In this issue

Highlights of India Today 22nd May 2017, issue: The cover story this week is on India's best colleges, the courses they offer and what makes them different from other campuses.

As per the annual India Today-Nielsen survey, colleges from the four big metros still dominate the rankings, but new courses and colleges in small towns are now beginning to break ground and provide a glimmer of hope.

This week's Leisure package looks at the rise and rise of comedian Vir Das and how he went uphill in the world of comedy to become the first Indian comedian to have a Netflix special. The package also talks about the Queer film festival and how the community is fighting all odds through the medium of cinema.

The Leisure package has an exclusive interview with Mrs Funny Bones, Twinkle Khanna, where she talks about books, films and laughter.

The States package looks at Tamil Nadu's political conundrum, Samajwadi party's return to the ring and also provides a quick analysis of what India is going through when it comes to politics.

The Upfront looks at China's alignment with Pakistan and why, despite the 1963 border agreement commitment which acknowledges that the territory (PoK) could eventually come under India's control, China did not consult India on any aspect of its investments for the CPEC.
The issue also comes with four free magazines: Home, Simply Delhi, Simply Mumbai, and Simply Hyderabad.

Chinese Chequers in Kashmir

When China’s envoy in Delhi, Luo Zhaohui, suggested in a speech on May 5 that Beijing could “rename” the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)— which runs through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK)—to acknowledge India’s sovereignty concerns, it appeared Luo’s government, long gone tone-deaf to India’s concerns about its vast projects in disputed land, was finally beginning to listen.

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Learning Grounds

The India Today Best Colleges survey shows quality education has broken the national capital barrier—Bengaluru colleges get the top rank in four streams

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Promising Science

A bachelors in science from Christ University not only helps build a scientific temper, but also equips you with important life skills

3 mins

Ready for Business

Excellence is not an aim but a tradition in this premier institution for commerce education

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Sure Cure

This temple of medical excellence has contributed some of the finest names to the global healthcare industry

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Legal Eagles

NLSIU has held the top spot in the rankings for the past three years running. Students get hands-on practice, besides a world-class education

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There and Back Again

You’re walking in a jungle, and you meet a lion. What time is it? It’s time to run.” That’s Vir Das’s earliest memory of a joke.

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Cheat Sheet To Surviving The Mumbai Heat

With temperatures soaring, it’s hard to imagine the monsoon will ever make an appearance . Here’s a cheat sheet to surviving the mumbai heat 

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Art Is Supposed to Make You Feel Something

Mumbai-based teenage artist on sharing her feminist works on social media

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An Eclectic Platter

Saidulajab is an underrated revelation for the Dilliwallahs seeking a slice of the city's alternate culture.

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