Seema Pant, Syed Firdaus Ashraf

Stories by Seema Pant, Syed Firdaus Ashraf

'Congress is more responsible for Ram mandir than BJP'

'Congress is more responsible for Ram mandir than BJP'

Rediff.com   5 Aug 2020

'We all know that when the Babri Masjid was demolished, P V Narasimha Rao was prime minister.' 'He did not do anything to stop the demolition.'

COVID-19: '137 doctors have died so far'

COVID-19: '137 doctors have died so far'

Rediff.com   29 Jul 2020

'The government says the mortality rate among patients is 2 to 3 per cent, but in doctors it is 11 per cent, which is very high.'

What I learnt from the COVID-19 Crisis

What I learnt from the COVID-19 Crisis

Rediff.com   25 Jul 2020

'We are a country of amazing ability and the way we have responded to the pandemic is evidence.'

How 'Khan Sir' became a social media sensation

How 'Khan Sir' became a social media sensation

Rediff.com   24 Jul 2020

Unlike other SM sensations, 'Khan Sir' became a star with well-researched news-related videos, not 30-second inanities. Syed Firdaus Ashraf tracks down the elusive coach to IAS aspirants.

'Sachin Pilot is part of a bigger plot'

'Sachin Pilot is part of a bigger plot'

Rediff.com   20 Jul 2020

'He is not acting solo.' 'The plot may have people within the Congress and outside.'

'Congress doesn't have roots in Hindu society'

'Congress doesn't have roots in Hindu society'

Rediff.com   20 Jul 2020

'The Congress today has lost contact with the Hindu clergy.' 'They go to to Hindu clergy only during the time of elections.'

'Sonia, Rahul, Priyanka are not on the same page'

'Sonia, Rahul, Priyanka are not on the same page'

Rediff.com   17 Jul 2020

'It can be said without hesitation that Rahul, Priyanka and Sonia Gandhi enjoy perfect relations of mother-daughter-son all together in the family.' 'But their worldview is different and their style of functioning is different and their favourites in the party are different people.'

'Modi went to Leh and China got scared'

'Modi went to Leh and China got scared'

Rediff.com   15 Jul 2020

'Modi warned China, therefore they have come to the talks.' 'Nothing will come out of these talks.'

'It is the Congress that has lost, not Sachin Pilot'

'It is the Congress that has lost, not Sachin Pilot'

Rediff.com   14 Jul 2020

'Sachin Pilot had every legitimate right to demand to become CM.'

'This is Rajasthan, not Madhya Pradesh'

'This is Rajasthan, not Madhya Pradesh'

Rediff.com   13 Jul 2020

'As far as I know, Sachin Pilotji is not going to the BJP.'

'Retired SC or HC judge must probe Vikas Dubey's death'

'Retired SC or HC judge must probe Vikas Dubey's death'

Rediff.com   10 Jul 2020

'If you accept that situation you don't require the judiciary, the criminal procedure law, the Indian Penal Code or even the Constitution because there is somebody who decides who gets to live and who gets to die.'

Is COVID-19 airborne?

Is COVID-19 airborne?

Rediff.com   7 Jul 2020

'Whatever modelling we have, people are saying end of July or beginning of August we will see a peak of COVID-19 in Maharashtra.' 'After which the decline will begin.'

'It is difficult for us to get rid of China overnight'

'It is difficult for us to get rid of China overnight'

Rediff.com   6 Jul 2020

'China feels India will be hard-pressed not to go after China because we are so badly dependent on them -- and that is the reality.'

'China has caught us by the neck and we have no way to escape'

'China has caught us by the neck and we have no way to escape'

Rediff.com   6 Jul 2020

'Indian entrepreneurs became traders for Chinese goods rather than producers of goods.'

'Nobody can say when the COVID-19 curve will flatten'

'Nobody can say when the COVID-19 curve will flatten'

Rediff.com   4 Jul 2020

'This virus came in December 2019 and how this virus is going to behave in October and November, we don't know yet.'

'How can one revive an only Gandhi family party?'

'How can one revive an only Gandhi family party?'

Rediff.com   27 Jun 2020

'The party dropped me as a spokesperson for showing a roadmap. It shows that the party either has a high level of arrogance or they are completely detached from ground realities.'

Why the Congress won't pose a challenge to Modi

Why the Congress won't pose a challenge to Modi

Rediff.com   27 Jun 2020

'If you believe the Congress will win in 2024 because Modi is blundering from one monumental disaster to another, that means you are living in a fool's paradise.'

'Kejriwal is waking up now after COVID-19 has spread'

'Kejriwal is waking up now after COVID-19 has spread'

Rediff.com   26 Jun 2020

'The main reason being Kejriwal's working style is very centralised.' 'And if you don't form a team and work, take bureaucrats into confidence, take doctors and hospitals into confidence, this problem was surely going to evolve.'

Why China wants the Galwan Valley

Why China wants the Galwan Valley

Rediff.com   22 Jun 2020

'If the Chinese military gets hold of some western sectors on the India-China boundary, it will give them added military advantage.'

'A smaller version of Kargil might happen'

'A smaller version of Kargil might happen'

Rediff.com   22 Jun 2020

'If the situation escalates, then mini-scale firing might happen.'