'Simplicity was very much a hallmark of the Kerala lifestyle those days.'
'My joining the BJP will definitely result in a landslide migration of votes to the BJP.'
'What do the moves towards protectionism suggest?' 'That we do not have Aatmavishwas.' 'If you have self-confidence, confidence in your ability to compete with the best in the world, why do you need protectionism?'
Renowned saxophonist Kadri Gopalnath remembers the 10-year-old he first met at his guru's place.
'I told myself, I will be 23 next year. Why can't I be a billionaire too?'
'During the Emergency, it boiled down to two people: Mrs Gandhi and her younger son.' 'But today, the cancer is spreading all over.'
''None of the existing vaccines have 100% efficacy.' 'Each vaccine will work openly on a certain percentage of the population.'
'The Sangh Parivar's position is that whatever gold that is there in a temple should remain there. It shouldn't be taken away by anyone.' 'See, we are not misappropriating anything; we are only using it for the welfare of the temple and the devotees.'
'The Congress cannot appreciate people with an independent opinion.' 'That's why many people left the party.'
'India should start leveraging rather than banning crypto.'
'For the UDF, it will depend on how far Rahul Gandhi will succeed with the goodwill he has.' 'That will make a difference.'
Shobha Warrier reports from Thiruvananthapuram where a former UN diplomat is battling a former governor for the Lok Sabha seat.
'Mortality or hospitalisation has not increased in South Africa because of the new variant.' 'There is nothing to show so far that it is more infectious.' 'I am of the opinion that at the moment, there is no reason to panic.'
'The government has realised that the finances of the government are in a precarious state.' 'We are borrowing to fund the ever-burgeoning revenue deficit.' 'Then you are paying interest on the fresh borrowing.' 'For the first time, the government has realised that this cannot go on.'
'We have struggled to pay the rent, we have struggled to pay the electricity bill, we have struggled to send them to school, to buy books and uniforms but there was food on the table every day!'
'Even with 3 lakh cases a day, we have saturated our resources.' 'It is scary to even think what will happen when the number doubles.'
'You just make the bureaucracy honest and make them function with integrity.' 'Everything will be taken care of after that.' 'But this Mission Karmayogi does not even mention these two words -- honesty and integrity.'
'We need to prove to the world that quality vaccines and R&D are possible in India.'
'If Kerala votes back the LDF, if Tamil Nadu brings the DMK and if Bengal votes for the Trinamool, we will project a formidable opposition to the BJP.'
'The propagation of an absolutist narrative that shuts down any dissent is dangerous, irresponsible, and unbecoming of India's proud democracy.' 'The government must do better.'
'People ask me from where I get the strength to fight this battle. I really do not know.' 'Perhaps God is giving me the strength as I am fighting for truth.'
'Right now, we are increasing production in anticipation of the demand during the festive season.' 'If the demand doesn't come back, all the production will languish in the factories.'
'That would once and for all teach all the film-makers of this country a fitting lesson!'
'It is high time that we act instead of just talking about how and why the climate is changing.'
Aruna Anand, Viswanathan Anand's wife and manager, speaks about his preparation ahead of the World Chess Championship against Magnus Carlsen, which begins in Sochi on Friday.
'Vaccination is very important for an economy to start functioning properly.'
'...signatures.' 'But such signatures are missing in this virus.'
'Only when you are close to the party, will you understand what the BJP stands for.'
'The future looks quite bleak unless we ramp up testing and start vaccinating on a war footing.'
'I knew there was a huge business opportunity, but it was Dr Kalam who made me jump into it as an entrepreneur.'
'They must be hiding somewhere in a country where the Taliban would not even spare a 4-year-old girl.'
'What steps have the higher level of political leadership taken to remove corruption from the system and bring in honest governance?'
'When you have a committee, there will not be any autocracy.' 'It means one person cannot take any decision on the temple.'
'There are a lot of companies that have been struggling really hard expecting to do better year after year.' 'All these people will think now, "Let me not fight any more. Let me end this".'
'... while leaving the dirty work he orders to his subordinates.'
'No matter how much the political pressure is, I cannot say I will bring the Moon for you tomorrow!'
'The skills and abilities of civil servants are still respected, even though they become whipping boys when things go wrong.'
'You will not have a vaccine for everyone initially.'
'When people who ignored us, when relatives who have not spoken to us for a long time, congratulated us, it was a proud moment for my mother.'
'Without reviving employment, consumer confidence will not go up.'
