Highlights of India Today – December 9, 2019 issue: 
This week's issue focuses on the formation of the second Devendra Fadnavis government in Maharashtra which led to jubilation in the BJP camp. BJP's desperate moves to engineer defections have exposed the party's tall claims to being a principled party. The RSS too is unhappy with the moral drift but has kept a tactical silence.

The issue also covers India Today State of State 2019 awards. The award ceremony saw chief ministers outlining their visions for development and state ministers elaborating on their success mantras.

The issue also delves into several recent issues of importance in the UpFront section.

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.

Highlights of India Today – March 30, 2020 issue:
This week's issue talks about India fighting back COVID-19 to arrest the spread of the deadly virus with public awareness campaigns, social distancing measures, hygiene protocols and more. 

The issue also focusses on panic selling on the stock market, triggered by fears of largescale business disruptions caused by the CoVid-19 global pandemic, saw the Sensex plunge 2,919 points on March 12—the largest-ever single-day fall.

The issue also talks about PM Modi speaking about India’s efforts to limit the spread of CoVid-19 during a video conference with the SAARC member countries.

Highlights of India Today – March 23, 2020 issue:
Our cover story, 'How to Bust a Bank', analyses the causes of the downfall of one of India's biggest banking icons, the lessons from his fall and the consequences of this failure.

Our Big Story, 'An Economic Coronary', delves into COVID-19 outbreak, its economic setback and the subsequent effect on the international trade.

Another Big Story focuses on Jyotiraditya Scindia whose decision to bet on a new political future with the BJP came as a blow to the Congress.

The issue comes with one free supplement -- Spice.

Highlights of India Today – March 16, 2020 issue:
This week's Cover Story talks about the riots in Northeast Delhi. Masked rioters ran amok on the streets on a murderous shooting, burning and clubbing spree. Vehicles were torched, homes, shops, and religious premises looted and vandalised, innocent bystanders and journalists were attacked.

The issue also focuses on Union Home Minister Amit Shah's visit to Kolkata. Ahead of elections, the BJP’s campaign pitch
has taken on a new colour and texture with the home minister’s visit to the state.

The issue further brings to light the outbreak of deadly coronavirus in India.

Highlights of India Today – March 09, 2020 issue: This week's Cover Story focuses on US President Donald Trump's visit to India. When Donald
Trump hugged PM Modi at the world’s largest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad at a public event telecast live, the roar of the 130,000 people assembled there was heard not just in India, but also in the US and across the world. 

The issue also talks about the outbreak of coronavirus and if India’s emergency health services
can handle a Wuhan-sized pandemic.

The issue further covers making Assamese compulsory in schools in Assam which is expected to negate the anti-caa sentiment in the state.

Highlights of India Today – March 02, 2020 issue: Our cover story, ‘The dark web of child porn', examines the dark side of the Internet in the form of child pornography-the trafficking of pictures and videos depicting the abuse of minors. The cover story documents this hidden menace and the gaps in the government's response to it.

Highlights of India Today – February 24, 2020 issue: 
Our cover story this issue, ‘How Vikas Won’, talks about how the BJP botched its own campaign and the lessons it needs to learn from the Delhi debacle. It may be too early to infer whether the verdict will resurrect Kejriwal’s national political ambitions and whether AAP will venture out into other states again or become the standard-bearer, rallying other opposition parties to form an anti-NDA front.

The issue also talks about how the Madhya Pradesh government is planning to create new wildlife reserves.
Further, the issue talks about the government’s cold shoulder to Amazon boss Jeff Bezos highlighting its ambivalence about large foreign e-commerce firms, and the contrary protectionist pull in its support base.

Highlights of India Today – February 17, 2020 issue: 
This week's cover stories focus on the Union Budget tabled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. It focuses on how Budget 2020 plays it too safe. There are no nasty surprises, but nor is there a credible roadmap to economic recovery. The stories focus on how the reduced allocations offer little incentive for the education sector. 

Highlights of India Today – February 10, 2020 issue: 
Our cover story, 'Why We Have All Failed Nirbhaya', examines the conundrum -- how crimes against women continue despite changes to the law.

Our Big Story, "The Smog Wars", delves into the face-off between Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Union minister Prakash Javadekar in the battle for clean air.

