SYED FIRDAUS ASHRAF, DIVYA NAIR

Stories by SYED FIRDAUS ASHRAF, DIVYA NAIR

'2024 elections won't be Kharge vs Modi'

'2024 elections won't be Kharge vs Modi'

Rediff.com   21 Oct 2022

'If the Congress gets to form the government in 2024, then Sonia Gandhi by virtue of being CPP chairperson will have the authority to decide who will be the prime minister and not Kharge.'

Zanjeer And The Birth Of A Star

Zanjeer And The Birth Of A Star

Rediff.com   11 Oct 2022

Amitabh Bachchan was preparing to pack up his bags and return to Allahabad if Zanjeer failed.

How Mulayam Singh Changed The Rules For Martyred Soldiers

How Mulayam Singh Changed The Rules For Martyred Soldiers

Rediff.com   10 Oct 2022

'His biggest contribution as defence minister was to change the rules of bringing martyred soldiers' bodies home.'

'Is Kharge What Young India Needs?

'Is Kharge What Young India Needs?

Rediff.com   4 Oct 2022

'Dr Shashi Tharoor by far is a much better choice.'

'We have become passive consumers of hatred'

'We have become passive consumers of hatred'

Rediff.com   27 Sep 2022

'The right wing has worked for 70-80 years at the grass roots before it burst onto social media.' 'Social media is an extension of its formidable work in society.' 'If you think you can fight them on social media, forget it. You can't.'

'I stayed like a common prisoner and did not ask for any privileges'

'I stayed like a common prisoner and did not ask for any privileges'

Rediff.com   27 Sep 2022

'The place I used to sleep in the jail had a big window high up on the opposite side, where at sunrise and sunset time a bird would drop in every day.' 'It could be an eagle or a peacock. And sometimes a monkey.' 'Those moments calmed you, brought hope...'

'We are doing this for the peace of the country'

'We are doing this for the peace of the country'

Rediff.com   26 Sep 2022

'We want Muslims to go about their work and business unhindered.' 'They should not get victimised and that will only come through the process of reconciliation.'

Hush Hush Review

Hush Hush Review

Rediff.com   23 Sep 2022

Hush Hush starts on a mysterious note that sustains our curiosity for the first few episodes. Then it veers off in different directions aimlessly, notes Divya Nair.

'People of this country are not hardcore communal at all'

'People of this country are not hardcore communal at all'

Rediff.com   21 Sep 2022

'We are losing the battle of secularism, but we have not lost.'

'If Section 66A of IT Act goes, something else will come in'

'If Section 66A of IT Act goes, something else will come in'

Rediff.com   14 Sep 2022

'The cases have not reduced because the prosecution has found some other way to stop people from using their right to free speech.'

Recipe: How To Make Rasam

Recipe: How To Make Rasam

Rediff.com   13 Sep 2022

Rasam is my Amma's go-to solution for all ailments, be they a cold, cough, fever or a headache.

'It is wrong to blame Dr Pandole for the accident'

'It is wrong to blame Dr Pandole for the accident'

Rediff.com   6 Sep 2022

'That she drove 20 km in 9 minutes is rubbish.'

'A simple guy despite being a billionaire'

'A simple guy despite being a billionaire'

Rediff.com   5 Sep 2022

'He was the most thoughtful corporate person I encountered.'

'Govt has taken the right step of banning export of atta'

'Govt has taken the right step of banning export of atta'

Rediff.com   2 Sep 2022

'We cannot afford to be complacent about our food security needs.'

'Entrepreneurship isn't a game of roulette'

'Entrepreneurship isn't a game of roulette'

Rediff.com   1 Sep 2022

'To set up a successful business, one must have a solution to an existing problem or a better way of addressing the current solution.'

'Mentors are your GPS to success'

'Mentors are your GPS to success'

Rediff.com   1 Sep 2022

'Remember to pick a mentor, with whom there are one or two degrees of separation.' 'Any more than that, you are wasting time.'

Criminal Justice 3: Adhura Sach Review

Criminal Justice 3: Adhura Sach Review

Rediff.com   26 Aug 2022

Criminal Justice 3: Adhura Sach is watchable for Pankaj Tripathi's brilliant portrayal of Madhav Mishra, observes Divya Nair.

'BJP-AAP clash is related to Delhi municipal elections'

'BJP-AAP clash is related to Delhi municipal elections'

Rediff.com   24 Aug 2022

'The BJP is scared it may lose the Delhi municipal elections where they have been in power for the last 15 years.'

'Love is a powerful, life-saving, drug'

'Love is a powerful, life-saving, drug'

Rediff.com   23 Aug 2022

'My father is a postman. My mother is a homemaker. No one in my family had studied medicine.' 'I wanted to be the first doctor in my family so I could listen to people like me and help them feel better about themselves,' says Archana Vijayan, an MBBS student with a disability, who was initially denied admission into medical school, even after passing the NEET twice.

'It is death for the Bollywood industry'

'It is death for the Bollywood industry'

Rediff.com   18 Aug 2022

'If you have only one hit out of 100 movies in a year, it is death for Bollywood.'