'Just keep telling people that we have fixed the Muslims, and they will not be bothered about their empty stomachs or empty wallets.'
'The Government of India could aggressively promote developmental projects that will alleviate poverty particularly in communities where South Africans of Indian origin and our black brothers and sisters live as neighbours.'
Syed Firdaus Ashraf, who grew up in the 1980s, tells us why Befikre is a must watch to understand the new generation.
'Sachin Pilot had every legitimate right to demand to become CM.'
It reinforces the Muslim stereotype, says Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
Why Shiromani Akali Dal MLA Manjinder S Sirsa is furious with the director and actor of Sacred Games 2.
'Dr Kafeel is being framed by the Yogi government because he talks about the BRD hospital all the time.'
'It will take a long time for people's memory to be misled by a prime minister who is so arrogant and who refuses to acknowledge his own faults.'
In these times of Rs 2,000 notes and digital payment apps, Syed Firdaus Ashraf tries to book tickets for Dear Zindagi.
'I don't believe that it beholds democracies like us who claim to be the largest democracy in the world, to have such a thin skin about the possibility of foreign commentary.'
'When the Babri Masjid was demolished, we didn't take permission from anyone.'
'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'
'If people want to blackmail others to get information or harm things, so why will someone give them information?'
From Singapore to Almora, Abhishant Pant has survived without cash, and he wants to continue in that state all his life.
'No action will be taken against Ajit Pawar. I am sure.'
'The Chinese have not crossed the LAC in Galwan.' 'They are on their side of the LAC and we are on our side.'
'They are ABVP-phobic people. Tomorrow, they will say the US attack on Iran is because of the ABVP.'
'The Naxals started firing indiscriminately.' 'The whole jungle echoed with the sound of bullets.' 'The only thing I heard from that side was 'Chhodna kisi ko nahi (don't let anyone escape)'.'
'God knows what kind of charges were framed against him and Kallu Gujjar, as both of them came out of jail the very same evening of their arrest.'
'We were expecting at least they would be held guilty, but instead they have gone scot-free'
'Crony capitalism will gain due to these Acts.'
'This is a crisis which did not happen overnight. It was happening slowly.' 'Now we are mining very fast and this crisis won't last long.'
'These atheist people wanted to finish the progress of Sabrimala temple devotees and now they are using this (the Supreme Court verdict) as a weapon to destroy the believers.'
Amjed Ullah Khan, who carried out investigations of his own and helped rescue 15 women from Hyderabad, tells Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com how the women get trapped in an underground slave market that 'sells' them to employers who force them to work for less or no pay and often under inhuman conditions.
'There was a revolt. They were fighting for their rights.' 'They lost their rights after colonial forest policies came into place.' 'These freedom fighters were trying to reassert those rights.'
It was Dev Anand's dream to put Indian cinema on the world map and he thought Guide was the perfect film for it.
'I am happy Sanjay Raut and Sharad Pawar changed the game of Maharashtra politics.'
'On the Kashmir and Pakistan question, it is startling that Vajpayee and Advani did more than anybody in Indian history.'
'Shraddha tries hard to rescue the film, but the script totters so badly in the second half that any salvage seems impossible,' says Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
'Change was very much needed for the Congress to win the 2022 assembly elections.'
'I have great friends in film industry but professionalism and friendship are two different cups of tea. When it comes to producing a movie, every producer thinks of saleable actors,' says Dino Morea.
Narendra Modi's agenda is to build a Ram mandir, Hashim Ansari, the oldest litigant in the Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid title suit, tells Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com
An unemployed migrant becomes a much sought after Baba right before Syed Firdaus Ashraf's eyes.
'Narendra Modi knows that the Congress without the Gandhis is a more formidable and more dangerous adversary.'
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'He was a nobody then.' 'And whatever little his contribution was there, it was restricted to Gujarat.'
'Everyone has to take some step in solving this deadlock -- civil society, separatist leaders, the government.'
From July 27, 2017, says Syed Firdaus Ashraf, my daughter will have to learn that there are only two most important things in life: Power and money.
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