India Today Magazine - September 16, 2024

In this issue

Highlights of India Today 16th September 2024 issue:

A look at how the BJP and the Sangh Parivar are trying to reinvent themselves after the subpar performance in the Lok Sabha election. Also in the issue are India's toy boom, a hunt for submarines, a new hub for online fraud, and a Q&A with Ananya Panday

FALLOUT OF A STATUE'S FALL

Symbolically or otherwise, it could not have come at a worst time. The fall of a Shivaji statue, eight months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi had inaugurated it and a couple of months short of the assembly election, has put the ruling Mahayuti coalition in a corner and the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi in prime position to claim high rhetorical advantage.

4 mins

A REALITY CHECK FOR GDP

REAL GDP GROWTH FELL BELOW 7 PER CENT, COMPARED TO 8 PER CENT IN THE YEAR-AGO PERIOD, THE LOWEST IT HAS BEEN IN THE PAST FIVE QUARTERS

2 mins

SEPARATISTS IN THE FRAY

A BAN IMPOSED IN 2019 STILL HOLDS, BUT THE THAW IN JAMAAT'S STANCE ON POLLS COMES AFTER REPORTED \"SECRET\" TALKS WITH THE CENTRE

3 mins

ALL EYES ON SEMINARIES

Madrasas, or schools that chiefly impart Islamic learning, are under the scanner in Madhya Pradesh, with the state government's school education department conducting a probe into their functioning.

3 mins

RACE FOR THE DALIT VOTE

When workers of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) joined the Bharat Bandh called by the Reservation Bachao Sangharsh Samiti on August 21, it was for the first time in eight years that they had taken to the streets.

3 mins

THE SAFFRON CHURN

HOW THE BJP AND THE SANGH PARIVAR ARE TRYING TO REINVENT THEMSELVES AFTER THE SUBPAR PERFORMANCE IN THE LOK SABHA ELECTION

10+ mins

THE GREAT SUBMARINE HUNT IS ON

INDIA'S BIG SUBMARINE ACQUISITION PROGRAMME, PROJECT 75 (I), IS ROLLING FORWARD AT FULL STEAM. WITH AN EXPANDING CHINESE SUBMARINE FLEET EXTENDING ITS REACH IN THE INDIAN OCEAN, IT MUST MOVE FASTER STILL

6 mins

PINARAYI FACES THE HEAT

AN MLA'S EXPLOSIVE ALLEGATIONS EXPOSE THE DARK UNDERBELLY OF KERALA'S POLICE FORCE, DRAGGING EVEN THE CMO UNDER A CLOUD OF SUSPICION

6 mins

THE DESI TOY BOOM

A POLICY PUSH HELPS INDIA'S TOY SECTOR PICK UP, BUT LACK OF PRECISION ENGINEERING AND HIGH CAPITAL INVESTMENT HAMPER ITS FULL POTENTIAL

6 mins

SNARING THE DIGITAL DACOITS

Rapidly becoming the new hub of online fraud in the country, a concerted crackdown by the state and the police has helped Rajasthan's Deeg district bring down the menace drastically within six months

7 mins

The New Weapon Against TB

With India running against time to eliminate tuberculosis by 2025, a new drug regimen offers hope. But persistent shortages of even basic medications threaten to derail progress and fuel drug resistance

6 mins

Subterranean Wonder

A museum worthy of the World Heritage stature of Humayun's Tomb is finally open at the site

4 mins

CAPITAL DRAMA

The fifth edition of the Delhi Theatre Festival promises a galaxy of star performers

2 mins

Life and Times of the SUPERSTAR

It is tough to quantify and qualify Kamal Haasan's career. He is widely regarded of the best actors to have ever worked in Indian cinema, but he is much more than that.

2 mins

Coming of Age

With Stree 2 and Vedaa-both of which released on Independence Day-Abhishek Banerjee is finally getting the meaty roles he feels he deserves

2 mins

REBEL Without A PAUSE

SAFFRONART IS HOSTING A MAJOR AUCTION OF F.N. SOUZA'S ART IN DELHI ON SEPTEMBER 14

2 mins

Paint in Memory

INDIAN-AMERICAN ARTIST JOYA MUKERJEE LOGUE'S DEBUT SHOW IN INDIA AT DELHI'S VADEHRA ART GALLERY IS A MEDITATION ON A LIFE LIVED BETWEEN TWO CULTURES

2 mins

STEPPING INTO THE SPOTLIGHT

Ananya Panday plays an heiressturned-hustler in Prime Video's comedy-drama series, Call Me Bae

1 min

CUTTING EDGE STYLE

OBJECTS OF DESIRE - Art : Travel : Lifestyle : Gadget

6 mins

SMART LUXE

AI is revolutionising luxury gadgets, from smartphones and TVs to Laptops, and Smartwatches.

3 mins

DRESSED TO THRILL

Top three dress watches of 2024

1 min

Old meets Bold

Longines Conquest Where vintage charm meets modern precision

1 min

THE NARRATIVE OF DESIRE

HAUTE JOAILLERIE STYLES THAT ARE ALL SET TO SHINE FOR THE UPCOMING SEASON OF FESTIVITIES

2 mins

THE ART OF INVESTMENT

Find out who and what is responsible for Indian art’s glory moment currently

3 mins

WALK ON THE WILD SIDE

Live your version of Man vs Wild in the Australian Outback. Kakadu National Park offers unrivalled natural wonders, more crocs and birds than humans and secrets and legends of the oldest living culture on earth.

6 mins

WHERE FLAVOURS CURRY FAVOUR

WITH DOLLOPS OF AUTHENTICITY, SMEARED WITH REAL FLAVOURS AND OLD WORLD INDIAN HOSPITALITY, BUNGALOW, IN NEW YORK CITY, STIRS UP PASSIONS WITHOUT THE HOOPLA AND HISTRIONICS.

3 mins

The Devil is in the Details

One of the rare watchmaker-turned-CEOs, Breguet's Lionel a Marca has a sharp eye for details

3 mins

THE GREEN MILE

SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY HAS BEEN AN INTEGRAL PART OF VOLVO'S PAST AND THE CURRENT PUSH FOR ELECTRIFICATION IS SHAPING ITS FUTURE

3 mins

All that Sparkles

FINE LIVING - Style, Hot Launches, Books, Watches

2 mins

TO THE MANOR BORN

OFFERING AN INTIMATE STAY AND SUPERLATIVE SERVICE, KINWANI HOUSE IN RISHIKESH IS QUITE POSSIBLY THE MOST STUNNING BOUTIQUE HOTEL OPENING OF THE YEAR

2 mins

THROW ME ANOTHER TEQUILA, SHEILA

Move over tequila sunrise, it's time to sunset into the tequila world at the swanky new Agave Bar at Aasmana at the Ritz-Carlton Pune

2 mins

INDUS CREED

The freshly minted Ziya at the Oberoi Gurgaon, simply 'shines', much like its name implies.

2 mins

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