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Highlights of India Today 20th March 2023 issue:- From pet spas to dog cafes, therapists to gourmet dining, Indian pets have never had it so good, fuelling a petcare industry worth Rs 7,400 crore

The Naming Game

The Centre's nod to renaming Aurangabad and Osmanabad as Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Dharashiv, respectively T has led to more demands in Maharashtra for cities and regions to be rechristened.

5 mins

BULLDOZING JUSTICE

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath revels in the 'Bulldozer baba'image he has built for himself, but the events of the past couple of weeks will have knocked it down a few notches.

4 mins

LEFT'S HAND IN ALLIANCES

The results might have been different but for the alliance of the Left parties and Congress for the Tripura T assembly polls and the byelections for the Sagardighi assembly seat in West Bengal's Murshidabad district.

3 mins

WHEAT FEELS THE HEAT

India's food security may be staring at a crisis this year. At the centre of this is the rising mercury that has sent alarm bells ringing in the wheat-producing belts in states such as Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar and Gujarat.

3 mins

TO BE AT HOME WITH GUJARATI

For a state formed on linguistic lines, it may come as a surprise that Gujarat took over six decades to make the teaching of its native language mandatory in elementary classes across all schools, irrespective of the medium of instruction or affiliation.

3 mins

VASUNDHARA, SELF-ATTESTED

The BJP high command, it seems, has had a late realisation that it may not be wise to alienate ex-chief minister Vasundhara Raje any further, especially in an election year.

4 mins

THE Q3 TUMBLE

That India’s GDP grew just 4.4 per cent in the third quarter (Q3) of 2022-23 compared to 5.2 per cent in the same quarter of the previous fiscal caught many by surprise.

2 mins

'We aim to restore Ukraine's sovereignty'

On a visit to India to attend the G20 summit on March 2, US Secretary of State ANTONY BLINKEN spoke exclusively to India Today TV's foreign affairs editor GEETA MOHAN. Excerpts:

2 mins

LEFT WITH AN EMPTY PLATE

WEST BENGAL'S ALREADY POOR CHILD NUTRITION RECORD IS MADE WORSE BY ALLEGATIONS OF DIVERSION OF GOVERNMENT FUNDS FOR THE PM-POSHAN SCHEME

6 mins

INDIA'S LITHIUM MOMENT

The country's grand EV ambitions get a leg-up with the prospect of a 5.9 million tonne lithium reserve in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district

8 mins

The Pet Economy

A pet's life is not what it used to be. Today, there's a venture to indulge every one of their whims

10+ mins

The Curse Turned Blessing

Bihar comes up with a first-of-its-kind project to tap into and supply Ganga's floodwater from its northern districts to the parched southern regions

3 mins

Fatal Majesty

Ebba Koch's new book on Humayun unpacks the Mughal emperor's complex personality and unconventional life

3 mins

THE END OF EMPIRE

Swapna Liddle paints a portrait of Delhi at the cusp of the East India Company's takeover

2 mins

ROCKET TO FAME

Season 2 of Rocket Boys is just the launch pad Jim Sarbh needed to showcase his seasoned acting skills

2 mins

THE METHOD MATTERS

An indie favourite, actor Shahana Goswami is back with her first theatrical release since 2018-Nandita Das's Zwigato

2 mins

Flick Fanboy

Cult filmmaker Quentin Tarantino is a true-blue fan of the movies

2 mins

BATTING FOR EQUALITY

As the most expensive player of the Women's Premier League, all eyes are on Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Smriti Mandhana

1 min

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