Highlights of India Today – 25th November, 2019 issue:
India Today has done 10 cover stories on the Ayodhya issue since the 1980s. Our 11th cover story, 'Time to Move On', examines the various facets of the Supreme Court's landmark decision, particularly why the court chose its course of action, and the road ahead.

Our cover story, 'Striking a Fine Balance', focuses on six reasons why the unanimous verdict on the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title suit by the Supreme Court relied on the principle of equity and is guided by evidence of title rather than by faith and belief.

The guest column is written by Gautam Bhatia on Lutyens, his architecture and its relevance in Indian history.

This issue comes with one free supplement -- Home.

Highlights of India Today –26th October 2020 issue:   

This week's issue talks about the personalities featured in the 'High and Mighty' list having one trait in common i.e rising above the ordinary in extraordinary times.

 

The issue also looks at Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray's announcement that his government had issued an order to relocate the controversial metro car shed from the current site in Aarey Milk Colony.

 

The issue focuses on by-polls in Madhya Pradesh where Congress lost power in March with the defection of Jyotiraditya Scindia and his loyalist MLAs.

Highlights of India Today –19th October 2020 issue:   

The Cover Story talks about Dalit women bearing the brunt of caste and gender violence, especially rape, in India.

 

The Big Story this week talks about experts saying how we need to slow down in our hunt for a guaranteed Covid treatment.

 

The issue also deals with how the world's largest navy is aggressively expanding its presence in the Indian Ocean region.

Highlights of India Today –12th October 2020 issue:   This week's Cover Story looks at everything you need to know about how private your WhatsApp chats are.

 

The issue also talks about the upcoming assembly polls in Bihar and how the RJD scion is trying to set a new political narrative for his party and the state, but the JD(U)-BJP alliance will not let him live down memories of Lalu raj.

 

The Special Report this week talks about a national health ID with portable patient data, seems a big milestone in public healthcare, but challenges such as full integration, the lack of privacy safeguards and the risk of data misuse remain.

Highlights of India Today –5th October 2020 issue:   The Cover Story looks at a survey about large swathes of the economy having been savaged by the pandemic and while the struggle for survival is on, some have seen opportunity in the crisis and latched on to it.

 

The issue also looks at the upcoming assembly polls in Bihar and how the young Paswan scion is seeking to carve a space for himself in regional politics.

 

The Big Story this week focuses on the ruling AIADMK and Jayalalithaa’s estranged heirs battling for control of the late CM’s iconic residence, Veda Nilayam.

Highlights of India Today –28th September 2020 issue:  

The Cover Story this week talks about the widespread use of Cannabis and the ancient and well-established culture of marijuana consumption in this country, it's time for a conversation on decriminalising the drug.

 

The Big Story this week talks about CM Uddhav Thackeray under fire as Maharashtra struggles to contain the pandemic and revive industrial growth in the state. The poor handling of the Sushant Singh Rajput case has done him no favours.

 

The Special Report this week talks about how the business models of social media platforms thrive on anger, hatred and the divisive fake narratives often spread by political parties.

Highlights of India Today –21st September 2020 issue:  The Cover Story talks about India's villages, where cases

are on a sharp upswing, the battle against the pandemic is on a wing and

a prayer, given the desperately inadequate public health infrastructure in

the hinterland.

 

The issue also talks about the controversy surrounding Kangana Ranaut.

 

The issue also looks at the Sushant Singh Rajput’s death having opened a Pandora’s box for Bollywood. The NCB is likely to launch a crackdown on

the industry’s drug nexus soon.

Highlights of India Today –14th September 2020 issue:  The Cover Story talks of how the National Investigation Agency cracked a blind case and exposed how the bombmaker guided by Pakistan-based handlers was the lynchpin of the Pulwama terror strike.

 

The Special Report this week looks at India wresting high ground in Eastern Ladakh with some help from a secret commando force.

 

The Big Story this week focuses on a complex, intelligent individual, Sushant Singh Rajput, who's life reveals the many demons that haunted him.

Highlights of India Today –7th September 2020 issue:  The Cover Story talks about the slowdown having become a most debilitating recession. It will take some urgent and daring interventions from the government to pull the economy out of this deep hole.

 

The Big story looks at the August 7 letter to Sonia Gandhi to be an inflection point, the start of a Congress course correction.

 

The issue also focuses on choosing the right coaching institute being a daunting task. The annual ranking of the coaching institutes across the country gives you all the information to pick the one that best suits your needs.

Highlights of India Today –31st August 2020 issue:  This week's Cover Story talks about how the demise of a rising star went from a tragedy to sensational Tinseltown controversy—and now the subject of a Supreme Court-monitored CBI probe.

