Highlights of India Today August 2016, issue:

This week’s cover story, For Gold and Glory, looks at how the 121 Indian athletes who will leave for the Rio Olympics are different from the previous Indian contingents and how they are hoping not just for medals, but are going for Gold. The cover story takes a close look at the gold in the Indian contingent.

The story, Twitter Treadmill, looks at how PM Narendra Modi has let his ministers know that they will be judged by their ‘social’ standing and how all the ministers in the PM’s cabinet are jostling with each other to stay on top of the e-governance game.

The Nation story - The Last of Sheila, You Said? - looks at how the Congress is almost all set for the Uttar Pradesh Elections with a new battle plan, a surprise CM candidate and a new team.

The story, Behind the Wires, reports on how even a week-and-a-half after Burhan Wani's killing, the Valley is still simmering and the disconnect between Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti and her administration isn’t helping solve matters.

The issue comes with three free magazines: Home, Simply Kolkata and Simply Mumbai.