Highlights of India Today issue dated October 21st, 2013 The Cover Story, Salaam Sachin, deals with Tendulkar’s sudden decision to retire after his 200th Test. The Special Report, The New Jihadi, analyses how Pakistan is unleashing a new wave of terror in Kashmir even as it talks peace. Insulted by Rahul Gandhi, ignored by his own party and let down by loyalists, the isolated Prime Minister refuses to resign but is determined to redeem his tainted legacy, highlights the Big Story, The Abandoned. The Nation story, United Against Telangana, shows how even as the Congress tries to rush through the division of Andhra Pradesh, the party is faced with internal resistance in the form of its own chief minister. Police let former minister and three-time MLA Babulal Nagar roam free despite being accused of rape. Instead, they put the complainant in the dock, says the story, Why Is This Man Still Free? The story, Freedom From an Ocean of Tears, focuses on how from Kashmir to Kerala, new voices are echoing issues that aren’t exactly music to the political establishment. Autism is rising alarmingly in India. How far is the new science from finding a cure? New research busts old myths and brings new hope, says the story Secrets of the Autistic Mind in the Health section. The issue has three free magazines – Woman, Simply Delhi and Simply Chennai – with it.