News for 'Syed Firdaus Ashraf'

'Remarks on Prophet Mohammed have crossed red line'

'Remarks on Prophet Mohammed have crossed red line'

Rediff.com7 Jun 2022

'Prime Minister Narendra Modiji must personally intervene in the matter to make it clear to his officials and the rank-and-file that communal abuse should now stop'

From BJP Nemesis To Modi's 'Small Soldier'

From BJP Nemesis To Modi's 'Small Soldier'

Rediff.com7 Jun 2022

The transformation of the Modi-Shah baiting Hardik Patel into saffron poster boy.

'Congress doesn't have roots in Hindu society'

'Congress doesn't have roots in Hindu society'

Rediff.com20 Jul 2020

'The Congress today has lost contact with the Hindu clergy.' 'They go to to Hindu clergy only during the time of elections.'

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

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

Rediff.com21 Sep 2022

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

The cashless chaiwallah who swears by Modi

The cashless chaiwallah who swears by Modi

Rediff.com8 Dec 2016

'The mindset of people needs to change.' 'We still believe in accepting cash when we can do business with digital money as well.'

'Modiji, the poor are not sleeping in peace'

'Modiji, the poor are not sleeping in peace'

Rediff.com17 Nov 2016

'If you want proof, visit any bank in Mumbai and you will find the poor standing in bank queues.' 'They are queuing up from midnight outside the banks.'

When India ran helter-skelter for loose change

When India ran helter-skelter for loose change

Rediff.com9 Nov 2016

Hours after the government banned Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes, Indians are facing an acute shortage of change.

WATCH! Millennials react to Sitharaman's Ola-Uber remark

WATCH! Millennials react to Sitharaman's Ola-Uber remark

Rediff.com12 Sep 2019

Rediff.com's Syed Firdaus Ashraf and Hitesh Harisinghani speak to millennials to find out if the ease of ride-sharing apps like Ola and Uber was a reason for them not buying a car.

'Migrants have not caused any threat to country'

'Migrants have not caused any threat to country'

Rediff.com11 Sep 2019

'Government must take into consideration the human cost of the NRC exercise'

'BJP wants to make an example out of Rahul Gandhi'

'BJP wants to make an example out of Rahul Gandhi'

Rediff.com24 Mar 2023

'They also think that if all opposition parties rally behind him, then 2024 will be Rahul versus Modi and that will be advantage BJP'

'Those questioning surgical strikes are treacherous'

'Those questioning surgical strikes are treacherous'

Rediff.com4 Oct 2016

'Military operations demand the highest degree of secrecy.' 'Those who are demanding transparency in military operations must understand what military operations are all about.'

Has terrorism reduced in J-K as Amit Shah claimed?

Has terrorism reduced in J-K as Amit Shah claimed?

Rediff.com29 Oct 2021

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.

Aryan Khan Case: What We Know So Far

Aryan Khan Case: What We Know So Far

Rediff.com27 Oct 2021

Syed Firdaus Ashraf unravels the chronology of controversy in the Aryan Khan drug bust case.

'I will take Anurag Kashyap, Saif Ali Khan to jail'

'I will take Anurag Kashyap, Saif Ali Khan to jail'

Rediff.com20 Aug 2019

Why Shiromani Akali Dal MLA Manjinder S Sirsa is furious with the director and actor of Sacred Games 2.

How law school alumni helped migrants fly home to Jharkhand

How law school alumni helped migrants fly home to Jharkhand

Rediff.com30 May 2020

Shyel Trehan, an alumna of the 2000 batch of the National Law School, was one of the organisers who managed this near impossible achievement.

'If Modi does good work, why will anyone make fun?'

'If Modi does good work, why will anyone make fun?'

Rediff.com11 Jun 2021

'303 seats ki sarkar has problems with a cartoonist.'

'There was a conspiracy in making Azadsaab quit Congress'

'There was a conspiracy in making Azadsaab quit Congress'

Rediff.com27 Dec 2022

'The BJP had a big threat from the Congress in J&K, therefore they were threatened by us.'

'The BJP will be wiped out in 2019. 100 per cent'

'The BJP will be wiped out in 2019. 100 per cent'

Rediff.com1 Jun 2018

'The BJP will be wiped out from all over India.'

'It was my duty to save that man'

'It was my duty to save that man'

Rediff.com26 May 2018

'I have learnt from Guru Nanakji that we all must live in harmony and brotherhood and have concern for others.'

What happens when a BJP leader is made governor...

What happens when a BJP leader is made governor...

Rediff.com18 May 2018

If you thought Vajubhai Vala's invitation to BSY was a one-off, think again :))

'I must get credit for Beti Bachao Beti Padhao slogan'

'I must get credit for Beti Bachao Beti Padhao slogan'

Rediff.com30 Jun 2016

'I wrote to the PMO to know who has written the slogan. but did not get an answer.'

