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Poll shows UPA ahead of NDA; Maya, Badal are goners
Jagannathan • 14 years agoA CNN-IBN State of the Nation poll shows that despite scams, the NDA has been unable to take advantage. An election right now will result in seat counts being more or less the same as in 2009. But at the state level, Mayawati and Prakash Singh Badal are vulnerable.
'Stronger action' against Pak? Try a charm offensive instead
Fp Editors • 14 years agoMany survey respondents favour not just dialogue and diplomacy with Pakistan but "stronger action" for its support of terror. But in fact, a counter-intuitive 'smart diplomacy' option could work better.
Big majority of Muslims do not link religion to terror: survey
Fp Editors • 14 years agoThere has been a noticeable change in the public perception of terror. Now there are numbers to vindicate the trend.
Govt should stay off land for private firms: Survey
Fp Editors • 14 years agoPrivate companies should acquire the land they need on their own, says survey.
In the Lokpal melodrama, Anna Hazare becomes Swadesi Samurai
Fp Archives • 14 years agoThe Lokpal Bill has turned into the great Indian melodrama. But in hoping that the furore will die down and we will return to business as usual, the Congress might be writing its own obituary. They have not understood the moral force of Anna Hazare.
In aam aadmi's view, netas and babus are the most corrupt
Fp Editors • 14 years agoAnd it is no surprise that businessmen, the judiciary and the media are seen as almost blameless in matters of graft and corruption.
Stench of corruption has stuck to UPA: All-India survey
Fp Editors • 14 years agoA CNN-IBN survey conducted by the Centre for Study of Developing Societies shows corruption is a major concern, and the UPA is seen as being insincere on this front.
Anna more trustworthy than Ramdev: Survey
Fp Editors • 14 years agoNot many of yoga guru Ramdev’s followers want him to dabble in politics. But his appeal is bigger than that of Hazare in rural areas.