In this issue

Highlights of India Today –2nd May 2022 issue:- The cover story invites a gallery of prominent voices – Shashi Tharoor, Ram Madhav, Yashwant Sinha, Faizan Mustafa, and others – on the causes of communal tensions and how India can avert strife.

PUNJAB/BHAGWANT MANN : THE PRICE OF POWER

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann knows there is little room to manoeuvre, but he is trying to stay true to the pre-poll promises of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). So, following on the Delhi AAP model, every domestic consumer in Punjab will now get 300 units of free power per nonth from July this year. But it comes with a rider-cross the threshold and use more, and you pay for all of it.

3 mins

HANSKHALI RAPE : TEMPER OVER DIDI'S INTEMPERANCE

In a state where even minor mistakes by politicians are seized upon by adversaries and blown up as far as they would go, this was a misstep that invited condemnation. So much so that the shrill cries of castigation by the Opposition had to be tempered by critical voices from the party under attack.

5 mins

BYPOLL RESULTS: FIVE-NIL CREATES NO PANIC IN BJP

Political pundits caution against taking bypoll results seriously, for they are often won by the party in power in a particular state.

2 mins

RICOCHETS FROM THE PAST

IN MOURNING Funeral of Satish Singh, a Kashmiri Rajput killed by a militant in Kulgam, Apr. 13

4 mins

UDDHAV TAKES A U-TURN ON REFINERY

BREAKING GROUND CM Uddhav Thackeray is keen to avoid the ‘antidevelopment’ tag

4 mins

BRIBES FOR BIOFUEL

On April 7, when officers of the Rajasthan anti-corruption bureau (ACB) raided the residence of Surendra Singh Rathore, the CEO of Rajasthan Biofuel Authority (BFA) and a joint secretary in the rural development department, they unearthed Rs 3.62 crore in cash and details of unaccounted-for assets worth Rs 100 crore. Rathore had earlier been caught red-handed accepting Rs 5 lakh in cash, when apparently he boasted to the ACB officers: “You can’t do anything to me. I run a thousand crore business.”

2 mins

A Deepening Divide?

Despite the depressing familiarity of the recent Hindu-Muslim clashes seen across the country, there is also a palpable sense that this time is different

10+ mins

INDIA'S NEW LEATHER HUB

Cheap land and labour, an integrated hub, government sops and a hassle-free environment make Kolkata an attractive option for Kanpur's tanners to relocate

7 mins

Yogi Action Plan 2.0

A crackdown on corruption, improving law & order and attracting investment top the chief minister's agenda for the first 100 days of his second term

5 mins

CAPITAL CONFLICT

Union home minister Amit Shah lit the spark, and Punjab and Haryana renewed their battle over Chandigarh

6 mins

MUSIC OF THE PEOPLE

Never has Coke Studio been more entertaining or relevant

6 mins

Locked Out of Heaven

In a novel that spans three centuries, Hanya Yanagihara asks if it is ever possible to desire freely

2 mins

SEX, LIES AND FAMILY TIES

Monica Ali’s new novel might leave you breathless, but its rewards are well worth the exertion

2 mins

Spectacular Sanctuary

Three different construction systems, a unique design language between the indoors and outdoors and a celebration of craft, this weekend retreat by Studio Lotus is designed to be a sight for sore city-bred eyes

2 mins

A FREE FLOWING SPACE

This bachelor pad by MuseLAB called Naked does away with walls, doors, and room divisions to create a space that is bare, bold, and beautiful

2 mins

BREAKING THE GLASS CEILING

Can a home be just a plinth with a roof with no civil walls? We take you inside one such amazing space by _Opolis Architects.

2 mins

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