News for 'Firdaus Ashraf'

Why Builders Won't Drop Home Prices

Why Builders Won't Drop Home Prices

Rediff.com12 Jul 2024

'What happens in the real estate market is that once the prices go up it goes on to stay at that level.' 'It might not increase and at the same time the prices will not come down too.'

Coolie No 1 review

Coolie No 1 review

Rediff.com25 Dec 2020

Coolie No 1 is a cheap comedy for silly people, asserts Syed Firdaus Ashraf.

'40 seconds more and it would have been a disaster'

'40 seconds more and it would have been a disaster'

Rediff.com14 Feb 2016

'We moved out just in time. The fire spread so fast.'

'How can the US tolerate such injustice against the Palestinians?'

'How can the US tolerate such injustice against the Palestinians?'

Rediff.com4 Jan 2024

'This award is funded by American money so I took this decision.'

'My conscience didn't allow me to take the award'

'My conscience didn't allow me to take the award'

Rediff.com10 Dec 2020

'Farmers must get Maximum Support Price instead of Minimum Support Price.'

'Communal politics does not work in Maharashtra'

'Communal politics does not work in Maharashtra'

Rediff.com15 Jun 2023

'Hindus have never been polarised across Maharashtra in any state election.'

Assam BJP MLA: 'Situation is very bad'

Assam BJP MLA: 'Situation is very bad'

Rediff.com12 Dec 2019

'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.

'Ladakh got nothing after repealing Article 370'

'Ladakh got nothing after repealing Article 370'

Rediff.com6 Feb 2024

'If the central government does not give rights to the people of Ladakh, then it won't be good for our country.'

'BJP's downfall has come now'

'BJP's downfall has come now'

Rediff.com23 Dec 2019

'The people of Jharkhand know that Modi is not going to become chief minister, so why should they vote for the BJP?'

'Right now, it looks like a technical error'

'Right now, it looks like a technical error'

Rediff.com5 Jun 2023

'We don't know how and why this happened as the route interlock signal works fine millions of times every day across India.'

'If India doesn't give protection to Hindus, who will?'

'If India doesn't give protection to Hindus, who will?'

Rediff.com12 Dec 2019

'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.

Does This Budget Do Enough For Health?

Does This Budget Do Enough For Health?

Rediff.com9 Feb 2023

'For free supply of drugs and medicines itself, almost Rs 20,000 crores would be required.'

'Muslims of UP will go with Congress'

'Muslims of UP will go with Congress'

Rediff.com8 Mar 2024

'Nobody is speaking up for Muslims today.' 'Secular parties too have calmed down because they feel this will hurt the Hindu vote (bank).' 'In this scenario, where does a Muslim go?'

'Visakhapatnam gas tragedy is NOT another Bhopal'

'Visakhapatnam gas tragedy is NOT another Bhopal'

Rediff.com7 May 2020

'All is well in Visakhapatnam for now.'

PIX: Arshad Warsi, Amit Sadh, Aditi Rao Hydari visit Rediff

PIX: Arshad Warsi, Amit Sadh, Aditi Rao Hydari visit Rediff

Rediff.com3 Jul 2015

Say hello to the Guddu Rangeela team!

'Modi is no god, but a human being who can be defeated'

'Modi is no god, but a human being who can be defeated'

Rediff.com1 Dec 2021

'Mamata Didi is the only politician who can take on the might of Modi.'

'Are You On The Side Of Hatred?'

'Are You On The Side Of Hatred?'

Rediff.com23 Feb 2024

'The time has come for all those believe in a democratic India to stand up and be counted and to make a choice.'

'This defeat is that of Amit Shah, Modi, Raman Singh'

'This defeat is that of Amit Shah, Modi, Raman Singh'

Rediff.com11 Dec 2018

'The Congress didn't win elections only on soft Hindutva.'

'They only had bouncers, not safety officers'

'They only had bouncers, not safety officers'

Rediff.com29 Dec 2017

'All restaurants and pubs must treat the issue seriously and appoint safety officers. This chalta hai attitude cannot work.'

'Rahul Gandhi Has No Idea How To Resurrect Congress'

'Rahul Gandhi Has No Idea How To Resurrect Congress'

Rediff.com3 May 2024

'Rahul Gandhi never gets firsthand information. He does not know what is good or bad going on in the party.'

