'Throughout the nearly 20-year US-led war, State sponsorship from Pakistan has been a constant.'
With his name or without, Jim Corbett continues to live on in his home in Uttarakahand's Kaladunghi and in the jungles he loved.
'The PLA has continued to do exercises and drills and recently carried out air exercises with fighter jets.'
'When the adversary has tasted what you can do, he is going to be more experienced in countering how the Indians think.' 'He will go back, rework and come back.'
'Even if the government does not implement an all-India NRC before 2024, it will be part of the party's long-term project.'
'By killing the state BJP secretary and his brother, the aim is to hot up the communal situation and revive militancy in an area which has remained peaceful,' says Sunil Sharma, Kishtwar's BJP MLA.
'Ambedkar's ideas have their own teeth -- if you don't have an appetite for them, you can't swallow them.'
'We've never really been in the situation of having a difficult time with the Chinese and an increasingly difficult time with the Russians along with a relationship with the Americans which is important.'
'After meeting the prime minister and Amit Shah, Yogi has come out with his position secure till the assembly election.'
'It indicates the grooming of the party's new leadership.' 'It is also a signal to the states that these ministers represent.'
One of the three Film and Television Institute of India students on indefinite hunger strike has been hospitalised after his blood sugar levels dropped.
'General Sam Manekshaw looked from left to right and said, "Gentlemen, I have come to have a look at you. I am taking a good look at your faces. When I come back after the war is over, some faces may not be here".'
'These ladies have sacrificed their husbands so that you can celebrate your birthday parties and anniversaries.' 'It is your moral duty to treat them right and with respect.' 'When they visit a bank or a hospital, they should not be made to stand in queue, but treated like Presidents or prime ministers.'
'It is not a matter of fixing the military problem up there in the Himalayas and the retreat of the two militaries.' 'India has to find a way to correct the racist and very patronising views of India in the Chinese mind.'
'Imagine China pursuing its aims in Jammu and Kashmir by using Pakistani and now Afghan proxies.'
'China is unwilling to restore the status quo ante of April 2020.' 'India will have to weigh its options based on this premise.'
'If I win, my victory will shatter the belief that caste is all that matters in Bihar.'
'We have to keep that in mind and have plan A B C D because the trust factor with Pakistan or China is very low.'
'We have to work for our victories.' 'We have to offer a better alternative governance model.' 'Not just criticise the current government.' 'You have to build bridges, learn from what has gone wrong and create a party for all people.'
Ambrose D'Mello, the Independent candidate from Bengaluru South, has been on maun vrat for 15 years. He does not own a house, does not wear footwear and sells books to earn a living.
'Even if there is no full-scale war, Galwan-like skirmishes cannot be ruled out.'
'Someone who has lost a dear one to Covid; that person is not going to forget and will not vote for the BJP.'
'I don't think there is a wave in favour of the Samajwadi Party, or against the BJP.' 'This election is largely about which party is able to build a larger social and political coalition.'
'If our troops on the frontlines were sleeping for two hours, they can perhaps now sleep for 2.5 hours because when the adversary is right in front, then you can't even blink your eyes, you have to be absolutely alert.'
Babu R was trapped in a mountain gorge without food or water for two days till the Indian Army rescued him in a daring mission.
'Political parties are following the Divide and Rule policy to break the unity of farmers.'
'Voters from the forward castes voted for JD-U because they feared Laloo Yadav's return, but since that fear is no longer there they may not see the need to vote for Nitish Kumar anymore.'
'The immediate attempt by China is to get its way and gain territory through small steps without having a full-scale war.'
'India should be adequately prepared for further Chinese mis-adventures at any time in the next few years.'
'Both Hindus and Muslims should work together to construct both the masjid and mandir.'
'Parades and ceremonials are a part of our training and inculcated in us since the beginning of our career. It was very exciting.'
'He too can become a good BJP worker like Rajmata and those from his family before him.'
'India has to ensure its borders are properly sealed and there is no infiltration from PoK.
'The honourable prime minister virtually handpicked me for the Amritsar East seat.' 'Amit Shahji announced that if I am elected, the whole of Punjab will be drugs free.'
'India would not like to see Pakistani domination and tutelage of Afghanistan against Indian security and economic interests.'
'All political parties have exploited the police. The current government at the Centre is blatant and unapologetic about it.'
India is celebrating one of its biggest festivals commemorating the victory of good over evil. In Bihar, which is in the middle of its biggest election campaign, festivities are in full swing. Archana Masih set out to capture the mood on the street of small town India and discovered some things that one no longer finds.
'Defence, development and democracy is the formula to defeat Naxalism.'
'Log kehte hai desh to humne Modi ko diya hua hai, par pradesh nahi diya hai (we have given Modi the mandate to run the nation, not the state).'
'The Chinese fault lines are tremendous and we need to exploit them.'
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