'The government could not even ensure the payment of wages by the private sector during the lockdown.' 'We have experienced all kinds of exploitation during the pandemic.'
'We are worried for the workers because in the private sector, jobs are not secure, there is no decent work condition and there is no social security.' 'That's why we are opposing the economic policies of this government.'
'The others have been looting the people all these years. If you don't do that, you can do a lot for the people,' says Tamil star politician Vijayakanth.
'We should see to it that not even one woman gets radicalised.' 'We should not let even one young man become a jihadi.'
'Because of global warming, the chances of heatwaves like this are much higher.'
'She won the first prize in the state for chanting shlokas from the Gita.'
'ISRO's style is a terrific example of being able to survive, acknowledge failures, and then most importantly of all, learn from them to ensure that subsequent missions are successful.'
'Modigate is snowballing into a huge thing with the electorate. The BJP is in for huge punishment by the electorate.'
'The BJP think they are running an ideology machine in this country, and they have to convert everyone, from people to parties to party leaders.'
'The situation in India is much more grave and serious than all of us think.' 'That's why it's important to defeat the BJP in 2024.'
'Tamil Nadu presents a challenge to the BJP and its politics.' 'DMK is making all efforts to resist the BJP.'
'A start-up with 100 people has reduced the strength to 60-80 people to reduce cost.' 'Even if there is attrition, they prefer not to replace them.'
'Does anyone understand India?' 'Does anyone have a larger perspective for India as a whole?' 'Today we have rulers who do not understand the ruled.'
'The prime minister in a way defeated the ill-designs of separatist forces.'
'Meiteis started feeling insecure stating that the illegal immigrant population is growing in the valley, and that the majority community would become a minority.'
'Barring Tamil Nadu and Kerala, the BJP will may make inroads in Karnataka, Andhra and Telangana in 2024.'
'Why is a powerful person called Amit Shah who camped in Manipur for three days not able to maintain law and order in the state?'
Renowned saxophonist Kadri Gopalnath remembers the 10-year-old he first met at his guru's place.
'When you do some job for a few hours, you are hardly earning enough to survive.'
'Adani can attract vessels at a much lower cost to Vizhinjam as he has the financial muscle to do so.'
The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Thursday confirmed they have suspended the IPL title sponsorship deal with Chinese mobile giant VIVO for this year's Indian Premier League amid widespread anti-China sentiment in India.
'The finance minister said, the MSME is the backbone of the economy. My question is, what have you done for the sector?'
'Nirmalaji must consider herself a very lucky finance minister, partly because of the government's response to covid and partly because we as a nation have done very well as an economy, post pandemic.'
'80% of the rural and urban population don't have enough purchasing power.'
'The Emergency was a temporary affair. It was withdrawn after 20 months.' 'But we are in this situation for the last 10 years.' 'If the Emergency was jhatka, this is halal, slow killing.'
'To avoid accountability and cover the mismanagement of the head of the department, they create this kind of sabotage theory.' 'If it's a sabotage theory, then the higher-level officials can go scot-free.'
'There is no scope for any doubt. This was a scheme designed to enrich the ruling party.'
'If we get a hearing soon, I am hundred percent sure he would be a free man as they do not have any evidence against him.'
'What do they gain from making the lives of three children miserable?' 'What do they gain from making a wife cry day and night?'
'We want to make sustainability affordable.' 'We tell everyone, don't just recycle, Craste it!'
'India's output contraction in the previous year was among the worst in the world!'
'Bharat is a name that is 7000 years old.' 'We are not saying the name of the country should be changed from India to Bharat; we only recommended that the stress should be on Bharat.'
'Our study finds that only about 20% of Indians are vegetarians and the rest of the 80% are non-vegetarians or meat-eaters.'
'During the nine years of BJP rule, not a single temple has been reconstructed.' 'They might have constructed the Ram temple as it is an emotional issue. But they are not much interested in issues like heritage.'
'They are also sitting on huge public sector assets without many returns.'
'This plan is basically to allow some of the government assets for rent, and surely not for sale.' 'There is a difference between selling a house and renting out a house.'
'Whatever is left of all institutions will also go away.'
'In India, the establishment not only endorses, but many a times instigates anti-Muslim hatred.'
'What the RBI is doing is trying to catch the mouse when they have to catch the tiger.'