India Today - December 09, 2024

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Highlights of India Today 9th December, 2024 

We unpack the results of the Assembly elections in Maharashtra, Jharkhand and the numerous bye elections, and what it all means for the BJP and the Congress. Also in the issue, a so-far peaceful part of Manipur on the burn, the latest challenge for Gautam Adani, and a chat with singer Hariharan on his 50-year career.

CASUALTY OF TRUTH

Since ethnic violence broke out between the Meiteis and the Kuki-Zo tribes in Manipur last May, the district of Jiribam, 220 km west of Imphal and abutting Assam's Cachar district, had remained a rare pocket of peace.

4 mins

OMAR FACES A QUOTA CHALLENGE

Just over a month into its tenure, the Omar Abdullah government is seeking to meet head-on one of the toughest challenges it faces: acting on its poll promise to revisit Jammu & Kashmir's reservation policy. As Omar resumes the chief minister's job after a gap of nearly a decade, he confronts record levels of unemployment.

2 mins

WHERE HUMANS WANT A LION'S SHARE

The Gir landscape in Saurashtra, Gujarat, has turned into a textbook case about the struggles of wildlife management in India. In mid-September, the Union government released a draft notification for an eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) around the Gir Wildlife Sanctuary (GWS).

3 mins

A MANDATE FOR MODI 3.0

THE WIN IN MAHARASHTRA PUTS THE BJP ON SECURE GROUND AGAIN AFTER THE SETBACK IN THE GENERAL ELECTION. NOW TO PRESS FULL STEAM AHEAD ON THE DEVELOPMENT AGENDA

7 mins

BJP'S NEW PLAYBOOK

A MORE PRO-ACTIVE RSS, GREATER PLAY TO LOCAL LEADERS AND ISSUES, AND THE POLITICS OF DOLES HELP THE SAFFRON PARTY POST BACK-TO-BACK WINS

8 mins

THE BURDEN OF VICTORY

POLL BATTLE WON DECISIVELY, THE ALLIANCE NOW HAS TO MANAGE COMPETING AMBITIONS, FINANCES AND DISCONTENTED SECTIONS

9 mins

HOW HEMANT WON AGAINST ALL ODDS

THE INSIDE STORY OF HOW THE JMM LEADER OVERCAME IMPRISONMENT AND A VICIOUS, POLARISING CAMPAIGN AGAINST HIM TO FELL THE MIGHTY BJP

7 mins

THAT SHRINKING FEELING

HAVING FRITTERED THE GAINS OF THE LOK SABHA ELECTION, THE PARTY MUST RECALIBRATE URGENTLY TO AVOID OBLIVION

7 mins

Mamata Endures

The R.G. Kar incident fails to sway the voters as the ruling TMC tightens its grip over Bengal

1 min

YOGI WINS BATTLE OF SLOGANS

Yogi Adityanath's divisive call trumps SP chief Akhilesh Yadav's unity narrative

2 mins

A CLEAN SWEEP

NDA triumphs, RJD stumbles in key battle before 2025 polls

2 mins

TIMELY BOOST FOR CM SHARMA

The Rajasthan CM secures a resounding win, silencing critics and cementing his position

1 min

THE HOLD RETAINED

NDA reasserts dominance, sweeping all eight seats in three northeastern states

1 min

THE AAP SUPREMACY

Despite internal churn, the ruling party stays strong

1 min

AN EVEN OUTCOME

It's one all for Kerala's two key alliances; BJP the biggest loser

1 min

UPPER HAND FOR CONGRESS

Voters back the Grand Old Party even as CM Siddaramaiah battles graft charges

1 min

THE ROCKY ROAD AHEAD

A US court's allegations of bribery in solar power contracts and US markets watchdog SEC's charges of concealing wrongdoings have jolted Gautam Adani's business empire. Even as he mounts a strong defence against the indictment, the group faces a crisis of investor confidence that may impact its growth plans

10 mins

The Art of CURATION

Sunil Kant Munjal, founder patron of the Serendipity Arts Foundation, on how one of our biggest multi-disciplinary festivals came about and what to look forward to in this edition

3 mins

LOVE LETTER TO THE MOUNTAINS

'Journeying Across the Himalayas' is a new multidisciplinary festival in Delhi with a focus on the Himalayan region and its communities

1 min

FATAL ATTRACTION

In I Want to Talk, Shoojit Sircar continues his exploration of death with the portrait of a tenacious man who beats it time and again

2 mins

Strike a Pose

SOONI TARAPOREVALA'S SERIES DEBUT WAACK GIRLS ON PRIME VIDEO SHINES A LIGHT ON THE STREET DANCE STYLE OF WAACKING

2 mins

BON VOYAGE

The award-winning stage adaptation of Yann Martel's Life of Pi is coming to Mumbai this December

1 min

Earning His ACTING CHOPS

HIS LATEST STINT IN THE BUCKINGHAM MURDERS, WHICH JUST RELEASED ON NETFLIX, CEMENTS THE MULTI-HYPHENATE RANVEER BRAR'S REPUTATION AS A FINE ACTOR

2 mins

Jungle Book

Avtar Singh creates a compelling tableau of characters brought together and torn asunder by migration, epidemic and circumstance

2 mins

MURDERS MOST FOUL

SAMYUKTA BHOWMICK'S DEBUT NOVEL, A FATAL DISTRACTION, IS A WHODUNIT THAT GOES BEYOND MERELY PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE MASTERS OF THE GENRE

2 mins

A Life IN MUSIC

To celebrate five decades of a storied musical career, Padma Shri Hariharan is headlining a special concert in Delhi on November 30

1 min

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