Seeking to blunt Bharatiya Janata Party's efforts to 'appropriate' legacy of Ambedkar, Sonia said, "Congress had given Dr Ambedkar his dues by appointing him as chairman of the Draft Committee of Constitution."
'...But my strong suit will not be dancing,' Kal Penn tells Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com, in the concluding part of the interview.
'I have no problem with people from the right wing who speak with a certain integrity of position.'
The prime minister said the Congress has run away from the battlefield conceding defeat in the 68-member assembly.
From the Aadhaar verdict to #MeToo's arrival in the country to the entry into the Sabarimala temple -- India had a newsworthy 2018. As we step into 2019, these are the top moments from the year gone by.
'All the hoardings showed only Rahulji. No pictures of Indiraji and Rajivji. What is the Congress's worth without its history? It is unthinkable that none of our hoardings shows Indira and Rajiv. It was a total fiasco to see that many advertisements were in black and white. In such competitive politics, how can you experiment?' fumes a Congress leader.
'Poor home work, and a subsequent loss of nerve.' 'This sums up the Modi government's current travails, the stall in key sectors, fading momentum, irritability,' points out Shekhar Gupta.
The imapsse continues over issues like bank scams and special status demand for Andhra Pradesh.
Dharmendra Kumar Singh explains the four major factors that contributed to Modi's win in the 2014 elections.
This time however, the poll panel did not share the overall polling percentage at its briefing.
A round-up of the Ranji Trophy quarter-final matches played on Saturday.
The calculation excludes cross-holding of listed group cos in each other.
'He never believes in loose talk.' 'If he is done with you, then you go your way, he goes his way.'
'She really doesn't care if she is called heartless.' 'For her, the job needs to be done. That's all that matters.'
'There is no remorse over the Dadri lynching of Mohammad Akhlaq or of Pehlu Khan by cow vigilante groups.' 'But should you not have remorse for those who came to kill them?' 'They were Hindus. Do you accept that?' 'That to kill one Pehlu, 20 Hindus have become murderers.' Rajdeep Sardesai in conversation with Ravish Kumar.
This gains importance in the backdrop of speculation on a second term for Raghuram Rajan.
'The Parivar's ideology and politics was and remains the very opposite of what Dr Ambedkar stood for.'
In a season of political deal-making, it would seem the BJP is not only keener to win new friends but is ahead of rival Congress in the game. Its only competition, if at all, has come from regional satraps and the Left parties, which on Tuesday resolved to fight the elections together against both the Congress and BJP.
The two parties, however, are in a neck-and-neck race in Manipur and Goa.
The year 2014-15 could well go as one of long-pending financial sector reforms, expected to have a lasting impact.
'The situation in the country is very scary.' 'There is an increasing attack on the Constitutional democratic rights of our people.'
Bollywood celebrities mourn the death of the charismatic actor.
Modi's NDA is good enough to give a psychological boost to the once 'untouchable' BJP and Modi but if the NDA doesn't get a majority on its own, then walking the last mile will be the greatest challenge of this election for Modi, says Sheela Bhatt/Rediff.com
'People are angry.' 'First notebandi, then GST, now losses on the farm have ruined us.'
'I am quite optimistic that sooner or later, my wishful thinking would turn into a reality.' The only hitch is that the INC president's own career ambitions may be hurt if the Congress merges with the BJP,' says Sudhir Bisht.
'Twenty20 cricket can be a lottery at times, but I think we'll definitely reach the semifinals.'
Opposition parties ask the government to listen to the concern of the intellectuals returning awards.
BJP-led govt will need regional parties' support in Upper House to get legislation cleared. Archis Mohan reports
Taking a jibe at the Narendra Modi government over its 'Clean India Mission', Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday alleged that angry people are running the nation.
The issue of lynchings resonated in the Rajya Sabha; while in the Lok Sabha, the Opposition accused the government of not being sensitive towards farmers' issues.
'Post Independence, it is for the first time that people have Rs 500 in their pocket, but the family is sleeping without food.'
In Delhi, the poor are pitted against the middle class, with the former led by Arvind Kejriwal and the latter by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
'Muslims are depressed and disillusioned.' 'The safety valve is that we still have a multicultural mosaic in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala.'
'How can the BJP give Muslim candidates tickets if they don't have any good Muslim candidates?'
Director Anil Sharma gives us an insight into the Deol men, and other Bollywood Greats.
B R Ambedkar's fears about personality cults in politics and money power in elections seem to be coming true, says Nitin Desai
On display was India's military might and cultural diversity.
'Aamir has bigger goodwill than even the Tatas and Birlas.' 'The Sanjay Dutt biopic is amazing because of Rajkumar Hirani, because of Abhijat Joshi's writing and because of Ranbir Kapoor's acting.'
Incidents of arson, firing and vandalism were reported from Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Punjab as protesters agitated against the dilution of the SC/ST Act.
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