Highlights of India Today Hindi issue dated August 21st, 2013. Cover Story: Durga Par Rajneeti: Ek Afsar Jisne Dikhaya Dum: India Today Hindi in its latest issue (21 August 2013) has made the suspension of Durga Shakti Nagpal, the young IAS officer its cover story. The officer takes on illegal sand mining. A cynical state government punishes her on the pretext of having incited communal tension. In another story (Jati-Dharm Sameekarno Ka Akhilesh Raj) of the same package it has been concluded that Durga Shakti Nagpal is proof that India is no country for upright bureaucrats. Durga Shakti’s suspension shows up the hollowness of Akhilesh Yadav’s promise of change, and shows his politics is as divisive as his father’s. But the Urdu Press believe that the officer is inexperienced and naïve. They say that she herself ordered the demolition of the mosque in Noida and thus prompted the CM to take action against her. #Bharat@67: Social Media: Loktantra Ka Digital Vikalp: There couldn’t be a better way of celebrating India’s 67th Independence Day than to democratise journalism through social media. The spirit behind this idea was to make the issue reflect the ethos, freedom and fun of this platform. It was another way of drawing a deeper engagement with the magazine’s Facebook fan following, 40 per cent of which is in the age group of 18-24 and another 39 per cent in the age group of 25 to 34. According to a poll conducted on India Today Group’s digital properties for the social media edition, 5 per cent and 25 per cent quoted websites and TV as the primary source of news, respectively. Rashtra: Gujarat: Modi Kise Banayenge Apna Uttradhikari: With Narendra Modi set for a national role, Anandiben Patel is front-runner for the Gujarat chief minister’s post. The speculation about Anandiben is not out of place. She fits the bill of a resulted-oriented person that Modi prefers to rely upon. She is a perfectionist and has the will to implement decisions, qualities that Modi likes. But there are four more contenders for the coveted post and it will not be easier to undermine them given their seniority and caste equation in the state. Paas-Pados: Pakistan: Kayani Ka Akhiri Daon: A brutal attack on Indian soldiers in Poonch exposes the Pakistan Army game plan in Kashmir and threatens to derail Nawaz Sharif’s peace talks with Manmohan Singh. The architect of this plan is General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, due to retire on November 28. It is said that he is targeting the civilian establishments in Islamabad and New Delhi, and setting the agenda for his successor. Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has been suspicious of the army and intelligence agency ISI. The feeling is mutual. Cinema: Sonakshi Sinha: Dabang Aur Himmatwali Bhi: A string of box office hits in a career just ten films old. Her easy glamour and Indianness make Sonakshi Sinha a throwback to the golden girls of yesterday. Sonakshi capitalised on her early success by making smart, strategic choices. She understood the limitations of what she was being criticised for—whether it was not being size zero, being too Indian looking, and more mature looking. She turned her negatives into resounding mass-appealing positives.