In this issue

Highlights of India Today –20th September 2021 issue: As UP election draws near, the battle for backward class votes heats up.The cover story this week highlights opposition's demand for a caste census increasing ruling BJP's worry that it might upset its social engineering strategy.

A BITTER REARGUARD BATTLE

In August, the West Bengal unit of the BJP set in motion a month-long outreach programme to rejuvenate its cadre after a demoralising assembly election defeat. Sebayi Sangathan (our organisation means service) was aimed at creating goodwill through social welfare activities, but the sudden and precipitous decline in manpower has made it hard to get the show on the road.

5 mins

A REDDY FAMILY FEUD

On September 2, the 12th death anniversary of Y.S.Rajasekhara Reddy (YSR), the former chief min­ister of undivided Andhra Pradesh, his wife Vijayamma called for a memorial meeting in Hyderabad, now the capi­tal of Telangana.

2 mins

The Politics Of OBC

The OBC vote is critical for every party, which is why the opposition is clamouring for a community census. The ruling BJP fears this will unsettle its social engineering strategy and upset the core upper caste vote base

10+ mins

ISIL-K: The new Threat To India

Security agencies in india are wary of the return of Indians who left to join the terrorist group in Afghanistan

9 mins

KICKING UP A SWARM

THE ARMED FORCES START PLACING THEIR FIRST ORDERS FOR SWARM DRONES BUT THE NEED IS TO RAMP UP R&D FOR INDIGENOUS PROWESS IN THESE BATTLE-DEFINING MACHINES

6 mins

THE BIG CHURN

Struggling to adapt curriculums to emerging trends and keep up with the changing needs of industry, engineering institutions are attracting fewer students and either shutting down or slashing the number of available seats

10 mins

THE FATNESS EPIDEMIC

THE STRESS AND SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE INFLICTED BY THE PANDEMIC HAVE TRANSLATED INTO WEIGHT GAIN FOR MANY, TRIGGERING AN ALTOGETHER NEW SET OF PROBLEMS

9 mins

THE WINNING FORMULA

INDIA’S RICH MEDAL HAUL AT THE TOKYO PARALYMPICS IS A TESTIMONY TO THE POWER OF INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT AND WHAT IT CAN DO TO BOLSTER THE WINNING ATTITUDE

8 mins

THE CONTENT QUEENS

With short and funny videos that instantly go viral, women content creators have defied the pandemic and upturned gender hierarchy

4 mins

CITY'S LIMITS

A digital exhibition tells the story of Mumbai’s Koli community, its rich history and fraught future

2 mins

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