All stories by SYED FIRDAUS ASHRAF
'Ask Kumaraswamy why he wants to join the BJP'
Rediff.com19 Oct 2023'This decision to go with the BJP is Kumaraswamy's individual decision and not a party decision.'
'SC has banged the door on face of LGBTQ community'
Rediff.com18 Oct 2023'The State does not accept our rights, what more can I say about this judgment?'
'You will see same sex marriage laws in near future'
Rediff.com17 Oct 2023'This government has done positive things, we got the Transgender Persons (protection of rights) Act under this government. Dheere-dheere hota hai.'
'Palestinians want the same freedom Gandhi fought for'
Rediff.com17 Oct 2023'Israelis not only harassed Palestine Muslims, but also Christians.' 'Palestinians have been telling Israel that this will blow up the situation, but they would not listen to us.'
'Hamas would have not existed if...'
Rediff.com17 Oct 2023'If Israel had stuck to the peace accords, Hamas would have had no one to fight.'
'Central govt not serious about resolving Manipur violence'
Rediff.com12 Oct 2023'The Centre prevaricates on the question of effecting a change of state-level leadership or on the imposition of President's rule in the state.'
'Biren Singh is part of Manipur's problem'
Rediff.com12 Oct 2023'Replacement of the CM with a more acceptable face may be a good start towards resolving Manipur's problem.'
'Hundreds of Palestinians will be killed'
Rediff.com9 Oct 2023'Israel has received an extremely hard and rude reminder that it cannot go ahead and talk of normalisation of relations with other Arab countries without addressing the issues pertaining to Palestine.'
'Nothing alarming about fall in financial savings yet'
Rediff.com25 Sep 2023'As long as economic growth remains steady, creating jobs and generating stable incomes, the rise in home loans should not create problems.' 'If the growth trajectory changes course over the medium term and interest rates rise along with inflation, the expanding trend in home loans may not sustain.'
'As a voter my vote should have value'
Rediff.com18 Sep 2023'Switching loyalty from one party to another is completely unfair as it devalues my vote.'
'Ashok Gehlot's conscience is dead'
Rediff.com14 Sep 2023'And once someone is dead in a family the ritual is to shave your head.'
'Should not Uber/Ola drivers need social security?'
Rediff.com24 Aug 2023'Nobody wants to run an exploitation factory.'
'Mera baap sant tha, main nahin hoon'
Rediff.com23 Aug 2023'She showed courage at every turn in her political career.'
'Modi has no baggage like Rahul does'
Rediff.com23 Aug 2023'When the Congress is put against someone like Narendra Modi, they do not have anything new to offer to the people of India.'
'Congress is fighting with bows and arrows whereas BJP has cannons'
Rediff.com23 Aug 2023'The Congress is not pragmatic about politics or about people.' 'Rahul's intention is good, but good intention does not win you elections.'
Was Narasimha Rao India's Best Prime Minister?
Rediff.com22 Aug 2023'He told senior journalists a few days after the Babri Masjid demolition, 'Jo hua theek hua. Maine isliye hone diya ki BJP ki rajniti hamesha ke liye khatam ho jaye.'
'They felt that we were terrorists'
Rediff.com9 Aug 2023'They said that my leaving for the Quit India Movement event would be a threat to law and order so I should not leave the police station and to be stationed there till the time they do not get permission.'
'During our visit, both sides were firing at each other'
Rediff.com1 Aug 2023'The situation is so bad that it is not possible for me to explain in words how bad the conditions are for the common man of Manipur.'
'India's cities highly segregated on the basis of caste and religion'
Rediff.com31 Jul 2023'Government supplied public services are less likely to be found in neighbourhoods with high numbers of Scheduled Castes and Muslims.'
'Destitution and starvation will go...'
Rediff.com28 Jul 2023'We cannot leave our entire unorganised sector to the vagaries of market forces.'