All stories by SYED FIRDAUS ASHRAF
'Amritpal should not have run away'
Rediff.com21 Mar 2023'All this while he has been maintaining that he is innocent and, if that is the case, why will he run away?'
'Vedas do not refer to anything called Hinduism'
Rediff.com16 Mar 2023'They were certainly not practising Hinduism in the Harappan culture (which includes Mohenjo Daro and other sites).' 'There was no notion of Hinduism then.'
Taj: Divided By Blood: History In A Mess
Rediff.com3 Mar 2023This Web series is more about wine, opium, sex, more sex, gay love and incest, rues Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
'If you take Hindutva out of BJP they are better in governance'
Rediff.com3 Mar 2023'Earlier, a lot of fear was in the minds of people that the BJP is anti-Christian and anti-minority, but over the years people have learnt to accept that the BJP is just another national party.'
'Collegium Is Better System To Appoint Election Commissioners'
Rediff.com3 Mar 2023'The collegium system will remove any such doubts from the minds of people and the political parties.'
'There aren't many takers for Khalistan now'
Rediff.com3 Mar 2023'Many times when Khalistan slogans are raised, it is from those who feel alienated, not because they want a separate state.'
'Heat wave kills people on a large scale'
Rediff.com23 Feb 2023'Already, the temperature has touched 39 degrees in some parts of Gujarat and now we are in the last week of February.' 'We need to activate the heat action plan from March 1.'
'Dharavi Will Be An Important Address In Mumbai'
Rediff.com22 Feb 2023'A slum free Mumbai cannot happen with Dharavi at the centre of the city.'
'We Want To Develop Dharavi Like Hong Kong'
Rediff.com22 Feb 2023'Dharavi will be completely slum free by 2040'
'People of Ladakh feel betrayed'
Rediff.com21 Feb 2023'The Government of India should start a dialogue with the people of Ladakh, but the trouble is they are not willing to listen to our grievances.'
The Man Who Gave Pathaan Its Heartbeat
Rediff.com21 Feb 2023'Writers are always nervous.' 'If you go to a party, you will notice that the writers are always in a corner of the party, looking anxious, sweating and tense about something or the other.' 'I am that kind of person.'
Is Pathaan Copied From Skyfall?
Rediff.com21 Feb 2023'This trope must have been taken in 30 films.' 'The rogue agent is a common trope and not something unique.'
'If Darshan Solanki had got some support at IIT...'
Rediff.com15 Feb 2023'In IIT, most faculty members have a bias against SC/ST students.' 'SC/ST and OBC students have no idea whom to approach for support.'
Does This Budget Do Enough For Health?
Rediff.com9 Feb 2023'For free supply of drugs and medicines itself, almost Rs 20,000 crores would be required.'
'After the devastation of Covid, I had expected a higher budget for health'
Rediff.com9 Feb 2023'...to address the serious faultlines that had got exposed during the pandemic.' 'If the economy is looking up this year, we could have been allocated an increase of at least 20%.'
'Mughals had nothing to do with Mughal Gardens at Rashtrapati Bhavan'
Rediff.com3 Feb 2023'William Mustoe, the director of horticulture during British rule, named the Presidential Palace garden after the Mughals.' 'He simply kept the name because it was made on the pattern of a Mughal garden.''He simply kept the name Mughal gardens because it was made on the pattern of Mughal garden.'
'Modi government will favour caste census if...'
Rediff.com31 Jan 2023'...it gets a survey report that they are going to lose elections.' 'The fear of losing elections will make them immediately conduct a caste census.'
'India's wealth is in the hands of privileged castes'
Rediff.com31 Jan 2023'They fear their caste privilege will be exposed if there is an OBC caste census.'
'BJP Is Scared Of Rahul Gandhi Post Bharat Jodo Yatra'
Rediff.com30 Jan 2023'The BJP always said Rahul Gandhi is an 'air-conditioned leader', but after this yatra he has proved them wrong.'
He Wanted India, China To Be Friends
Rediff.com18 Jan 2023'My father's life sends a message that there are positive things happening between India and China, no matter what happens at the border.'