The 5 major reasons that saw the major Opposition Alliance fall apart including the recent exit of its prime mover Bihar CM Nitish Kumar. Raj Chengappa lists.Listen in!Produced by Anna PriyadarshiniSound Mix by Sachin Dwivedi

Can the Great Hindu Revival usher in Ram Rajya?In this episode of Nothing but the Truth, Raj Chengappa looks at the big questions that the new Ram Mandir throws up. How will it impact India and can this usher Ram Rajya or rule of the just as many BJP and RSS leaders said it would?Listen in!Produced by Anna PriyadarshiniSound Mix by Sachin Dwivedi

As Male pushes for 'India Out', what are Delhi's options? Raj Chengappa explains.Listen in!Produced by Anna PriyadarshiniSound Mix by Kapil Dev Singh

Raj Chengappa in conversation with top Indian AI expert Srikanth Velamakanni on everything you wanted to know about AI’s promise and peril.Listen in!Produced by Anna PriyadarshiniSound Mix by Kapil Dev Singh

The management mantras of Narendra Modi and why the Prime Minister is India Today’s Newsmaker of the Year 2023.In this episode of Nothing But The Truth, Raj Chengappa deals with all the nine avatars of Modi which have made him politically so highly successful.

Do the three new criminal laws enacted by Parliament bring radical change? Or are they just old wine wrapped in a Bharat bottle?Top experts Dr Sulkhan Singh, former DGP of UP and Siddharth Luthra, senior Supreme Court advocate, join Raj Chengappa in analysing the pros and cons.Listen in!Produced by Anna PriyadarshiniSound mix by Kapil Dev Singh

Answers to all the key questions on the way forward after the historic SC verdict, including holding J&K assembly polls, restoration of statehood, dealing with Pakistan and the proposed truth and reconciliation commission with top national security expert Amitabh Mattoo. Listen in! Produced by Anna Priyadarshini Sound mix by Kapil Dev Singh

With three big wins in heartland states, is it game, set, and match for PM Modi and the BJP for a third successive term at the Centre? A SWOT analysis by Raj Chengappa! Listen in! Produced by Anna Priyadarshini Sound mix by Kapil Dev Singh

New research shows that air pollution wreaks not only your lungs but also damages key organs in your body - the brain, heart, kidneys, pancreas - apart from causing diabetes and cancer.Indian cities are among the most polluted in the world. We have to clean the air around us urgently or suffer dire health consequences.Raj Chengappa explains.Listen in!Produced by Anna PriyadarshiniSound mix by Kapil Dev Singh

For the first time, the audio recording of India Today Magazine's exclusive interview with Telangana CM K. Chandrashekar Rao, as he faces his ultimate test - to win a third successive term. KCR speaks candidly to Raj Chengappa, about PM Modi, Parivarvaad, Corruption charges, Congress betrayal claims, and his image of being an authoritarian leader. Listen in! Produced by Anna Priyadarshini Sound mix by Kapil Dev Singh

As Bollywood celebs, politicians and a host of others fall prey, Raj Chengappa gets into an exclusive interaction with Rajeev Chandrashekhar, Union Minister of State for Infotech, on the new and dangerous Weapon of Mass Deception and what India needs to do to prevent its escalation. Listen in! Produced by Anna Priyadarshini Sound mix by Sachin Dwivedi

The Telangana strongman has to battle anti-incumbency and a reborn Congress to win a third successive term.After Telangana was formed, KCR has won two successive assembly elections with full majorities. But can the 69-year-old mercurial leader score a hat-trick of wins and return as chief minister for the third time?Raj Chengappa explains in this episode of Nothing But The Truth.Listen in!Produced by Anna PriyadarshiniSound mix by Sachin Dwivedi

With two big wars raging - Israel-Gaza and Russia-Ukraine - top foreign policy experts Syed Akbaruddin and B. Venkatesh Varma analyse the dangers of a possible global conflagration.Listen in!Produced by Anna PriyadarshiniSound mix by Kapil Dev Singh

The results of the 5 states going to the polls shortly – Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram -  will set the tone and narrative for Lok Sabha 2024. Yashwant Deshmukh of C-Voter tells you why.Listen in!Produced by Anna PriyadarshiniSound mix by Kapil Dev Singh

Nawaz Sharif, three-time Pakistan PM, returns after four humiliating years in exile and the fall of Imran Khan. Can he become PM again for a record fourth term?In this episode of Nothing But The Truth, Group Editorial Director (Publishing) Raj Chengappa looks at the new political power game in Pakistan and analyses the significance of Nawaz Khan’s return to the centre stage and the challenges he faces.Listen in!Produced by Anna PriyadarshiniSound mix by Kapil Dev Singh

