Highlights of India Today issue dated October 7th, 2013 The Cover story, 'Dirty Tricks' analyses how a politically ambitious general and a bungling government have put national security at risk. Liberalisation has expanded the power of the bureaucracy thereby creating an establishment that never retires, highlights the story 'Revenge of the Babus'. The Nation story, 'Return of the People's Son' throws light on how Jagan, who is now out on bail, is all set to use the anti-Telangana plank against his jittery opponents. 'Blame It on the Mob', another story in the Nation section, shows how the CBI is all set to exonerate the police and the Rajasthan government and at the same time, blame Hindu and Muslim mobs for the 2011 Gopalgarh violence. The main story in the Sports section, titled, 'The Black Knight Rises' focuses on how Viswanathan Anand's world title defence in November puts the spotlight on the chess revolution currently underway in India. Iconic achievers and an inspired audience make the India Today Youth Summit a festival of the mind, says the story 'The Future at Play'. A Gujarati film upsets prominent favourites to become India's entry to the Oscars. Can it win us an Academy Award, asks the story, "Road to Oscars'. The issue also has four free magazines Spice, Simply Punjabi, Simply Hyderabad and Simply Pune with it.