Highlights of India Today English issue dated September 1st , 2014. The Cover Story this week is on the growing popularity of Narendra Modi. The Mood of the Nation poll conducted in 108 constituencies across 29 states and three Union Territories reveals that even as a country inclined to be impatient with the government of the day, India's belief in Modi Magic has grown by a wide margin. The Special Report is on the judiciary. In its haste to bring about change, the NDA Government has pushed through a judicial appointments commission in record time. But will the embattled Supreme Court allow it to stand? Shekhar Gupta, in his column National Interest, says in Narendra Modi, India has its first leader who's unapologetic about being of the social and political Right There is also a special package on India Today Group-MDRA Survey of India's best PSUs. Sound management practices, skilled manpower and innovation can create formidable enterprises that are accountable to the public. The Big Story this week is India-Pakistan relations. The call before the government was whether to resume the back channel or elevate Kashmir to a formal conversation. It got carried away by Pakistan's Hurriyat outreach. The issue also has stories on Smart Money. It says the family that plans together, stays together. The story, Germany Crashes French Party, in the Defence section says the German-led European Consortium comes up with a cheaper proposal for its Eurofighter Typhoon, jeopardising the French Rafale deal. The issue has 3 free magazines - Spice, Simply Punjabi and Simply Hyderabad – with it.
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