How to protect yourself from being robbed of your money through your phone! In this episode, we look at how your phone has increasingly become an instrument in the hands of criminals to rob you of your hard earned money. And then tell you what you can do to protect yourself. Group Editorial Director (Publishing) Raj Chengappa is joined by India’s top cyber security expert, Dr Gulshan Rai, who also advised the prime minister for India, to give us insights. Listen in! Produced by Anna Priyadarshini Sound mix by Kapil Dev Singh

What we are all watching in Israel are tragic scenes of death and devastation. Hamas militants fired more than 5,000 missiles on major Israeli population centres, accompanied by land and sea offensives. The attack left more than 1,200 Israelis dead and another 2,700 wounded. What was astounding was the failure of the Israeli defence, intelligence and security apparatus. Israel had in the past few decades had built up a fearsome reputation of its ability to defend itself and launch pre-emptive strikes against groups antagonistic to its interests, such as the Hamas. But with the Hamas attack, the Israeli intelligence network seemed to have no inkling of the Hamas’s plans to launch such a massive attack. In this episode of Nothing But The Truth, Group Editorial Director (Publishing) Raj Chengappa answers the big questions: Why Hamas Struck? Will the War Spread? How Will it Impact India and the World? Listen in! Produced by Anna Priyadarshini Sound mix by Kapil Dev Singh

The Opposition will use the Bihar caste findings on OBCs to unleash a fresh wave of  Mandal politics to disrupt the BJP's Hindutva consolidation strategy for 2024. But can it work?

What's behind the diplomatic face-off between Modi and Trudeau, and will it turn even nastier.Produced by Anna PriyadarshiniSound mix by Kapil Dev Singh

In this episode of Nothing But The Truth, Group Editorial Director (Publishing) Raj Chengappa answers the key questions: Why did PM Modi enact the women’s quota bill at the fag end of his second term and not earlier? When will women enjoy the reservation quota that they have been promised?Will women’s legislation politically benefit the PM and the Bhartiya Janta Party or BJP for the upcoming state assembly elections in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Telangana? And will it give the BJP a decisive edge in the 2024 General Elections?Listen in to Raj Chengappa's in-depth analysis of the Modi Government's historic legislation to politically empower Indian women, including the challenges and battles ahead.Listen in!Produced by Anna PriyadarshiniSound mix by Kapil Dev Singh

What’s in Name? Well plenty it seems when it comes to the name of a country. For 76 years most of us have been comfortable using India or Bharat to refer to our great nation. In general parlance, India was used while speaking in English and Bharat while speaking in Hindi. Now there is huge debate over giving pre-eminence of all official communication to the word Bharat in place of India. The controversy throws up a lot of questions: Why did the debate suddenly hot up? What’s behind the timing – is it politically motivated? What is the origin of the two names – India vs Bharat? What is its historical usage? And what is the way forward?In this episode of Nothing But the Truth, Group Editorial Director (Publishing) Raj Chengappa answers all these questions as objectively as possible.Listen in!Produced by Anna PriyadarshiniSound mix by Kapil Dev Singh

The Geopolitical Divide Deepens as Xi and Putin skip summit but India gets Global South Centre-stage. Why Delhi G20 matters.When India assumed the G20 presidency late last year, the world was already in a state of deep disorder. It was, in fact, in free fall as a war provoked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine—now in its 19th month—saw big powers line up dangerously against each other.This was immediately after the Covid-19 pandemic had gutted not just lives but even the economies of nations, sparking a process of deglobalisation that had begun over a decade ago.But as the summit neared, there were three big power game on, that would leave the G2 deeply divided even before the summit began.What were these three power games?Group Editorial Director (Publishing) Raj Chengappa explains. Listen in!Produced by Anna PriyadarshiniSound mix by Kapil Dev Singh

In an exclusive interview with ISRO Chairman Dr. S. Somanath, Group Editorial Director (Publishing) Raj Chengappa speaks about the big outcomes of Chandrayaan-3 and India's space plans ahead. With Chandrayaan's triumph, Somanath discusses its significance for India and how the data from Chandrayaan 3 will shape future scientific endeavors. He sheds light on the uniqueness of upcoming solar missions and the uncharted territories they aim to explore, marking a pioneering venture. Also, Somanath explores the promising prospects of lunar exploration, emphasizing the collaborative agreements with nations like the United States, including the Artemis project. As we contemplate "What's next after Chandrayaan?", this conversation unveils a fascinating glimpse into the boundless possibilities that lie beyond our celestial doorstep. Listen in! Produced by Anna Priyadarshini Sound mix by Kapil Dev Singh

