India Today - January 06, 2025

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Highlights of India Today 6th January, 2025 issue:
Gukesh becoming world champion is just icing on the cake, for India's ‘golden generation’ in chess, 2024 was the year they did it all. Our special issue takes a look at the newsmakers who left a mark on the country and its fortunes through 2024, and finishes things off with a Q&A with Pushpesh Pant.

THE YOUNG GRANDMASTERS

GUKESH DOMMARAJU IS NOW THE YOUNGEST EVER WORLD CHAMPION, BUT THAT IS JUST ICING ON THE CAKE IN INDIA'S CHESS STORY. FOR THE 'GOLDEN GENERATION', 2024 WAS THE YEAR THEY DID IT ALL

10 mins

'Criticism has always been a source of motivation for me'

It’s just day five since he was crowned 2024 FIDE World Chess champion (which he celebrated with a bungee jump), and Gukesh Dommaraju is still learning to adjust to the fanfare.

4 mins

THE THIRD COMING

PM NARENDRA MODI GETS A HISTORIC THIRD TERM BUT WITH THE INDIA BLOC DENYING THE BJP A MAJORITY ON ITS OWN, SOME OF THE SHEEN WEARS OFF

5 mins

THE BHAGWAT DHARMA

Under Mohan Bhagwat's leadership, the RSS sharpened its stance, using the Lok Sabha election results to assert its influence and push for a recalibration in the BJP's approach

3 mins

HALTING THE BJP JUGGERNAUT

A roller-coaster year saw the Opposition coalition rebound with bold moves and policy wins, but internal rifts continue to test its durability

2 mins

ELEVATED JUSTICE

The former CJI bequeathed on the court a legacy of rigour, justice and constitutional morality, but also drew scrutiny for the loose ends left by his judicial balancing

3 mins

TRIAL BY FIRE

Formal charges in a US court, an air marked by accusations of bribery and concealment of information, the attendant political backlash, pressure on stock prices, valuation losses. Yet the famed Adani growth appetite and business resilience stays

3 mins

THE MAHA BONDING

At one time, Fadnavis, Shinde and Ajit Pawar were seen as an unwieldy trio with mutually subversive intent. A bumper assembly poll harvest inverts that

3 mins

WINNING THE BATTLE FOR BENGAL

Count only RG Kar and Sandeshkhali, and you would think 2024 was Mamata Banerjee's annus horribilis. And then you count the seats

2 mins

THE ONE IN THE VORTEX

The AAP chief has had a dramatic year, including a stint in jail. All eyes are on him as the party fights a decisive battle to rule Delhi for a third consecutive term

3 mins

THE COMEBACK KING

It was in no one's script: Naidu's standing leap from near-oblivion, to a place where he writes the destiny of Andhra—even New Delhi

2 mins

THE ART OF STAYING IN POWER

Correctly sensing the direction of the political wind is Nitish Kumar’s forte, making him a crucial pillar for Modi 3.0

2 mins

IT TAKES TWO TO TANGO

Hemant and Kalpana Soren changed Jharkhand's political game, converting near-collapse into an extraordinary comeback

3 mins

THE LION PRINCE

A spectacular assembly election win ended a long political winter for Kashmir and his party, the National Conference. But Omar Abdullah now faces crucial tests—that of meeting great expectations and holding his own with the Centre till J&K gets its statehood back

2 mins

A MONUMENTAL TRANSITION

It was a symbol of the ownership of space by the Hindu faith - its arrival brought euphoria and fulfilment among the devout. The Ram mandir meant many things to many people, and mirrored all the complexities of modern India

2 mins

THAT CHAMPION FEELING

After 17 long years of India's maiden win in 2007, Rohit Sharma and his hitmen reach the pinnacle of T20 cricket by lifting the World Cup with their blitzkrieg approach

3 mins

SHOOTING QUEEN

Manu Bhaker scripted a classic turnaround at Paris 2024, putting the ghosts of the past behind her through sheer willpower to engrave her own destiny

3 mins

THE NEW POP ICON

From electrifying global stages to breaking linguistic barriers and redefining Punjabi pride, Diljit Dosanjh proved that true artistry transcends borders and genres

2 mins

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