India Today Magazine: Top News Magazine online, Edition, May 06, 2024 – India Today
With the state of the economy a major election issue, a stocktaking of the Modi government’s achievements and failures on key economic parameters
As voting gets under way for the seven-phase general election, much of the political discourse centres around livelihood issues like unemployment, inflation and economic growth
As General Election 2024 gets under way, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has stepped out of the hallowed precincts of North Block into the heat and dust of the electoral battlefield. Despite that hectic campaigning schedule, she finds time for an in-depth interview with Group Editorial Director Raj Chengappa and Managing Editor M.G. Arun, shedding light on a whole gamut of issues around the economy, including uncomfortable ones like unemployment and inflation, and what we can expect from Modi 3.0 if the BJP comes to power a third consecutive time. Edited excerpts from the interview:
As the Union home minister seeks a second term from Gandhinagar, he banks on the development plank and Gujarati pride for a massive mandate. But issues like jobs and Kshatriya ire threaten to dent his winning margin
The party takes recourse to the Lord, promising governance inspired by Ram Rajya ideals
Asaduddin Owaisi and his AIMIM are feeling the pressure in their Hyderabad bastion
A Wadiyar rides again—the BJP hopes to milk reverence for old royalty, even as Yaduveer seeks the common touch. But this is also Sidda’s hometown
Vignettes from the states going to the polls
Team Modi is riding on its assembly poll momentum, but the Congress’s clever candidate mix may prevent a washout
Fashion grandee Tarun Tahiliani speaks about his upcoming craft showcase in Venice and his recent commemorative volume
An eye-catching repository of quintessentially Indian design elements
From commercial hip-hop to old-school conscious rap, from peppy, pop-leaning indie-rock to earthy avant-folk experiments, these new releases have something for everyone
A soon-to-launch gallery at the Partition Museum in Delhi will showcase artefacts capturing ‘The Lost Homeland of Sindh’
IP Singh and Rajarshi Sanyal–the duo behind Faridkot—tell us about their new collection of tracks, Ibtida
A month-long show at Art and Charlie, Mumbai, showcasing the works of Poonam Jain and Yogesh Barve poses several questions to the viewer
Indian detective fiction gets its due in this massive, two-volume compilation from Hachette
Hot Stage, the third book in Anita Nair’s Inspector Gowda mystery series, is here
Anuradha Kumar’s The Kidnapping of Mark Twain paints an intriguing portrait of Bombay around the time of the American writer’s visit
Chetan Bhagat returns to non-fiction with his new book—11 Rules for Life
Your home may well be your haven, but here are easy ways to make it your very own spa-dom.
A perfect refuge for city-weary folk, Six Senses Vana, the global brand's first dedicated wellness retreat in India, is where you go to retrieve yourself: Rest, reset and rejuvenate, the blockbuster RRR of the wellness universe.
The latest addition to Cartier's range of animal timepieces
A quick look at the latest in premium beauty products
Its contemporary rendition remains minimalist even as the collection expands with three variation
Standing as a pinnacle of exclusivity, The Macallan M 2023 graces the shores of India with limited 10 handpicked bottles for whisky aficionados
Popularly referred to as the land of a thousand hills, Rwanda can now lay claim to being Africa's newest luxury destination.
When it comes to fine dining, New York is still at the top of the food chain.
Now you can truly come home to the movies with projectors that transform any space into a cinema experience.
"It took me five months to create this menu," says J.P. Singh, executive chef of Sheraton Grand Bengaluru, where Zarf, a new fine dining Indian restaurant has just opened.
Dubai's one-Michelin star vegetarian restaurant Avatara debuts in Mumbai with a 14-course tasting menu, but minus the usual suspects, paneer or mushrooms.
The dual personalities of the 2024 Mercedes-AMG GLE 53 Coupe make it even more desirable
This legendary diver's watch from Rolex is a standout in form and function
