News for 'Syed Ashraf'

'Mallika won't repeat Aishwarya's error'

'I asked for 25 litres of blood!'

'Bobby Deol is identifiable on his own'

Kyon ki he's Salman Khan

Salman Khan unplugged at the film's press meet.

'No peace in Kashmir without Pandits going back'

'We need to have a prosperous J-K, where all communities must prosper including Dogras, Gujjars, Sikhs, Muslims and Pandits.' 'Prosperity is the first signal of peace.'

Soha Ali Khan: I have a lot to achieve

'This election is a 2024 election trailer'

'Modi's image is a myth.'

'People of this country are not hardcore communal at all'

'We are losing the battle of secularism, but we have not lost.'

'Salman, Hrithik have good bodies!'

'Natasha won't hesitate to raise her voice'

'Before entering Tihar jail, she told us not to worry and that we will together come out of this crisis soon.'

'Electronic media should be banned'

Comedy is very challenging: Priyadarsan

Don't worry, I am not the villain!

'I have so many flops, but my fans are increasing'

'People of Lakshadweep are in panic'

'The suppression is mounting and people may react.'

'India has become a divided society'

'If you make a film for Bihar and UP, Mumbai audiences reject it and vice versa.'

This bhenji is here to stay!

Is Navjot Sidhu right about Punjab's power crisis?

'The Akali government is not responsible for the Punjab power crisis as Mr Sidhu is saying.'

Her anti-Modi tweets come back to haunt her

While she slammed the Congress for politics over the Indian Army's surgical strikes, Twitterati did what it does the best -- dig up her old tweets on her new party.

Trailer Watch: Baahubali 2 disappoints

Syed Firdaus Ashraf gives his reasons for disliking the trailer of the most anticipated mega movie of the year, Baahubali: The Conclusion.

'Shah Rukh and I were six feet away from blast'

'BJP's downfall has come now'

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

Assam BJP MLA: 'Situation is very bad'

'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.

'Not meeting her father before his death will be a life-long regret for Natasha'

'She said she could have taken so much energy from her father had she got a chance to meet him before his death.'

Why Feroz Khan means quality

'The Gandhis are a liability for the Congress'

'The Congress can exist without (someone from) the Nehru-Gandhi family being its president.'

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

'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.

'Gandhis are losing respect within the Congress'

'That would be very bad for them and suicidal for both the Gandhis and the Congress party.'

Sex on your mind? Anushka has a plan

The Emperor of Bollywood Romance tries to play a lecher for the first time in his career.

The Accidental Prime Minister: Sheer propaganda!

Nothing 'accidental' about this movie, feels Syed Firdaus Ashraf.

Shilpa Shetty on matters close to her heart

Vivek Oberoi: I am a common man

'I need a hit to make me tick'

'Main Hoon Na will be Shah Rukh's biggest hit'

Ghazi trailer worth a watch!

Now, let's wait for the movie, says Syed Firdaus Ashraf.

Aziz Mirza: Shah Rukh is a natural

'How can you call a Bharat Ratna a fattu?'

Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com finds out why Sacred Games has run into trouble.

'Sushma was like an angel for Indians in jails abroad'

Hamid Nihal Ansari, a software engineer from Mumbai, returned to India in December 2018 after spending six years in a Pakistani jail for illegally entering the neighbouring country from Afghanistan, reportedly to meet a girl he had befriended online. He was arrested in 2012 and lodged at Peshawar jail after Pakistan had slapped espionage charges against him. The decision to release him was on account of relentless pressure from New Delhi and Sushma Swaraj, who was the external affairs minister and was personally monitoring the case. Speaking to Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com, Ansari recalls the time he spent with her and says that if it wasn't for her efforts, he would still be rotting away in a Pakistani cell.

Interview with Shah Rukh Khan

When I approached Shah Rukh, my palms were sweaty. I didn't know what to say to him. But there is\n\nalways a first time.

'We had surplus wheat stocks till last year, where has it gone?'

'All imaginary figures are pushed by government bureaucrats.' 'They never showed that the production of wheat was less this time.'