Nitin Gadkari Raises the Bar: ‘Why Pay Toll for Bad Highways?

Presenting India Today Insight: Sharp analysis on topical issues by the editors of India Today magazine. How Nitin Gadkari is raising the highway toll bar: ‘Why charge if road not good?’ In his first strong message in the third tenure, the Union road transport minister has emphasised on the collective responsibility of improving the user experience at toll plazas By Avishek G. Dastidar GROUND REPORT: TELANGANA DOCTORS’ STRIKE How 6,000 striking junior doctors have paralysed govt hospitals in Telangana Hospitals are curtailing non-emergency surgeries and OPD consultations to cope with the strike that enlists timely stipends as one of the key deman By Amarnath K. Menon FROM THE STATES: MADHYA PRADESH Why MP ending income-tax reimbursement for CM, ministers is a welcome move Reversing the decades-old practice is good optics in times when citizens expect greater accountability from the government By Rahul Noronha SPOTLIGHT: AGENDA FOR NDA GOVT Rebranding Indian culture to cult status: What the government needs to do Modern-day India must not forget its civilisational legacy while resetting its global cultural image and policy By Ashish Mohan Khokar HEALTH: THE WATER OF LIFE Should you switch to alkaline water? Does scoring high on the pH scale make that much of a difference to your health? An expert take By Ridhi Kale FLASHBACK: FIELD MARSHAL S.H.F.J. MANEKSHAW Sam Manekshaw: India’s greatest general On his death anniversary, we remember the military strategist known as much for his battlefield pragmatism as for his wit and humour By Major General (retd) V.K. Singh CINEMA: ‘SHARMAJEE KI BETI’ Why Tahira Kashyap resisted the ‘commercial’ itch while filming ‘Sharmajee ki Beti’ The writer on getting her first feature rolled and the challenge of pulling off a film with five women as central characters By Suhani Singh FROM THE INDIA TODAY ARCHIVES (1998): KASHMIR From the India Today archives (1998) | The Kashmir grand design With PM Modi signalling early polls in J&K, we revisit the Centre’s drive for peace in the region back in 1998 By Harinder Baweja 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