In this issue

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.

Short-Circuiting Parliament

On September 20, Parliament passed two contentious farm bills—Farmers’ Produce Trade & Commerce (Prom­otion & Facilitation) Bill and the Farmers’ (Empowerment & Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance & Farm Services Bill.

6 mins

How To Break The Impasse

The gridlock in eastern Ladakh is total, and the border crisis between India and China seems to have hit a cul-de-sac.

5 mins

THE POLITICS OF MSP

Three highly contentious farm bills made their way through the Rajya Sabha between September 20 and 22, amid vociferous political opposition and farmer protests in the country.

4 mins

SHOOTING BLUES

With many testing positive for Covid, and elderly actors and crew in the mix, the resumption of work in the entertainment industry has been marked with a shiver of fear

6 mins

Narendra Modi Plans To Transform The Bureaucracy Into A Future-Ready Service

Mission Karmayogi, PM Modi’s most ambitious programme yet to reform the bureaucracy, aims to transform it into a future-ready service

6 mins

A War Of Attrition

Partisan governors and their increasingly fraught relationship with the chief ministers are now a regular feature in opposition-ruled states. It is time the gubernatorial role and the criteria of selection are clearly defined

10+ mins

FRACTURED LEGACY

THE RULING AIADMK AND JAYALALITHAA’S ESTRANGED HEIRS BATTLE FOR CONTROL OF THE LATE CM’S ICONIC RESIDENCE, VEDA NILAYAM

6 mins

THE PASWAN FACTOR

THE YOUNG PASWAN SCION IS SEEKING TO CARVE A SPACE FOR HIMSELF IN REGIONAL POLITICS, AND IS UNWILLING TO CONCEDE THE LJP’S SHARE OF SEATS TO NITISH AND THE JD(U)

9 mins

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