'It is wrong to blame Dr Pandole for the accident'

'It is wrong to blame Dr Pandole for the accident'

Rediff.com6 Sep 2022

'That she drove 20 km in 9 minutes is rubbish.'

Why I won't boycott Chinese products

Why I won't boycott Chinese products

Rediff.com28 Jun 2016

When Syed Firdaus Ashraf received messages last weekend, asking him to boycott Chinese goods, he laughed.

'I hope Udta Punjab creates awareness about drugs'

'I hope Udta Punjab creates awareness about drugs'

Rediff.com8 Jun 2016

'I support Udta Punjab because we must show the reality of Punjab.' 'If there is a problem, it should be highlighted, not hidden.' 'The truth must come out and people must know the harmful effects of drugs.'

'If you take Hindutva out of BJP they are better in governance'

'If you take Hindutva out of BJP they are better in governance'

Rediff.com3 Mar 2023

'Earlier, a lot of fear was in the minds of people that the BJP is anti-Christian and anti-minority, but over the years people have learnt to accept that the BJP is just another national party.'

'Tarun Gogoi played the role of healer in Assam society'

'Tarun Gogoi played the role of healer in Assam society'

Rediff.com24 Nov 2020

'Gogoi will be remembered as someone who recovered Assam as a state, as a people and society from the fear of insurgency that had struck the state from the 1980s till 2000.'

'Why is the prime minister not transparent?'

'Why is the prime minister not transparent?'

Rediff.com28 Mar 2018

'I am only asking about his travel bills and expenditure.'

'Modi has placed himself in the hearts of Gujaratis'

'Modi has placed himself in the hearts of Gujaratis'

Rediff.com8 Dec 2022

"Such are his core supporters that they will vote for him even if cooking oil sells for Rs 5,000 per litre under his leadership.' 'They don't think about inflation but Modi when they go out to vote.'

Modi's Bengal strike rate: Less than 50%

Modi's Bengal strike rate: Less than 50%

Rediff.com4 May 2021

>The BJP's star campaigner could not help even half the number of candidates for whom he campaigned in his aggressive 'Didi-o-Didi' style in Bengal

What the BCCI can learn from Jungle Book

What the BCCI can learn from Jungle Book

Rediff.com13 Apr 2016

The fictional characters in the movie knew that water was of utmost importance. This is something that the BCCI continues to ignore as they insist that IPL matches, be played in the drought-hit state, writes Rediff com's Syed Firdaus Ashraf.

'Government should get out of agriculture'

'Government should get out of agriculture'

Rediff.com15 Sep 2021

'Government intervention in agricultural trade is a problem for farmers.'

'It is death for the Bollywood industry'

'It is death for the Bollywood industry'

Rediff.com18 Aug 2022

'If you have only one hit out of 100 movies in a year, it is death for Bollywood.'

'People of Ladakh feel betrayed'

'People of Ladakh feel betrayed'

Rediff.com21 Feb 2023

'The Government of India should start a dialogue with the people of Ladakh, but the trouble is they are not willing to listen to our grievances.'

'This is not the way to show your patriotism'

'This is not the way to show your patriotism'

Rediff.com19 Feb 2016

'It is very sad. Everyone is feeling bad. Because of some lawyers our profession has been defamed.' 'We are the protectors of the law and we cannot start violating it.'

'Rajputs feel their rights are being snatched'

'Rajputs feel their rights are being snatched'

Rediff.com31 Jan 2018

'The Rajputs feel they are being left behind.'

'Muslims ready to give up Babri claim, their leaders are not'

'Muslims ready to give up Babri claim, their leaders are not'

Rediff.com23 Nov 2018

'Today, the situation in the country is bad.' 'The distance between Hindus and Muslims is increasing.' 'If an out-of-court settlement is reached, then a cordial atmosphere will prevail in the country.'

'If Darshan Solanki had got some support at IIT...'

'If Darshan Solanki had got some support at IIT...'

Rediff.com15 Feb 2023

'In IIT, most faculty members have a bias against SC/ST students.' 'SC/ST and OBC students have no idea whom to approach for support.'

'Modi will definitely pull a rabbit out of his hat'

'Modi will definitely pull a rabbit out of his hat'

Rediff.com26 Aug 2021

'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).'

'This is andha kanoon of Yogi govt'

'This is andha kanoon of Yogi govt'

Rediff.com18 Feb 2020

'Dr Kafeel is being framed by the Yogi government because he talks about the BRD hospital all the time.'

Indian in Kabul: 'Taliban trying to be different'

Indian in Kabul: 'Taliban trying to be different'

Rediff.com19 Aug 2021

'When the Taliban took over there was a genuine fear that they will harm me, but right now that fear is not there.'