Facing ire over his alleged inflammatory speech warning Muslims of a 'final battle', Union Minister of State for Human Resource and Development Ram Shankar Katheria claims he did not make any such comments.
'We don't know how and why this happened as the route interlock signal works fine millions of times every day across India.'
Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com recounts the history of the Indian flag and how it has evolved over the years.
'Transparency is us watching the government and not the government watching us'
'Since the RJD came to power, criminals have stopped fearing the law.'
Journalist Prashant Kanojia was arrested by the Uttar Pradesh police on August 18 for a retweet and has been in custody ever since.
'After the Parliament election results many people are confused and that is why this crisis has erupted
'The Indian government evacuated its citizens from the clutches of the Taliban and Covid-hit Wuhan, so I am not worried.'
'At present there might be at least 500 Indians stuck in Iran for various reasons and we have no idea when they will come back.'
'Ghulam Nabi Azad and Kapil Sibal are the two people who have been marked and punished'
'They just say we agree to your demands in the meetings, which is lip service. But on the ground they do not implement anything.'
'Badle ki bhavna (revengeful politics) was never seen in Maharashtra and Indian politics, but now we are witnessing all that today.'
Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com traces how the beating up of a man in Ghaziabad went from alleged communal attack to reported regular crime in a matter of days.
Aam Aadmi Party calls Bhagwant Mann its people's choice for CM candidate in Punjab. Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com traces what makes Mann so indispensable for his party.
'...to address the serious faultlines that had got exposed during the pandemic.' 'If the economy is looking up this year, we could have been allocated an increase of at least 20%.'
The Bombay high court raised some key points before granting bail to actor Salman Khan.
'He is not acting solo.' 'The plot may have people within the Congress and outside.'
Why is the government unwilling to disclose the winners of its DigiDhan Yojana?
How the demonetisation drives in India and Venezuela have played out.
'The first duty of the government is to learn lessons from a bad experience and course correct. It's a pity that the government is making policy without looking at evidence and differentiating between immediate and urgent.'
'It is not his doing, but Rahul Gandhi is forced by circumstances.' 'In taking political decisions, everything has to get his clearance.'
'Rahul Gandhi should have prevented Nitish Kumar from going.' 'He must pacify Mamata Banerjee if he has a cause of Mohabbat Ki Dukaan.' 'He should bring this Mohabbat Ki Dukaan on the political canvas.'
'I'm talking about that predator in your house, and how one should protect one's children from him.'
'The tragedy with Indian Muslims is that they do politics from the heart, not from the head.'
'The consecration of Ram Lalla in Ayodhya has demoralised them.' 'And, now it is reflecting in their individual reactions as they are losing hope to take on the BJP in 2024.'
'George Fernandes will always be remembered in history as the man who successfully called the railway strike.'
'The decline of the Congress party and its inability to play the lead role in Opposition politics has created a space for the TMC to expand.'
'We are very close to become a theocratic State where Hinduism is the official religion of the government.'
'He only promotes those leaders who will never show any resistance to him in future.'
'They were only chanting one slogan, "Ghar jaana hai (we want to go home)".'
'The culture of the BJP has changed and the party too has changed with this new culture. 'The BJP is having bad political management, bad man management, personal management and inter-personal relationships.' 'Therefore, people like me are not in the BJP.'
Worried over those under home quarantine going out and mingling with others, the Karnataka government wants them to confirm their location through selfies.
'The Constitution of India defeated the BJP.'
'Piyush Goyal is the chief and it is always the chief who is considered to be responsible.'
'People with vested interests in the BJP don't want the Patels to get reservation.'
'It will be a long time before we will see the likes of Vajpayee again.'
'People tell us openly that in 2024 we will vote for Modi.'
'The most important thing is that medical aid reaches people whenever required.'
Rohith Vemula's suicide exposes all of us as a nation, argues Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
'This award is funded by American money so I took this decision.'
