'The finance minister said, the MSME is the backbone of the economy. My question is, what have you done for the sector?'
'This is not about revering women; this is about women entering politics.' 'This is about women having a say in how State policies have to be shaped.'
'We look at the opportunities that are going to come in various fields in the next 5 to 10 years, do some research and come up with business plans.' 'Then, we go and seek out founders who will run the actual business.'
'Healthcare is not an industry.' 'The government is only encouraging insurance as they are not able to provide healthcare to people.' 'Opening new medical colleges is not what is needed.' 'You have to invest in public sector hospitals.' 'You cannot hand over healthcare to the private industry.'
'Because of global warming, the chances of heatwaves like this are much higher.'
'We all work hard and save money, and later spent it in hospitals!'
'Over the next 20 years, we would be adding almost 10 million people to the workforce every year!' 'And we won't be able to give employment to even 2 million out of the 10 million every year.' 'Don't forget, it keeps adding every year.'
'All those who participated in the agitation were branded as anti-nationals.'
'The central government can stop further destruction... if they have the political will to do so.'
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'How come the BJP won even in the Muslim belt? I am 100% sure that the BJP would not win in the Muslim belt.'
'In Parliament, he was the one person who stood for democracy and secularism even when the principal Opposition party was not very forthright in taking on the BJP and RSS.'
'Samsung declared they would not allow the presence of any trade union.' 'This is unacceptable as the rule of law in India permits employees to have a trade union.' 'So, the crux of the strike is this.'
'They are also sitting on huge public sector assets without many returns.'
'Today when I see them talking to people from different countries confidently, I realise that education does not come from classrooms alone but from life experiences too.'
'The space required for wild cheetah populations to thrive was grossly under-estimated.' 'Cheetahs, because of their social system and ecologically fragile nature, live at only 1 cheetah per 100 sq kms even in the best habitats of Africa.'
'Has the Supreme Court ever said that the Preamble is the basic structure of the Constitution?'
'What the RBI is doing is trying to catch the mouse when they have to catch the tiger.'
'Keeping the global temperature below not just 1.5 degree Celsius, even 2 degree Celsius is beyond our reach now. Both are impossible.'
'Studying was never an important part of our life, surviving was.'
'We have made a pledge; those who kicked Rahul Gandhi out of the house he had lived for 19 years, will be kicked out from the corridors of power.'
'Tamil Nadu presents a challenge to the BJP and its politics.' 'DMK is making all efforts to resist the BJP.'
'India's output contraction in the previous year was among the worst in the world!'
'It is inevitable when he pleases those who share his Hindutva ideology that at the same time he can alienate those who do not feel he speaks for them.'
'This is the real purpose behind the arrest, and it is not about controlling corruption.' 'It is like taking Amit Shah into custody before the 2024 elections.' 'How will it affect the BJP's election machinery?'
'Whatever is left of all institutions will also go away.'
'In India, the establishment not only endorses, but many a times instigates anti-Muslim hatred.'
'Nirmalaji must consider herself a very lucky finance minister, partly because of the government's response to covid and partly because we as a nation have done very well as an economy, post pandemic.'
'If we want real democracy, the economy itself will need to be democratised.'
'One of the biggest employment generators, the MSMEs, have not got much from the government.'
'Praful Patel said his residential building was sealed, and the investigative agencies have shifted their office to his house, and that he was in a helpless condition.'
'If such a practice were feasible, every state would seek additional funds, posing a significant risk to the overall health of the economy.'
'I feel she has some mental disorder. Or, it was an act of pure revenge.'
'Israel should stop water supply to the people who want to destroy us.' 'It is not Israel's responsibility to take care of the people who want to kill Israelis.'
'We were shaking with fear whenever we heard a gunshot somewhere and we could hear gun shots all around us.' 'We thought they would come near us soon.'
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'A start-up with 100 people has reduced the strength to 60-80 people to reduce cost.' 'Even if there is attrition, they prefer not to replace them.'
'After a month of working on the new machine, I realised that the black glass on the VVPAT lets the programmer manipulate not just the electronic system, but the paper vote too.' 'And it will not be detected even during the mock poll or the actual voting because of the black glass.'
'Everyone I know has somebody kidnapped or murdered by the terrorists.'
'The benchmark was set by Dr Sarabhai.' 'If there is a problem, everybody would be encouraged to come up with a solution.' 'The final solution will be the result of all the inputs.' 'This is passed on through time.' 'Even today, you see that nobody wants to take particular credit on a success.'
