In this issue

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.

THE PANIC BUYS

AMID BORDER TENSIONS WITH CHINA, THE ARMED FORCES GO ON A WEAPONS-BUYING SPREE EVEN AS A ROBUST INDIGENOUS DEFENCE PRODUCTION SET-UP REMAINS THE NEED OF THE HOUR

7 mins

Corona's Lasting Effect

Symptoms of the disease can persist even after a person tests negative, making continued precaution and care necessary to avoid risks of strokes, cardiac arrest or kidney damage

6 mins

WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE CONGRESS?

The party seems to be in terminal decline, neither able to function with the Gandhis nor do without them. Weak central leadership has emboldened regional satraps and the party organisation is in disarray, with no counter to either the electoral shenanigans of the BJP or its divisive political discourse. Is there any hope for India’s Grand Old Party?

10+ mins

TECH AT ITS BEST

India’s top technical university is a nerve centre of research and innovation, and sets the standard for engineering excellence

4 mins

CLEAR VERDICT

With its innovative courses, emphasis on research and holistic student welfare model, the premier law school remains miles ahead of the competition

5 mins

A HIGH RISK GAME

The former RBI governor’s new book sidesteps the political quarrels of his tenure to focus on the ‘drama of monetary policy’. Exclusive excerpts

4 mins

BACK IN BUSINESS

With the markets on a rebound, mutual funds remain your best bet for building financial prosperity in the long run

6 mins

THE NEW BAND WAGON

FOR SPORT, TRANSPORT, OR TO MAKE A STATEMENT— THE MANY REASONS PEOPLE ARE LEAPING INTO THE SADDLE

4 mins

Game On

The lockdown being what it is, couch potatoes must be excused if a general sense of apathy prevails. But stir we must out of our indolence, and what better way than round up the gang (virtually), plugin, and kill as many (or die) as the day allows. This is perhaps why the PUBG Mobile game made $226 million globally in May, a 41 per cent jump YOY. Data analytics firm SensorTower says the mobile gaming industry is seeing a boom in earnings. The main source of this is in-app purchases; for PUBG, this would be artillery, ammo and passes to tournaments. India is not exempt from this global phenomenon. Indeed, a 17-year-old from Kharar, Punjab, spent the Rs 16 lakh that his parents had set aside for emergencies on PUBG Mobile!

2 mins

Fast Forward To Slow Fashion

The enforced experience of living differently will profoundly affect behaviour, if we learn from this disruption.

2 mins

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