Highlights of India Today issue dated July 21, 2014. The Cover Story this week is on the Union Budget 2014. It captures the complexity of Budget 2014, a bridge between UPA's legacy and Modi's vision. The Nation section story, 'Prime Minister's Man,' highlights that new BJP President Amit Shah has the ability to take along the Sangh Parivar while doing exactly what his boss Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants. The World section has a story on how 46 Indian nurses cheated death in ISIS captivity in Iraq. An opinion piece by Romila Thapar asserts that history repeats itself. She says that the appointment of a historian whose work is unfamiliar to most historians shows scant regard for the scholarship that now characterises the study of Indian history. The Special Report this issue is on the Ganga. An on-site look at the Ganga in Kolkata and Patna in the concluding part on the lost river. The Sports section has a story on the Football World Cup 2014. In this World Cup, some became stars overnight, some villains. All that made this tournament one to remember.