Highlights of India Today English issue dated October 13th, 2014. The Cover Story this issue is on the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan mission launched by PM Modi. It asks the real meaning of dirt in India and what can be done to make this mission successful. Shekhar Gupta's column National Interest talks about how Sharad Pawar is the politician to watch closely before the elections. The piece titled "Being Sharad Pawar" says Maharashtra 2014 could be his most curious act yet. The Big Story is about the political situation in Tamil Nadu after former Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa's conviction. The story about DRDO scientists in the Defence section tells that most of them tasked with creating future weapons are past the retirement age of 60 and are on service extensions. The Special Report in this issue talks about PM Modi's successful trip to the United States. The issue has 3 free magazines -- Aspire, Simply Bangalore, Simply Kolkata - with it.