'Every Congressman in Rajasthan is in Ashok Gehlot's pocket.'
Thalaivii proves Kangana is the Queen of Bollywood, asserts Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
'They just say we agree to your demands in the meetings, which is lip service. But on the ground they do not implement anything.'
'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.
'I'm talking about that predator in your house, and how one should protect one's children from him.'
'India has demonstrated that if tomorrow, any enemy country that has a lot of satellites threatens it, India can (bring them down).'
'His biggest contribution as defence minister was to change the rules of bringing martyred soldiers' bodies home.'
'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.
There are many life lessons to be learnt from the way Sharad Pawar handled the Maharashtra political crisis.
'I approached the ministries for a response, but they did not respond on time, so I had to approach the court.'
'He only promotes those leaders who will never show any resistance to him in future.'
'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.'
Nothing 'accidental' about this movie, feels Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
'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.'
'Government supplied public services are less likely to be found in neighbourhoods with high numbers of Scheduled Castes and Muslims.'
'We are very close to become a theocratic State where Hinduism is the official religion of the government.'
'What happens in the real estate market is that once the prices go up it goes on to stay at that level.' 'It might not increase and at the same time the prices will not come down too.'
'We cannot leave our entire unorganised sector to the vagaries of market forces.'
'In low-profile cases, if there's a small quantity (of drugs involved), you get bail on the first day.' 'In high-profile cases, it depends on the judge.'
'They will be in prison all their life and they will understand what suffering means to Reuben's and Keenan's families.'
'They know that if they do not tie up with the Congress, then the minorities will move to the Congress.'
No one can make the audience laugh like Govinda, raves Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
'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.'
'It is a frightening situation as the most threatening aspect is the development and growth of society.' 'Once our society comes into perpetual violent mode, then investments will drop.'
'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?'
'The buildings all around had caved in or were damaged. The trees were all uprooted. Things were very scary.'
'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.'
'The Maoists have weakened considerably in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh after Milind Teltumbde's death.'
'This award is funded by American money so I took this decision.'
'A stable and strong Pakistan with an anti-India mindset and hatred is not good for us.'
'Assam is not a dumping ground for Bangladeshi Hindu refugees,' says Assamese actor Ravi Sharma who joined the BJP in August and quit the party on December 10 in protest against the Citizenship Act.
'If the central government does not give rights to the people of Ladakh, then it won't be good for our country.'
'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?'
'Yogi was there, but ultimately the BJP got extremely worried and therefore Modi pitched in.'
If Govinda wants to give Bollywood's filmmakers a wake up call, he needs to do a film that showcases his acting talent, writes Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
Sanju is a repeat of Munnabhai, feels Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
'We request the Indian government that they send some buses urgently so that we can travel in groups and reach safety.'
