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'BJP Micromanaged 48 Seats We Won'

'BJP Micromanaged 48 Seats We Won'

Rediff.com11 Oct 2024

'Every Haryana assembly seat has its own unique problems to earn victory for a political party and you as a politician need to know what are those issues and tackle it.'

'They felt that we were terrorists'

'They felt that we were terrorists'

Rediff.com9 Aug 2023

'They said that my leaving for the Quit India Movement event would be a threat to law and order so I should not leave the police station and to be stationed there till the time they do not get permission.'

'Kashmiri Politicians Have Been Killed For Upholding The Indian Flag'

'Kashmiri Politicians Have Been Killed For Upholding The Indian Flag'

Rediff.com13 May 2024

'No Indian politician has been killed in India for upholding the Constitution except for Kashmiri mainstream politicians.' 'Yet they call us terrorist or militant.'

'Pakistanis see Imran Khan as the saviour'

'Pakistanis see Imran Khan as the saviour'

Rediff.com16 Feb 2024

'Imran Khan's rule was dismal. Despite this, he has become a cult figure.' 'He sold the dream of a Naya Pakistan to the people of Pakistan, especially the youth, and branded all other politicians as corrupt.' 'Hence, his popularity.'

'Middle Class Won't Be Affected By Indexation'

'Middle Class Won't Be Affected By Indexation'

Rediff.com26 Jul 2024

'For me, if I want to buy a house to stay, I don't care about indexation because I don't want to sell that house.' 'The only thing that matters to me as a buyer is that the home price should be within my reach.' 'Any market, when speculators and investors go out, it will benefit the middle class.'

'67 Toppers In NEET Are Impossible'

'67 Toppers In NEET Are Impossible'

Rediff.com20 Jun 2024

'In the history of India this kind of scores and ranks has never happened in exams.'

'I Removed Sonia Gandhi's Photo, Not Gandhi's'

'I Removed Sonia Gandhi's Photo, Not Gandhi's'

Rediff.com2 Jan 2024

'It was my first day in office, so you cannot blame me for the missing photos.' 'I had to join the office and sit on the chair at a particular mahurat time.'

Trailer Review: Tiger Zinda Hai looks a winner

Trailer Review: Tiger Zinda Hai looks a winner

Rediff.com7 Nov 2017

What do *you* think of the Tiger Zinda Hai trailer?

'I Won't Allow Kedarnath Temple Replica In Delhi'

'I Won't Allow Kedarnath Temple Replica In Delhi'

Rediff.com19 Jul 2024

'People want to do business in the name of the Kedarnath temple.'

'Britain siphoned off $44 trillion from India'

'Britain siphoned off $44 trillion from India'

Rediff.com21 Jul 2023

'A very large part of this would have come from opium.'

'Ashok Gehlot's conscience is dead'

'Ashok Gehlot's conscience is dead'

Rediff.com14 Sep 2023

'And once someone is dead in a family the ritual is to shave your head.'

The man responsible for putting Payal Rohatgi in jail

The man responsible for putting Payal Rohatgi in jail

Rediff.com17 Dec 2019

The former Big Boss contestant posted objectionable content on her social media pages on September 6 and 21 against Motilal Nehru, Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi and other members of the Nehru-Gandhi family, following which Rajasthan Youth Congress General Secretary Charmesh Sharma filed a complaint.

'A simple guy despite being a billionaire'

'A simple guy despite being a billionaire'

Rediff.com5 Sep 2022

'He was the most thoughtful corporate person I encountered.'

How BJP Uses Influencers To Win Over Voters

How BJP Uses Influencers To Win Over Voters

Rediff.com26 Feb 2024

'While other parties generally need support directly from their central leadership to get influencers or celebrities to endorse their party, the work of identifying and contacting such influencers has been decentralised to state and district level IT cells to get more engagement in the BJP.'

Satyameva Jayate 2 review

Satyameva Jayate 2 review

Rediff.com25 Nov 2021

Satyamev Jayate 2 has a dated, circa 1990s script which won't find acceptance with today's generations, observes Syed Firdaus Ashraf.

Trailer Review: Why is Daddy looking so lost?

Trailer Review: Why is Daddy looking so lost?

Rediff.com14 Jun 2017

The beefcake looks lost, says Syed Firdaus Ashraf, his expressions for a gangster just don't hold up.

'Why do you need Modi's pics on ration bags?'

'Why do you need Modi's pics on ration bags?'

Rediff.com20 Feb 2024

'If a poor voter sees Modi's picture on ration bags, it is natural he will vote for Modi and the BJP.'

'Is it a crime to meet the prime minister?'

'Is it a crime to meet the prime minister?'

Rediff.com19 Feb 2024

'I just invited PM Modi for Kalki Dham for shilanyas, so what crime did I commit as a Congressman?'

'Congress suffers from Modi phobia'

'Congress suffers from Modi phobia'

Rediff.com19 Feb 2024

'They hate him so much that if PM Modi says the Sun rises in the east the Congress will say the Sun rises in the west.'

