Syed Firdaus Ashraf And A Ganesh Nadar In Mumbai

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'Punjab is in a mess'

'Punjab is in a mess'

Rediff.com   15 Mar 2022

'Politics is in a mess. Good people have to join to clean it up.'

'The Gandhis are a liability for the Congress'

'The Gandhis are a liability for the Congress'

Rediff.com   14 Mar 2022

'The Congress can exist without (someone from) the Nehru-Gandhi family being its president.'

'UP victory is Modi's, not Yogi's, victory'

'UP victory is Modi's, not Yogi's, victory'

Rediff.com   14 Mar 2022

'Yogi was there, but ultimately the BJP got extremely worried and therefore Modi pitched in.'

'Gandhis are losing respect within the Congress'

'Gandhis are losing respect within the Congress'

Rediff.com   12 Mar 2022

'That would be very bad for them and suicidal for both the Gandhis and the Congress party.'

'Will Kejriwal allow Mann to run Punjab?'

'Will Kejriwal allow Mann to run Punjab?'

Rediff.com   10 Mar 2022

'Had the Congress made Sidhu its CM face, they would have won 80 out of 117 seats.'

'Akhilesh became a Twitter politician, he was busy tweeting'

'Akhilesh became a Twitter politician, he was busy tweeting'

Rediff.com   10 Mar 2022

'Akhilesh did politics like Rabi and Kharif crop which come once a year. Politics is not seasonal, you have to harvest your field all through the year and only then you get a good crop' Political analyst lists 12 reasons why Akhilesh Yadav lost the UP elections.

'I am happy I survived Russian bombings'

'I am happy I survived Russian bombings'

Rediff.com   9 Mar 2022

''I had no idea that my life would turn into a horror show.' 'I was stuck as the Russians kept bombing Kyiv non-stop.'

The Pakistani who helped Indian students in Ukraine

The Pakistani who helped Indian students in Ukraine

Rediff.com   8 Mar 2022

'In many cases, I didn't take money because the Indian students had run out of cash.' 'The biggest high was the blessings that these students's parents used to give me on the phone or send messages thanking me on WhatsApp.'

In Sumy university, stranded students melt ice for water

In Sumy university, stranded students melt ice for water

Rediff.com   4 Mar 2022

'There has been no help that has come from the Indian embassy till date. We have no idea when we all will be evacuated.'

'We can die in Russian bombing. Help us!'

'We can die in Russian bombing. Help us!'

Rediff.com   3 Mar 2022

'We request the Indian government that they send some buses urgently so that we can travel in groups and reach safety.'

'In 5 days all students will be out of Ukraine'

'In 5 days all students will be out of Ukraine'

Rediff.com   3 Mar 2022

'We are trying to trace them.' 'We feel their phone batteries must have died because they are travelling by road.'

Why Indians Study Medicine In Ukraine

Why Indians Study Medicine In Ukraine

Rediff.com   2 Mar 2022

'With over 50 per cent of medical seats reserved for those who have the ability to pay a fee ranging from Rs 50 lakh to Rs 1.5 crore for a five-year MBBS course and quotas in accordance with affirmative policies in government colleges, the band of seats available for the not-so-rich and non-OBCs is very narrow.'

'You cannot play with people's lives'

'You cannot play with people's lives'

Rediff.com   28 Feb 2022

'They are taking the people of the country for granted.'

'Putin must think he can pull it off'

'Putin must think he can pull it off'

Rediff.com   28 Feb 2022

'Putin has set aside all the rules and now he is deciding the rules.'

'Indian embassy has forgotten us'

'Indian embassy has forgotten us'

Rediff.com   26 Feb 2022

Over 1,200 Indian students stranded at Zaporizhzhia in Ukraine make a desperate call for help.

'Putin is playing Russian roulette'

'Putin is playing Russian roulette'

Rediff.com   25 Feb 2022

'There is a cost to war.' 'The West knows that and so does Putin.' 'The point is, how much of the cost are both sides willing to pay?'

'He may be a Grandmaster, but he is always my little boy'

'He may be a Grandmaster, but he is always my little boy'

Rediff.com   22 Feb 2022

When Praggnanandhaa plays, he does not allow his confidence to fluctuate, irrespective of who his opponent is, says his father.

'Arrest Chitra, find others involved in NSE scam'

'Arrest Chitra, find others involved in NSE scam'

Rediff.com   22 Feb 2022

'This issue is related to national security because they were compromising the entire capital markets's core infrastructure by leaking confidential information.' 'What would have happened if the servers had come down?' 'Or some confidential information leaked to terrorists who could have knocked out our capital market?'

'I thought I would die in Sri Lankan jail'

'I thought I would die in Sri Lankan jail'

Rediff.com   21 Feb 2022

'Jail was very crowded, we were 56 people crammed together. All 56 of us had to use only one toilet'

Indian student: 'We are safe in Ukraine'

Indian student: 'We are safe in Ukraine'

Rediff.com   17 Feb 2022

'The Indian government evacuated its citizens from the clutches of the Taliban and Covid-hit Wuhan, so I am not worried.'