Why 171 Encounters Are Haunting Himanta Biswa Sarma’s Government – SC’s Big Move

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 Why the Supreme Court is probing 171 encounters on Himanta Biswa Sarma’s watch The judicial move intensifies the scrutiny on the Assam chief minister’s aggressive law-and-order stance, sparking debates over justice, accountability and communal bias By Kaushik Deka SPOTLIGHT: STUDENT SUICIDES Why an IIM-Ahmedabad student’s suicide continues to be discussed a month later Allegations of involvement of top institute officials in the 24-year-old death just ahead of a major event follow rows over campus restoration and change of logo By Jumana Shah FROM THE STATES: MADHYA PRADESH How the Madhya Pradesh assembly bypolls could see an interesting contest Though the ruling BJP has a clear advantage, the choice of candidates and its caste arithmetic give the polls some colour By Rahul Noronha ASSEMBLY POLLS: JHARKHAND How Bunty and Babli have livened up Jharkhand’s poll discourse The con-artist couple of the 2005 Bollywood blockbuster have become a metaphor for both vile deception and superhit success ahead of the assembly polls By Amitabh Srivastava THE ARTS: DANCE How the Sangeet Natak Akademi is democratising Indian dance A six-day mega dance festival organised by the central cultural institution brought together most of India’s known gurus and dancers By Ashish Khokar SPORTS: MANU BHAKER How Manu Bhaker overcame her failures at Tokyo 2020 For turnaround champion Manu Bhaker, Paris 2024 was more than about just Olympic medals, it was as much about exorcising the demons of Tokyo 2020 By Suhani Singh FROM THE ARCHIVES (2002): RAVEENA TANDON Rediscovering Raveena Tandon As Raveena Tandon gets ready to turn 50, we look back to a key turning point in her career By Himanshi Dhawan 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