Highlights of India Today May 9th, 2016, issue: The cover story this week 'What Makes Him Cry' is on the Indian judiciary and what made Chief Justice of India TS Thakur break down before Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Also, an exclusive survey exposes the sad state of affairs of the judicial system in India. This week's magazine has a special report on China's relationship with Pakistan and why Beijing is unlikely to change its policy of shielding Pak-based terrorists like Masood Azhar at UNSC, despite India's protests. This issue carries a report on encounter specialist ex-IPS officer DG Vanzara, who returned to Gujarat after nine years-eight of them in jail-and is now readying to make his debut in politics. There is a special report on the Kerala Assembly Elections 2016 and how India's oldest communist leader Velikkakathu Sankaran Achuthanandan is battling age and ideology as he hits the campaign trail. 'The last act', explores the world of theatrical entertainment and whether the time for socially aware comedy and sexually frank routines is up now. This week’s issue has four free magazines with it: Spice , Simply Kolkata , Simply Bangalore , Simply Punjabi.
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