Syed Firdaus Ashraf covers national politics, and sometimes movies too -- a truly wide arc! You can e-mail the author at firdausa@rediff.co.in
'Is the idea of a committed judiciary once again being floated, though surreptitiously, unlike in the past when it was direct?'
'These girls are sold to brothels because their parents are unable to repay their loans to money-lenders.'
'I would like to see Kharge include Shashi in the Congress Working Committee.' 'The other alternative is that the Congress will marginalise him.'
'Gehlot is right now doing things, which are not appreciated by the Gandhis.' 'The Gandhis have realised that their writ does not run in Rajasthan, therefore they have deflected the issue to Kharge.'
'If the Congress gets to form the government in 2024, then Sonia Gandhi by virtue of being CPP chairperson will have the authority to decide who will be the prime minister and not Kharge.'
Amitabh Bachchan was preparing to pack up his bags and return to Allahabad if Zanjeer failed.
'His biggest contribution as defence minister was to change the rules of bringing martyred soldiers' bodies home.'
'Dr Shashi Tharoor by far is a much better choice.'
'The right wing has worked for 70-80 years at the grass roots before it burst onto social media.' 'Social media is an extension of its formidable work in society.' 'If you think you can fight them on social media, forget it. You can't.'
'The place I used to sleep in the jail had a big window high up on the opposite side, where at sunrise and sunset time a bird would drop in every day.' 'It could be an eagle or a peacock. And sometimes a monkey.' 'Those moments calmed you, brought hope...'
'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.'
'We are losing the battle of secularism, but we have not lost.'
'The cases have not reduced because the prosecution has found some other way to stop people from using their right to free speech.'
'That she drove 20 km in 9 minutes is rubbish.'
'He was the most thoughtful corporate person I encountered.'
'We cannot afford to be complacent about our food security needs.'
'The BJP is scared it may lose the Delhi municipal elections where they have been in power for the last 15 years.'
'If you have only one hit out of 100 movies in a year, it is death for Bollywood.'
'We are seeing an era where only what Modi wishes is going to happen.' 'A clear message has now been sent to others that if this fate could befall on Nitin Gadkari, then just think what could happen to lesser mortals.'
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