What India Today's latest Mood-Of-The-Nation Poll reveals?Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, the big question is will Prime Minister Narendra Modi secure a third term?The survey found that 52 per cent of the respondents said that PM Modi is best suited to be the next Prime Minister, while 16% of respondents voted for Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. What are its other major findings?In this episode of Nothing But The Truth, Editorial Director (Publishing) Raj Chengappa is joined by Yashwant Deshmukh, the director and founding editor of CVoter, to discuss these in detail. Listen in!Produced by Anna PriyadarshiniSound mix by Kapil Dev Singh

In this episode, Editorial Director (Publishing) Raj Chengappa lists the 10 Big Things India needs to do in Amrit Kaal to become a developed country by 2047.What would it take for India to be a developed nation when it celebrates 100 years of Independence?A developed nation is defined as a  country that demonstrates sustainable economic growth with a robust and has an efficient transport and communications infrastructure. It necessarily entails a well-rounded human development index, reflecting a uniformly high standard of living with a healthy and well-educated citizenry. These countries have a high per capita incomes averaging $20,000 (nearly Rs 16.7 lakh) annually or more. Currently there are around 37 countries that are identified as developed countries.India currently has a per capita income of $2,400 (Rs 2 lakh), which, according to the World Bank standard, puts us in the class of lower-middle-income economies, where the per capita income ranges from $1,136 to $4,465 (approximately Rs 94,400-Rs 3.7 lakh). We are, therefore, in the same boat as Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Pakistan.The per capita income in China, whose GDP at $18 trillion is nearly six times India’s $3.4 trillion and whose population has now become second to ours, is $12,800 (approx. Rs 10.6 lakh). That places it in the upper-middle-income category but not in the league of developed nations.Listen in!Produced by Anna PriyadarshiniSound mix by Kapil Dev Singh

For close to three months now Manipur has been burning. The law-and-order machinery of the state has completely collapsed. There is now a virtual civil war between the two dominant communities in the state: The Meiteis and the Kukis. The state police force have taken sides. As a result heavily armed vigilantes from both communities now impose their writ on the districts that they have a majority in. What is evident is that a series of blunders were omitted both by the state and Central authorities that led to such a tragic and shameful deterioration of the state. Why cant the Centre ask Biren Singh to go? After all he is presiding over a failed state? The final resort is President’s rule – why shouldn’t the Centre have imposed it? And, what do we expect next? To discuss why things have gone so terribly wrong in Manipur and what needs to be done, Editorial Director (Publishing) Raj Chengappa is joined by India Today magazine’s executive editor Kaushik Deka. Kaushik is an acknowledged expert in Northeastern Affairs and is the editor of India Today’s website for the region. He has also just returned after spending a week in Manipur travelling around the region and talking to a cross section of people. Besides, he has written a cover story for India Today magazine on the subject in the latest issue. Listen in! Produced by Anna Priyadarshini Sound mix by Sachin Dwivedi

Till now the start-up sector has been the pride of India. India now has the third largest start-up eco-system in the world, next only to the US and China. It has as many as 108 Unicorns or those start-ups that have a valuation of more than one billion dollars. Again, this number is the third largest in the world. We have all become familiar with their names. Byjus, Meeshu, Oyo, Ola, Unacademy, Nyka, Swiggy’s, Zomato and Pharmeasy are just some examples.But, unfortunately, this success story is in deep trouble and many of these famed start-ups are experiencing a steep fall in valuations.So why did this sector lose its sheen? What caused the fall? And what can be done about it?In this episode of Nothing But The Truth, Editorial Director (Publishing) Raj Chengappa is joined by Tech Guru Kris Gopalakrishnan who explains why the valuation and funding of Indian start-ups have plummeted and what are his mantras for success.Listen in!Produced by Anna PriyadarshiniSound mix by Sachin Dwivedi

India launched its ambitious Chandrayaan-3 mission to the Moon. The spacecraft launched aboard India's heaviest rocket, Launch vehicle Mark-III a.k.a LVM3 on a journey to the Moon. The spacecraft will complete the 3,84,000 kilometers-long journey in nearly 45 days to attempt a soft-landing on the Moon by the end of August.In this episode of Nothing But The Truth, Editorial Director (Publishing) Raj Chengappa lists the exciting experiments Indian space scientists have lined up when it lands on the lunar surface. Listen in!Produced by Anna PriyadarshiniSound mix by Kapil Dev Singh

