In this issue

Highlights of India Today 5th June 2023: The India Today 'High & Mighty' list encapsulates the ever-evolving narrative of power, resilience and influence, reflecting the zeitgeist of the times we are navigating

Withdrawal Symptoms

In a move reminiscent of the Narendra Modi-led BJP government’s demonetisation exercise in November 2016, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on May 19 said it is planning to withdraw currency notes of Rs 2,000 denomination from circulation, and that the public will be able to exchange these notes or deposit them at banks until September 30

4 mins

A VOTE DIVIDED

The results of the recently held local body elections held a key lesson for the Opposition in BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh

2 mins

PRAGMATIC POLITICS

On the face of it, it was an impressive show of Opposition unity in the run-up to the general election next year: 19 senior leaders from 17 non-Congress Opposition parties attended the swearing-in ceremony of Karnataka's new chief minister Siddaramaiah, deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar and other Congress ministers in Bengaluru on May 20

3 mins

CM PATEL'S DIGITAL RAP

The Gujarat chief minister's office is getting a more digital arsenal to improve governance

3 mins

High & Mighty - 50 Power People

"FOR THINE IS THE KINGDOM,” goes the Lord’s Prayer, “the power, and the glory, forever and ever.” Let’s take one fragment first: the power and the glory. That’s one possible measure of an individual’s accomplishments in life, but it only traces the outer circumference of what is essentially an inner journey. The 50 people on our High & Mighty List were not born on another planet.

10+ mins

High & Mighty - 10 Politicians Leader Board

POLITICS, AS MOST OF its practitioners would have us believe, is a tool for the larger public good. But often it’s a no-holds-barred power game played out without any pretence

9 mins

High & Mighty - 10 Officials - Power Wielders

BUREAUCRACY IS THE SOCIAL INSTRUMENT that bridges the gap between legislative purpose and its accomplishment. It is primarily the political executive and the legislature that play the authoritative role in policymaking

9 mins

High & Mighty - 10 Global Indians - Worldly People

IN A YEAR WHEN INDIA BECAME OFFICIALLY the most populous nation on the planet ever, it's perhaps less surprising to see so many of our tribe running the show elsewhere in the world. And were the definition of Indian origin' expanded to include akhand Bharat, well, we saw the crowing memes about England, Scotland and London having desis in charge. Hmm...why not Wales, given that they already have an Indian accent? That said, the Indian conquest of the Anglosphere has been in progress for some time now

8 mins

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