Highlights of India Today 18th June 2018, issue:

This week's cover story - The Oil Crisis - looks at how the government has caught itself in a bind and needs to answer these questions: Can it afford substantial fuel price cuts to assuage public anger? Can it afford to lose revenue and risk its social sector programmes in the run-up to elections? Does it have options?

The Cover Story package also includes an interview with minister for petroleum and natural gas Dharmendra Pradhan where he has said that the government is pushing to bring fuel under the GST.

Coming close on the heels of the BJP's defeat in successive bypolls, the story - Back To The Drawing Board - looks at how the BJP is drawing up a plan to win back lost ground. The story also looks at the numerous hurdles that the BJP is facing ahead of the 2019 General Elections.

The cinema story The Game Changer looks at Rajinikanth's return to the silver screen with the launch of Kaala in which the superstar returns as an older, wiser and more politically-conscious hero.

For the football fans, the package - Fifa Foes - lists out the players and matches to look out for in the World Cup 2018 in Russia.

Upfront in this week’s issue talks about the farmers’ protest and how they dumped vegetables on the streets. The package also looks at how the Congress party is now planning to crowdsource funds like the Aam Aadmi Party.

The issue also comes with two free magazines: Aspire, and Simply Punjabi.