'The fiscal pressure will be there, but the intent of the government behind this move is to spur demand and growth.'
'NCP wants the Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress to come together and provide a stable government.'
Or for that matter scared of anybody in India if they follow the principles of Islam sincerely in spirit, asks BJP supporter Haji Akhil Shaikh in this conversation with Rediff.com's Prasanna D Zore.
'Hindutva doesn't teach you to stab someone in the back.'
'We formed the government without the Shiv Sena and it will remain stable.'
'When the Congress attacked Modiji, Vasundharaji kept mum.' 'Why was she so tongue-tied?' 'Everybody knows why she kept quiet then.'
Prithviraj Chavan's statement has created another controversy for the ruling alliance in Maharashtra.
'Putra-moh Congress ko nasht kar raha hai (Sonia Gandhi's love for Rahul Gandhi is destroying the Congress).'
'If Mr Rahul Gandhi is coming to Rajasthan he should also know how his own chief minister is throttling the voices of the people belonging to the most backward classes.'
'Both the BJP and SP have workers and cadres across the state, and now it will boil down to which party manages booths smartly and gets its voters to come out.'
'I stand by my remarks against Rahul Gandhi. I also stand by what I said in that video,' says Yogesh Soman, director of Mumbai University's Academy of Theatre Arts who has been sent on 'forced leave' by Mumbai University.
'Please get us home': An Indian family stranded in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Rediff.com's Prasanna D Zore and Uttam Ghosh report from Maharashtra's Malnourished Corridor, visiting an anganwadi, which is often the first line of defence in tackling malnutrition.
'One can start accumulating economy driven stocks in the next few months with a two-three year view.'
'Indian markets may initially react and follow the pattern of US and other global markets post US elections.'
Baadshah Pehlwaan comes out as a film is not only as a thorough entertainer but also a thought-provoker, feels Prasanna D Zore.
'I've just got the transfer orders,' Kalluri told.
'We will be hoisting the tiranga, but this kind of celebration is uncalled for when the farmers in this country are dying by suicides, their families are ravaged by poverty and farmers are not enjoying any freedom.'
'Your failures are not teaching you anything.' 'Your demonetisation failure is not teaching you anything; your GST failure is not teaching you anything; your (revocation of) Article 370 failure is not teaching you anything; your NRC Assam failure is not teaching you.' 'And now you have the CAA!'
'They don't want anybody to stand up and support the vulnerable sections of society who may be targeted.'
'He is worried about how best the Punjab crisis can be resolved.'
'...when the time came and not face them with a gun in hand.' 'Gauri was a bold journalist in her life and death.'
While actor Arjun Rampal's portrayal of gangster Arun Gawli in Daddy is gutsy, producer- writer Arjun Rampal pushes the audience to discover more plot holes than Mumbai citizens encountered this monsoon, says Prasanna D Zore.
'Earlier, they used to give hints and then kill; now they have started killing without any hints.'
'There is no question of joining hands with the BJP.'
Sagar Thakkar bought Virat Kohli's Audi R8 from a Delhi car dealer.
'The voters of Maharashtra have taught a lesson to Modi's arrogance.'
Shiv Sena's Rajya Sabha MP Anil Desai, a confidant of Uddhav Thackeray, said the party is now looking to implement the 50:50 formula with its ally the BJP.
Slipshod direction and listless story produce a superfluous drama about how a judge turns into a murderer, notes Prasanna D Zore.
'There was no fight between the Shiv Sena and her.' 'But if she is still targeting the Shiv Sena, then only she can talk about the reason behind it.'
Laal Kaptaan deserves a watch just for Saif's spunk, raves Prasanna D Zore.
Kanhaiya Kumar is India's latest political rockstar. More so in Mumbai, where his address this evening gave Mumbaikars a glimpse of the heydays of the Communist movement in the city of textiles mills and mill workers.
'When integrity is compromised for whatever gratification is when prisoners breach the system and get away.'
The malnourished children whose condition has attracted the attention of India's apex court.
This hormone-crazy, romantic-comedy is let down by some tepid direction.
'My request to Amit Shah would be "Please do not use archaic laws and muscle power against voices that have always stood by India.".'
Sandeep Modi's Chumbak spins a magical web around you, says Prasanna D Zore.
'Many already toe the line, those on the fence will be nudged to stand with the government even more, those who are critical will face trouble soon.'
Most of the 40 MLAs in the Shinde camp don't have enough legislative experience to conduct business in the House and so the first ministry expansion needed induction of veterans.
'Umar is being targeted because he is emerging as educated, knowledgeable leader of the Muslim community and, unlike popular perceptions that many harbour about Muslims, took to peaceful means to protest against the NRC and CAA.' 'They (the State) are scared of educated Muslim leadership.'
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