Rediff.com's Syed Firdaus Ashraf does a comparative analysis of suicide numbers released by the NCRB. Data: Hemantkumar Shivsaran/Rediff.com.
'I welcome Droupadi Murmu as the first Adivasi woman President of India, but her track record has not been good as a politician and governor of Jharkhand when it came to helping Adivasis,' points out activist Gladson Dungdung.
'India has demonstrated that if tomorrow, any enemy country that has a lot of satellites threatens it, India can (bring them down).'
Less than half the ministers in Team Yogi are not long-term BJP members. Many old-timers have been dropped.
'There is no point in just saying, 'hum wapas bhej denge (we will send Kashmiri Pandits back)'.'
'Use of the word 'genocide' for Kashmiri Pandits is absolutely wrong.'
'Dr Shashi Tharoor by far is a much better choice.'
'Priyanka did draw huge crowds and eventually all of those ended up voting for the Samajwadi Party.' 'The voters today are smart enough to vote for the party which they know is going to win or they know this party will come second, but no way will they vote for a party which will come third or fourth.'
'You need a leader whom India can identify with and I cannot think of any other leader except Sachin Pilot in the Congress party.'
The Emperor of Bollywood Romance tries to play a lecher for the first time in his career.
Now, let's wait for the movie, says Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
'The Ever Given, which had 200,000 tonnes of cargo, was too long for the Suez Canal.'
'If Mayawati had performed better, then the BJP would have had a much tougher time to win UP.' 'The present gap in number of seats between the BJP and SP would have got reduced.'
Glimpses of the CWC meeting, which was meant to formulate a plan to revive the party from the death throes of electoral irrelevance, but...
Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com traces how the beating up of a man in Ghaziabad went from alleged communal attack to reported regular crime in a matter of days.
'After Ambedkar, Dr Gail was the only writer who wrote critically on caste issues.'
'We want Muslims to go about their work and business unhindered.' 'They should not get victimised and that will only come through the process of reconciliation.'
'Had the Congress made Sidhu its CM face, they would have won 80 out of 117 seats.'
'We are a country of amazing ability and the way we have responded to the pandemic is evidence.'
'All is well in Visakhapatnam for now.'
'Modi warned China, therefore they have come to the talks.' 'Nothing will come out of these talks.'
'As far as I know, Sachin Pilotji is not going to the BJP.'
'Maharashtra governor did not do anything that was contrary to the Supreme Court's decision.'
'Putin has set aside all the rules and now he is deciding the rules.'
The trailer is so gripping that you know something interesting is bound to happen, feels Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
'The cases have not reduced because the prosecution has found some other way to stop people from using their right to free speech.'
Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com finds out why Sacred Games has run into trouble.
'The actual amount due to Jet Airways employees is Rs 1,200 crore, and the management is giving only Rs 52 crore.'
Nothing 'accidental' about this movie, feels Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
Amitabh Bachchan was preparing to pack up his bags and return to Allahabad if Zanjeer failed.
'... as has been happening in the last three weeks, then the foreign exchange reserves will not be comfortable to ensure that the rupee does not fall drastically.'
'Only then will we withdraw the agitation.'
'The Indian Army and paramilitary have to land more in Assam as the situation is very bad, especially in upper Assam,' says BJP MLA Binod Hazarika whose home was burnt down by mobs.
'The people of Jharkhand know that Modi is not going to become chief minister, so why should they vote for the BJP?'
'Today in Uttar Pradesh all big parties like Samajwadi Party, BJP or even Bahujan Samaj Party are out to woo smaller parties as they know the Hindu votes are getting divided.'
Rediff.com's Syed Firdaus Ashraf explains the charges against the Bollywood star.
... Why care for the truth when the legend so interesting, says Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
'With the Citizenship Amendment Bill, Hindus from Pakistan can come to India. They have got a way,' says Gurumukh Jagwani who came to India on his honeymoon, loved the country so much that he stayed back and got Indian citizenship.
One of Sanjay Dutt's biggest fans will serve his restaurant's signature dish on February 25 to celebrate Dutt's release from jail.
'After Father Stan Swamy's death one thing has become very clear, that if you fight for justice in India you will be called a Maoist by the State.'
