Highlights of India Today issue dated January 6, 2014 The Cover Story is on Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal, who is the India Today Newsmaker 2013. He has become the newsmaker of the year by turning politics on its head. The Big Story is on Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi who has taken charge of a badly mauled Congress. Will he be able to stabilise the party? The issue also has a story on Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade, who was arrested in the US. Sunanda K. Datta-Ray and Harish Salve have tried to find an insight to the issue. The issue has the report on the State of the States Conclave 2013 where states were given awards for their performance. The report, Paean to Performance, highlights that while Kerala and Goa top the list, every other state has a success story to tell. The report, The Hills Come Alive, is on the day-long MindRocks Youth Summit 2013 in Shillong where ideas, music and fun took a small step to bridging the gap between the mainland and its margins. The issue has four free magazines – Spice, Simply Punjabi, Simply Hyderabad, Simply Pune – with it.
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