Syed Firdaus Ashraf And A Ganesh Nadar In Mumbai

Stories by Syed Firdaus Ashraf And A Ganesh Nadar In Mumbai

'If Darshan Solanki had got some support at IIT...'

'If Darshan Solanki had got some support at IIT...'

Rediff.com   15 Feb 2023

'In IIT, most faculty members have a bias against SC/ST students.' 'SC/ST and OBC students have no idea whom to approach for support.'

Does This Budget Do Enough For Health?

Does This Budget Do Enough For Health?

Rediff.com   9 Feb 2023

'For free supply of drugs and medicines itself, almost Rs 20,000 crores would be required.'

'After the devastation of Covid, I had expected a higher budget for health'

'After the devastation of Covid, I had expected a higher budget for health'

Rediff.com   9 Feb 2023

'...to address the serious faultlines that had got exposed during the pandemic.' 'If the economy is looking up this year, we could have been allocated an increase of at least 20%.'

Inspirational! How Police Reforms First-Time Offenders

Inspirational! How Police Reforms First-Time Offenders

Rediff.com   8 Feb 2023

288 first-time offenders have been coaxed to leave the path of crime and lead a normal life.

'Mughals had nothing to do with Mughal Gardens at Rashtrapati Bhavan'

'Mughals had nothing to do with Mughal Gardens at Rashtrapati Bhavan'

Rediff.com   3 Feb 2023

'William Mustoe, the director of horticulture during British rule, named the Presidential Palace garden after the Mughals.' 'He simply kept the name because it was made on the pattern of a Mughal garden.''He simply kept the name Mughal gardens because it was made on the pattern of Mughal garden.'

'Modi government will favour caste census if...'

'Modi government will favour caste census if...'

Rediff.com   31 Jan 2023

'...it gets a survey report that they are going to lose elections.' 'The fear of losing elections will make them immediately conduct a caste census.'

'India's wealth is in the hands of privileged castes'

'India's wealth is in the hands of privileged castes'

Rediff.com   31 Jan 2023

'They fear their caste privilege will be exposed if there is an OBC caste census.'

'BJP Is Scared Of Rahul Gandhi Post Bharat Jodo Yatra'

'BJP Is Scared Of Rahul Gandhi Post Bharat Jodo Yatra'

Rediff.com   30 Jan 2023

'The BJP always said Rahul Gandhi is an 'air-conditioned leader', but after this yatra he has proved them wrong.'

He Wanted India, China To Be Friends

He Wanted India, China To Be Friends

Rediff.com   18 Jan 2023

'My father's life sends a message that there are positive things happening between India and China, no matter what happens at the border.'

Thunivu Review: Mediocre Fare

Thunivu Review: Mediocre Fare

Rediff.com   11 Jan 2023

How long can you look at Ajith sitting with a machine gun on his lap? asks A Ganesh Nadar.

'Do 81 crore Indians deserve highly subsidised food grains?'

'Do 81 crore Indians deserve highly subsidised food grains?'

Rediff.com   6 Jan 2023

'The decision to supply free food grains is not an economically sound decision because the government will find it very difficult in future to charge anything for food grains.'

'COVID will resurface, but won't cause harm'

'COVID will resurface, but won't cause harm'

Rediff.com   4 Jan 2023

Wiccan Rashme Oberoi looks at the year ahead.

'My son loves everyone'

'My son loves everyone'

Rediff.com   30 Dec 2022

'My son is not against anybody. For him Desh Prem is more important than anything else in life'

'There was a conspiracy in making Azadsaab quit Congress'

'There was a conspiracy in making Azadsaab quit Congress'

Rediff.com   27 Dec 2022

'The BJP had a big threat from the Congress in J&K, therefore they were threatened by us.'

'I Look Forward To Playing For KKR'

'I Look Forward To Playing For KKR'

Rediff.com   26 Dec 2022

'More than the money, I am happy to be a part of the team that has selected me.'

Cirkus Review: Boring!

Cirkus Review: Boring!

Rediff.com   23 Dec 2022

Rohit Shetty gets so busy giving us a social message that he forgets to add a 'tadka' -- also called 'entertainment' -- to Cirkus, sighs Syed Firdaus Ashraf.

'I am not aware EC has passed order on my Amit Shah complaint'

'I am not aware EC has passed order on my Amit Shah complaint'

Rediff.com   15 Dec 2022

'Apparently, the EC deals with such communications as mine in a summary manner, and it has no intention to conduct its affairs, as a quasi-judicial authority ought to.'

'AAP tries to project itself as a more Hindutva party than the BJP'

'AAP tries to project itself as a more Hindutva party than the BJP'

Rediff.com   13 Dec 2022

'Kejriwal tries to project that his party is not Hindu virodhi.'

Celebrating Astad Deboo!

Celebrating Astad Deboo!

Rediff.com   13 Dec 2022

Two years ago this day, Astad Deboo, dancer extraordinaire, passed into the ages. A new exhibition Breaking Boundaries remembers the pioneer who redrew the margins of Indian dance.

'Muslims of Gujarat voted for BJP in big numbers'

'Muslims of Gujarat voted for BJP in big numbers'

Rediff.com   8 Dec 2022

'Muslims know they cannot defeat the BJP, why then come in its firing range?' 'And they know, ultimately it is the BJP MLA who is going to get elected and only he or she can do their work.' 'The BJP may do a different kind of politics for Muslims, but when they sit in the chair they work for Muslims too.'