Highlights of India Today 23rd April 2018, issue:

This week's cover story Trial By Fire - looks at everything that went wrong in Yogi Adityanath's one year in office - from criminal encounters to the Dalit unrest. With the state turning more and more volatile under his watch, the story questions whether he can turn it around before 2019, when the General Elections take place. The Big Story - Not a Private Matter, Anymore - reminds us of the need for a corporate governance review in private banks at a time when ICICI Bank finds itself in the thick of a nepotism debate. Remains Of The Day looks at the how 39 men from India went to Iraq chasing a dream but got caught in a nightmare. The story of one man, Manjinder, a young boy from Punjab who finally returned home in a coffin with a bullet injury to his skull, reflects the collective tragedy of Mosul. An interesting read from Jharkhand - Breakaway Republics - details how 100 tribal villages have declared independence by putting up stone slabs to mark areas where the government writ won't run. The story, The Aamir of China, gives us a peep inside the cult of the Bollywood superstar in the middle kingdom. The issue also comes with two free magazines: Home, and Simply Punjabi.