All stories by Prasanna D Zore
Dharmaveer 2: Glorifying Eknath Shinde
Rediff.com17 hours agoFrom start to finish, Dharmaveer 2 feels less like a biopic and more like propaganda crafted for Eknath Shinde's political gain, observes Prasanna D Zore.
Attack by Kuki Militants? 'Govt Created Panic In Manipur'
Rediff.com4 days ago'These are just to deflect from the leaked audio tapes of the chief minister which prove his culpability in the ethnic violence against the Kukis that has gripped the state for more than 17 months.'
Sanjay Nirupam Ko Gussa Kyun Aata Hai
Rediff.com7 days ago'The other panelists (Praniti Shinde and Priyanka Chaturvedi) were misbehaving with me.' 'Despite that I kept quiet because I have witnessed many such scenes in the 25 years of my public life and debates.' 'Amid all the ruckus, when I heard Praniti calling me out for 'cheap behaviour' I couldn't take such misbehaviour anymore.'
Why This Fadnavis Confidante Quit BJP...
Rediff.com25 Sep 2024'I had told Fadnavisji that I will be with the party till the Lok Sabha election and I will give my 100 per cent to campaign for the BJP. But ultimately I will have to take this decision (to quit the BJP).' 'When I requested him to see this from the point of view of an elder brother, he could not say anything more after that.'
'BJP Won't Win Even 10 Seats In J&K'
Rediff.com4 Sep 2024'We put the seed of BJP's ideology in Jammu, watered it, nurtured it for four decades and when it was time to reap the fruits of those efforts, the fruits are being sold out to the very same people who worked hard to uproot this tree.' 'Shockingly, our own people are letting this happen and nobody from Delhi bothers to even listen to us.'
'We're Not Anti-Nationals'
Rediff.com3 Sep 2024'We are not secessionists, we want to coexist with our countrymen but not on the terms that will strip us off our dignity and a right to peaceful existence.'
Sheikh Hasina's Biggest Blunder
Rediff.com29 Aug 2024'The dominance of her party also meant that the institutions became lopsided -- whether it was the bureaucracy or the courts or the military.' 'She centralised power to the extent that you would see her representatives or her party office bearers having overly represented in these institutions.' 'That perhaps would have been the biggest blunder that she committed.'
'Pakistan Will Want To Use Bangladesh Situation To Its Advantage'
Rediff.com29 Aug 2024'Religion and extremism is going to be a big force, a very important force, in Bangladesh's politics.'
'Why Is Modi Not Sacking Biren Singh?'
Rediff.com28 Aug 2024'We are in a dilemma if the central government supports this ethnic violence and Biren Singh.'
'It's Time Women Said Enough Is Enough'
Rediff.com23 Aug 2024'We have been threatened. We have felt violated.' 'Everything is in danger if you don't give safe spaces to women.'
'The Only Way We Can Stop Rapes...'
Rediff.com23 Aug 2024'Even if we have laws in place, which we must, we need a societal change.' 'Rather than telling our daughters that, "Listen, leave your house at so and so time, come back by so and so time," we must tell the men and boys that "Whatever point of time you encounter a woman in public space or wherever, you treat her with respect, dignity, and as an equal participant in these public spaces".'
'I Want To Teach Assam CM A Lesson'
Rediff.com19 Aug 2024'There is a saying in Assamese about inflicting pain on an adversary: He cut my hands with a sword and rubbed salt into my wounds.' 'This has never been the BJP's culture but it started happening openly and frequently under Himanta Biswa Sarma.'
'India Is A Stock Picker's Delight'
Rediff.com9 Aug 2024'In the short term you keep your return expectations very, very low; in the medium term be prepared to invest and in the long term growth will come and your returns from stocks will be high.'
Markets: 'India Will Be In A Brighter Position'
Rediff.com8 Aug 2024'India's fundamentals are a lot better (than those of other emerging market economies).' 'India will suffer (witness a fall in its stock market) what I call the second order effect.' 'And the second order will happen when these funds (belonging to macro and hedge fund investors and which have leveraged Japanese yen-carry trades), because they lose money elsewhere as lot of their positions were financed by borrowing Japanese yen, will have to book profits in investment destinations where they are making money, including in markets like India.' 'They (these investors) will have to effectively sell in countries like India and which is the consequence (the crash in equity markets) that Indian markets might see.'
'Don't Panic! India Is An Oasis Of Calm!'
Rediff.com8 Aug 2024'The structural story of India is a multi-decadal story.' 'One should stay invested in that story and avoid reacting to what is happening globally.'
''Made Good Money? Take Your Capital Out'
Rediff.com7 Aug 2024'Forget your loss or profit in your portfolio.' 'Look at how much cash you have in hand.' 'If you don't have cash in hand, liquidate at least partially; get into about 20 per cent in cash.'
'Hemant Soren Fears He Will Be Exposed'
Rediff.com2 Aug 2024'He fears that the youth tide has gone against him and he will be swept away in the next assembly election in the state.'
How Maharashtra Plans To Prosecute 'Urban Naxals'
Rediff.com30 Jul 2024'The strategy of frontal organisations of the Maoists is to create unrest and ensure that such unrest leads to a law and order problem.' 'To cover such acts it was necessary to bring in a different definition of unlawful activities which is different from the definition of unlawful activities in the UAPA.'
'Only Then Can We Call Them Urban Naxals'
Rediff.com30 Jul 2024'Today we know of many X, Y, and Z persons as urban Naxals but can we call these people as such?' 'No, we cannot because we don't have a legal framework for doing that.'
How Best To Utilise Rs 17,500 Tax Saving
Rediff.com25 Jul 2024Rediff.com spoke to registered investment advisors to figure out how best the extra Rs 17,500 saved ever year can be invested to create a decent corpus in the years ahead. This is what they said.