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ISSN. 0254-8399. India Today is a weekly Indian English-language news magazine published by Living Media India Limited. [3] [4] It is the most widely circulated magazine in India, with a readership of close to 8 million. [5] In 2014, India Today launched a new online opinion-orientated site called the DailyO. [6]
With an estimated 1,428,627,663 residents in 2023, India is the world's most populous country. [ 14] 1,210,193,422 residents were reported in the 2011 provisional census report. [ 363] Its population grew by 17.64% from 2001 to 2011, [ 364] compared to 21.54% growth in the previous decade (1991–2001). [ 364]
Timeline of Indian history. Chandragupta Maurya overthrew the Nanda Empire and established the first great empire in ancient India, the Maurya Empire. India's Mauryan king Ashoka is widely recognised for his historical acceptance of Buddhism and his attempts to spread nonviolence and peace across his empire.
The history of independent India or history of Republic of India began when the country became an independent sovereign state within the British Commonwealth on 15 August 1947. Direct administration by the British, which began in 1858, affected a political and economic unification of the subcontinent. When British rule came to an end in 1947 ...
The Government of India ( IAST: Bhārat Sarkār, legally the Union Government or Union of India[ 1] and colloquially known as the Central Government) is the central executive authority of the Republic of India, a federal republic located in South Asia, consisting of 28 states and eight union territories. The government is led by the prime ...
India Today (formerly Headlines Today) is a 24-hour English language television news channel based in Noida, Uttar Pradesh that carries news, current affairs and business programming in India. The channel is owned by TV Today Network Ltd, which is a part of Living Media .
India is the world's second largest arms importer; between 2016 and 2020, it accounted for 9.5% of the total global arms imports. [271] India exported military hardware worth ₹ 159.2 billion (US$1.9 billion) in the financial year 2022–23, the highest ever and a notable tenfold increase since 2016–17. [272]
List of presidents of India. Top left: Rajendra Prasad was the first and longest-serving President of India. Top right: Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam was the first scientist to become President of India. Bottom left: Pratibha Patil was the first female President of India.