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The Great Disruption

Old certainties are giving way, new ideas are being born, as the world lurches toward an era of great volatility. The India Today Conclave evaluated the unstoppable forces at work that are radically changing the landscape of the known world around us. A timely reminder in a Post-Truth age.

We Want No Caesars

After a long innings, and just before stepping down, the President of India looks back to look ahead at the challenges that can disrupt a democracy’s dialogues.

The Veiled Threat

A spate of conversions to radical Islam has Kerala worried. Evangelical outfits are now on the radar of security agencies.

The Twice Cursed

Shattered by their husbands’ suicides and forsaken by their in-laws, Vidarbha’s widows can’t even turn to an uncaring state.

A Lesson For Smriti Irani

High On Rhetoric And Low On Performance, The Former Hrd Minister Loses Her Job, And Her Clout.

IS Threat at Our Door?

The uncovering of an IS-affiliated module in Hyderabad just days before the attacks on Dhaka is a chilling reminder of the threat from Islamic State

Terror In The Family- Kerala's ISIS Couples

The flight of young Kerala Muslim families shows how the poisonous lure of IS is now spreading through social media

What Next For Mehbooba Mufti?

A week-and-a-half after Hizbul leader Burhan Wani’s killing, the valley is still simmering. And the disconnect between CM Mehbooba Mufti and her administration in this time of crisis isn’t helping matters.

I'd like to do edgy films

Actress Chitrangada Singh Talks About Stardom, Style, Her Wildest Dreams And More.

One With Nature

Artist Jayashree Chakravarty Talks About Her Trysts With Nature And Forgotten Words

Into The Mist

Three getaways to escape to this monsoon

Dimple Yadav: Beti, Bahu, Bhabhi... Star

If Akhilesh Yadav emerged from the conflict with his father and uncle as a newly decisive political figure, seen by supporters and opponents alike as formidable, his wife, Dimple, appears also to have come into her own.

A Tribal Tick-Off

Protests force Raman Singh to withdraw a change in the law to facilitate sale of tribal land.

Rashtra Is Not 'Nation'

Hindutva means Hinduness, not Hindu nationalism in the Western sense

Ramayana For The Faithless

The pull of Hindu thought and culture transcends religion, but can it survive Hindutva?

The Restroom Revolution

A peek into transgender activist Dhananjay Chauhan's trials and tribulations at Panjab University.

Crisis In Colombo

President Maithripala Sirisena stunned the Island nation by sacking his PM, suspending parliament and bringing back a Pro-China leader, Mahinda Rajapaksa. Sri Lanka is in political turmoil

Italian Defence Firms Can Contribute To Make In India

Relations between India and Italy have been bedevilled by serious differences in the past eight years. The marines issue, the Finmeccanica and AgustaWestland deals cast a long shadow. But there were signs of a thaw in ties after Prime Minister GIUSEPPE CONTE’S recent visit to address the annual Technology Summit in New Delhi. Conte gave written answers to questions posed by Geeta Mohan, India Today TV’s foreign affairs editor, about his visit. Excerpts:

The Arihant Watershed

India recently took its first steps towards establishing the third leg of a nuclear triad: the ability to launch nuclear weapons from under the sea.

The Return To Ayodhya

The building of a Ram temple on the disputed site of the Babri Masjid, torn down by karsevaks in 1992, will be a crucial part of the narrative of next year’s general election.

Actor Ayushmann Khurrana On Movies, Travel and Books

”Despite riding high on the success of his last three films, actor Ayushman Khurrana chooses to revel in the simpler joys of life.

Still Backing The Halo

PM Narendra Modi remains the party’s biggest vote-catcher, and this election he will be in action in a digital avatar too. A role is also planned for beneficiaries of central schemes

Leaving Nothing To Chance

As Polls Approach, KCR Is Busy Securing His Advantage In The Fledgling State

No Second Chance Will Hurt IT Companies

US President Donald Trump’s protectionist ‘America First’ agenda continues, and this time again on the visa front.

Tit-For-Tat Yatra

CM Chouhan is on a statewide rally, and the Congress is on his tail with a counter

Family Feud?

All’s not well in Lalu’s RJD. Elder son Tej Pratap feels he might have got short shrift

Gamocha Girl

The ‘Dhing Express’ is more than the sum of her parts. From ‘Mon Jai’ activism to her feats on the field, she is Assam’s new darling

“The Only Sounds I Hear Are Set! Bang!”

It was an unheralded victory, but when Hima Das, a young girl from Dhing, Assam, powered to the finish line in the Women’s 400 metres at the World Junior Athletics Championships in Tampere, Finland, India was transfixed. Das’s dominant form was startling, but so was the realisation that this was the first—the first!—outright victory by an Indian athlete in a major international track event. There were celebrations and moist eyes, followed by internet fame—and every form of desi nosiness, most notoriously about Das’s caste and regional ethnicity. But if we are like that only, the young runner displayed an unusual calm and level-headed confidence about her achievement and sudden fame.

Organ Transplants Continue To Be mired In Controversy

Despite growing awareness and a raft of changing laws, organ transplants remain mired in controversy, the latest being suspicions of favouring rich foreigners

How To Lighten Your Home Loan Load

Part pre-payment, increasing EMI/ tenure or switching lenders… which is your best bet in a rising interest rate scenario?