'The PM of India was 20 km away from the Pakistan border and he is one of the persons under extreme threat from that country and they put his life in danger.'
'In politics, not everything is spoken and there are a lot of messaging done very discreetly.'
'The BJP is scared it may lose the Delhi municipal elections where they have been in power for the last 15 years.'
On his first visit to Srinagar post the abrogation of Article 370, Home Minister Amit Shah claimed that incidents of terrorism have declined and stone-throwing incidents too have ended in Jammu-Kashmir.
Syed Firdaus Ashraf unravels the chronology of controversy in the Aryan Khan drug bust case.
'BJP has achieved its aim by making him a regional leader dependent on them.'
'People are questioning these highways and expressways in UP because ultimately, they want to get bread and butter first.'
Teen sensation Rashid Khan and fellow spinners Mujeeb ur Rahman, Zahir Khan and Hamza Hotak have been named in the 16-member Afghanistan squad for the inaugural one-off Test match against India, starting in Bengaluru, from June 14.
'BJP takes Lingayat support and later on they throw them out, ditch them and humiliate them.' After months of speculation Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa resigned from the chief minister's post. A powerful Lingayat community leader, Yediyurappa could not even complete his term, owing to the internal politics of the Bharatiya Janata Party. So how does Lingayat community view his exit? Congress working president, Karnataka state and Lingayat leader Eshwar Khandre speaking to Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com, said, "The community which voted him and felt that they will lead the government are now disenchanted."
Bobby Deol talks about his next film, Ab Tumhare
The trailer is so gripping that you know something interesting is bound to happen, feels Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
'Bommai's predicament is pathetic right now because deep inside he is not like this, but to remain in power he has to talk and speak against his own conscience.'
No one can make the audience laugh like Govinda, raves Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
'Goa is a tiny state, but in terms of its Business of Politics, several powerful lobbies of India are involved in it, be it the mining lobby, hoteliers' lobby, casino lobby, hawala lobby, drugs lobby etc.'
'Just keep telling people that we have fixed the Muslims, and they will not be bothered about their empty stomachs or empty wallets.'
Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com tracks Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi's project-launching spree with just about three months to go for the assembly election in India's most populous state.
'One man went berserk or rogue that does not mean the Mumbai police should be ashamed.'
... Why care for the truth when the legend so interesting, says Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
Journalist Prashant Kanojia was arrested by the Uttar Pradesh police on August 18 for a retweet and has been in custody ever since.
Rediff.com's Syed Firdaus Ashraf explains the charges against the Bollywood star.
'Two years ago I told Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi that we have traitors in the Congress.'
Seven terror convicts were hanged on Tuesday in jails across Pakistan, including a junior technician at Pakistan Air Force who was involved in the attack on former military ruler Pervez Musharraf.
After watching Uri: The Surgical Strike, Syed Firdaus Ashraf gets the feeling that Modi has added another tool to help him win the 2019 Lok Sabha election: Hindi cinema...
Syed Firdaus Ashraf applauds The Kapil Sharma Show's reincarnation.
'Government intervention in agricultural trade is a problem for farmers.'
'Ghulam Nabi Azad and Kapil Sibal are the two people who have been marked and punished'
'Had these three farm laws existed it would have become a huge election issue.'
One of Sanjay Dutt's biggest fans will serve his restaurant's signature dish on February 25 to celebrate Dutt's release from jail.
'They did not spare the girls or teachers; they beat all of them.' 'We kept calling the police, but no one came.'
'There was a revolt. They were fighting for their rights.' 'They lost their rights after colonial forest policies came into place.' 'These freedom fighters were trying to reassert those rights.'
'Cultural nationalism or the victim card that you play is okay when people are well fed.' 'But if you are not well fed, then it puts a question mark (on your leadership).'
'It will take a long time for people's memory to be misled by a prime minister who is so arrogant and who refuses to acknowledge his own faults.'
'Our country does not need an NRC. We need to improve our economy which is in a bad condition.'
'When the Taliban took over there was a genuine fear that they will harm me, but right now that fear is not there.'
'There are 17 million Hindus in Bangladesh and we, in the north east, see this Citizenship (Amendment) Bill as a route for them to enter India on the plea that they are facing persecution in Bangladesh.'
'It is not that I don't want to say "Jai Shri Ram".' I only said I will not say this slogan under any pressure.'
Where do the four members of the Supreme Court appointed panel to interface with farmers stand on the Modi government's farm laws?
Want to live in Maharashtra, follow these eight rules or get jailed. Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com on the proposed Maharashtra Protection of Internal Security Act.
'One cannot avoid speculating whether there was something else at play that led to the uncovering of this saga.'
'He is not acting solo.' 'The plot may have people within the Congress and outside.'
