Dive into the future: Can AI replace your therapist?

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 Can AI be your mental health therapist? Artificial intelligence is increasingly being used to extend psychological first-aid. How good is the potential? By Sonali Acharjee FROM THE STATES: GUJARAT How a viral Kshatriya protest, fronted by women, is giving BJP the jitters in Gujarat The agitation poses a challenge to the party's 500,000-victory-margin target on every seat and in some cases even presents the prospect of defeat By Jumana Shah POLLSCAPE: TELANGANA VIDEO ROW How Amit Shah fake video case has embroiled Revanth Reddy in a bitter row The Telangana CM has hit back with a salvo against PM Modi and vowed to ensure the BJP’s defeat in polls in his state By Amarnath K. Menon GROUND REPORT: WILL MURSHIDABAD TURN LEFT? Can Murshidabad seat spur a Left revival in Bengal? The alliance with Congress and the CPI(M)’s performance here in the 2023 rural polls give veteran Left candidate Mohd Salim a fighting chance By Arkamoy Datta Majumdar SPOTLIGHT: GETTING DISASTER-READY How India is showing world the way to disaster-resilient infrastructure The Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) is studying data and response mechanisms to devise a framework for countries to adopt By Avishek G. Dastidar TRAVEL: MICRO HOLIDAYS Big annual vacation is passé; Indians now prefer micro holidays around the year Data exclusively shared by MakeMyTrip shows the number of people taking more than three trips a year rose by over 25 per cent in 2023 than 2019 By Sonal Khetarpal FASHION: TARUN TAHILIANI Tarun Tahiliani: The master of drapes Fashion grandee Tahiliani speaks about his upcoming craft showcase in Venice and his recent commemorative volume By Geetika Sachdev FROM THE ARCHIVES (2009): BOLLYWOOD Bollywood’s season of blank screens Like the start of this year, 2009 was another dull phase for the Hindi film industry, with projects shelved and negatives piling up in labs By Kaveree Bamzai 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