All stories by SYED FIRDAUS ASHRAF
Has terrorism reduced in J-K as Amit Shah claimed?
Rediff.com29 Oct 2021On his first visit to Srinagar post the abrogation of Article 370, Home Minister Amit Shah claimed that incidents of terrorism have declined and stone-throwing incidents too have ended in Jammu-Kashmir.
Aryan Khan Case: What We Know So Far
Rediff.com27 Oct 2021Syed Firdaus Ashraf unravels the chronology of controversy in the Aryan Khan drug bust case.
Sardar Udham review
Rediff.com18 Oct 2021You neither get goosebumps nor the adrenaline rush of desh bhakti, which a film like Sardar Udham should give every Indian, observes Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
'Savarkar was granted a pension by the British'
Rediff.com14 Oct 2021'He was provided sustenance by the British.' 'Many times he wrote to the British that he needed an increase in pension.'
'The power crisis will not last long'
Rediff.com14 Oct 2021'This is a crisis which did not happen overnight. It was happening slowly.' 'Now we are mining very fast and this crisis won't last long.'
'Gandhi was not an advisor to Savarkar'
Rediff.com13 Oct 2021'I am very grateful to Rajnathji that he confirmed the fact that Savarkar was a habitual mercy-seeker from the British.'
'I have no idea if minister's son was driving the car'
Rediff.com8 Oct 2021'I was not there at the spot and I don't know who was driving the car.' 'It is a matter that needs to be investigated by the police and it is their job,' says the father of the journalist who was killed in Lakhimpur Kheri.
'Lakhimpur Kheri will be BJP's Waterloo'
Rediff.com7 Oct 2021'If the minister does not resign, then it will be the darkest incident of Indian democracy where power prevailed over the people.'
What Every Indian Must Know About PM-CARES
Rediff.com5 Oct 2021Rediff.com's Syed Firdaus Ashraf traces the journey of PM-CARES from its founding to finally admitting it is not a government fund.
Vicky Kaushal was born to play Udham Singh
Rediff.com30 Sep 2021Regardless of its commercial success, as an Indian, one needs to watch the story of this unsung hero, feels Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
'Sidhu's resignation was not a spur-of-the-moment decision'
Rediff.com29 Sep 2021'Sidhu's suggestions regarding formation of the new government were completely ignored, so he stepped down.' 'Channi's government is walking on the same path as Amarinder Singh's.'
'India is losing 10,000 artefacts per decade'
Rediff.com28 Sep 2021'In China there is capital punishment for heritage theft. That is how they treat criminals, unlike us.' 'Here we treat them like it's a house-breaking theft.'
Pakistan is getting isolated internationally
Rediff.com27 Sep 2021'Whatever comes in the minds of the Pakistani generals and Pakistan military, they just go for it.' 'They do not care about the consequences for their country or the consequences to the people of Pakistan.'
'Court shooters seemed like 21 year olds'
Rediff.com24 Sep 2021'As the firing started everything went haywire.'
'Something is going on with Yogi and Modi'
Rediff.com24 Sep 2021'In politics, not everything is spoken and there are a lot of messaging done very discreetly.'
'Eventually, Modi will retire'
Rediff.com24 Sep 2021'Jockeying for that position has possibly started at this time.'
'Modi understands when he is faltering'
Rediff.com23 Sep 2021'He also understands and foresees potential challenges.'
'Amarinder was toeing Modi's line'
Rediff.com22 Sep 2021'Change was very much needed for the Congress to win the 2022 assembly elections.'
'Modi has gone back to the template of caste'
Rediff.com22 Sep 2021'Modi is now the biggest messiah of OBCs and Dalits as V P Singh once was.'