The Bhartiya Janata Party or the BJP delivered a political masterstroke in Maharashtra last week that stunned the Opposition parties. A year ago on June 30, it broke the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government that had been ruling the state since 2019 and formed its own government. This is it did by splitting the Shiv Sena and winning over Eknath Shinde and band of 39 Shiv Sena MLAs an anointing him chief minister of the new alliance that they formed with it. On July 2, BJP played another ace by weaning away the leader of the Opposition Ajit Pawar along with a major chunk of the National Congress Party or NCP. Ajit Pawar was made a deputy chief minister and eight others NCP MLAs were sworn in as cabinet ministers. So, in this episode of Nothing But the Truth, Editorial Director (Publishing) Raj Chengappa analyses why the strike against the NCP in Maharashtra is part of the larger BJP strategy to win the 2024 General Election. Listen in! Produced by Anna Priyadarshini Sound mix by Kapil Dev Singh

Analysing the chances of the nascent national alliance of 15 Opposition parties to defeat the BJP in the 2024 General Election. Listen in!

What the quantum leap in Indo-US ties holds for the future and the caveats. Listen in!

In a defining moment for India’s sportswomen, star wrestlers grapple with prejudice to bring WFI president and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh to book for alleged sexual offences. Listen in!

The Inside Story of one of the worst rail accidents in India: what went wrong, who is to blame, and what needs to be done to improve rail safety. Listen in!

Raj Chengappa decodes the secret sauce behind PM Narendra Modi's extraordinary leadership as he completes four years of his second term. Listen in!

How the three key stakeholders, the Pakistan Army, the Sharif Government and Imran Khan, will play their cards they hold and the likely outcome of this messy battle. Listen in!

The inside story of the innovative political strategy the Congress evolved to register a spectacular victory over BJP in Karnataka and the lessons from it. Listen in!

After the Congress’s massive win, what are the big messages for the BJP, the Congress, and the other Opposition parties. Raj Chengappa in conversation with ace psephologist Pradeep Gupta of Axis My India who predicted the outcome accurately.

With drug resistant TB cases and deaths surging in India, the battle to eradicate the dreaded disease by 2025 gets tougher! Listen in!

The BJP and Congress are locked in a do-or-die duel in Karnataka to remain electorally relevant in the South. What are the key factors that will determine the outcome of the election? | Listen in!

The UP CM's crackdown on the mafia was popular, but the brazen murder of the notorious gang lord Atiq Ahmed in custody threatens to discredit his drive | Listen in!

NCERT's controversial deletions of significant passages in school textbooks on Indian history stoke fears of the politicisation of education | Tune in!

India's 2,000 year old world famous cave murals is in peril because of poor preservation policies and unbridled tourism. Raj Chengappa discusses with ace photographer Raghu Rai and conservationist Gurmeet Rai on what needs to be urgently done to save it. Listen in!

With the state's assembly poll to be held on May 10, three top psephologists analyse why the election is important for the BJP and the Congress and the key factors that could determine the outcome! Listen in!

The 4Ds: Democracy, Demography, Digitisation, and Deglobalisation are critical to India's progress. Raj Chengappa discusses with Amitabh Kant, G 20 Sherpa, and P.T.R. Thiagarajan's Tamil Nadu's erudite finance and human resources minister, India's progress or regress in these 4 key areas of development.

As ex PM Imran Khan plunges the country into political chaos even as the economy tanks, answers to the key questions: What is Imran's gameplan, how will PM Shehbaz Sharif counter it, will the Pakistan Army take over and how India views the crisis! Listen in!

Why the findings of a huge deposit of Lithium in Jammu could lead to India's moment in advanced battery technology and self sufficiency in EV power

Rising Sikh radicalism and a barrage of political, economic, and social crises assail Bhagwant Mann’s AAP government in Punjab. What the beleaguered CM needs to do to arrest the state’s descent into chaos. Listen in!

Over one million Chinese made CCTVs installed in Indian government set-ups can be tapped by Beijing for spying, and now pose a serious national security threat! Tune in!

Why Pathaan became the biggest ever Hindi film blockbuster and will Shah Rukh Khan's mega comeback endure? Listen in!

Raj Chengappa answers the key questions: How will it impact India? Can the mega-corp recover? What's the political blowback? Listen in!

Will the Modi government’s massive capex infusion help tackle India’s serious unemployment crisis?

