'When voting clause by clause on Waqf came up in the JPC, the TDP and JD-U supported the BJP on each and every clause.'
'BSP will remain a player, but only a marginal player, as long as the BJP is extremely dominant in North India politics.'
'Politicians can do symbolism by changing the names of places and museums.' 'Judges need not be seen to be craving for approval from the public.'
'There are 7,000 guns which are in the hands of the armed militia of the Kuki and Meitei communities.'
'Omar Abdullah presented Delhi as a villain in front of the people of Jammu Kashmir before elections and now is shaking hands with them.'
'Every district office of the party celebrated his exit by distributing sweets and bursting crackers.'
'They want to keep the pot boiling all the time.' 'The BJP wants to set a political narrative that the Gandhis are doing wrong things.'
'Government cannot pick and choose as to against whom they want to take action and against whom they do not want to take action.'
The answers will come -- hopefully! -- when the film releases on August 15, feels Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
'That was my mistake.' 'Gautam Adani was not involved in forming the Maharashtra government.' 'Adani was not there in the meeting.' 'The meeting was at his guest house and we were sitting in his guest house.'
26 candidates in Amethi fray take away 60,545 votes; the difference between the victorious Smriti Irani and Rahul Gandhi is 55,120 votes.
'The irony of this country is that the party in Opposition and the party in power both depend on Muslims.'
'We don't trust the prime minister's words on repealing the laws because he had promised us that he will implement the Swaminathan Commission report, but he never did.'
'India has demonstrated that if tomorrow, any enemy country that has a lot of satellites threatens it, India can (bring them down).'
If Govinda wants to give Bollywood's filmmakers a wake up call, he needs to do a film that showcases his acting talent, writes Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
'He was the most thoughtful corporate person I encountered.'
Nothing 'accidental' about this movie, feels Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
'Unlike in the Kedarnath floods of 2013, which happened due to heavy rains, no such thing happened in Chamoli.' 'The damage was done only because of the hot sun.'
'If my brother was a criminal they could have filed a case against him and put him on trial. Why kill him?' This is not justice.'
'The Election Commission cannot be regulated by the government.'
No one can make the audience laugh like Govinda, raves Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
Indians waiting patiently in serpentine queues outside Mumbai banks tell Rediff.com's Syed Firdaus Ashraf they are ready to suffer for the larger good of the country.
There are many life lessons to be learnt from the way Sharad Pawar handled the Maharashtra political crisis.
'Ladakh has become a hollow UT.' 'Bureaucrats from Delhi rule Ladakh and there is no attention paid to the grievances of the people.'
'We moved out just in time. The fire spread so fast.'
Sanju is a repeat of Munnabhai, feels Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
'Aspiring doctors have put in years of their lives to study in preparation for NEET exams as they start studies from Class 9 to get good marks.' 'And today, after the NEET paper leak, these students even after getting good marks are unable to get admission in any good medical college (because of inflated merit marks due to the paper leak).' 'They are thinking, was it worthwhile to study so hard for the examinations to become a doctor?'
'Article 370 is now dug 70 feet deep in the ground. It cannot come out.'
Sachin Tendulkar and Rekha's tenures in the Rajya Sabha end this month.
'The Congress cannot speak the BJP's words while targeting Kejriwal.' 'What is the difference between the two? Where is the unity of INDIA then?'
Say hello to the Guddu Rangeela team!
'If the country felt very strongly about the BJP, then why did the country not put money where the mouth is?'
'They contest to ensure they win the election.'
'We do not want to fall into a trap of uncontrolled escalation or all out conflict.' 'When the need arises we will do that.'
'Father always wanted Siraj to play for India and make India proud in the cricketing field, but unfortunately, he is not there to see this glorious moment in Siraj's career.'
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.
'He used to come to the cinema hall like he was visiting a temple for worship.'
'Till the BJP does not understand Kejriwal they cannot win Delhi.'
'This bitterness will be more in Jammu area than in Kashmir.'