The Guest Column is written by Anjali Bhardwaj on the Right to Information (RTI) Act and how the basic edifice of the RTI Act is being weakened.

Another guest column is written by Tabish Khair on how it is "difficult to be a 'Muslim', at least in small-town India..."

The issue comes with free supplement: Aspire

Highlights of India Today – February 03, 2020 issue: 
This week's lead cover story focuses on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's popularity after being re-elected following his stupendous win in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. With nationwide protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), and the prime minister’s efforts to shore up the flailing economy, this issue of India Today Magazine analyses  BJP's and PM Modi's popularity.

Highlights of India Today – January 27, 2020 issue: 
This week's lead cover story focuses on Budget 2020 and the economy that is in the grip of a stubborn slowdown. This week's issue also mentions that the government must use Budget 2020 to signal that it has a revival plan and that it is on the job. The big story of this week's issue titled 'Capital Goods' focuses on the upcoming Delhi Assembly election and how the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is gearing up to reclaim the throne. Will the Congress play a spoiler by splitting the non-BJP vote? The latest issue of India Today covers it all!

Highlights of India Today – January 20, 2020 issue: 
This week's lead cover story focuses on the newly minted Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 and the government double-speak on an impending National Register of Citizens. This week's issue also highlights nationwide protests that have erupted over the amended Citizenship Act across the country and why many students and civilians have taken to the streets. The big story of this week's issue titled 'Chief Agenda' focuses on General M.M. Naravane as he takes over at a time the Army is going through a budget squeeze, a right sizing drive and exploring new battle strategies.

Highlights of India Today – January 13, 2020 issue: 
This week's cover story "Vision 2020" looks at some of the biggest challenges that the country is likely to face in this new decade. The issue examines how the political calculations of the State will make or mar the prospects for technological growth in the country. It also talks about the consequences of Hindutva political consolidation in the next decade.

This week's issue also has an interview with Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, who made news recently with his vocal opposition to the BJP leadership. 

Further, the issue brings to light the recent happenings in the country which includes Maharashtra Chief Minister Udhav Uddhav Thackeray doing everything he can to keep his government steady.

Highlights of India Today – January 06, 2020 issue: 
This issue of the India Today magazine delves into the power of 'the two'. The issue explores how Narendra Modi and Amit Shah have radically altered the Indian political landscape in 2019, emerging as the Newsmakers of the year. The prime minister and his home minister dominated the Indian political landscape in 2019, setting a new, radical agenda for the country. The issue also explores the shrinking foothold of the BJP, especially after the Jharkhand polls. Jharkhand becomes the fifth state to slip out of the BJP’s grip in the past one year, calling into question Modi-Shah’s regional strategy.

Highlights of India Today – December 30, 2019 issue: 
The Anniversary Issue of India Today magazine delved into the lives of the unsung heroes in our country. The Unsung Heroes are the champions of change who are ushering n a quiet revolution across India. India Today brings to you the heart-warming accounts of human endeavour to beat the odds and create legacies that are transforming the country. The issue also explores the  protests that erupted countrywide over the
Citizenship Amendment Act. Has the ruling BJP lost control of the script? The issue goes deeper into the situation in Assam over the CAB as Assam erupts again in protest against the CAA, and how the government needs to speedily implement Clause 6 of the Assam Accord which aims to protect the identity of the Assamese people.

Highlights of India Today – December 23, 2019 issue: 
In India, the second decade of the millennium, even though it started with a whimper, saw a tectonic shift. This week's issue focuses on the decade spanning 2010-2019 that saw the political narrative in the country undergo a significant, some would even say revolutionary, transformation.

The cover story looks back at what this transformative period means for India as it heads into the third decade of the millennium.

Our lead essay, 'The Breakaway Decade', delves into the fall of Manmohan Singh in the middle of the decade and the extraordinary rise of Narendra Modi. It focuses on how the heroes of one decade can end up as villains of the next- and vice versa - as it happened in India.

The Big Story, 'Politicising Asylum' highlights the changes the new amendment will bring to the Citizenship Act, 1955.
 
Sports writer Boria Majumdar traces India's rise as a cricket superpower and sees a possible breakthrough performance in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, while author and journalist Shreevatsa Nevatia examines how hate and misinformation have soured the social media dream.

This issue comes with one free supplement -- Home.

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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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