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FROM THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

A HOUSE DIVIDED • Tata Sons is headed for the bourses, but a fresh twist over N. Chandrasekaran’s reappointment has opened a new chapter of uncertainty at the top

UPFRONT

THE MISSING LINK • A newly identified medieval settlement near Sir Creek is opening a window onto an unknown phase of Kutch—and possibly a lost branch of the Indus in today’s salt desert

ASK THE DALITS OF DEVBHOOMI • The question of caste discrimination inverts Uttarakhand's social pyramid ahead of polls. The Congress is not alone in wooing Dalits

The Good Ones Still Come Last • Jharkhand’s recruitment tangle creates a new victim: legit recruits get the boot along with the cheats

ABOVE AVERAGE WIN FOR BHAJAN LAL • The CM meets the qualified success in urban body polls with jubilation and relief—it’s a veto for naysayers and saboteurs

ANNAPURNA GIVETH, AND TAKETH AWAY • Women's protests spread across Bengal after flagship welfare scheme sees patchy rollout. Suvendu says he's righting past wrongs

The 'Ghost Demolition' Stalks Surat • Without warning or notice, 117 homes get flattened. A municipal and police posse was there—and not there

WILL HYDRAA LOSE ITS HEAD? • A crack anti-encroachment unit gets a rap from the court, but Revanth backs his ‘demolition man’

THE NEW EQUATION • AFTER THE GALWAN FREEZE, MODI AND XI MOVE TOWARD A RESET OF THE TERMS OF ENGAGEMENT, BUT CONTENTIOUS BORDER AND TRADE DISPUTES COULD CURB PROGRESS

'FOR INDIA, WE ARE READY TO REVIVE THE CHABAHAR PORT' • On his visit to India to attend the BRICS summit on September 12-13, DR MASOUD PEZESHKIAN, president of the Islamic Republic of Iran, gave an exclusive interview to INDIA TODAY Group Editor, Foreign Affairs, GEETA MOHAN, answering a wide range of questions, including his ties with India, the ongoing conflict with the US, the nuclear weapons issue and the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Excerpts:

ON HIS OWN TRACK • RAHUL GANDHI HAS FOUND CAUSES THAT RESONATE, BUT INCREASINGLY STRUGGLES TO MAKE HIS PARTY MOVE WITH HIM. THE WIDENING DISCONNECT BETWEEN HIS POLITICS AND A SLUGGISH CONGRESS MACHINERY IS PROVING TO BE HIS CENTRAL CHALLENGE

Chasing a Golden Dream • Most Indian athletes headed for Aichi-Nagoya aspire to a glory night on the podium. Here are seven of India’s brightest medal prospects, going by their current form

STRING OF SUCCESSES • JYOTHI SUREKHA VENNAM, 30

ON A HIGH HORSE • Sport: EQUESTRIAN

A BOLT OF LIGHTNING

STICKING TO GOALS • Sport: HOCKEY Achievement: Winner of Hockey Asia Cup in 2025 Claim to fame Won the Gold medal at the 2022 Asian Games

AN UPPER CUT • Sport: BOXING

THE ONCE AND FUTURE SCULPTOR • G. RAVINDER REDDY'S ENDURING INTEREST IN THE HUMAN FORM ANCHORS HIS FIRST SOLO EXHIBITION IN A DECADE

Printed Alchemy • KRISHNA REDDY'S EXPERIMENTAL PRINTMAKING COMES ALIVE IN A NEW EXHIBITION TRACING HIS RADICAL APPROACH TO COLOUR, FORM AND TECHNIQUE

SPOTLIGHTING the Female POV • FOUR FILMMAKERS EXPLORE FEMALE DESIRE, AGENCY AND THE CHANGING LANGUAGE OF...