The Cover Story talks about the recent arrest of cartoonist Aseem Trivedi on charge of sedition and how it marks the decline and fall of wit in India, and why cant Indian politicians take a joke The Big Story titled Coal India Mines Failure throws light on how corruption, pilferage and ineptness negate Coal Indias near-monopoly on reserves and mining. The Nation section, Gogois Flawed Arithmetic highlights how Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi undermines his own achievement by blaming illiteracy for growth in Muslim population. Report on Youth Summit titled Stars in Young Indias Eyes showcases the third India Today Mind Rocks Youth Summit which was a concert of music and lyrics as well as icons, ideas and imagination.  A story Garden City Now Garbage Dump Bangalore raises stink of a nexus between politicians, real estate interests and big business. Cinema section Star Directors Sparkle in Toronto reveals two iconic books, two iconic directors and new Indian cinema.