'A stable and strong Pakistan with an anti-India mindset and hatred is not good for us.'
'Akhilesh did politics like Rabi and Kharif crop which come once a year. Politics is not seasonal, you have to harvest your field all through the year and only then you get a good crop' Political analyst lists 12 reasons why Akhilesh Yadav lost the UP elections.
'The BJP has 106 MLAs and Eknath Shinde claims the support of 40 MLAs. So why are they both not forming the government right now in Mumbai? Why the delay?' Rediff.com's Syed Firdaus Ashraf reports.
'Hindus have never been polarised across Maharashtra in any state election.'
'Jockeying for that position has possibly started at this time.'
'The government never asked any transport association before making this law on hit and run cases.' 'MPs only clapped to Amit Shah's new law and never questioned him about this law.' 'Are these MPs not bothered about the lives of drivers?'
Thalaivii proves Kangana is the Queen of Bollywood, asserts Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
'We don't know how and why this happened as the route interlock signal works fine millions of times every day across India.'
Want to live in Maharashtra, follow these eight rules or get jailed. Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com on the proposed Maharashtra Protection of Internal Security Act.
'It could backfire on the BJP and boost the Opposition parties.'
'Father always wanted Siraj to play for India and make India proud in the cricketing field, but unfortunately, he is not there to see this glorious moment in Siraj's career.'
... Why care for the truth when the legend so interesting, says Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
'Why should I as a common man not know where my parents are in Kashmir, how they are doing. It is my right,' student Mohammed Aleem Syed, who moved the Supreme Court to be allowed to visit Kashmir, tells Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
The answers will come -- hopefully! -- when the film releases on August 15, feels Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
'I approached the ministries for a response, but they did not respond on time, so I had to approach the court.'
'People tell us openly that in 2024 we will vote for Modi.'
'It is a frightening situation as the most threatening aspect is the development and growth of society.' 'Once our society comes into perpetual violent mode, then investments will drop.'
26 candidates in Amethi fray take away 60,545 votes; the difference between the victorious Smriti Irani and Rahul Gandhi is 55,120 votes.
'The India which was all about glamour and razzmatazz through which he could earn the trust of people of the other India, which was Bharat.'
Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com finds out why Sacred Games has run into trouble.
'For free supply of drugs and medicines itself, almost Rs 20,000 crores would be required.'
'For no other leader of India do so many people turn up for an event every year without invitation.'
'They want to win 45 out of 48 seats in Maharashtra in the 2024 general elections and joining hands with Ajit Pawar is in that direction.'
'India has demonstrated that if tomorrow, any enemy country that has a lot of satellites threatens it, India can (bring them down).'
Cafe Irani Chaii is Mansoor Showghi Yezdi's attempt at preserving Irani culture in an age of globalisation, where old cultures are swiftly fading away.
'These new laws give complete (impunity) to the police.' 'Whatever little accountability the police had, all that is gone now.' 'There is no accountability mechanism against the police for abusing or misusing in the new laws.'
There are many life lessons to be learnt from the way Sharad Pawar handled the Maharashtra political crisis.
'The Maoists have weakened considerably in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh after Milind Teltumbde's death.'
'You will really wish oh! Had I stayed in Dharavi I would have got a nice house. I can assure you that. We will make dreams come true.'
So worried is Shiv Sena rebel leader Eknath Shinde of desertions that he is asking rebel MLAs in Guwahati to sign affidavits affirming that they won't go back on supporting the 'cause of Hindutva' after reaching Mumbai.
'Yogi was there, but ultimately the BJP got extremely worried and therefore Modi pitched in.'
'In low-profile cases, if there's a small quantity (of drugs involved), you get bail on the first day.' 'In high-profile cases, it depends on the judge.'
'Shinde and Fadnavis have different working styles and certainly there is a crack that has come between them.'
'We request the Indian government that they send some buses urgently so that we can travel in groups and reach safety.'
Nothing 'accidental' about this movie, feels Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
'If Israel had stuck to the peace accords, Hamas would have had no one to fight.'
'The central government forces are supporting one group and the state government forces are supporting another group and this is resulting in non-stop cross-firing, which has resulted in the killing of many innocent people.'
'UCC should be across India and legally applicable to every Indian citizen.'
'...to address the serious faultlines that had got exposed during the pandemic.' 'If the economy is looking up this year, we could have been allocated an increase of at least 20%.'
'Modi is now the biggest messiah of OBCs and Dalits as V P Singh once was.'
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