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Don't worry, I am not the villain!

'Electronic media should be banned'

'I have so many flops, but my fans are increasing'

This bhenji is here to stay!

Trailer review: Will Ittefaq be just as good?

It looks as if first-time director Abhay Chopra has forgotten what 2017 is like, as he adapts the 1969 classic to the present time.

'India has become a divided society'

'If you make a film for Bihar and UP, Mumbai audiences reject it and vice versa.'

How to SPEED UP Covid Vaccination

'Centres like polling booths can be set up for the area till the last adult is vaccinated -- open on all days from 9-9.' 'People should be able to come as per their convenience.'

'We are doing this for the peace of the country'

'We want Muslims to go about their work and business unhindered.' 'They should not get victimised and that will only come through the process of reconciliation.'

5 lessons you can learn from Sharad Pawar

There are many life lessons to be learnt from the way Sharad Pawar handled the Maharashtra political crisis.

'Shah Rukh and I were six feet away from blast'

With Yogi 2.0, BJP Rings In The New

Less than half the ministers in Team Yogi are not long-term BJP members. Many old-timers have been dropped.

'If Kashmiri Pandits have to come back, then it has to be done honestly'

'There is no point in just saying, 'hum wapas bhej denge (we will send Kashmiri Pandits back)'.'

'Kashmiri Pandits were targeted just like others'

'Use of the word 'genocide' for Kashmiri Pandits is absolutely wrong.'

Why Feroz Khan means quality

Trailer: Does Batla House tell the encounter honestly?

The answers will come -- hopefully! -- when the film releases on August 15, feels Syed Firdaus Ashraf.

'If the government does not want to change, God bless them'

'Punjab elections are there and so are UP elections. They must have done some calculations (before announcing the repeal).'

More housewives died by suicide in 2020 than farmers

Rediff.com's Syed Firdaus Ashraf does a comparative analysis of suicide numbers released by the NCRB. Data: Hemantkumar Shivsaran/Rediff.com.

'UP results damaged Priyanka's political brand'

'Priyanka did draw huge crowds and eventually all of those ended up voting for the Samajwadi Party.' 'The voters today are smart enough to vote for the party which they know is going to win or they know this party will come second, but no way will they vote for a party which will come third or fourth.'

'Congress needs a young leader like Sachin Pilot'

'You need a leader whom India can identify with and I cannot think of any other leader except Sachin Pilot in the Congress party.'

Shilpa Shetty on matters close to her heart

Vivek Oberoi: I am a common man

'I need a hit to make me tick'

'Modi realises his position is shaky at the moment'

'There is a sense within the government and Modi that things are not as good as they were in 2019.'

'Ram and Roti evolved into Ram and Ration'

'If Mayawati had performed better, then the BJP would have had a much tougher time to win UP.' 'The present gap in number of seats between the BJP and SP would have got reduced.'

'Main Hoon Na will be Shah Rukh's biggest hit'

'If Section 66A of IT Act goes, something else will come in'

'The cases have not reduced because the prosecution has found some other way to stop people from using their right to free speech.'

Zanjeer And The Birth Of A Star

Amitabh Bachchan was preparing to pack up his bags and return to Allahabad if Zanjeer failed.

Will The Gandhis Step Down?

Glimpses of the CWC meeting, which was meant to formulate a plan to revive the party from the death throes of electoral irrelevance, but...

Aziz Mirza: Shah Rukh is a natural

Interview with Shah Rukh Khan

When I approached Shah Rukh, my palms were sweaty. I didn't know what to say to him. But there is\n\nalways a first time.

'Governor is right in calling for a vote'

'Maharashtra governor did not do anything that was contrary to the Supreme Court's decision.'

'Will Kejriwal allow Mann to run Punjab?'

'Had the Congress made Sidhu its CM face, they would have won 80 out of 117 seats.'

Amethi's Special 26 who cost Rahul the election

26 candidates in Amethi fray take away 60,545 votes; the difference between the victorious Smriti Irani and Rahul Gandhi is 55,120 votes.

'If you lose $5 billion to $7 billion every week...'

'... as has been happening in the last three weeks, then the foreign exchange reserves will not be comfortable to ensure that the rupee does not fall drastically.'

'Putin must think he can pull it off'

'Putin has set aside all the rules and now he is deciding the rules.'

'India Must Read Gail Omvedt's Writings'

'After Ambedkar, Dr Gail was the only writer who wrote critically on caste issues.'

'Ever Given's Indian crew won't be punished'

'The Ever Given, which had 200,000 tonnes of cargo, was too long for the Suez Canal.'

'I am not signing any films!'

Bobby Deol talks about his next film, Ab Tumhare

How Ghaziabad 'communal' incident unravelled

Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com traces how the beating up of a man in Ghaziabad went from alleged communal attack to reported regular crime in a matter of days.

'BJP wants to make Assam into a Kashmir'

'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.