Highlights of India Today Hindi 12th April 2023, issue: Cover Story:  Sex Survey

Visham Bhog

Stress, stigma and ignorance are robbing Indians of joy in their sex lives, leaving them in a miasma of unfulfilled desire. The India Today Sex Survey 2023 reflects this precise pleasure gap—both between people and sex, as well as between partners. On the one hand, a majority of the respondents—57 per cent, or more than half—seem to want more sex than they are getting, indicating that there is most definitely a need for pleasure.

Sex Survey/Trends

There is a wide generation gap when it comes to sexual attitudes, with the young more willing to experiment.

 Sex Survey/Sex tech

Dating apps, robots and AI: technology have transformed the way Indians think about and engage with sex

Upfront: Punjab

Bas Do Haath Ki Lambi Doori

I The endgame for Khalistani propagandist Amritpal Singh was still an open script at that stage—arrest, surrender, anything was possible—but for now it was showing up one of the biggest manhunts of recent times as a shambolic chase after shadows.

Upfront: Covid-19

Kya Covid Vapas Aa Raha Hai?

Covid-19 spreads again. The back of a new variant: the XBB.1.16, of which the country has recorded over 600 cases so far. The total Covid-19 caseload has risen sharply: on March 29, India saw a single-day rise of 2,151 cases, the highest in five months. Active cases on the same day stood at 11,903, the highest in over four months.