All stories by SYED FIRDAUS ASHRAF
'Betrayal is in Scindia's blood'
Rediff.com10 Mar 2020'The Scindias betrayed Jhansi ki Rani and now the Congress party.' 'So this is nothing new as he is repeating the history of his family.'
Quitting social media like Modi? Do this instead
Rediff.com6 Mar 2020If you are planning to follow the Pradhan Sevak, we have 10 tips for you.
The BJP leader who quit over Delhi riots
Rediff.com3 Mar 2020'Modi should arrest Anurag Thakur, Kapil Mishra and Parvesh Sharma.' 'These leaders were instigating mobs and spreading hatred and they must be thrown in jail.' 'I had seen dreams of a new India under Modi, but now I am disillusioned with him.'
'Kapil Mishra's statement sparked the Delhi riots'
Rediff.com28 Feb 2020'If you look through the optics of BJP leader Kapil Mishra, he was standing with a deputy commissioner of police while giving a hate speech.' 'Immediately, the message goes down that the police is 'with us' so let's start rioting.'
'Judge Muralidhar's transfer will certainly send a chilling message'
Rediff.com27 Feb 2020'The Supreme Court should take it up with the government and send a message that high court judges are not pawns in the transfer games.'
'Delhi police has been extremely high-handed'
Rediff.com26 Feb 2020'The most important thing is that medical aid reaches people whenever required.'
Indian couple spend last day in Wuhan in hope
Rediff.com21 Feb 2020'There's a cycle of fear where everyone fears each other. We are keeping a distance from everyone,' says Ashish Yadav, an associate professor at Wuhan Textile University. The professor along with his wife Neha Yadav, a resident of Etah in Uttar Pradesh have been stranded since January 22 at their home inside Wuhan University, the epicentre of the coronavirus, which has now killed more than 2,000 people in China alone. The couple had earlier appealed to the government to rescue them and wait eagerly for that Air India plane to come and evacuate them from the living nightmare. Speaking to Syed Firdaus Ashraf over the phone, hear their story in their own words.
'This is andha kanoon of Yogi govt'
Rediff.com18 Feb 2020'Dr Kafeel is being framed by the Yogi government because he talks about the BRD hospital all the time.'
Indian on coronavirus-hit ship: 'We are facing death every minute'
Rediff.com13 Feb 2020'While I am talking to you, I have no idea whether I'm infected or not.' 'I just want to go back home safely.'
'AAP's victory is the beginning of Hindu appeasement politics'
Rediff.com13 Feb 2020'Till now, many political parties indulged in Muslim appeasement.' 'This is one experiment, successfully carried out by the AAP, in indulging in Hindu appeasement.'
7 reasons why Kejriwal won Delhi
Rediff.com11 Feb 2020As the Aam Aadmi Party heads for a resounding win in Delhi, Rediff.com's Syed Firdaus Ashraf lists the reasons behind Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's triumph.
Indian HORROR story in coronavirus-hit Wuhan
Rediff.com10 Feb 2020'Our only request to the Indian government is that they should act fast and send a plane to evacuate us as people around us are dying'
Why Muslims want Babri Masjid debris
Rediff.com10 Feb 2020'Whenever the Government of India throws the debris, they will not take such care of the mosque's debris and Muslims may object to such a move at that time.'
7 things BJP did/said to sway Delhi elections
Rediff.com7 Feb 2020The hot money may be on the Aam Aadmi Party winning the Delhi assembly elections, but the Bharatiya Janata Party is not giving up the battle without a fight.
Why Muslims are being boycotted in some Kutch villages
Rediff.com5 Feb 2020'After the NRC in Assam, things have changed for Muslims in India.'
'They will throw all anti-CAA protesters out of the country'
Rediff.com5 Feb 2020'The BJP wants to communalise the anti-CAA protests.'
'Nitish's compromises are for short-term gains'
Rediff.com3 Feb 2020'The JD-U has become an ideology-less accessory to the BJP,' says Ambassador Pavan Varma, who has been expelled from the JD-U.
Why Nitish sacked Prashant Kishor, Pavan Varma
Rediff.com30 Jan 2020'Both Pavan Varma and Prashant Kishor questioned the party president in a public forum.' 'That is why we had to show them the door.'
'Amit Shah has provoked us'
Rediff.com29 Jan 2020'I have stopped going to college and instead come here to protest.' 'What is the point of going to college when you are unsure about your citizenship?' 'I am here to protest and save my future.'
'Air India sale offer is a win-win for all'
Rediff.com28 Jan 2020'It is very clear that Air India cannot be managed by the government.' 'Air India should be run as a separate profit entity.'