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Caste or progress: What young Dalit voters want

Caste or progress: What young Dalit voters want

Rediff.com25 Apr 2014

'Young Dalits are looking for better educational opportunities, more job avenues in the private sector, which need not necessarily mean job quotas, but a more welcoming corporate world that offers a liberated social environment, essentially a new India.'

Political parties bet big on mobile campaigns to woo voters

Political parties bet big on mobile campaigns to woo voters

Rediff.com16 Apr 2014

While phone call-outs was a weapon of choice for the Aam Admi Party in the 2013 Delhi elections, both the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party and other national and regional parties are extending their reach to voters through mobile phones, smart phones and in the general election campaign.

'Quality of civil servants, political executive has deteriorated'

'Quality of civil servants, political executive has deteriorated'

Rediff.com15 Apr 2014

The quality of both civil servants and political executive members in India has deteriorated, former coal secretary P C Parakh tells Upasna Pandey

'People want change, they are fed up with corruption and inflation'

'People want change, they are fed up with corruption and inflation'

Rediff.com1 Apr 2014

Hema Malini spoke with Upasna Pandey about her preparedness and exuded confidence to win the election with "the grace of Lord Krishna and love of people of Mathura."

'Congress and BJP have failed to take a robust stand against corruption'

'Congress and BJP have failed to take a robust stand against corruption'

Rediff.com24 Mar 2014

Rajmohan spoke with rediff.com, sharing his thoughts on what ails East Delhi, the future of AAP and his plans for strengthening the party.

Finally! Political parties frantically search for 'honest' candidates

Finally! Political parties frantically search for 'honest' candidates

Rediff.com26 Feb 2014

Like the Hindi film industry, where formulas for hit films are done to death, the political fraternity in India is making an all out effort to 're-brand' itself to follow the hit script of the AAP, says Upasna Pandey

Jan Lokpal to be Kejriwal's Lok Sabha campaign agenda

Jan Lokpal to be Kejriwal's Lok Sabha campaign agenda

Rediff.com14 Feb 2014

The Delhi assembly witnessed unprecedented noise and cacophony on Friday as Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal made a fervent attempt to table the Jan Lokpal Bill.

The Modi-Powell meeting: 'Der aaye, durust aaye'

The Modi-Powell meeting: 'Der aaye, durust aaye'

Rediff.com13 Feb 2014

The US has taken the first step to open channels of communications with a leader it had so far refused to engage with, at least openly.

Why AAP is finding it tough to finance power tariff reduction

Why AAP is finding it tough to finance power tariff reduction

Rediff.com7 Feb 2014

Despite their promised and announced reduction in power prices, the Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government may want keep the issue on the burner for sometime longer, since none of the concerned players are ready to give an inch, and seem raring for a fight, says Upasna Pandey

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