Highlights of India Today issue dated June 2, 2014 The Cover Story this issue looks at Rahul Gandhi's run in the Congress after the party has been reduced to its lowest-ever tally in the Lok Sabha, leaving demoralised cadres and alienated leaders. Now, can the party recover with him at the helm? Modi and Abe mean business, a story in the Nation section, talks of the unique rapport between India’s Prime Minister-designate and the Japanese Prime Minister which would add fresh impetus to ties between the two nations. Author Raza Rumi's book on Indo-Pak ties gives an insight on how Pakistan sees a Narendra Modi-led India. 'India Voted for a Decisive Leader' is a report on the fact that the BJP gained at least 3 per cent extra vote share and 50-60 seats because people chose politics of action over politics of inclusion. The Big Story is on PM-designate Narendra Modi. As the nation readies to be ruled by a complete outsider to the Capital's power corridors for the first time, expect less government and more governance in the new regime. The Cinema section says Bollywood would unleash its wannabe blockbusters this summer. But indie directors could spring a surprise. The issue has 4 free magazines -Spice, Simply Pune, Simply Hyderabad, Simply Punjabi - with it.
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