SYED FIRDAUS ASHRAF, DIVYA NAIR

Stories by SYED FIRDAUS ASHRAF, DIVYA NAIR

'The more you alienate Muslims, the more it will have problems for India's internal security'

'The more you alienate Muslims, the more it will have problems for India's internal security'

Rediff.com   8 Dec 2021

'Look at the aggressive way in which a campaign against Friday namaz is going on in North Indian cities.' 'Even the Union home minister is part of this vicious campaign.'

'Modi is the political product of the Ayodhya agitation'

'Modi is the political product of the Ayodhya agitation'

Rediff.com   8 Dec 2021

'Although Narendra Modi had no direct participation in the Ayodhya agitation, he would not have been in the dominant position he is now had it not been for the Ram Janambhoomi agitation.'

'Hindu philosophy was sophisticated under Mughals'

'Hindu philosophy was sophisticated under Mughals'

Rediff.com   6 Dec 2021

'Second-class citizenship would have been meaningless to a Hindu in the Mughal empire.'

Marakkar Review

Marakkar Review

Rediff.com   5 Dec 2021

The film bears its weight largely on Mohanlal's shoulders who mostly looks tired and old as he delivers his flat, unmemorable lines trying to look passionate, observes Divya Nair.

ASK ANU: How to talk SEX with your teen

ASK ANU: How to talk SEX with your teen

Rediff.com   3 Dec 2021

Mental health coach Anu Krishna explains how parents and adults can have a healthy, age-appropriate conversation about issues that really matter.

'We don't want time-pass trial of Malegaon blast case'

'We don't want time-pass trial of Malegaon blast case'

Rediff.com   3 Dec 2021

'If there is effective prosecution, only then we will get justice, but first let them (NIA) run the case honestly in court.'

'Today, the Congress is hollow'

'Today, the Congress is hollow'

Rediff.com   1 Dec 2021

'Two years ago I told Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi that we have traitors in the Congress.'

'Modi is no god, but a human being who can be defeated'

'Modi is no god, but a human being who can be defeated'

Rediff.com   1 Dec 2021

'Mamata Didi is the only politician who can take on the might of Modi.'

'There is no need for Parliament, BJP should lock this Parliament'

'There is no need for Parliament, BJP should lock this Parliament'

Rediff.com   30 Nov 2021

'A country cannot be run on lines that everyone should be in agreement and those who disagree should be silenced.' 'If this is how they look at democracy, then I can only wish good luck to the future of parliamentary democracy in India.'

How this homemaker won MasterChef Tamil

How this homemaker won MasterChef Tamil

Rediff.com   30 Nov 2021

Devaki Vijayaraman shares her inspiring journey from a homegrown baker to being the first winner of Masterchef India Tamil.

'TMC will emerge as the real Congress'

'TMC will emerge as the real Congress'

Rediff.com   29 Nov 2021

'The decline of the Congress party and its inability to play the lead role in Opposition politics has created a space for the TMC to expand.'

Satyameva Jayate 2 review

Satyameva Jayate 2 review

Rediff.com   25 Nov 2021

Satyamev Jayate 2 has a dated, circa 1990s script which won't find acceptance with today's generations, observes Syed Firdaus Ashraf.

'How can you trust Modi who took U-turns on his decisions?'

'How can you trust Modi who took U-turns on his decisions?'

Rediff.com   25 Nov 2021

'We don't trust the prime minister's words on repealing the laws because he had promised us that he will implement the Swaminathan Commission report, but he never did.'

Twice Beauty Queen Ritika Khatnani's INSPIRING Story

Twice Beauty Queen Ritika Khatnani's INSPIRING Story

Rediff.com   24 Nov 2021

Raised by a single mother, former Miss Teen International Ritika Khatani recently won the Miss Diva Supranational 2021 title.

'We want govt to compensate death of farmers'

'We want govt to compensate death of farmers'

Rediff.com   23 Nov 2021

'Only then will we withdraw the agitation.'

India Must Be Proud Of Akumjung Pongen

India Must Be Proud Of Akumjung Pongen

Rediff.com   23 Nov 2021

Akumjung Pongen, the first Rhodes scholar from Nagaland, shares his inspiring journey.

The Joy Of Learning With My Kid

The Joy Of Learning With My Kid

Rediff.com   22 Nov 2021

Are we teaching our children or are they teaching us? Divya Nair, mother of a little boy, wonders.

'If the government does not want to change, God bless them'

'If the government does not want to change, God bless them'

Rediff.com   20 Nov 2021

'Punjab elections are there and so are UP elections. They must have done some calculations (before announcing the repeal).'

'Farm laws could have become a huge election issue'

'Farm laws could have become a huge election issue'

Rediff.com   20 Nov 2021

'Had these three farm laws existed it would have become a huge election issue.'

'Samajwadi Party has become Akhilesh Yadav party'

'Samajwadi Party has become Akhilesh Yadav party'

Rediff.com   18 Nov 2021

'BJP will win 350 seats.'