIC

6 mins

THE PEOPLE'S STRUGGLE

P.Sainath’s new book tells stories of the ordinary men and women who won Independence

4 mins

The Triumphs of Youth

WE EXPECTEDLY FIND IN THE DIARIES OF A TEENAGE FREEDOM FIGHTER AN EQUAL DOSE OF NAIVETE AND STRENGTH

2 mins

BACK TO THE FUTURE

Elsewhere in India, a new live transmedia performance, finds hope even in dystopias

2 mins

TRUTH BE TOLD

Actor Randeep Hooda employs candour effortlessly, and his Netflix series CAT only benefits from it

2 mins

ON PERIOUS PARENTHOOD

Based on a true story, Salaam Venky stars Kajol as a mother who nurtures a son with a rare Duchenne muscular dystrophy

2 mins

Her Abiding Humour

Bani Abidi throws stones at giants in her latest exhibition, but she does so with tongue firmly in cheek

2 mins

FOR GOD'S IMAGE

SHAURYA KUMAR'S SHOW TACKLES THEMES LIKE THE REPATRIATION OF IDOLS TO INDIA, BUT HE IS PLAYFUL THROUGHOUT

2 mins

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