Highlights of India Today 9th January 2019, issue: Cover Story: Surkhiyon Ke Sartaj 2018 Rahul Ka Uday From political novice to primary challenger, Rahul Gandhi has come a long way in a few bruising years. Year 2018 saw him take on the might of the BJP and its mascot, Naendra Modi.   Surkhiyon Ke Sartaj: Narendra Modi aur Amit Shah For the first time after 2014, their invincible aura seems to be diminishing. Can the Modi-Shah duo arrest the slide before the reckoning in 2019   Anya Surkhiyon Ke Sartaj: Bulandi Se Barbadi Tak In the end, it is all about money. Year 2018 waw many of Indias high and mighty bite the dust--from an iconic woman CEO to a playboy billionaire to a diamantaire framed for his Midas touch to...   Anya Surkhiyon Ke Sartaj: MeToo Movement Mashhoor Manchale Dharashayee Reputations turned to dust as the MeToo firestorm enveloped the arts, media and entertainment worlds.   Anya Surkhiyon Ke Sartaj: Raakh Hoti Sansthaon Ki Saakh Never before have so many of our hallowed and supposedly independent public institutions been under so much fire.   Anya Surkhiyon Ke Sartaj: Ghumaodar Gota The Supreme Court nixed a petition asking for a probe into the Rafale deal, but the Opposition is not convinced.   Anya Surkhiyon Ke Sartaj: Celebrity Vivaah Alishan Bharatiye Shaadi Samaroh Exotic locations, designer clothes, festivities spread over several days and the whos and who in attendance...Can expect any less when Deepika weds Ranveer, PC marries Nick Jonas and the daughter of richest Indian ties the knot   Upfront: NigraniNijta Ab Aap Par Poori Nazar It kicked up quite a row, that home ministry notification in December authorising 10 central agencies to access, intercept and decrypt data on any computer in India. Here your adversary is not the State, but may well be its employee who will abuse your personal data.      Arthaat: Ek Tha GST The much publicised one nation, one tax was introduced with much fanfare and after many amendments the GST has almost failed to make its impact. Now it is bound to become another version of VAT of states.   South Conclave: Dakshin Ki Rai Lively, entertaining and intellectually stimulating, the third India Today South Conclave was an affair to savour and remember.   Special Report: BJP Kaise Bache Ajaye Chhavi After debacle in three states the allies of NDA are showing their muscles to senior partner BJP and the invincible image of Narendra Modi and Amit Shah is being questioned. And it happened few months before the General Elections.