Raj Chengappa analyses the exclusive India Today poll that answers all the big political, economic, and social questions facing India. Tune in!

How has the Bharat Jodo Yatra helped Rahul Gandhi get an image makeover? Why does the real challenge for the Congress begin once the yatra ends on January 30? Raj Chengappa explains. Tune in!

Raj Chengappa in conversation with ace psephologist Pradeep Gupta of Axis My India. Tune in!

What drives the world's third richest person and India's richest individual? Tune in!

In this episode of Nothing But The Truth Raj Chengappa analyses the results of India Today's annual State of The States survey along with special guests Abhishek Agrawal of MDRA research agency and Kaushik Deka of India Today. Listen in!

In this episode, Raj Chengappa analyses the BJP’s prospects of a third term at the Centre and why the historic win in Gujarat will bolster its chances. Listen in!

In this fragmented and somewhat chaotic post-Covid world, India has been given the opportunity to take the lead in driving a consensus on key global issues. In this episode, Raj Chengappa analyses the key areas and issues the Indian government is focussing on to make its presidency among the most successful ever. Listen in!

Raj Chengappa examines what is the strategy of PM Modi and the BJP to retain his home state of Gujarat with a big win. Listen in!

In this episode of Nothing But The Truth, India Today Group Editorial Director (Publishing) Raj Chengappa analyses why the successful launch of the country's first private rocket, Vikram-S, was important. Listen in!

Is the pandemic on its way out? Should we say bye-bye to it and drop our masks and live life as we did before Covid struck us? Raj Chengappa analyses. Listen in!

Raj Chengappa analyses some of the major challenges and pitfalls that Sunak faces, evaluating if the first British prime minister of Indian ancestry would make a big difference to India’s relations with Britain? Listen in!

Bengaluru: From Boom to Bust? How India's Best City Is Being Ruined! Raj Chengappa explains. Tune in!

The Opposition is now gearing up for the 2024 battle and for once is doing so much in advance. What are the three major developments that have boosted the chances for the Opposition and will they aid in toppling the ruling party? Raj Chengappa decodes. Listen in!

What is the PFI and what does the government ban mean? Raj Chengappa explains. Listen in!

How is cancer caused and what is its new hope for cure? Raj Chengappa discusses. Tune in!

70 years after it was hunted to extinction, the big cat returns to India's wild. What it will take to make it survive? Raj Chengappa explains. Tune in!

The Life and Cons of Sukash Chandrashekhar. Tune in!

Half of the e-waste these products generate is iron and steel, 21 percent plastic and 13 percent copper, aluminium and precious metals. In this episode, Raj Chengappa examines the crippling effects of e-waste and how to tackle it. Tune in!

In this episode, Raj Chengappa evaluates the great debate that is currently raging across the country: Goodies for votes or genuine welfare? Listen up!

Learnings from 75 years of Freedom. Tune in!

Exclusive analysis of India Today's Mood of the Nation Poll.

In this episode Raj Chengappa looks at how the coming of 5G will transform and revolutionise the way we communicate with each other. Tune in now!

In this episode Raj Chengappa profiles Murmu narrating how Murmu overcame adversities, also citing BJPs tribal game plan. Listen up!

In this episode of Nothing But The Truth Raj Chengappa examines the factors and reasons why the rupee's value has gone down significantly.

In this episode Raj Chengappa analyses BJP's tactics to expand its power and influence. Listen up!

In this episode, we examine the high politics that had played out in Maharashtra. Listen up!

We scrutinise if the Agnipath scheme is the best way to go and why is there so much angst and anger among applicants and ex-servicemen and are these justified. Tune in!

The in-depth story of why Khan was freed and how the narcotic law needs to be amended to prevent persecution. Tune in!

In this episode, India Today's Raj Chengappa talks about the issues of mandir vs masjid that are grabbing the spotlight and the possible repercussions of Hindu revivalism. Tune in!

The episode assesses PM Modi’s achievements in the past three years and the major tasks ahead for him.

The episode deep dives into the Russia-Ukraine war which is now to enter its 4th month, while answering the key question: Is there an end to it?

From reducing taxes to switching to organic fertilisers, this episode explains the blunders that caused Sri Lanka's collapse. Tune in!

Listing the reasons why Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik remains unbeatable

As Pakistan goes through a major political convulsion, we answer the four pertinent questions that have a plethora of relevance for India and the world.

Pinpointing the pertinent reasons that led to the dramatic downfall of Imran Khan as Pakistan prime minister

Pinpointing the cataclysmic failures that led to the Kashmiri Pandits' Exodus in 1990