'Someone told me on Facebook that 2017 will be the last year of my life.' 'I am speaking up only because innocent students were physically abused and that is not correct.'
Shyel Trehan, an alumna of the 2000 batch of the National Law School, was one of the organisers who managed this near impossible achievement.
Amitabh Bachchan was preparing to pack up his bags and return to Allahabad if Zanjeer failed.
'Today, the situation in the country is bad.' 'The distance between Hindus and Muslims is increasing.' 'If an out-of-court settlement is reached, then a cordial atmosphere will prevail in the country.'
Syed Firdaus Ashraf, who grew up in the 1980s, tells us why Befikre is a must watch to understand the new generation.
Bharat Pardeshi, one of the leaders from the All India Railway Act Apprentice Association, spoke to Rediff.com's Syed Firdaus Ashraf about why they had to resort to the unpopular move, disrupting the lives of thousands of railway commuters in Mumbai.
It reinforces the Muslim stereotype, says Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
'I can barely see anything in the news about the farmer protests, and all I've seen of Nirav Modi is that he can't come home because he's busy, and that the CBI is writing letters begging him to please at least call the Indian embassy, no?'
In these times of Rs 2,000 notes and digital payment apps, Syed Firdaus Ashraf tries to book tickets for Dear Zindagi.
'It could take at least a couple of years for his case to go through the entire run of the British judiciary.'
'Bommai's predicament is pathetic right now because deep inside he is not like this, but to remain in power he has to talk and speak against his own conscience.'
Dr Rajendra Bharud has done what no other district collector in India could do as the pandemic ravaged the nation. He not only made Nandurbar district oxygen surplus, but ensured that the supply of life-saving oxygen remained uninterrupted for patients -- something even Delhi and Mumbai hospitals have not achieved yet.
'Goa is a tiny state, but in terms of its Business of Politics, several powerful lobbies of India are involved in it, be it the mining lobby, hoteliers' lobby, casino lobby, hawala lobby, drugs lobby etc.'
Onkar Singh, a valuable member of the Rediff.com team over the years, breathed his last on January 13. Syed Firdaus Ashraf, who knew him intimately, remembers the ultimate newsman.
'Even if the BJP does not come to power, the system has changed.'
'The message they want to send to the country is that they can do anything by hook or crook'
From Singapore to Almora, Abhishant Pant has survived without cash, and he wants to continue in that state all his life.
Rediff.com's Syed Firdaus Ashraf and Hitesh Harisinghani speak to millennials to find out if the ease of ride-sharing apps like Ola and Uber was a reason for them not buying a car.
'Government must take into consideration the human cost of the NRC exercise'
'When there is so much anxiety, the Government of India should assure people on the vaccine issue and help the states demanding more supply that they will be provided the required quantities.' 'Any Centre-state conflict at this point of time is counter-productive and enhances people's anxieties that should be avoided.'
'Muslims should not justify demolition of temples by foreign invaders.'
'When the Babri Masjid was demolished, we didn't take permission from anyone.'
'If a politician asks the policeman to do something which is not correct, then why blame the politician?' 'If you do it, then you are equally liable.'
Why Shiromani Akali Dal MLA Manjinder S Sirsa is furious with the director and actor of Sacred Games 2.
'Nehru wanted to strengthen industries by exploiting agriculture and that policy was continued by successive governments.'
'Dr Kafeel is being framed by the Yogi government because he talks about the BRD hospital all the time.'
'One reason given for the failure of the Congress in Assam was due to the alliance with the AIUDF.'
'He felt that he had no place in the BJP and he was wrong.'
'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'
'Politicians want pliable policemen who would carry out their orders, right or wrong, lawful or illegal.'
'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)'.'
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
'Sachin Pilot had every legitimate right to demand to become CM.'
'If Modi-Shah had not changed the leadership, one section would have parted ways with the BJP for sure.'
'These charges of the prosecution will fall to the ground and I am 100 per cent sure of that.'
'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.'
'PM Modi is not taking Kashmir's stance as far as the Naga issue is concerned.'
'We are seeing an era where only what Modi wishes is going to happen.' 'A clear message has now been sent to others that if this fate could befall on Nitin Gadkari, then just think what could happen to lesser mortals.'
'Narendra Modi knows that the Congress without the Gandhis is a more formidable and more dangerous adversary.'
'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.
