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Prasanna D Zore

Senior Journalist Prasanna D Zore covers national politics and Maharashtra politics, as well as business and personal finance. You can e-mail the author at prasannaz@rediff.co.in

Stories by PRASANNA D ZORE

'Kozhikode is only the first'

'Kozhikode is only the first'

Rediff.com   21 Aug 2020

'We are going to have plane crashes left, right and centre.'

'We are learning from every patient who dies'

'We are learning from every patient who dies'

Rediff.com   19 Aug 2020

'We are learning from every patient who is admitted, treated and discharged.'

Kozhikode crash: 'We won't know the truth'

Kozhikode crash: 'We won't know the truth'

Rediff.com   14 Aug 2020

'The DGCA, the ministry of civil aviation, Air India, the Airports Authority, all of them together form what I call an organised syndicate' 'In India, it is a fashion to blame the pilot because then nobody asks questions about the incompetence and grave negligence of this State-run syndicate.'

'Gehlot government is non-functional'

'Gehlot government is non-functional'

Rediff.com   13 Aug 2020

'While the farmers are reeling under a huge debt burden, crop loss due to locust attacks and erratic rainfall, the state is also facing a COVID-19 challenge.' 'In this situation, you have Congress and BJP MLAs trying to outwit each other in a game of thrones'

Meet a COVID-19 warrior with a difference

Meet a COVID-19 warrior with a difference

Rediff.com   8 Aug 2020

'Am I going to take my money with me when I die tomorrow?' asks Kadar Shaikh when asked about the money he spent to develop two COVID-19 isolation centres with 145 beds by spending more than Rs 1 crore.

'PM was so emotional'

'PM was so emotional'

Rediff.com   6 Aug 2020

'He couldn't hold himself from chanting 'Siyavar Ramchandra ki Jai'.'

'There is mafia raj in Punjab': Congress MP

'There is mafia raj in Punjab': Congress MP

Rediff.com   3 Aug 2020

'The chief minister has said on the floor of the House that he knows everything (about the criminal-politician mafia).' 'If you know about this nexus, why aren't you acting against them?' 'Ask him why is he so helpless.'

'Entire Ayodhya is bathed in Ram's bhakti'

'Entire Ayodhya is bathed in Ram's bhakti'

Rediff.com   1 Aug 2020

'No COVID-19 positive person will be allowed when the bhoomi pujan happens on August 5 in Prime Minister Modi's presence.'

Will you buy 1 lakh rakhis for India's soldiers?

Will you buy 1 lakh rakhis for India's soldiers?

Rediff.com   31 Jul 2020

And, in turn, help 1,000 artisans earn Rs 5,000 at a time when they are struggling to cope with financial hardships during the COVID-19 pandemic.

'All Indians have a big heart': See how big

'All Indians have a big heart': See how big

Rediff.com   30 Jul 2020

Meet a Mumbai couple whose hearts are so big that they emptied out their entire savings to help feed the poor and needy during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Delhi riots: 'Truth had to be told'

Delhi riots: 'Truth had to be told'

Rediff.com   27 Jul 2020

'Especially at a time when truth is being twisted and a new narrative is being manufactured.'

'India can cut nearly 50% of its imports from China'

'India can cut nearly 50% of its imports from China'

Rediff.com   24 Jul 2020

'India has the potential to reduce its trade deficit with China by $8.4 billion in FY21.'

'They want to throw Pilot out of the Congress'

'They want to throw Pilot out of the Congress'

Rediff.com   18 Jul 2020

'Nobody understands Gehlot's politics.' 'The Congress high command should wake up.'

'Vasundhara and Gehlot are hand in glove'

'Vasundhara and Gehlot are hand in glove'

Rediff.com   17 Jul 2020

'When the Congress attacked Modiji, Vasundharaji kept mum.' 'Why was she so tongue-tied?' 'Everybody knows why she kept quiet then.'

Explained: Dharavi's COVID-19 Success

Explained: Dharavi's COVID-19 Success

Rediff.com   17 Jul 2020

Prasanna D Zore/Rediff.com reveals how the BMC has contained the spread of COVID-19 in Dharavi, India's largest slum, which WHO wants to know more about.

'Air travel will normalise within two years'

'Air travel will normalise within two years'

Rediff.com   17 Jul 2020

'Airlines will need a war chest to deal with post-COVID economics.'

'Congress high command never reached out to Pilot'

'Congress high command never reached out to Pilot'

Rediff.com   15 Jul 2020

'These are lies that Priyanka Gandhi rung up Sachin Pilot.'

'For every gang, the financier is the kingpin'

'For every gang, the financier is the kingpin'

Rediff.com   14 Jul 2020

'In a gang, the person who controls the finances is the most important key person.' 'Cut the finances of a gang and it will vanish.'

'The people of UP are really angry with Yogi'

'The people of UP are really angry with Yogi'

Rediff.com   14 Jul 2020

'When Yogi took over, in the first few months he went after the criminals.' 'Everybody thought he will do it, cutting across party, caste divisions.' 'Gradually, the situation started slipping out of his hand.'

Vikas Dubey encounter: 'No gaping holes whatsoever'

Vikas Dubey encounter: 'No gaping holes whatsoever'

Rediff.com   13 Jul 2020

'Dubey was a desperate criminal.' 'I don't discount the possibility of him trying to disarm the cops and escape.'