Highlights of India Today Hindi – 5th March, 2025 issue:

Cover Story: Indo-US relations

Dussahsi Sauda

Will Modi’s high-risk gambit with trump pay off? Rather than focusing on trade and tariffs, Modi wanted to use his meeting with Trump to dwell on a spectrum of forward-leaning, agenda-setting issues for the future. Donald J. Trump formally he has already gone about his global demolition spree with astonishing and, for many, alarming speed.

Upfront: Delhi

Bade Agende Ki Khatir Naya Chehra

It took the Bharatiya Janata Party 27 years to come back to power in national capital Delhi. The party high command’s choice followed its recent template of picking near-obscure or first-time legislators to lead state governments. Rookie MLA Rekha Gupta will be the BJP’s first woman CM in Delhi (after the late Sushma Swaraj), beating out such heavyweights as Parvesh Verma who took down Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal.

Special Report: Mahakumbh Me Dalit

Mahakumbh Me Jaati Ka Mahajod

Saffron parties organized different programs to connect Dalit and backword classes. This is also an exercise to eliminate the opposition narrative of alleging that it is anti-constitution.

Special Report: Vizag Steel

Vizag Steel Ko Mili Nayee Zindgi

Steel major Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd gets a chance to turn things around with a financial package of Rs. 11,440 cr. from the centre. The PSU’s inherent limitations, though, may play spoiler.

Horticulture : Mango

Har Ek Asli Alfanso Par Hoga Sticker

Imposters are sullying the fair name and reputation of the famed Alphonso mango grown in the Konkan, forcing its cultivators to stamp their product with a unique encrypted identity.

Health: Cosmetic Surgery

Jim Jaye Bina Khoobsurat Kaya Gadhne Ki Kala

As advanced technology allows safe, quick and subtle non-surgical plastic surgeries, millions are opting for such procedures for a discreet change in appearance. A word of caution, though: too much of a good thing can be bad

Cinema Bollywood

Rupahle Parde Par Utre Naye Sitare

A fresh crop of newcomers is making their debut on the Hindi film landscape unaccompanied by the hype of star kids of yore.