Syed Firdaus Ashraf And A Ganesh Nadar In Mumbai

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'My conscience didn't allow me to take the award'

'My conscience didn't allow me to take the award'

Rediff.com   10 Dec 2020

'Farmers must get Maximum Support Price instead of Minimum Support Price.'

Why BJP won big in Hyderabad, and is on the way to win South India

Why BJP won big in Hyderabad, and is on the way to win South India

Rediff.com   9 Dec 2020

'They take each and every election with seriousness.' 'No other political party has that kind of cadre who is strongly aligned with the reason, motto and ideology of their party.'

'Had Modi been sacked in 2002, he would not have become PM'

'Had Modi been sacked in 2002, he would not have become PM'

Rediff.com   7 Dec 2020

'Certainly if Advani had agreed to Vajpayee in sacking Modi, then we would never have been talking of Modi today.'

'You are looking today at Hindu Rashtra'

'You are looking today at Hindu Rashtra'

Rediff.com   7 Dec 2020

'This is what Hindu Rashtra looks like, which has been enabled by conditions of democracy.'

Why this cop got a sudden promotion

Why this cop got a sudden promotion

Rediff.com   7 Dec 2020

'I traced 76 children within two-and-a-half months,' says Assistant Sub Inspector Seema Dhaka.

'Rajinikanth is certainly stirring the pot'

'Rajinikanth is certainly stirring the pot'

Rediff.com   4 Dec 2020

'There will be significant political traction for him. But how much, we don't know yet'

Why Modi-Shah must thank Advani-Vajpayee

Why Modi-Shah must thank Advani-Vajpayee

Rediff.com   2 Dec 2020

'Like in cricket, M S Dhoni was the captain and Virat Kohli played under him.' 'Then Dhoni played under Kohli.' 'Now imagine, having a second switch.' 'That is the analogy here, and I find no other example in Indian politics, or even world politics.'

Why this Muslim leader quit Owaisi to join Mamata

Why this Muslim leader quit Owaisi to join Mamata

Rediff.com   1 Dec 2020

'I will not say that the AIMIM is a 'B' team of the BJP. But due to the AIMIM, the BJP benefits for sure'

Coolie No 1: What Varun has in common with Rahul Gandhi

Coolie No 1: What Varun has in common with Rahul Gandhi

Rediff.com   30 Nov 2020

Just as Rahul wants to ride on his family's history in politics, Varun Dhawan hopes he can ride on daddy David Dhawan's successful shoulders, observes Syed Firdaus Ashraf.

'Increase in air pollution affects Covid patients'

'Increase in air pollution affects Covid patients'

Rediff.com   30 Nov 2020

'Covid patients have infected lungs and the pollutants will further damage it.'

How Ahmed Patel became close to Sonia Gandhi

How Ahmed Patel became close to Sonia Gandhi

Rediff.com   27 Nov 2020

'Temperamentally, they are quite alike.' 'Ahmed Patel avoided the limelight and was not a power seeker.' 'The Gandhis too are not power wielders, but trustees of power.'

What did Ahmed Patel think of Rahul?

What did Ahmed Patel think of Rahul?

Rediff.com   27 Nov 2020

'He had differences with Rahul.'

'Tarun Gogoi played the role of healer in Assam society'

'Tarun Gogoi played the role of healer in Assam society'

Rediff.com   24 Nov 2020

'Gogoi will be remembered as someone who recovered Assam as a state, as a people and society from the fear of insurgency that had struck the state from the 1980s till 2000.'

Why AIADMK joined forces with BJP

Why AIADMK joined forces with BJP

Rediff.com   23 Nov 2020

'In the last three to four months the BJP vote share in Tamil Nadu, which was 2.86% in 2016, has gone up to about 5%-6%.' 'The AIADMK will lose the minority votes and others who don't like the BJP and Modi.' 'The AIADMK decided to take the risk to get the 5%-6% votes that the BJP will bring in.'

'Your money is safe with nationalised banks'

'Your money is safe with nationalised banks'

Rediff.com   23 Nov 2020

'No commercial bank will be allowed to fail. There is nothing to worry about.'

'We are in search of a Shiva to consume the poison from banking system'

'We are in search of a Shiva to consume the poison from banking system'

Rediff.com   23 Nov 2020

'Should the government be in the business of running banks?' 'Particularly when it does not have the fiscal strength to continuously infuse capital into such banks?'

The Good Samaritan Techie

The Good Samaritan Techie

Rediff.com   19 Nov 2020

From providing food and succour to pavement dwellers to helping the elderY in times of need, Dinesh Saravanan has been a godsend to the needy.

Soorarai Pottru review

Soorarai Pottru review

Rediff.com   14 Nov 2020

Soorarai Pottru HELD A Ganesh Nadar'S attention till the last frame.

Covid Warriors: How Langar Seva Group feeds the hungry

Covid Warriors: How Langar Seva Group feeds the hungry

Rediff.com   14 Nov 2020

An informal group of volunteers from the same school in Ahmednagar come together to pool resources, prepare food, serve the needy.

'Secular parties cannot rule forever by showing fear of the BJP to Muslims'

'Secular parties cannot rule forever by showing fear of the BJP to Muslims'

Rediff.com   13 Nov 2020

'We have finished that fear.'