The Big Story this week looks at the truth about the new environment impact
assessment (EIA) draft.

The issue also talks about a few economic indicators, such as tractor sales, rural unemployment numbers and FMCG sales suggesting that India’s rural areas are seeing an economic uptick.

Highlights of India Today –24th August 2020 issue: 

This week's cover story deals with heroes of enterprise paving the way towards a self-reliant India

The issue also deals with the targeted attacks on BJP officials having triggered a spate of resignations in the party’s state unit

The issue also looks at the deadly Kozikhode air crash.

Highlights of India Today –17th August 2020 issue:This week's Cover Story talks about the burden on PM Modi's shoulders as he faces a dangerous trinity of threats: the health emergency caused by Covid-19, the economic distress it has caused an already slowing economy and the Chinese aggression on our borders.

 

The Big Story this week talks about the Ram Temple. The centre and the Uttar Pradesh government are pouring in Rs 5,000 crore to recreate Ayodhya as a focal point of Hindu religious tourism.

 

The issue also looks at the country’s main Opposition party losing out to the BJP’s machinations in two states where it had won elections, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh, and is fighting to save its government in another, Rajasthan.

Highlights of India Today –10th August 2020 issue:This week's Cover Story talks about the elderly not only being more susceptible to Covid, but they are also finding it more difficult to deal with the psychological trauma of being isolated for their own protection
 
The Big Story this week looks at the Ram temple in Ayodhya set to become a reality but even as it settles a 30-year
struggle, unsettling questions remain
 
The issue also talks about the real estate sector being still in the grip of a severe slowdown and also witnessing a new trend—buyers looking for healthier surroundings that also fit their budgets.

Highlights of India Today –3rd August 2020 issue:

This week's Cover Story talks about Congress to be in terminal decline, neither able to function with the Gandhis nor do without them.

 

The issue also talks about the border tensions with China, the armed forces going on a weapons-buying spree even as a robust indigenous defence production set-up remains the need of the hour

 

The issue focuses on a survey of India’s universities, revealing the winners

in two streams, technical and law.

Highlights of India Today –27th July 2020 issue:This week's Cover Story talks about India and China having a chance to reassess and rebuild their fraught relationship. The story also says that despite India’s commitment issues, a closer partnership with the US could be a significant counter to China.


The Big Story this week looks at Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot securing his party’s backing to cut challenger Sachin Pilot to size, but the threat to his government is far from over.

The Special Report this week brings to focus the truth and the politics of Chinese money in the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation and other Gandhi family trusts.

Highlights of India Today –20th July 2020 issue:

This week's Cover Story talks about India joining the global race to produce a

Covid-19 vaccine, but its candidates have to clear the safety and efficacy test first.

 

This week's Big Story deals with a spate of online environmental clearances and proposed new assessment norms seeing environmental activists up in arms.

 

The issue also focuses on the Centre looking to reform the power sector, with better regulation and new tariff policy.

Highlights of India Today –13th July 2020 issue: Our cover story 'Target China' examines China's deep linkages with the Indian economy. The package also includes experts' opinion on how to conduct our economic relationship with China.

The lead column delves into the government's three-pronged strategy to deal with China in the short run while avoiding a backlash.

Our editors also examine the implications for Chinese products that account for a substantial share of the Indian markets.

The issue also brings you the India Today State of the State (SOTS) districts awards that are based on a methodology founded on rigorous reporting and big data analysis of development parameters collected over a decade.

Highlights of India Today –6th July 2020 issue:The pandemic has disrupted the academic year and forced students and colleges to rethink the admission process. With this in mind, this week's cover story brings you an in-depth guide to the best colleges in India. The colleges have been ranked across a range of specialities.

This issue also takes a look at the hunt for the elusive drug for the novel coronavirus. 


Highlights of India Today – June 29, 2020 issue:
This week's Cover Story talks about the latest border dispute between India and China, which has left 20 soldiers dead on the Indian side. The story mainly covers, "What explains China’s current aggression? And what are India’s military, diplomatic and economic options to counter it?"

The issue also discusses the increasing number of coronavirus cases in Delhi, which is one of the hotpots of Covid-19. The national capital continues to remain on edge as the number of virus cases are expected to surge by mid-July. 


Highlights of India Today – June 22, 2020 issue:
This week's Cover Story talks about the testimonies of those who have had a tryst with the disease revealing that a majority experience its mild manifestation. 

This week's Big Story looks at thousands of small businesses which are on the brink, with the government rescue package falling short of their expectations.

The issue also looks at BJP doing its damnedest to unsettle and discredit Mamata Banerjee in the run-up to the assembly election next year.


