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COST OF THE IRAN WAR FOR INDIA

FROM THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

India Today

CLOSING THE RED CHAPTER • As Amit Shah declares victory over the six-decade-old Naxal insurgency, securing lasting peace is the next step

STATE EFFORTS IN KEY NAXAL-AFFECTED AREAS

THE COAST IS NOT CLEAR

THE GREAT INDIAN BUSTARD RARE WILD CHICK IN KUTCH

CAPITAL’S SECOND GATEWAY • With PM Narendra Modi inaugurating the first phase of the Noida International Airport in Jewar, Uttar Pradesh, on March 28, Delhi-NCR acquired a second international gateway after the Indira Gandhi International Airport. A snapshot of its scale, design, costs and regional impact

ALL PREY AT HIS FEET • The bizarre case of a multiple rape accused godman, Kharat Baba, stirs up Maharashtra

Rajasthan Cricket Makes a Royal Mess • For long a playground for petty politics, a replay confirms the state is out to a hit-wicket once again

UCC Gets Its Second Lab in Gujarat • The original home of Hindutva—Gujarat—gets to experiment with India’s second draft of the Uniform Civil Code. Though nuancing Uttarakhand’s version, it preserves its blind spots on constitutional freedoms

Shared Ideal of Learning • Real-world media training joins hands with academic rigour in the ITMI-IIMT alliance

Peripheral Vision Comes Full Circle • On the anvil for 20 years, a grand project to decongest Bengaluru finally moves—but cannot bypass local ire

BATTLE OF THE CHIEFTAINS

THE MAMATA QUEST FOR A QUAD • SEEKING A FOURTH TERM AS CM, MAMATA BANERJEE FACES A NEW THREAT: A CONTESTED REVISION OF VOTER ROLLS THAT COULD TRIM HER CORE BASE. MEANWHILE, THE BJP IS SHARPENING ITS IDEOLOGICAL AND ELECTORAL PITCH

BIGGEST TEST FOR STALIN • THE DMK SUPREMO’S PURSUIT OF A SECOND TERM IS CHALLENGED BY A RESURGENT AIADMK HEADED BY E.P.S. AND THE DISRUPTIVE DEBUT OF ACTOR VIJAY’S TVK

FIGHT TO THE FINISH • AN ASCENDANT CONGRESS-LED UDF IS DETERMINED TO PUT THE BRAKES ON THE PINARAYI VIJAYAN-LED LDF’S BID FOR A HISTORIC THIRD TERM, EVEN AS THE BJP EYES A RETURN TO THE ASSEMBLY

A STAGE SET FOR SARMA • THE HUGELY POPULAR CHIEF MINISTER HAS COVERED ALL BASES: A GREAT RECORD IN INFRASTRUCTURE AND JOBS, LAYERS OF WELFARE SCHEMES AND POLARISATION OF VOTERS THROUGH THE ‘MIYA’ SCARE

A FINE BALANCE • WITH STRAINED ALLIANCES ON BOTH SIDES IN PUDUCHERRY, THE NDA FACES OFF AGAINST THE CONGRESS-DMK, HOPING TO CAPITALISE ON CM N. RANGASAMY’S PERSONAL CONNECT WITH VOTERS

GIRL GAMERS TO THE FORE • AROUND 40 PER CENT OF INDIA’S 500 MILLION GAMERS ARE NOW ESTIMATED TO BE WOMEN, WITH MANY GOING PRO, WINNING HUGE AUDIENCES, SPONSORSHIPS AND TOURNAMENTS

MEET THE DOERS • THE INDIA TODAY GROUP’S ‘DRIVERS OF CHANGE’ AWARDS RECOGNISED THOSE WHO HAVE MADE LANDMARK CONTRIBUTIONS TO FIELDS AS VARIED AS INTERIOR DESIGN, HEALTHCARE, MILITARY TECHNOL-OGY AND MORE, THROUGH HOME-GROWN INGENUITY AND SKILL

WHY THE CHANGE MAKERS WON

WALKING THE TALK • FASHION DESIGNER PRABAL GURUNG’S UNFLINCHINGLY HONEST MEMOIR REVEALS THE TOUGH JOURNEY BENEATH THE GLAMOUR AND CHIFFON

What Lies Beneath • SHEFALEE VASUDEV’S STORIES WE WEAR EXAMINES SOCIETY AND...