'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.'
One of Sanjay Dutt's biggest fans will serve his restaurant's signature dish on February 25 to celebrate Dutt's release from jail.
The trailer is so gripping that you know something interesting is bound to happen, feels Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
'The tragedy with Indian Muslims is that they do politics from the heart, not from the head.'
'They know that if they do not tie up with the Congress, then the minorities will move to the Congress.'
Syed Firdaus Ashraf is unimpressed by the Uri trailer.
'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.'
The Emperor of Bollywood Romance tries to play a lecher for the first time in his career.
'Every Congressman in Rajasthan is in Ashok Gehlot's pocket.'
'We are very close to become a theocratic State where Hinduism is the official religion of the government.'
'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.'
'Till today, we don't know how many people died of Covid in India.' 'How many migrated from cities to villages during the Covid pandemic?' 'How many corporates contributed to PM Cares?'
'Political narrative in our country today is tilted towards Hindutva orientation and so Kejriwal becomes very dangerous to the BJP.' 'For them, he is a leader to watch.'
Rediff.com's Syed Firdaus Ashraf explains the charges against the Bollywood star.
'Nobody is speaking up for Muslims today.' 'Secular parties too have calmed down because they feel this will hurt the Hindu vote (bank).' 'In this scenario, where does a Muslim go?'
'If the central government does not give rights to the people of Ladakh, then it won't be good for our country.'
'This award is funded by American money so I took this decision.'
'Rahul Gandhi never gets firsthand information. He does not know what is good or bad going on in the party.'
'He used to come to the cinema hall like he was visiting a temple for worship.'
In his second term in office, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has retained 34 portfolios.
'Government supplied public services are less likely to be found in neighbourhoods with high numbers of Scheduled Castes and Muslims.'
'We cannot leave our entire unorganised sector to the vagaries of market forces.'
'The time has come for all those believe in a democratic India to stand up and be counted and to make a choice.'
'His biggest contribution as defence minister was to change the rules of bringing martyred soldiers' bodies home.'
'The buildings all around had caved in or were damaged. The trees were all uprooted. Things were very scary.'
'Jockeying for that position has possibly started at this time.'
'Akhilesh did politics like Rabi and Kharif crop which come once a year. Politics is not seasonal, you have to harvest your field all through the year and only then you get a good crop' Political analyst lists 12 reasons why Akhilesh Yadav lost the UP elections.
Want to live in Maharashtra, follow these eight rules or get jailed. Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com on the proposed Maharashtra Protection of Internal Security Act.
'The Opposition thinks since the ruling party is following Savarkar's Hindutva philosophy, they want to regain their lost political mileage (by attacking Savarkar).' 'By doing so, they think they will get their power back.'
'The BJP has 106 MLAs and Eknath Shinde claims the support of 40 MLAs. So why are they both not forming the government right now in Mumbai? Why the delay?' Rediff.com's Syed Firdaus Ashraf reports.
Thalaivii proves Kangana is the Queen of Bollywood, asserts Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
... Why care for the truth when the legend so interesting, says Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
'There is no law or Article in the Constitution that says the prime minister must inaugurate the new Parliament, but Article 79 of the Constitution says the President of India is the competent person.'
'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.'
The answers will come -- hopefully! -- when the film releases on August 15, feels Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
'A stable and strong Pakistan with an anti-India mindset and hatred is not good for us.'
26 candidates in Amethi fray take away 60,545 votes; the difference between the victorious Smriti Irani and Rahul Gandhi is 55,120 votes.
'Had they agreed to our demands that we raised two years ago, we would have never started our agitation again.'
