India Today - February 10, 2025

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Highlights of India Today 10th February, 2025 issue:

A besieged Arvind Kejriwal launches a desperate battle to regain his crown as Delhi CM in the face of an aggressive BJP campaign targeting his tarnished image and the fatigue of AAP’s decade-long anti-incumbency. Also in the issue, the Indian Army's drone problem, troubling questions in the attack on Said Ali Khan and a Q&A with violin maestro L. Subramaniam.

MAKING A BEGINNING

In the crisp mountain air of Uttarakhand, the unsettling sense of being on the frontier blends with a more rooted conviction in its status as a safehouse for ancient civilisational ideals. The two contraries got entwined on January 27, when Uttarakhand was taken to the very frontline of a contentious constitutional experiment—one that seeks nothing less than to legislate ways of living. Putting into active mode a proposed code drafted by the Pushkar Singh Dhami government, it became the first Indian state to implement a Uniform Civil Code (UCC). This legal step, which comes on the back of one of the most polarising debates in India's history, aims to standardise personal laws governing marriage, divorce, inheritance, live-in relationships and succession, cutting across religious lines.

3 mins

Caught in an Oily Situation

The world may be reeling under new US president Donald Trump's 'one-policy-change-a-day' regime, but it's one of his predecessor Joe Biden's parting shots that have shaken up oil markets. It's a new clampdown on Russian oil trade, and taking the worst hit will be the world's biggest oil importers-China and India. India sources cheaper crude from Russia and if supplies are hit, an inflated oil import bill could hurt the margins of its refining companies. That won't be good news for the Modi government, already battling high inflation and slow domestic growth.

1 min

DEBATE OVER QUANTUM OF PUNISHMENT

The verdict in the RG Kar rape and murder case was delivered on January 20 as additional sessions judge Anirban Das pronounced life imprisonment for the main accused, Sanjay Roy.

3 mins

KERALA: REBUILDING WAYANAD

Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan has always had a knack of finding form when crisis is upon the state, especially in the face of natural disasters. The 2018 mega floods tested his abilities as captain of Kerala, followed by the Coronavirus outbreak in 2020. His steady hand then had much to do with him earning a second innings in 2021.

2 mins

MADHYA PRADESH: INDORE'S BATTLE AGAINST BEGGING

Indore, seven-time winner of India's cleanest city honour, has in the past year been on another clean-up mission—eliminating beggary. Launched in February 2024, the anti-begging initiative has shown promising results, offering a model that could potentially be replicated nationwide. Spearheaded by the district administration and the women and child development (WCD) department, it is a three-phase programme that combines counselling, rescue and enforcement.

2 mins

GRAVEYARD OF OLIVE RIDLEYS

On January 10, 2025, nature enthusiast Rajiv Rai, who stays near Injambakkam beach, 16km from Chennai's Marina Beach, had a sighting he wished he hadn't seen: three large Olive Ridley carcasses on the sand. Next day, he found 11 carcasses; the day after, another 10. Though he alerted the Tamil Nadu forest department and fellow naturalists, he learnt later that the dismal carousel of 70-80 carcasses he kept encountering almost every day till the end of January were amongst the over 1,000 that had washed ashore Chennai's Marina, Kovalam and Chengalpattu beaches. An alarming situation because Olive Ridley, an endangered species, is crucial in maintaining the healthy balance of the marine ecosystem.

2 mins

FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL

A BESIEGED ARVIND KEJRIWAL LAUNCHES A DESPERATE BATTLE TO REGAIN HIS CROWN AS DELHI CM IN THE FACE OF AN AGGRESSIVE BJP CAMPAIGN TARGETING HIS TARNISHED IMAGE AND THE FATIGUE OF AAP'S DECADE-LONG ANTI-INCUMBENCY

10+ mins

CHINESE THREAT IN INDIAN DRONES

The use of Chinese-made components in Indian drones being supplied to the army runs the risk of compromising national security through the hacking of data. A concerned military is now tightening regulations

7 mins

COPING WITH A FALLING MARKET

Numerous factors may trigger stock market volatility, which could result in a sharp, sudden increase or decrease in the value of your portfolio. Don't make hasty decisions about your investments

5 mins

NAVIGATING MUTUAL FUNDS IN FALLING MARKETS

Do not sell or stop your MF investments based on worrying headlines about market falls. Learn to manage this turbulent phase instead

5 mins

LEARNING CENTRE - THE INFORMATION RATIO

Mutual fund performance cannot be gauged just by the returns it earns and should be understood by how it has fared compared to its benchmark

2 mins

NEW RULES FOR MUTUAL FUND NOMINATIONS

Now, investors will be able to nominate up to 10 individuals for each account or folio, with the option to assign percentage allocations

4 mins

Bollywood Looks NORTHEAST

Mumbai creators are making a beeline for the region, eager to showcase a different landscape as well as a fresh perspective

5 mins

BRANDING INDIA'S HERITAGE

At the INDIA TODAY GI Samagam, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal laid emphasis on preserving India's treasures through Geographical Indications, highlighting their role in boosting the local economy and enhancing global recognition

2 mins

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Economist and Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee's latest book—Chhaunk—examines the interesting space at the intersection of food and economics

3 mins

MELTING POT

Delightful compendiums that showcase the breathtaking range of Indian food

1 min

The Great Gathering

With over 300 speakers across five venues, the Jaipur Literature Festival promises an impressive 18th edition

2 mins

GLASS ACT

SulaFest is back post-pandemic with an entirely Indian line-up of musicians

2 mins

ARTISTIC EPICENTRE

The India Art Fair's 16th edition is its most ambitious yet with 118 exhibitors and a range of conversations on the arts of the future

2 mins

A Creative ODYSSEY

Veteran printmaker Anupam Sud's solo show at Delhi's Palette Art Gallery showcases a half-century of relentless experimentation

1 min

IN THE GLOBAL LIMELIGHT

Indian cinema is well represented at the upcoming International Film Festival Rotterdam

1 min

AGAINST All Odds

The Afghan documentary filmmaker Sahra Mani talks about the making of Bread & Roses and having Hollywood A-lister Jennifer Lawrence as a producer

2 mins

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