'Israel has received an extremely hard and rude reminder that it cannot go ahead and talk of normalisation of relations with other Arab countries without addressing the issues pertaining to Palestine.'
Syed Firdaus Ashraf tries to escape the Mumbai heat in the hills of Uttarakhand and discovers the aftermath of climate change and Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.
Can Nawazuddin Siddiqui bring Bal Thackeray's powerful personality to life? Syed Firdaus Ashraf watches the Thackeray trailer to find out.
'This is not the right way to speak about farmers. How can Kumaraswamy call farmers goondas?'
'When Etihad initiated their bid, it was conditional.' 'They said only if someone takes a 'haircut' would they be interested.'
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.
'When the Congress is put against someone like Narendra Modi, they do not have anything new to offer to the people of India.'
'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...'
'If you want to change everything all of a sudden to polyester, then the production of khadi flags will come under trouble.'
The result was so disastrous for the Congress and NCP that they lost 41 seats out of 48 to the BJP-Shiv Sena combine.
'Ajit Pawar's speech leaves no room for reconciliation.'
Where did the rasgulla originate from? Is the dish originally from Odisha or West Bengal?
'BJP has achieved its aim by making him a regional leader dependent on them.'
'Every traffic police station in the city has a policeman designated unofficially as the 'cashier.' 'His job is to collect the bribes and, at the end of every month, distribute this money among the cops according to rank.'
'There is a sense within the government and Modi that things are not as good as they were in 2019.'
'Many BJP MLAs and ministers tell us the police does not listen to them.'
'It is a well-thought-out decision. I feel it is difficult for him now to step back.'
'While I am talking to you, I have no idea whether I'm infected or not.' 'I just want to go back home safely.'
Journalist Prashant Kanojia was arrested by the Uttar Pradesh police on August 18 for a retweet and has been in custody ever since.
'Whenever the Government of India throws the debris, they will not take such care of the mosque's debris and Muslims may object to such a move at that time.'
'They killed one Gauri, but now there will be lakhs of people who will continue to do Gauri's work.'
'After Ambedkar, Dr Gail was the only writer who wrote critically on caste issues.'
'Ghulam Nabi Azad and Kapil Sibal are the two people who have been marked and punished'
'India's treatment to a member of parliament of Afghanistan was not good and I am very upset about this action.'
'The actual amount due to Jet Airways employees is Rs 1,200 crore, and the management is giving only Rs 52 crore.'
Billionaire investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala explains why he thinks Modi should be at the helm of India.
'Upper castes who complain against reservations are fighting only for their own castes.'
'...it gets a survey report that they are going to lose elections.' 'The fear of losing elections will make them immediately conduct a caste census.'
'They fear their caste privilege will be exposed if there is an OBC caste census.'
'Punjab elections are there and so are UP elections. They must have done some calculations (before announcing the repeal).'
'Verdict shows they had illegally imposed President's rule in Uttarakhand.'
Rediff.com's Syed Firdaus Ashraf does a comparative analysis of suicide numbers released by the NCRB. Data: Hemantkumar Shivsaran/Rediff.com.
'There was outside intervention which is what led to the initial violence.' 'Once the violence started, there was a brutal lathi-charge by the police.'
The classic Marathi movie Simhasan would be an interesting watch today as it draws a parallels to the current political turmoil in Maharashtra.
'We cannot believe the police encounter story at all.' 'They were in the hands of the police and they were de-weaponised.' 'They didn't have weapons. How can you kill them?'
'They want to wind up Osho's Pune operation, take the money and move out of India.'
'The Muslim community is disappointed with this judgment.'
A Mumbai restaurant celebrates Sanjay Dutt's release by serving Sanju Baba Chicken, FREE!
'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.'
'He is not acting solo.' 'The plot may have people within the Congress and outside.'
