In this issue

Highlights of India Today –20th December 2021 issue:The cover story is an exclusive interview with the poll strategist Prashant Kishor, who analyses the strengths and weaknesses of the opposition and lays out a plan to challenge the BJP in 2024.

THE FIGHTING GENERAL

OBITUARY GEN. BIPIN RAWAT 1958-2021

4 mins

THE LAW OF THE MOB

On November 29, Animesh Bhuyan, 23, was lynched by a group of around 50 people in Jorhat, Assam, after he was mistakenly assumed to be responsible for a road accident that injured a middle-aged person on a scooter. The attack on Bhuyan, an All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) leader, was led by a man named Niraj Das, the son of the injured rider and an accused in over a dozen criminal cases, including charges of drug peddling.

4 mins

CHANNI PUTS OUT A STEADYING HAND

Gurinder Singh, a resident of Khauli village in Amritsar, had a VVIP guest on the night of December 6—Charanjit Singh Channi. The Punjab chief minister was on a surprise visit to the village and chose to have dinner at Gurinder’s modest home. He ignored the family’s pleas to sit on the cot and planted himself on the floor for a meal of sarson da saag and makki di roti, loaded with white butter.

5 mins

KNIVES AT THE READY

RAJASTHAN CABINET RESHUFFLE

5 mins

Prashant Kishor's Blueprint For The Opposition

In an exclusive interview, the election strategist analyses the strengths and weaknesses of the opposition and lays out a gameplan to challenge the BJP in 2024

10+ mins

BRACING FOR IMPACT

OMICRON, THE LATEST COVID ‘VARIANT OF CONCERN’, SPREADS FAST BUT HAS SO FAR NOT CAUSED SEVERE SYMPTOMS AND NO DEATHS. KEEP YOUR FINGERS CROSSED

7 mins

SETBACK TO PEACE

THE KILLING OF 14 NAGA CIVILIANS AFTER AN AMBUSH GONE WRONG PUTS THE CENTRE AND THE ARMED FORCES ON THE DEFENSIVE IN RESTIVE NAGALAND. IT ALSO PUTS AT RISK THE BRITTLE PEACE PROCESS AND RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT THE HARSH AFSPA LAW

10+ mins

CORRIDOR OF FAITH

THE INAUGURATION OF THE NEW KASHI VISHWANATH TEMPLE CORRIDOR BY THE PRIME MINISTER AT A COST OF Rs 800 CRORE IS A BOON FOR PILGRIMS AND A BOOST FOR THE BJP WITH POLLS NIGH

6 mins

KASHMIR'S BRIDE BAZAAR

DESPERATE MIDDLE-AGED MEN IN KASHMIR ARE TURNING TO BROKERS TO FIND THEM A WIFE FOR A FEE. FAMILIES IN THE HEARTLAND ARE GIVING AWAY THEIR DAUGHTERS TO MAKE ENDS MEET

8 mins

UPPING THE GAME

More and more filmmakers have begun hoping that a focus on cricket will help their films knock it out of the park

3 mins

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