'No one knows who funds the BJP'

'No one knows who funds the BJP'

Rediff.com16 Feb 2024

'Who has given how much money to which party, the people of India must know this fact.'

'Ask Kumaraswamy why he wants to join the BJP'

'Ask Kumaraswamy why he wants to join the BJP'

Rediff.com19 Oct 2023

'This decision to go with the BJP is Kumaraswamy's individual decision and not a party decision.'

'I want to know how my parents are doing in Kashmir'

'I want to know how my parents are doing in Kashmir'

Rediff.com28 Aug 2019

'Why should I as a common man not know where my parents are in Kashmir, how they are doing. It is my right,' student Mohammed Aleem Syed, who moved the Supreme Court to be allowed to visit Kashmir, tells Syed Firdaus Ashraf.

'Should not Uber/Ola drivers need social security?'

'Should not Uber/Ola drivers need social security?'

Rediff.com24 Aug 2023

'Nobody wants to run an exploitation factory.'

'Whether You Win Or Lose In War...'

'Whether You Win Or Lose In War...'

Rediff.com4 Apr 2024

'...It is important for you to take a stand.' 'It is a sin to remain silent when the basic structure of the Constitution is being attacked.'

'I will never repeat my old mistakes. I will make fresh ones'

'I will never repeat my old mistakes. I will make fresh ones'

Rediff.com27 Jul 2018

Saeed Mirza's advice for young India

'We are celebrating RPN Singh's exit'

'We are celebrating RPN Singh's exit'

Rediff.com28 Jan 2022

'Every district office of the party celebrated his exit by distributing sweets and bursting crackers.'

'Sheikh Abdullah Was Genuinely Secular'

'Sheikh Abdullah Was Genuinely Secular'

Rediff.com9 May 2024

'Sheikh Abdullah ruled the state with secular values. Post 1953, when he was sacked, corruption took over governance.'

'Modi understands when he is faltering'

'Modi understands when he is faltering'

Rediff.com23 Sep 2021

'He also understands and foresees potential challenges.'

Vishwaroop 2 Trailer: Perfect launch for Kamal's politics

Vishwaroop 2 Trailer: Perfect launch for Kamal's politics

Rediff.com11 Jun 2018

Vishwaroop 2 gives one's nationalistic adrenaline a high, feels Syed Firdaus Ashraf.

Dhadak Trailer Review: Janhvi and Ishaan are FABULOUS

Dhadak Trailer Review: Janhvi and Ishaan are FABULOUS

Rediff.com11 Jun 2018

The Dhadak trailer makes you believe that the film will redefine love in Bollywood, feels Syed Firdaus Ashraf.

Trailer review: Will Ittefaq be just as good?

Trailer review: Will Ittefaq be just as good?

Rediff.com5 Oct 2017

It looks as if first-time director Abhay Chopra has forgotten what 2017 is like, as he adapts the 1969 classic to the present time.

Her anti-Modi tweets come back to haunt her

Her anti-Modi tweets come back to haunt her

Rediff.com21 Oct 2016

While she slammed the Congress for politics over the Indian Army's surgical strikes, Twitterati did what it does the best -- dig up her old tweets on her new party.

The poorest MPs in Parliament are...

The poorest MPs in Parliament are...

Rediff.com31 May 2019

YSR Congress MP Goddeti Madhavi has declared assets of just about Rs 1 lakh whereas the BJP's Pragya Singh Thakur, at 4th poorest, is worth Rs 4.44 lakh.

'Obviously, you get upset at being denied a ticket'

'Obviously, you get upset at being denied a ticket'

Rediff.com9 Nov 2023

'I was never why I was denied a ticket to contest the assembly elections.'

'No way Kejriwal can be saved'

'No way Kejriwal can be saved'

Rediff.com22 Mar 2024

'The evidence against Kejriwal is strong.'

'Shivakumar is not a traitor like Jyotiraditya Scindia'

'Shivakumar is not a traitor like Jyotiraditya Scindia'

Rediff.com18 May 2023

'Shivakumar is an andhbhakt of Congress ideology and principles.'

'India Must Not Give Sheikh Hasina Asylum'

'India Must Not Give Sheikh Hasina Asylum'

Rediff.com5 Aug 2024

'At this moment you cannot give her asylum because if you do, then you are directing public anger against India.'

'Oommen Chandy never turned away the needy'

'Oommen Chandy never turned away the needy'

Rediff.com19 Jul 2023

'I have never seen a common man tapping a chief minister on the shoulder and giving him his petition, like needing money for a child admitted in a hospital.'

'How can you trust Modi who took U-turns on his decisions?'

'How can you trust Modi who took U-turns on his decisions?'

Rediff.com25 Nov 2021

'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.'

'It's A Prison-Like Situation In Kashmir'

'It's A Prison-Like Situation In Kashmir'

Rediff.com21 May 2024

'If you post on social media on an issue like power cuts in Tral, the police will come to your home and tell you to remove your social media post.' 'If you don't, then the local police threaten you that they will book you under PSA.' 'This is happening all the time in Kashmir.'