'Political narrative in our country today is tilted towards Hindutva orientation and so Kejriwal becomes very dangerous to the BJP.' 'For them, he is a leader to watch.'
'Rahul Gandhi never gets firsthand information. He does not know what is good or bad going on in the party.'
'If the central government does not give rights to the people of Ladakh, then it won't be good for our country.'
'This award is funded by American money so I took this decision.'
'He used to come to the cinema hall like he was visiting a temple for worship.'
'Government supplied public services are less likely to be found in neighbourhoods with high numbers of Scheduled Castes and Muslims.'
In his second term in office, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has retained 34 portfolios.
'The time has come for all those believe in a democratic India to stand up and be counted and to make a choice.'
'We cannot leave our entire unorganised sector to the vagaries of market forces.'
We asked colleagues, present and past, to reflect on a man who has made such a difference to their lives and careers. Here it is then, a rich collection of memories that offer enchanting glimpses of the enigmatic Ajit Balakrishnan.
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.
'The buildings all around had caved in or were damaged. The trees were all uprooted. Things were very scary.'
'His biggest contribution as defence minister was to change the rules of bringing martyred soldiers' bodies home.'
... Why care for the truth when the legend so interesting, says Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
'Jockeying for that position has possibly started at this time.'
'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 Opposition thinks since the ruling party is following Savarkar's Hindutva philosophy, they want to regain their lost political mileage (by attacking Savarkar).' 'By doing so, they think they will get their power back.'
'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 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.
Thalaivii proves Kangana is the Queen of Bollywood, asserts Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
'There is no law or Article in the Constitution that says the prime minister must inaugurate the new Parliament, but Article 79 of the Constitution says the President of India is the competent person.'
The answers will come -- hopefully! -- when the film releases on August 15, feels Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
'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.'
'A stable and strong Pakistan with an anti-India mindset and hatred is not good for us.'
'Had they agreed to our demands that we raised two years ago, we would have never started our agitation again.'
26 candidates in Amethi fray take away 60,545 votes; the difference between the victorious Smriti Irani and Rahul Gandhi is 55,120 votes.
Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com finds out why Sacred Games has run into trouble.
'...by directing these draconian provisions against political and ideological opponents of the ruling group, minorities, and those who dare to dissent through and selective prosecution and prolonged incarceration as undertrials.'
'I approached the ministries for a response, but they did not respond on time, so I had to approach the court.'
'Hindus have never been polarised across Maharashtra in any state election.'
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.
'India has demonstrated that if tomorrow, any enemy country that has a lot of satellites threatens it, India can (bring them down).'
'We don't know how and why this happened as the route interlock signal works fine millions of times every day across India.'
'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.'
There are many life lessons to be learnt from the way Sharad Pawar handled the Maharashtra political crisis.
'It could backfire on the BJP and boost the Opposition parties.'
'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?'
Nothing 'accidental' about this movie, feels Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
'The Maoists have weakened considerably in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh after Milind Teltumbde's death.'
'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.'
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