NIKHIL LAKSHMAN, ARCHANA MASIH

Stories by NIKHIL LAKSHMAN, ARCHANA MASIH

'Modi can't afford a slow start'

'Modi can't afford a slow start'

Rediff.com   6 Jun 2019

'He needs to get out of the gate fast.'

'Modi is unpredictable'

'Modi is unpredictable'

Rediff.com   24 May 2019

'We don't know where he will go from here and how he will conduct his government.'

'I want both my parents to win this election'

'I want both my parents to win this election'

Rediff.com   10 May 2019

'People want to see Mr Sinha win again because he has always been there for Patna whether he has been a leader or not.' 'Even when he was an actor, he was a proud Bihari.' 'He is not doing it because he only wants to win an election, he wants to do it because he really loves Bihar.'

'No Congress surprise to challenge Modi'

'No Congress surprise to challenge Modi'

Rediff.com   10 May 2019

'If you compare Rahul with Modi, then Modi seems larger.' 'The campaign has been built to show that Rahul is not mature enough to lead the nation.'

BJP campaign about Modi, not achievements

BJP campaign about Modi, not achievements

Rediff.com   7 May 2019

'When you look at the content of Modi's speeches, the word 'Modi' is what he pronounces the most by far, which is not a healthy sign.'

'Government humiliates Kashmir'

'Government humiliates Kashmir'

Rediff.com   3 May 2019

'Respect the pledges you have made to the people of Kashmir.' 'Jammu and Kashmir is not like any other state of the country.'

'Odd military strike not enough to change Pakistan'

'Odd military strike not enough to change Pakistan'

Rediff.com   26 Apr 2019

'Past experience shows us that cross-border strikes have not prevented Pakistan from continuing with further terror attacks.'

'Rahul will win by over 5 lakh votes'

'Rahul will win by over 5 lakh votes'

Rediff.com   22 Apr 2019

'Wayanad has become famous because of Rahul Gandhi.'

'I am going to Parliament'

'I am going to Parliament'

Rediff.com   20 Apr 2019

'Rahul is also coming there... from Amethi. We will meet there.'

The Maoist threat in Wayanad

The Maoist threat in Wayanad

Rediff.com   18 Apr 2019

The NDA candidate tells the Election Commission that the Maoists plan to kidnap him.

Challenges that await Rahul in Wayanad

Challenges that await Rahul in Wayanad

Rediff.com   17 Apr 2019

'As an aspirational district, one of the main challenges is health and nutrition of the tribal community.' 'They are 1.5 lakhs to 1.6 lakhs tribals in this district.' 'The major issue among tribals is malnutrition and anaemia.'

'Rahul is trying to play a communal game'

'Rahul is trying to play a communal game'

Rediff.com   16 Apr 2019

'They thought he can separate the Muslim votes and win, but the Kerala mind is completely different.' 'It is a secular mind because Hindus, Christians and Muslims live together.' 'We don't like somebody coming from outside, contesting in our state, winning and going and avoiding us.'

'Wayanad will be Rahul's Waterloo'

'Wayanad will be Rahul's Waterloo'

Rediff.com   15 Apr 2019

Unlike the LDF and NDA nominees who are at ground zero and campaigning hard every day, the Congress candidate's campaign is undertaken in absentia, dependent on an army of local and imported from the rest of Kerala Congresswomen and men.

'The common man does not elect the PM'

'The common man does not elect the PM'

Rediff.com   15 Apr 2019

'One big leader said you might get 3 lakh votes and still lose.' 'I said if I do I will make sure you are sleepless because it will be me and three lakh people.'

The Silent Candidate

The Silent Candidate

Rediff.com   11 Apr 2019

Ambrose D'Mello, the Independent candidate from Bengaluru South, has been on maun vrat for 15 years. He does not own a house, does not wear footwear and sells books to earn a living.

'90,000 crore will be spent this election'

'90,000 crore will be spent this election'

Rediff.com   9 Apr 2019

'When corporates have a stake in the government through contributions to political parties, democracy, which is supposed to work for the common man, doesn't.'

'God told me to contest the election'

'God told me to contest the election'

Rediff.com   1 Apr 2019

By becoming the first woman ever to contest a Lok Sabha election in Mizoram, Lalthlamuani has already made history.

'Mission Shakti will worry China, Pakistan'

'Mission Shakti will worry China, Pakistan'

Rediff.com   1 Apr 2019

Mission Shakti 'shows the development within India's military space programme, its desire to be seen as a global space power and its recognition of the potential dangers of China's counterspace programme.'

'We have the capability to protect our space assets'

'We have the capability to protect our space assets'

Rediff.com   27 Mar 2019

'You don't want to harm the satellites of other countries, but you also don't want your own satellite to be harmed.'

At 21, she started a gym for Srinagar's women

At 21, she started a gym for Srinagar's women

Rediff.com   27 Mar 2019

In Mehreen Amin's gym, Kashmiri girls who earlier had no access to female trainers, are 'gymming' their way to fitness.