India Today Magazine - April 14, 2025

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Highlights of India Today 14th April, 2025 issue:

In this week's cover story, we examine the ugly prejudice in all walks of Indian life that is colourism. Also in the issue, synergy in strategy between the BJP and RSS, the Indian Air Force scrambles to close it stealth fighter gap, a rising market for clean air, and a Q&A with Kathak maestro Shovana Narayan.

WAR OVER WAQF

The passage of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill in Parliament this week signifies a watershed moment in the governance of religious endowments in India, fundamentally altering the administrative structure that has overseen Islamic charitable properties for decades.

4 mins

Electoral Expediency

The bitter break-up from September 2023 is past, the BJP and the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) are coming together again in Tamil Nadu.

3 mins

STORM AT BAGHEL'S DOOR

Former Chhattisgarh chief minister and Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel finds himself in the eye of a political storm, as two central agencies target him with investigations that have set Chhattisgarh's political temperature rising—despite elections still being far off.

3 mins

THE CHARM OFFENSIVE

Mamata Banerjee arrived in London on March 23, her flight 10 hours behind schedule.

3 mins

KERALA'S REEL LIFE HAZARDS

In the past few years, Malayalam cinema has been basking in the praise for its treatment of unusual subjects and themes, but even the big kahunas there probably didn’t see this one coming.

3 mins

MOHAN YADAV'S BIG GREEN PUSH

On March 13, the Madhya Pradesh State Wildlife Advisory Board approved the creation of a 614 sq. km Omkareshwar sanctuary spread across Dewas and Khandwa districts—marking the state's first major Protected Area (PA) expansion in nearly 45 years.

2 mins

AN UGLY PREJUDICE

THE 'DARK VERSUS FAIR' DEBATE REIGNITES, EXPOSING THE PERSISTENT BIAS AGAINST DARKER SKIN AMONG INDIANS

10+ mins

THE NEW STRATEGIC SYNERGY

PM MODI'S FIRST VISIT TO THE RSS HEADQUARTERS IN A DECADE ENDED TALK OF THE BJP'S RIFT WITH ITS MENTOR AND SHOWCASED A RENEWED MARCH TOWARDS SHARED GOALS

7 mins

CLOSING THE STEALTH GAP

AFTER THE US UNVEILS ITS SIXTH-GEN F-47 AND CHINA PUSHES AHEAD WITH PROTOTYPES TO REDEFINE AERIAL WARFARE, INDIA IS RACING AGAINST TIME TO FIELD A FIFTH-GEN STEALTH FIGHTER AND MODERNISE ITS AIR FORCE

6 mins

FRESH AIR FOR SALE

AS AIR POLLUTION WORSENS, A WAVE OF INNOVATIONS EMERGE TO PROMISE CLEANER, HEALTHIER BREATHING SPACES. SOME ARE BACKED BY SCIENCE, OTHERS HAVED FAILED TO CONVINCE DOCTORS

6 mins

TRANSFORMING THE TRAVEL TRADE

India's travel landscape is undergoing a remarkable transformation, driven by evolving traveller preferences, digital advancements and a renewed focus on sustainability.

2 mins

A Master Storyteller

Namita Gokhale's new collection of short stories—Life on Mars-is peopled with an interesting set of characters

3 mins

OH! CALCUTTA

Ruchir Joshi's Great Eastern Hotel is a sweeping historical saga which interleaves several strands of narrative within shifting layers of time

2 mins

A Writer's World

ACHAL MISHRA'S CHAAR PHOOL HAIN AUR DUNIYA HAI IS AN INTIMATE PORTRAIT OF THE NOTED HINDI WRITER VINOD KUMAR SHUKLA

2 mins

THE TEXTURE OF THOUGHT

Amit Dutta's animated documentary on the life of classical singer Kumar Gandharva eschews a conventional narrative structure

2 mins

SINGING FROM EXPERIENCE

Singer-songwriter Ditty's second solo album-KALI-covers themes with contemporary relevance

1 min

KEY NOTES

With his upcoming EP, Canadian-Punjabi music producer Gminxr is getting ready to face the spotlight

2 mins

Danseuse with a Difference

KATHAK MAESTRO AND PADMA SHRI RECIPIENT SHOVANA NARAYAN ON HER NEW DANCE PRODUCTION, ANUTTAR, AND MORE

1 min

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