India Today Magazine - August 31,2015

In this issue

Highlights of the issue:- The Cover Story this week, 'For Team Modi, Now or Never', is the India Today Mood of the Nation Opinion Poll and its findings. The poll's key takeaway for PM Narendra Modi is that his government needs to deliver, not just on signature schemes but also on economic growth and employment.

After a nasty impasse between the defence and finance ministries and the ugly spectacle of veterans on hunger strike, the One Rank, One Pension issue is now back in the PM's court, says the Nation story, 'Modi to walk OROP talk'.

Shekhar Gupta's National Interest column, 'Speaking truth to the Great Orator', highlights how Modi is by far India's most powerful, domineering, instinctive-and very popular-political figure.

Even as investigators close in with warrants and notices, former IPL boss Lalit Modi knows that securing his extradition from Britain will not be easy, says the story 'Why Lalit Modi is still on the Front Foot'.

Is she a godwoman, a baby doll, a simple housewife, a scheming fraud or a power-hungry psycho? As allegations mount, Radhe Maa keeps all guessing says 'Radha on the Trance Floor'.

Shorn of the shackles of government-aided institutions, privately-run universities are steadily stealing a march over them, highlights the story 'Future-ready Universities'.

The issue also has a profile on Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Bollywood's hero next door. 'Mean Street Star' highlights his fifteen-plus years into a career marked by searing portrayals and unalloyed dedication to his craft.

The issue has 2 free magazines - Simply Mumbai and Simply Gujarati - with it.