What I learnt from the COVID-19 Crisis

What I learnt from the COVID-19 Crisis

Rediff.com25 Jul 2020

'We are a country of amazing ability and the way we have responded to the pandemic is evidence.'

'Find out how much love people have for Modiji'

'Find out how much love people have for Modiji'

Rediff.com20 Jul 2023

'People tell us openly that in 2024 we will vote for Modi.'

'Savarkar was granted a pension by the British'

'Savarkar was granted a pension by the British'

Rediff.com14 Oct 2021

'He was provided sustenance by the British.' 'Many times he wrote to the British that he needed an increase in pension.'

'Modi went to Leh and China got scared'

'Modi went to Leh and China got scared'

Rediff.com15 Jul 2020

'Modi warned China, therefore they have come to the talks.' 'Nothing will come out of these talks.'

'This is Rajasthan, not Madhya Pradesh'

'This is Rajasthan, not Madhya Pradesh'

Rediff.com13 Jul 2020

'As far as I know, Sachin Pilotji is not going to the BJP.'

'I have no idea if minister's son was driving the car'

'I have no idea if minister's son was driving the car'

Rediff.com8 Oct 2021

'I was not there at the spot and I don't know who was driving the car.' 'It is a matter that needs to be investigated by the police and it is their job,' says the father of the journalist who was killed in Lakhimpur Kheri.

'Indian embassy has forgotten us'

'Indian embassy has forgotten us'

Rediff.com26 Feb 2022

Over 1,200 Indian students stranded at Zaporizhzhia in Ukraine make a desperate call for help.

'These laws are equipped to suppress democracy'

'These laws are equipped to suppress democracy'

Rediff.com27 Dec 2023

'...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.'

'After the devastation of Covid, I had expected a higher budget for health'

'After the devastation of Covid, I had expected a higher budget for health'

Rediff.com9 Feb 2023

'...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%.'

'BJP thinks NCP can tilt the balance in 2024'

'BJP thinks NCP can tilt the balance in 2024'

Rediff.com5 Jul 2023

'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.'

What's in a name? Lots, realises Kanhaiya's 'BJP assaulter'

What's in a name? Lots, realises Kanhaiya's 'BJP assaulter'

Rediff.com25 Apr 2016

'I am not the Manas Deka who attacked Kanhaiya,' says the BJP activist who shares the same name with the man who allegedly tried to 'strangle' the JNUSU leader.

'If Pandits move out of Kashmir, it's like surrendering to terrorists'

'If Pandits move out of Kashmir, it's like surrendering to terrorists'

Rediff.com10 Jun 2022

'We do not want Kashmiri Pandits to migrate from Kashmir.'

'If Kejriwal is arrested...'

'If Kejriwal is arrested...'

Rediff.com31 Oct 2023

'It could backfire on the BJP and boost the Opposition parties.'

'It Is Humiliating'

'It Is Humiliating'

Rediff.com30 May 2022

'Even if not me, there are other deserving candidates from Maharashtra in the Congress who should have been given the Rajya Sabha ticket.'

PIX: How Bollywood may react to Sanju Baba's release

PIX: How Bollywood may react to Sanju Baba's release

Rediff.com25 Feb 2016

Raju Hirani, Ranbir and Deepika react to the Dutt's release!

'Govt wakes up only when you come on the roads'

'Govt wakes up only when you come on the roads'

Rediff.com22 Feb 2024

'Had they agreed to our demands that we raised two years ago, we would have never started our agitation again.'

'Jammu and Ladakh were not treated equally so we pulled out'

'Jammu and Ladakh were not treated equally so we pulled out'

Rediff.com20 Jun 2018

'We had to respect the sentiments of the people of Jammu as our party was elected from Jammu.'

'Join the BJP and clean yourself with Bharatiya Janata Laundry Machine'

'Join the BJP and clean yourself with Bharatiya Janata Laundry Machine'

Rediff.com15 Nov 2022

'Badle ki bhavna (revengeful politics) was never seen in Maharashtra and Indian politics, but now we are witnessing all that today.'

'Shinde is sending a message he is not a puppet'

'Shinde is sending a message he is not a puppet'

Rediff.com15 Jun 2023

'Shinde and Fadnavis have different working styles and certainly there is a crack that has come between them.'

'In one week, I realised it was a mistake to join the BJP'

'In one week, I realised it was a mistake to join the BJP'

Rediff.com4 Jan 2022

'People of my constituency told me they will continue loving me, but will not vote for me if I am with the BJP.'