India Today

India Today is the leading news magazine and most widely read publication in India. The magazine’s leadership is unquestioned, so much so that India Today is what Indian journalism is judged by, for its integrity and ability to bring unbiased and incisive perspective to arguably the most dynamic, yet perplexing, region in the world. Breaking news and shaping opinion, it is now a household name and the flagship brand of India’s leading multidimensional media group. Additionally, the weekly brings with it a range supplements like Women, Home, Aspire, Spice and Simply which focus on style, health, education, fashion, etc. and Indian cities.

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THE NEXT DATA GIANT • With Google’s proposed $15-billion gigawatt-scale hub in Visakhapatnam, India races to expand data capacity and host the world’s digital traffic

STRIKING A CHORD

TOOTH SENSITIVITY NAN0BOTS TO THE RESCUE

JUMBO CRISIS IN INDIA

HEIR APPARENT • Harsh Sanghavi, coronated as deputy CM, is the new No. 2 in Gujarat

HUGE CRACKS IN THE RED EDIFICE • Two big Maoist rebels lay down arms—a crafty surrender policy helps silence guns peacefully

STREETS TO HAVE NO CASTE • The Stalin regime orders caste-based names to be wiped off all public places, critics cry bias

Taking a Dip in Troubled Waters • As CM Yadav prepares to build grand mela infra in hometown Ujjain, farmers are up in arms against the proposal to pool land

THE HIGH-STAKES BIHAR BATTLE

HURTING THE YOUNG • ONCE CONSIDERED AN OLD-AGE AFFLICTION, BACK PAIN IS NOW STRIKING EARLY. BUT NEW, LESS INVASIVE THERAPIES OFFER HOPE

ANATOMY OF STRAIN • The everyday habits silently wearing down your spine—from screen slouching to weak cores—and why back pain now strikes decades earlier

EMERGING NEW TREATMENTS • From robotic and augmented reality-guided surgeries to minimally invasive procedures and regenerative therapies, new spine treatments combine precision, safety and faster recovery for lasting relief

HOW TO CARE FOR YOUR SPINE • Good spine health isn’t about sitting straight—it’s about movement, strength and awareness. Small daily habits can prevent stiffness, support alignment and stop pain before it starts

MANAGING TENSIONS • TILL A LAST-DAY PATCH-UP SAW MGB NAME TEJASHWI AS CM FACE, BIHAR LOOKED LIKE A ROUND ROBIN LEAGUE—EVERYONE AGAINST EVERYONE

BIHAR | POLLHOUSE

Fast Train On Slow Track • Designed for 180 kmph, India’s flagship train hits barely half that. Its coaches may be modern and gleaming, but they are running on same old railway tracks, signals and systems

SLOW COACHES • Even the fastest Vande Bharat routes manage barely half of the permitted 160 kmph

WHY THE DRAG • Over 90 per cent of India’s network caps at 110 kmph. Why speed upgrades hit the brakes and how to fix them

A SPATE OF HUMAN FOLLY • The waters that drowned North Bengal and dislodged mountainsides in October were made of a cocktail of river basins choked by urbanisation, deforestation and climate change. Urgent action is needed to restore an ecological balance

A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN • How the North Bengal floods unfolded and future steps that can stop such debacles

THE NEW AICONS OF BOLLYWOOD • Artificial intelligence is making its presence felt in the creative realm of Indian cinema. The fraternity remains divided on its potential, with one side viewing it as a creative force, the other side as a disruptive one

Framing Stillness and Light • SHIBU NATESAN’S WATERCOLOURS—PAINTED OVER THE PAST DECADE AND SHOWING CURRENTLY AT ART ALIVE—ARE...