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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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A PRECARIOUS BALANCE • As money leaves India faster than it comes in, policymakers are scrambling to shore up the country’s external finances

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THE MONEY TRAIL • Regional parties saw their income plunge in FY25, spent more than they earned and remained heavily dependent on donations. Here are the key findings from an Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) analysis of the income and expenditure of 36 regional parties, which have submitted their audit reports to the Election Commission of India

CAPITAL APATHY • The Hauz Rani fire, which claimed 22 victims, bears all the marks of the capital’s regulatory chaos. Let alone learning from the past, a booming Delhi careens ever closer to the brink in its daily life

IDENTITY FLUX • The caste census sets the field rife with calls to action. The Lingayats demand a separate religion, Buddhist Dalits want a new consolidation

Social Pot Simmers in Rayalaseema • A series of incidents shows a hitherto peaceful Andhra Pradesh turning newly vulnerable to communalism

BENGAL’S SPOKESMAN • Samik Bhattacharya emerges as BJP’s ‘soft’ counterweight to Suvendu’s tough act

The Jharkhand Jungles Quieten • Often put in the shade by news from Chhattisgarh, its sibling state is pacifying Maoism in its own way

NO EARLY SUNSET FOR ‘GURU’ DIGGY • Situation wanted: what future can an ex-CM and ace politician aspire for? Certainly more than an ashram

A METAL STEED TO DHOLERA • Gujarat gets its second marquee rail project: India’s first semi high-speed train line, linking to a new industrial hub

White Paper Versus Red Economics • Satheesan sparks a debate on Kerala’s fiscal mess with stark data, but critics ask what his alternative is

MISSION DEREGULATION • THE INSIDE STORY OF HOW PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI IS UNSHACKLING INDIAN BUSINESS FROM THE COMPLIANCE RAJ

THE GREAT UNSHACKLING • A sectorwise look at reforms aimed at reducing regulatory burden and accelerating economic growth

DEREGULATION SCORECARD • How Modi’s biggest deregulation drive is cutting red tape, scrapping outdated rules and freeing businesses across five categories in all states and Union Territories

THE DRIVE FOR DECRIMINALISATION • Moving from criminalisation to trust based compliance, what changed, what was achieved and why it matters

THE QCO REJIG • Products under Quality Control Order (QCO) coverage rose from less than 70 in 2016 to nearly 790 in 2025. In 2025-26, the Rajiv Gauba committee found that while many of them were justified to raise quality standards, they had increasingly become barriers to supply chains, exports and MSME growth

The High Cost of Flying • War-driven fuel shocks and airspace closures are forcing service cuts and sending airfares soaring, battering an aviation sector already burdened by weak balance sheets

Maladies that Blight Kids • Serious illnesses afflicting children aged 5-12, the reasons why and roads to...