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FROM THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

India Today

PATROLLING FOR PEACE

TO GROUND THE FLYING HOAXES

NEW TARGET OF TERROR

PRIYANKA’S CHARM OFFENSIVE

THE MINISTER PROVOCATEUR

HISTORY RESET IN DHAKA

GLASSHOUSE

THE MAHA BATTLE FOR SURVIVAL • WITH SIX PARTIES, TWO MAJOR ALLIANCES, IT IS LOOKING AT A NEVER-BEFORE ASSEMBLY POLL THAT MAY SEND TWO REGIONAL FORMATIONS INTO OBLIVION, CROWN TWO OTHER KINGS AND HAVE NATIONAL POLITICAL REPERCUSSIONS

WOOING THE TRIBAL HEART • THE BJP WILL HAVE TO WORK HARD TO DISLODGE THE JMM’S NATURAL ADVANTAGE AMONG THE TRIBALS IN THE STATE AND RELY ON THE DEVELOPMENT NARRATIVE TO WREST THE STATE BACK FROM ITS RIVALS

CAUGHT IN THE POLITICAL CROSSFIRE • SEVERAL FLAGSHIP PROJECTS FROM THE SAMAJWADI PARTY ERA, INCLUDING IN YADAV REDOUBT SAIFAI, REMAIN UNFINISHED. FUNDING SHORTAGES AND CORRUPTION PROBES ARE CITED AS REASONS, BUT OPPOSITION IS ANGRY

PROJECTS IN LIMBO • Over a dozen initiatives launched by the SP government from 2012 to 2017 lie incomplete. Here are some of them

THE MANU BHAKER STORY

THE PLOT That Went Nowhere • The alleged conspiracy to kill Khalistani leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in 2023 was exposed by an indictment filed by the US Department of Justice in a New York court. A chronology of its main charges:

OPERATION MESS-UP • A US COURT’S INDICTMENT OF A FORMER RAW AGENT ALLEGEDLY BEHIND THE PLOT TO ELIMINATE A KHALISTANI LEADER IS A NARRATIVE OF A BOTCHED OPERATION. ALSO AT STAKE IS THE FUTURE OF INDIA-US INTELLIGENCE COOPERATION

REVOLUTION ON THE ROOFTOP • THE GOVERNMENT’S ROOFTOP SOLAR PLANS FINALLY TAKE OFF AS 12 MILLION HOUSEHOLDS REGISTER FOR THE PM-SURYA GHAR: MUFT BIJLI YOJANA. NOT ONLY WILL IT MEAN SAVINGS FOR HOUSEHOLDS, IT WILL ALSO TAKE THE COUNTRY ONE STEP CLOSER TO MEETING ITS RENEWABLE ENERGY TARGET

Dating Updated • With millennials and Gen Z complaining of dating app burnout, new features and safety hacks are being rolled out to lure them back

WHAT’S CAUSING DATING APP FATIGUE?

WHAT APPS ARE DOING TO WOO THEM BACK

Warp & Weft of History • British journalist Mishal Husain’s Broken Threads is a rare mix of research and storytelling, making it a great read for anyone who wants to understand the history of South Asia’s present

Love in a Time of War • Rana Safvi, one of India’s foremost narrative historians, has written her debut novel

COMEDY of TERRORS • Anees Bazmee’s upcoming Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 looks set to capitalise on the current popularity of the horror-comedy genre

Action-Packed Desi Spin-off • The filmmaker duo Raj & DK are back with Citadel: Honey Bunny, the Indian edition of Amazon Prime Video’s global franchise

WORLD COMES TO INDIA • CONCERT SEASON IS HERE, AND INDIAN MUSIC LOVERS ARE IN FOR A TREAT, WITH MUSIC FESTIVALS FEATURING A HOST OF INTERNATIONAL ACTS

Legendary Act • Rock band Extreme is headlining the Bandland music festival in Bengaluru this November

PLAY TO THE GALLERY • Gallery Art Exposure’s second outpost on Kolkata’s Lake View Road looks to encourage the creation of a gallery...