'The place I used to sleep in the jail had a big window high up on the opposite side, where at sunrise and sunset time a bird would drop in every day.' 'It could be an eagle or a peacock. And sometimes a monkey.' 'Those moments calmed you, brought hope...'
'Even if not me, there are other deserving candidates from Maharashtra in the Congress who should have been given the Rajya Sabha ticket.'
'Many times when Khalistan slogans are raised, it is from those who feel alienated, not because they want a separate state.'
'A political party taking the law into its hands is objectionable, especially in the context of the 2002 incidents in Gujarat.'
If you're young and depressed, and don't know where your life is heading, Naseeruddin Shah seems to have the answer.
'The BJP had a big threat from the Congress in J&K, therefore they were threatened by us.'
Ahead of the floor test in Maharashtra, what is more crucial is who becomes the pro-tem speaker. And bagging this post is part of the BJP's plan to retain power, reports Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com/
'Gehlot is right now doing things, which are not appreciated by the Gandhis.' 'The Gandhis have realised that their writ does not run in Rajasthan, therefore they have deflected the issue to Kharge.'
'Jockeying for that position has possibly started at this time.'
Syed Firdaus Ashraf feels director Omung Kumar shares too much in the trailer of his upcoming film, Bhoomi.
'He used to come to the cinema hall like he was visiting a temple for worship.'
Thalaivii proves Kangana is the Queen of Bollywood, asserts Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
"Such are his core supporters that they will vote for him even if cooking oil sells for Rs 5,000 per litre under his leadership.' 'They don't think about inflation but Modi when they go out to vote.'
'Dharavi will be completely slum free by 2040'
'The Maoists have weakened considerably in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh after Milind Teltumbde's death.'
'If you want to change everything all of a sudden to polyester, then the production of khadi flags will come under trouble.'
'The right wing has worked for 70-80 years at the grass roots before it burst onto social media.' 'Social media is an extension of its formidable work in society.' 'If you think you can fight them on social media, forget it. You can't.'
Over 1,200 Indian students stranded at Zaporizhzhia in Ukraine make a desperate call for help.
'The real leader is not the one who builds flyovers and bridges. The real leader gets into the space of the human hearts which are at war and brings them together.' 'Gandhi did that. There cannot be a nation which is vibrant and strong where there is hatred which is tearing you apart,' filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt tells Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com
'The act of demolition, for whatever reason, was far too hasty without even giving an opportunity of an appeal.'
The realities at the nerve centre of the Ram Janmabhoomi movement are glaring with lack of development, rampant unemployment and 12-hour long power cuts making life miserable. And most of the people are hopeful that Narendra Modi will change the situation in Ayodhya. Syed Firdaus Ashraf speaks to some Ayodhya residents to get a hang of their real issues.
Shankar is India's answer to Hollywood, feels Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
One Anil Kapoor seems more entertaining than two Arjun Kapoors!
'I approached the ministries for a response, but they did not respond on time, so I had to approach the court.'
The realities at the nerve centre of the Ram Janambhoomi movement are lack of development, rampant unemployment and 12 hour-long power cuts. Most residents hope Narendra Modi will change the situation in Ayodhya.
'I am not sure of the numbers killed, but they were not as high as the use of the word 'genocide' suggests.' 'There is another meaning you could take, 'cultural genocide', in that the Pandit community is extremely small and their forced departure led to a wiping out of their culture.'
'Unlike in the Kedarnath floods of 2013, which happened due to heavy rains, no such thing happened in Chamoli.' 'The damage was done only because of the hot sun.'
'We cannot afford to be complacent about our food security needs.'
'It is a well-thought-out decision. I feel it is difficult for him now to step back.'
'Mamata Didi is the only politician who can take on the might of Modi.'
'Modi is now the biggest messiah of OBCs and Dalits as V P Singh once was.'
Even as a teen, Syed Firdaus Ashraf was terrified about losing his hair. So here's what he did.
A sixth of AAP's 67 MLAs in Delhi are either out on bail or behind bars in cases ranging from domestic abuse to sexual harassment, to desecration of holy books, to corruption charges.
'Muslims know they cannot defeat the BJP, why then come in its firing range?' 'And they know, ultimately it is the BJP MLA who is going to get elected and only he or she can do their work.' 'The BJP may do a different kind of politics for Muslims, but when they sit in the chair they work for Muslims too.'
Congress leaders are a jubilant lot after the results.
'People of my constituency told me they will continue loving me, but will not vote for me if I am with the BJP.'
'The Indian government evacuated its citizens from the clutches of the Taliban and Covid-hit Wuhan, so I am not worried.'
'At present there might be at least 500 Indians stuck in Iran for various reasons and we have no idea when they will come back.'
'Is the idea of a committed judiciary once again being floated, though surreptitiously, unlike in the past when it was direct?'
'Kejriwal tries to project that his party is not Hindu virodhi.'
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