How Did Nirmala Sitharaman Tackle Bengal's Central Funds Narrative on Mamata's Turf?

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 72% with our annual Digital+Print offer just for ₹2999 How, on Mamata's turf, Nirmala Sitharaman combated narrative of Bengal being denied central funds NREGA funds given to the state have been siphoned off through 2.5 million fake job cards, asserted the Union finance minister at an event organised by an NGO headed by BJP national executive member Swapan Dasgupta By Arkamoy Datta Majumdar GROUND REPORT: GUJARAT ALLIANCE Two prestige seats, sibling feud in Congress-AAP pact for Gujarat The Congress is battling cadre discontent over the loss of the prestigious Bharuch and Bhavnagar Lok Sabha seats to AAP By Jumana Shah STATES: BIHAR How Bihar politics is in a fresh phase of shifting sands Six mahagathbandhan MLAs have switched to the NDA since Nitish Kumar formed a new government with the BJP and HAM as new partners By Amitabh Srivastava NATION: CONGRESS YATRA Can Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra yield electoral dividend for Congress in MP? The Congress has been hit by low cadre morale owing to the shock defeat in assembly elections and defections By Rahul Noronha HEALTH: PLASTIC SURGERY Why plastic surgeons are all for mindful surgery While the possibilities and demand for plastic surgery have expanded, not every person is a fit case for aesthetic procedures By Sonali Acharjee DESIGN: FUTURISTIC FURNITURE Kissa kursi ka: Gunjan Gupta has designs on your furniture The furniture designer has the knack for blending Indian aesthetics with western forms to create pieces rooted in craft, technique and tradition By Shelly Anand FROM INDIA TODAY CONCLAVE 2023: SACHIN TENDULKAR Why Sachin Tendulkar bats for good ol’ use of saliva to swing the ball His session at the India Today Conclave 2023 had reaffirmed that ‘The Little Master’ can still read the pulse of the game like none other By India Today Bureau FROM THE ARCHIVES (1978): M.G. RAMACHANDRAN MGR: The celluloid politician We revisit the cult of AIADMK founder M.G. Ramachandran, on whom Prime Minister Modi has heaped praise in an ostensible attempt to woo the Dravidian party’s vote-bank in Tamil Nadu By Sunil Sethi 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