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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India Today

INDIA’S BIGGEST TRADE BET • After two decades of talks, India and the European Union conclude their largest-ever free trade pact, reshaping market access, mobility and supply chains on both sides

THE NEW AI FRONTIERS WHAT LIES AHEAD IN 2026

REPORTING RIDDLE

DEEPFAKE WILDLIFE VIDEOS AI OF THE TIGER

DELIVERING STABILITY • PM NARENDRA MODI GETS A RESOUNDING MANDATE FOR ENSURING POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC SECURITY IN THE FACE OF GLOBAL UNCERTAINTY

PROJECTED RESULTS IF THE LOK SABHA ELECTION WERE TO BE HELD TODAY

HOW THE PUBLIC MOOD HAS CHANGED • Seat and vote share projections in the past MOTN polls

Methodology

A DEPLETED FORCE • The nation’s Opposition is at a precarious juncture. Even more worrying than its internal contradictions is the disillusionment of the electorate, which has seemingly lost faith in its ability to bring about change

RIDING THE GROWTH WAVE • Strong growth and tax relief have lifted confidence in the government’s economic management, but unease persists over jobs, rising household expenses and a belief that policy gains still tilt toward the rich and big business

THE QUEST FOR A BETTER BHARAT • Indians say progress has been made on women’s safety, fighting corruption and building infrastructure, but opinions are divided on AI, the new labour laws and environmental concerns

BETWEEN TRUST AND UNEASE

WEATHERING THE GLOBAL STORM • With Donald Trump upending the world order and weaponising tariffs, India is diversifying partnerships and pursuing reforms to align with its changed strategic needs—a trajectory that has the support of a majority of Indians

ENDURING SUPREMACY • The icons retain the summit even as youngsters break through

STAR RISE IN THE SOUTH • Many of the top performers are from the South, but there are surprise entrants too, Sunny Deol, Ravi Kishan, Madhuri Dixit…

ANNIE RESURRECTED • Arundhati Roy and Pradip Krishen’s In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones has been restored by Film Heritage Foundation and will premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival

Finding Her Frame • ACTOR MALAVIKA MOHANAN, WHOSE LATEST RELEASE IS THE RAJASAAB, HAS CHOSEN COMPELLING STORIES OVER SAFE STARDOM

SILENCE IN HIS VEINS • FILMMAKER GURVINDER SINGH, WHO JUST WON THE PUNJAB GAURAV AWARD FOR HIS CONTRIBUTION TO CINEMA, TALKS ABOUT HIS LATEST, REHMAT, STARRING NASEERUDDIN SHAH AND MITA VASHISHT

The Listicle • Upcoming theatrical and OTT releases to look out for

IAF’s Boldest Edition • WITH 133 EXHIBITORS, AMBITIOUS PERFORMANCE COMMISSIONS AND CITY-WIDE PROGRAMMING, INDIA ART FAIR’S UPCOMING EDITION MARKS A DECISIVE CULTURAL EXPANSION

PORTRAIT OF A PEOPLE • Colonial ethnographic photography and its contentious legacy are the subject of a new exhibition at DAG Delhi

RARE WINDOW • A selection of artefacts from Adil Jussawalla’s personal collection offers a peek into the poet’s world

WHY INNER PEACE MATTERS • In his new book, You Can Have it All, monk and motivational speaker Gaur Gopal Das challenges conventional markers of achievement,...