"Such are his core supporters that they will vote for him even if cooking oil sells for Rs 5,000 per litre under his leadership.' 'They don't think about inflation but Modi when they go out to vote.'
'A political party taking the law into its hands is objectionable, especially in the context of the 2002 incidents in Gujarat.'
'I am not ashamed that I have AIDS. I once announced that I am HIV+ on national TV.'
'I am happy that Kosi Ma is alive and now she is looking after us.' 'I am proud of what I did.'
'Badle ki bhavna (revengeful politics) was never seen in Maharashtra and Indian politics, but now we are witnessing all that today.'
'If we want a stable society, then all groups must feel that they have a seat at the table of power.'
'Upper castes who complain against reservations are fighting only for their own castes.'
'I have to take better care of myself.' 'I was lucky that the cancer was diagnosed at a very early stage.'
'Is the idea of a committed judiciary once again being floated, though surreptitiously, unlike in the past when it was direct?'
'These girls are sold to brothels because their parents are unable to repay their loans to money-lenders.'
41 years ago, Dalits in Meenakshipuram converted to Islam, sending shockwaves through the nation.' A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com returns to the village to discover that past antagonisms lurk below the surface.
'There have been many cases where clients have indicated that they feel suicidal as they feel they have no other options to deal with their financial hardship.'
'I would like to see Kharge include Shashi in the Congress Working Committee.' 'The other alternative is that the Congress will marginalise him.'
'Gehlot is right now doing things, which are not appreciated by the Gandhis.' 'The Gandhis have realised that their writ does not run in Rajasthan, therefore they have deflected the issue to Kharge.'
'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.'
Coimbatore-based environmental activist R Manikandan, was named the South Zone Water Warrior by the Government of India's Jal Shakti ministry.
Amitabh Bachchan was preparing to pack up his bags and return to Allahabad if Zanjeer failed.
'His biggest contribution as defence minister was to change the rules of bringing martyred soldiers' bodies home.'
'Our future is in limbo. The government saved us with Operation Ganga; now, they must save our careers.'
'Dr Shashi Tharoor by far is a much better choice.'