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.
'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?'
Syed Firdaus Ashraf, who grew up in the 1980s, tells us why Befikre is a must watch to understand the new generation.
It reinforces the Muslim stereotype, says Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
'The message they want to send to the country is that they can do anything by hook or crook'
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'
'These charges of the prosecution will fall to the ground and I am 100 per cent sure of that.'
'To simply let the rupee depreciate to any level according to market forces will not be in the country's interests.'
In these times of Rs 2,000 notes and digital payment apps, Syed Firdaus Ashraf tries to book tickets for Dear Zindagi.
'Muslims should not justify demolition of temples by foreign invaders.'
'If Modi-Shah had not changed the leadership, one section would have parted ways with the BJP for sure.'
Why Shiromani Akali Dal MLA Manjinder S Sirsa is furious with the director and actor of Sacred Games 2.
'When the Babri Masjid was demolished, we didn't take permission from anyone.'
'PM Modi is not taking Kashmir's stance as far as the Naga issue is concerned.'
From Singapore to Almora, Abhishant Pant has survived without cash, and he wants to continue in that state all his life.
'Dr Kafeel is being framed by the Yogi government because he talks about the BRD hospital all the time.'
'Sachin Pilot had every legitimate right to demand to become CM.'
'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'
'All imaginary figures are pushed by government bureaucrats.' 'They never showed that the production of wheat was less this time.'
'If people want to blackmail others to get information or harm things, so why will someone give them information?'
'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.'
'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.'
'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)'.'
'The Chinese have not crossed the LAC in Galwan.' 'They are on their side of the LAC and we are on our side.'
'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.'
'They are ABVP-phobic people. Tomorrow, they will say the US attack on Iran is because of the ABVP.'
'Just keep telling people that we have fixed the Muslims, and they will not be bothered about their empty stomachs or empty wallets.'
'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.'
'No action will be taken against Ajit Pawar. I am sure.'
'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.'
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
'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.
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.
'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.'
'Narendra Modi knows that the Congress without the Gandhis is a more formidable and more dangerous adversary.'
'I am happy Sanjay Raut and Sharad Pawar changed the game of Maharashtra politics.'
An unemployed migrant becomes a much sought after Baba right before Syed Firdaus Ashraf's eyes.
It was Dev Anand's dream to put Indian cinema on the world map and he thought Guide was the perfect film for it.
