Nitish’s Anthem Blunder: The Unexpected Spark in Bihar’s Election Fight

Presenting India Today Insight: Sharp analysis on topical issues by the editors of India Today magazine. CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO INDIA TODAY MAGAZINE Save 37% with our annual Digital+Print offer just for ₹3299 How Nitish’s national anthem gaffe triggered a battle of perception in Bihar poll season The RJD wants his resignation, ally BJP dismisses it as a mere ‘'coincidence’ while the Bihar CM’s party JD(U) reads deeper political motives into the row By Amitabh Srivastava FROM THE STATES: RAJASTHAN Why Bhajan Lal Sharma govt failing to get key bills passed is a big miss Besides inefficient floor management during the budget session of the Rajasthan assembly, questions are being raised over whether ministers and officials did enough By Rohit Parihar GROUND REPORT: A LIQUOR UPROAR Why Omar Abdullah govt faces prohibition pressure Delhi-based designers’ fashion show in the snow stirs a heated debate over alcohol in Kashmir By Kaleem Geelani SPORTS: IPL 2025 New stars on the IPL horizon Every Indian Premier League unfailingly creates cricketing heroes. Some of the players who could set season 2025 on fire By Siddharth Vishwanathan NEIGHBOURS: BANGLADESH How Awami League revival ‘plan’ is deepening rift in Bangladesh The political landscape is abuzz even as the army refutes its chief Gen. Waker-uz-Zaman brought up the matter with key leaders of the new National Citizen Party By Arkamoy Datta Majumdar HEALTH: CORONA SCARE Is HCoV-HKU1 a human coronavirus of concern? As with most coronaviruses, HCoV-HKU1, recently detected in Kolkata, spreads through droplets and causes respiratory tract illness By Sonali Acharjee HOME: COLOURFUL VIBES How to turn your home into a hue haven Design professionals share their expertise on choosing the right colour palette for your living space By Babita Krishnan FROM THE ARCHIVES (2020): COVID-19 ANNIVERSARY From the India Today archives (2020) | Life in the time of Corona The fifth anniversary of Covid-19 in India prompts a rewind to when the pandemic claimed its first victim here, prompting a stringent lockdown and a desperate fightback By Sonali Acharjee, M.G. Arun Subscribe to the India Today Magazine Explore interesting insights! Follow our WhatsApp Channel for the exclusive stories and engaging content! Click here to follow us