Highlights of India Today issue dated April 8, 2013. Cover Story titled 'Fear and Exile in Lanka' is an exclusive report on how triumphant army turns Tamils into refugees in their own land, creating a political crisis and diplomatic dilemma for India. The Big Story 'The Wooing of Nitish Kumar' highlights that Bihar Chief Minister is being aggressively courted by both Congress and BJP. The playmaker is in no hurry to reveal his cards. The Special Report 'Looms in a Tailspin' draws focus on how India's textile sector is paying the price for years of neglect and has lost out in the global market. Can new sops script a revival? The Nation section brings focus on Tamil Nadu. As the party's pullout from the UPA splits Karunanidhi's sons again, the story, 'Stalin Sunrise Eclipses Alagiri' raises the question - Will Stalin's growing clout in DMK force Alagiri to break away? The Cinema section's story 'Saint Dracula Offends Kerala' talks about Catholic organisations which want film showing Dracula as a saint banned for its radical reinterpretation. The Lifestyle section explores India's drug culture in the story 'Hooked to Hash'. As more and more young people ignore the perils of smoking pot, hash has nearly become the party equivalent of fizzy drinks. The edition also has two free magazines – Aspire and Simply Bangalore. The issue also has multimedia content comprising three video files in which a social psychiatrist, a criminal lawyers and a school functionary speak on the prevalence and ill-effects of hash usage by school children and adults.
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