'What social justice is Tejashwi talking about?' 'Muslims in Bihar are asking we are 18%, and you are giving us 2 seats.'
'We made a mistake. We misunderstood. Now all is well.'
'The aged with retina and finger print issues are not getting access to pension and ration.' 'If all becomes digital -- what'll happen to the poor?'
As India votes in another General Election which draws to an end in four days, is anyone hearing The Poor's voices?
In a poor village of daily wage earners in Siwan, Bihar, people speak about their hard lives and why they vote.
In a village of Rajputs, the vote is for Modi even though the BJP is not contesting from here.
'There are a lot of things happening in my life, and I have a lot of material, thanks to who I am, the way I've led my life, the way I look.'
Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com takes the latest offering from the Mahindra stable for a spin.
At this year's TIME ball in New York City on Thursday, April 25, you would have run into a Coimbatore-born American scientist, looking lovely in Sabyasachi Mukherjee designer finery, who would most likely have been hanging out with Dua Lipa.
'I can feel the master's pain, because he must be sitting there and cursing and saying, 'Why was I born?''
'Indians are basically liked because they are educated, they are intelligent.'
Scoop seems like they conclude he is but Vaihayasi Pande Daniel recommends that you watch the film to find out for yourselves.
'When my father travelled 5,000 miles to build a new home in Ireland, I doubt he ever dreamed that his son would one day grow up to become its leader.' Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com profiles Dr Leo Varadkar who will step down as Ireland's taoiseach (prime minister) next week.
'The most powerful lesson I have learned is to observe discipline, always show up and work hard enough if you have the will to win.'
'But he was very quick and did a very stylish adab.' 'Of course, I didn't expect him to hug.'
'Whenever there is a women-oriented film, people think that it will be a serious film, or there will be men-bashing. But there's nothing like that. Women can do comedy very, very well.'
Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com takes his car for a spin on Mumbai's brand-new coastal road and comes away awestruck.
She's a popular, cute-looking vlogger who's written a book about breakups. But what does Shenaz Treasury think about romance? The modern version of right swipe-left swipe love? And a world in which the rule of ishq have changed?
'Nobody really talks about the middle of relationships or the mundane parts... (When the end comes) we think, "Wow, this is the worst time of my life. This is horrible. It's never been worse". But actually, I feel the endings are what makes us who we are.'
From Mumbai to Silvassa in Daman, and back.
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