26 candidates in Amethi fray take away 60,545 votes; the difference between the victorious Smriti Irani and Rahul Gandhi is 55,120 votes.
Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com finds out why Sacred Games has run into trouble.
'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.'
'I approached the ministries for a response, but they did not respond on time, so I had to approach the court.'
Cafe Irani Chaii is Mansoor Showghi Yezdi's attempt at preserving Irani culture in an age of globalisation, where old cultures are swiftly fading away.
'A stable and strong Pakistan with an anti-India mindset and hatred is not good for us.'
'India has demonstrated that if tomorrow, any enemy country that has a lot of satellites threatens it, India can (bring them down).'
There are many life lessons to be learnt from the way Sharad Pawar handled the Maharashtra political crisis.
'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.'
'Hindus have never been polarised across Maharashtra in any state election.'
'We don't know how and why this happened as the route interlock signal works fine millions of times every day across India.'
'Had they agreed to our demands that we raised two years ago, we would have never started our agitation again.'
Nothing 'accidental' about this movie, feels Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
'...by directing these draconian provisions against political and ideological opponents of the ruling group, minorities, and those who dare to dissent through and selective prosecution and prolonged incarceration as undertrials.'
'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.'
'The Maoists have weakened considerably in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh after Milind Teltumbde's death.'
'Yogi was there, but ultimately the BJP got extremely worried and therefore Modi pitched in.'
No one can make the audience laugh like Govinda, raves Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
'For free supply of drugs and medicines itself, almost Rs 20,000 crores would be required.'
So worried is Shiv Sena rebel leader Eknath Shinde of desertions that he is asking rebel MLAs in Guwahati to sign affidavits affirming that they won't go back on supporting the 'cause of Hindutva' after reaching Mumbai.
'They will be in prison all their life and they will understand what suffering means to Reuben's and Keenan's families.'
'We request the Indian government that they send some buses urgently so that we can travel in groups and reach safety.'
'People tell us openly that in 2024 we will vote for Modi.'
'It could backfire on the BJP and boost the Opposition parties.'
'Modi is now the biggest messiah of OBCs and Dalits as V P Singh once was.'
'The government never asked any transport association before making this law on hit and run cases.' 'MPs only clapped to Amit Shah's new law and never questioned him about this law.' 'Are these MPs not bothered about the lives of drivers?'
'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.
'They want to win 45 out of 48 seats in Maharashtra in the 2024 general elections and joining hands with Ajit Pawar is in that direction.'
Sanju is a repeat of Munnabhai, feels Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
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.
'The India which was all about glamour and razzmatazz through which he could earn the trust of people of the other India, which was Bharat.'
'For no other leader of India do so many people turn up for an event every year without invitation.'
After watching Uri: The Surgical Strike, Syed Firdaus Ashraf gets the feeling that Modi has added another tool to help him win the 2019 Lok Sabha election: Hindi cinema...
'Shinde and Fadnavis have different working styles and certainly there is a crack that has come between them.'
Sachin Tendulkar and Rekha's tenures in the Rajya Sabha end this month.
Coolie No 1 is a cheap comedy for silly people, asserts Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
'...to address the serious faultlines that had got exposed during the pandemic.' 'If the economy is looking up this year, we could have been allocated an increase of at least 20%.'
Syed Firdaus Ashraf applauds The Kapil Sharma Show's reincarnation.
Why is the government unwilling to disclose the winners of its DigiDhan Yojana?
'Farmers must get Maximum Support Price instead of Minimum Support Price.'
