Syed Firdaus Ashraf covers national politics, and sometimes movies too -- a truly wide arc! You can e-mail the author at firdausa@rediff.co.in
'I am very grateful to Rajnathji that he confirmed the fact that Savarkar was a habitual mercy-seeker from the British.'
'I was not there at the spot and I don't know who was driving the car.' 'It is a matter that needs to be investigated by the police and it is their job,' says the father of the journalist who was killed in Lakhimpur Kheri.
'If the minister does not resign, then it will be the darkest incident of Indian democracy where power prevailed over the people.'
Rediff.com's Syed Firdaus Ashraf traces the journey of PM-CARES from its founding to finally admitting it is not a government fund.
Regardless of its commercial success, as an Indian, one needs to watch the story of this unsung hero, feels Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
'Sidhu's suggestions regarding formation of the new government were completely ignored, so he stepped down.' 'Channi's government is walking on the same path as Amarinder Singh's.'
'In China there is capital punishment for heritage theft. That is how they treat criminals, unlike us.' 'Here we treat them like it's a house-breaking theft.'
'Whatever comes in the minds of the Pakistani generals and Pakistan military, they just go for it.' 'They do not care about the consequences for their country or the consequences to the people of Pakistan.'
'As the firing started everything went haywire.'
'In politics, not everything is spoken and there are a lot of messaging done very discreetly.'
'Jockeying for that position has possibly started at this time.'
'He also understands and foresees potential challenges.'
'Change was very much needed for the Congress to win the 2022 assembly elections.'
'Modi is now the biggest messiah of OBCs and Dalits as V P Singh once was.'
'There is a sense within the government and Modi that things are not as good as they were in 2019.'
'I have great friends in film industry but professionalism and friendship are two different cups of tea. When it comes to producing a movie, every producer thinks of saleable actors,' says Dino Morea.
'Nehru wanted to strengthen industries by exploiting agriculture and that policy was continued by successive governments.'
'Government intervention in agricultural trade is a problem for farmers.'
Thalaivii proves Kangana is the Queen of Bollywood, asserts Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
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