UPDATED: January 22, 2021 21:11 IST
Consumption of cannabis is banned in India under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances or NDPS Act (Representational)
Despite a growing clamour by some sections and NGOs in India to legalise the recreational use of cannabis, more than half of the respondents (55 per cent) surveyed for the India Today Group-Karvy Insights Mood of the Nation (MOTN) 2021 poll are against the move.
Only 36 per cent of those surveyed favoured legalisation of cannabis, whose consumption is banned under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances or NDPS Act. Moreover, an overwhelming 89 per cent of the respondents felt drug addiction was a serious problem in the country.
BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik most popular CM in his own state: ‘India Today’ survey
India Updated: Monday, January 25, 2021, 13:18 [IST]
New Delhi, Jan 25: BJD chief Naveen Patnaik has been rated as the best performing chief minister at the state level; according to the India Today Group-Karvy Insights Mood of the Nation (MOTN) January 2021 poll.
With 51 percent of votes, Patnaik bagged the top spot, beating Chief Ministers Arvind Kejriwal, Yogi Adityanath and Uddhav Thackeray.
BJD chief Naveen Patnaik
Of the total respondents, 41 per cent have chosen Delhi CM Kejriwal, while 39 approved of Yogi Adityanath. Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray and Telangana CM K Chandrashekhar Rao tied at 35 per cent in the MOTN rankings.
Yogi Adityanath is rated the best performing CM for fourth consecutive year: survey
January 24, 2021
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath× This year’s
India Today Group-Karvy Insights Mood of the Nation (MOTN) poll revealed that Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has been rated the best performing Chief Minister for the fourth consecutive year.
CM Adityanath secured 25 per cent of the total votes to occupy the first position.
CM Adityanath, who is one of the youngest CMs in India, drew sharp criticism for his handling of Hathras gangrape case and the recent ‘love jihad law’.
However, this has not affected his popularity among people. Adityanath’s approval rating has, in fact, increased by one from the August edition of the MOTN survey.
Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik has been ranked the best performing chief minister at the state level, according to the India Today Group-Karvy Insights Mood of the Nation (MOTN) January 2021 poll.
Mood of the Nation poll: Not war, Indians feel talks best way to end LAC dispute with China
Mood of the Nation poll: Not war, Indians feel talks best way to end LAC dispute with China
About 59 per cent of the respondents surveyed for the India Today Mood of the Nation poll feel India gave a befitting reply to China since the border standoff began in May last year.
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UPDATED: January 23, 2021 16:18 IST
New Delhi and Beijing have failed to reach an agreement after eight rounds of talks and about 100,000 Indian and Chinese troops are deployed in eastern Ladakh through a harsh winter (Reuters)