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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.

'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.

'Do 81 crore Indians deserve highly subsidised food grains?'

'Do 81 crore Indians deserve highly subsidised food grains?'

Rediff.com6 Jan 2023

'The decision to supply free food grains is not an economically sound decision because the government will find it very difficult in future to charge anything for food grains.'

'As a voter my vote should have value'

'As a voter my vote should have value'

Rediff.com18 Sep 2023

'Switching loyalty from one party to another is completely unfair as it devalues my vote.'

'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.'

'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.'

'By holding election rallies you are killing the people of India'

'By holding election rallies you are killing the people of India'

Rediff.com5 Jan 2022

'The second Covid wave spread due to the irresponsibility of the Election Commission of India and now they are committing the same mistake.'

'It's aar-paar ki ladaai between chacha-bhatija'

'It's aar-paar ki ladaai between chacha-bhatija'

Rediff.com7 Jul 2023

'Ajit Pawar's speech leaves no room for reconciliation.'

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.

The man who wants 6 lakh square feet in Mumbai to protect cows

The man who wants 6 lakh square feet in Mumbai to protect cows

Rediff.com22 Dec 2015

'I have seen so many cows roaming the streets of Mumbai. When people from foreign countries see cows roaming on our streets, it is not good.'

'Modi's credentials are at stake in UP'

'Modi's credentials are at stake in UP'

Rediff.com22 Dec 2021

'There is a famous saying here that 'the way to Delhi passes through Lucknow'.' 'If the BJP loses UP in 2022, Modi's premiership in 2024 will be in doldrums.'

The man behind the raids on Kejriwal's offices

The man behind the raids on Kejriwal's offices

Rediff.com16 Dec 2015

All you need to know about the case and the man behind the drama that has ensued.

'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.'

'They want to sell Osho ashram'

'They want to sell Osho ashram'

Rediff.com29 Mar 2023

'They want to wind up Osho's Pune operation, take the money and move out of India.'

We have left our fate to Allah: Parents of 11/7 convicts

We have left our fate to Allah: Parents of 11/7 convicts

Rediff.com11 Sep 2015

'The blasts destroyed my family. Two of my sons are in jail and one is absconding.'

'EC should investigate against the background of 2002 communal incidents'

'EC should investigate against the background of 2002 communal incidents'

Rediff.com2 Dec 2022

'A political party taking the law into its hands is objectionable, especially in the context of the 2002 incidents in Gujarat.'

'BJP is playing a gehri chaal in Maharashtra'

'BJP is playing a gehri chaal in Maharashtra'

Rediff.com1 Jul 2022

'The message the BJP is sending is that they are in no way responsible for Uddhav's downfall and it was only Shinde who is to be blamed.'

Alauddin Khilji and the making of Mumbai

Alauddin Khilji and the making of Mumbai

Rediff.com3 Nov 2017

Yes, Alauddin Khilji did launch a military encounter for a woman. He had her captured and made her one of his queens. But it was not Rani Padmavati.

'Modi has no baggage like Rahul does'

'Modi has no baggage like Rahul does'

Rediff.com23 Aug 2023

'When the Congress is put against someone like Narendra Modi, they do not have anything new to offer to the people of India.'

'Vasundhara Raje is going against the Constitution'

'Vasundhara Raje is going against the Constitution'

Rediff.com24 Oct 2017

'This bill is to relieve the government of accountability and to cover up its corruption.'

'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.'

'Vedas do not refer to anything called Hinduism'

'Vedas do not refer to anything called Hinduism'

Rediff.com16 Mar 2023

'They were certainly not practising Hinduism in the Harappan culture (which includes Mohenjo Daro and other sites).' 'There was no notion of Hinduism then.'

'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.'

For KEM's nurses, Aruna leaves a big void

For KEM's nurses, Aruna leaves a big void

Rediff.com18 May 2015

'There was special bonding between all the nurses and Aruna. It has been a bond lasting 40 years among us. We all have fond memories of her, she will be missed, for sure,' the nurses of KEM Hospital, who looked after Aruna Shanbaug selflessly for more than four decades, tell Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com.

Salman Khan's victim leads his life with a new identity. As Salman

Salman Khan's victim leads his life with a new identity. As Salman

Rediff.com7 May 2015

'He ruined my life but he did not help me with a single paisa. I wonder what kind of charity he does when he does not pay the very people who are the victims of his bad deeds. All he did was to pay the compensation the court ordered him to pay me,' Abdullah Rauf Sheikh tells Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com.

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.

'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.'

'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.

'Hundreds of Palestinians will be killed'

'Hundreds of Palestinians will be killed'

Rediff.com9 Oct 2023

'Israel has received an extremely hard and rude reminder that it cannot go ahead and talk of normalisation of relations with other Arab countries without addressing the issues pertaining to Palestine.'

Indian HORROR story in coronavirus-hit Wuhan

Indian HORROR story in coronavirus-hit Wuhan

Rediff.com10 Feb 2020

'Our only request to the Indian government is that they should act fast and send a plane to evacuate us as people around us are dying'

75 years ago: 'There was absolute chaos'

75 years ago: 'There was absolute chaos'

Rediff.com9 Aug 2017

'I remember the confusion over the slogan, 'Karenge Ya Marenge! (Do Or Die!)'.' 'I think this confusion arose because Gandhiji was arrested.' 'People used to wonder: What are we supposed to do?' 'How are we supposed to die?' 'How are we to fight the British?'

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

'Islamic State wants to terrorise the world'

'Islamic State wants to terrorise the world'

Rediff.com25 Feb 2015

'No other terror organisation has valued popular consensus as the Islamic State does -- instead of repressing people, IS wants to gain their support. This is a major innovation in terrorism,' says terrorism expert and author Dr Loretta Napoleoni in an interview to Archana Masih and Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com.

'JNU violence was planned by Left to blame ABVP'

'JNU violence was planned by Left to blame ABVP'

Rediff.com6 Jan 2020

'They are ABVP-phobic people. Tomorrow, they will say the US attack on Iran is because of the ABVP.'

How KCR secured a landslide victory in Telangana

How KCR secured a landslide victory in Telangana

Rediff.com11 Dec 2018

'When the Congress tied up with Chandrababu Naidu, they helped trigger Telangana pride.'

'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.'

'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.'