Highlights of India Today – June 15, 2020 issue:
This week's Cover Story talks about Maharashtra becoming the epicentre of the Covid 19 pandemic.

The issue also focuses on easing of lockdown restrictions in Tamil Nadu, Delhi and Gujarat.

The issue also looks at the Chinese PLA’s incursions across the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh.

Highlights of India Today – June 08, 2020 issue:
This week's Cover Story talks about the national argument about the movement of migrant workers during the lockdown fuelling a twin crisis. 

The Big Story this week focuses on the devastating effects of Cyclone Amphan.

The issue also talks about the coronavirus pandemic having resulted in a new entertainment vocabulary.

Highlights of India Today – June 01, 2020 issue:
This week's Cover Story examines this trend to find out whether the digital classroom can afford India an opportunity beyond the immediate crisis.

The issue also looks at Mumbai's King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital, the biggest municipality-run hospital in central Mumbai’s Parel area. Everyone associated with the hospital looks dejected. 

The Big Story in this issue talks about UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's father's demise.

Highlights of India Today – May 25, 2020 issue: 

Highlights of India Today – May 18, 2020 issue: 
This week's Cover Story talks about the frontline workers risking their lives and battling the deadly coronavirus.

The Big Story talks about Covid-19 wreaking havoc on the body’s immune system, placing people with comorbidities at maximum risk.

The issue also focuses on Mumbai having, the largest number of coronavirus cases in India and the struggle to get the country’s economic capital back on its feet.


Highlights of India Today – May 11, 2020 issue: 
This week's issue primarily focuses on no industry being immune as the economy is in a pandemic seizure.

The issue also pays tribute to Irrfan Khan and Rishi Kapoor as the superstars breathed their last this week after fighting a long battle with cancer.

The issue also talks about the new online teaching method.

Highlights of India Today – May 04, 2020 issue
This week's cover story talks about how the livelihoods of 200 million farmers are at stake and the urgent need to revive the economy. The extension of lockdown pushed people and businesses deeper into despair, agriculture suddenly became the only hope for the country, to resuscitate its stalled economy and infuse demand in the system.

The issue also focuses on Mumbai's Dharavi being a COVID 19 hotspot and why it's lack of social distancing is cause for serious concern.

The issue also deals with mental ill-health being India's second, quieter pandemic.

Highlights of India Today – April 27, 2020 issue:
This week's cover story talks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision to extend the lockdown and opt for a phased opening up of economic activity

This issue also talks about India's testing strategy leaving much to be desired, even as it struggles to procure test kits and assess the progress of the disease to formulate an appropriate response.

The issue also looks at Kerala's strategy to fight the COVID-19.

Highlights of India Today – April 20, 2020 issue:
This week's issue primarily focuses on the COVID-19 pandemic affecting the Indian economy. According to the experts, then the government must act boldly in order to pull down the Indian economy out of the lockdown doldrums.

The issue talks about the Tablighi Jamaat bearing the brunt of a nationwide hunt.

The issue also talks about the state Chief Ministers being at the forefront of the war against COVID-19.


Highlights of India Today – April 13, 2020 issue: The issue talks about PM Modi's decision to impose a total lockdown in the country as among the most important prime ministerial acts to go down in history since Independence. Never before in human history have a billion-plus people been forced to confine themselves to their homes.

The issue also talks about the three-week-long officially imposed lockdown bringing to a screeching halt the movement of agricultural workers, temporary farm migrants, and farm and related machinery such as combine harvesters, threshers, tractors, trucks and other equipment.

The issue further focuses on Delhi's Nizamuddin area becoming the hotspot for COVID 19 spread in India.

Highlights of India Today – April 06, 2020 issue:
This week's issue talks about coronavirus having lead to nations going on a lockdown. The borders have been shut off, flights have been cancelled. Globalisation is now being replaced by isolationism as nations struggle to shield their population from the deadly virus.

The issue also focusses on various ways to deal with the nationwide lockdown, ranging from entertainment to fitness.

The issue further talks about Shivraj Singh Chouhan's return as the chief minister of Madhya Pradesh.

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India Today is an Indian weekly news magazine published by Living Media India Limited, in publication since 1975 based in New Delhi. India Today is also the name of its sister-publication in Hindi. Aroon Purie has been the magazine's editor-in-chief since 1975, a position he has held continuously for the last three decades.

It is part of the India Today group, also founded in 1975, which now includes 13 magazines, 3 radio stations, 4 TV channels, 1 newspaper, a classical music label (Music Today), book publishing, and India's only book club. With the publication of its 30th Anniversary issue in December 2005, the magazine, which had commenced publication in 1975 with a circulation of 5,000 copies, has published five editions and currently has a circulation of over 1.1 million copies with a readership of over 5.62 million.

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