All stories by SYED FIRDAUS ASHRAF
'Modi had no contribution for Ram temple'
Rediff.com5 Aug 2020'He was a nobody then.' 'And whatever little his contribution was there, it was restricted to Gujarat.'
'They are making Ayodhya like Vatican or Mecca'
Rediff.com5 Aug 2020'This is about reviving this country as a centre of Hindutva at Ayodhya.'
'Congress is more responsible for Ram mandir than BJP'
Rediff.com5 Aug 2020'We all know that when the Babri Masjid was demolished, P V Narasimha Rao was prime minister.' 'He did not do anything to stop the demolition.'
COVID-19: '137 doctors have died so far'
Rediff.com29 Jul 2020'The government says the mortality rate among patients is 2 to 3 per cent, but in doctors it is 11 per cent, which is very high.'
What I learnt from the COVID-19 Crisis
Rediff.com25 Jul 2020'We are a country of amazing ability and the way we have responded to the pandemic is evidence.'
How 'Khan Sir' became a social media sensation
Rediff.com24 Jul 2020Unlike other SM sensations, 'Khan Sir' became a star with well-researched news-related videos, not 30-second inanities. Syed Firdaus Ashraf tracks down the elusive coach to IAS aspirants.
'Sachin Pilot is part of a bigger plot'
Rediff.com20 Jul 2020'He is not acting solo.' 'The plot may have people within the Congress and outside.'
'Congress doesn't have roots in Hindu society'
Rediff.com20 Jul 2020'The Congress today has lost contact with the Hindu clergy.' 'They go to to Hindu clergy only during the time of elections.'
'Sonia, Rahul, Priyanka are not on the same page'
Rediff.com17 Jul 2020'It can be said without hesitation that Rahul, Priyanka and Sonia Gandhi enjoy perfect relations of mother-daughter-son all together in the family.' 'But their worldview is different and their style of functioning is different and their favourites in the party are different people.'
'Modi went to Leh and China got scared'
Rediff.com15 Jul 2020'Modi warned China, therefore they have come to the talks.' 'Nothing will come out of these talks.'
'It is the Congress that has lost, not Sachin Pilot'
Rediff.com14 Jul 2020'Sachin Pilot had every legitimate right to demand to become CM.'
'This is Rajasthan, not Madhya Pradesh'
Rediff.com13 Jul 2020'As far as I know, Sachin Pilotji is not going to the BJP.'
'Retired SC or HC judge must probe Vikas Dubey's death'
Rediff.com10 Jul 2020'If you accept that situation you don't require the judiciary, the criminal procedure law, the Indian Penal Code or even the Constitution because there is somebody who decides who gets to live and who gets to die.'
Is COVID-19 airborne?
Rediff.com7 Jul 2020'Whatever modelling we have, people are saying end of July or beginning of August we will see a peak of COVID-19 in Maharashtra.' 'After which the decline will begin.'
'It is difficult for us to get rid of China overnight'
Rediff.com6 Jul 2020'China feels India will be hard-pressed not to go after China because we are so badly dependent on them -- and that is the reality.'
'China has caught us by the neck and we have no way to escape'
Rediff.com6 Jul 2020'Indian entrepreneurs became traders for Chinese goods rather than producers of goods.'
'Nobody can say when the COVID-19 curve will flatten'
Rediff.com4 Jul 2020'This virus came in December 2019 and how this virus is going to behave in October and November, we don't know yet.'
'How can one revive an only Gandhi family party?'
Rediff.com27 Jun 2020'The party dropped me as a spokesperson for showing a roadmap. It shows that the party either has a high level of arrogance or they are completely detached from ground realities.'
Why the Congress won't pose a challenge to Modi
Rediff.com27 Jun 2020'If you believe the Congress will win in 2024 because Modi is blundering from one monumental disaster to another, that means you are living in a fool's paradise.'
'Kejriwal is waking up now after COVID-19 has spread'
Rediff.com26 Jun 2020'The main reason being Kejriwal's working style is very centralised.' 'And if you don't form a team and work, take bureaucrats into confidence, take doctors and hospitals into confidence, this problem was surely going to evolve.'