Highlights of India Today issue dated 17 December 2012. The Cover Story focuses on Internet censorship. Crackdown on Internet puts India in the league of autocratic nations and alienates a generation. The Big Story section highlights the Direct cash transfer scheme. Its credibility in tatters, the Government is banking on former corporate czar to deliver a third consecutive term. The Assembly elections 2012 section on Gujarat. In the last leg of his campaign, Narendra Modi outmanoeuvres his opponents and dominates the field in a three-dimensional flourish. The Nation section throws light on 20 years of Babri Masjid demolition. The temple issue was more political than religious. Now, it's dead politically and in people's lives. The Special Report section on Sachin Tendulkar. He's 39. At the Eden, he has redeemed his reputation. Why shouldn't the maestro now leave with grace? The Nation section on Foreign Universities. Young India looks beyond the US and UK for higher education.