Highlights of India Today issue dated August 11, 2014. The Cover Story this week is on former External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh’s revelations which have created ripples in Indias political corridors. Once a confidante of the Nehru-Gandhi family, Singh has disclosed several inconvenient truths about Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and the UPA government. The Big Story this week focuses on the ongoing UPSC row. BJP’s student wing ABVP has raised the emotive Hindi argument to push for much-needed reforms in the Civil Services exam. The Nation story this week deals with Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda’s attempts to have a separate gurdwara management committee and his Punjab counterpart’s vehement opposition to such a move. The Special Report section exposes the ambitions of leaders who are allegedly turning minor incidents into full-fledged communal clashes in western Uttar Pradesh. In this weeks Opinion section, guest columnist Arvind Panagariya talks about the changes needed to reform the Indian education system. The Arts section has young directors Fahad Mustafa and Deepti Kakkar narrating the story of urban decay and desperation arising out of a severe power crisis. The issue has 3 free magazines – Aspire, Simply Bangalore and Simply Kolkata – with it.