All stories by PRASANNA D ZORE
Is Ajit Pawar Making Eknath Shinde Insecure?
Rediff.com3 days ago'Ajit Pawar is trying to sideline us; he is trying to be in the BJP's good books at our cost.'
4 Months After Poor LS Score, How BJP Swept Vidarbha
Rediff.com4 days ago'Slogans like 'Ek hai toh safe hai' and 'Batenge toh katenge' resonated with voters.'
'EC Can Shut Mouths Once And For All'
Rediff.com7 days ago'If machines (EVMs) are so reliable, if our electoral system is so reliable, then why has the Election Commission so far not even responded to an ADR plea to share data of 79 (Lok Sabha) constituencies where there's a (alleged) dispute?'
'Modi Was Not A Factor In Maharashtra'
Rediff.com7 days ago'Money power was deployed like an army in a war.' 'None of the MVA parties had that kind of money.'
'Hindutva Tsunami Has Swept Maharashtra'
Rediff.com23 Nov 2024'More than 9.5% new voters have been added to the electoral voters' list compared to the 2024 Lok Sabha election.' 'This led to an increase in about 5% to 6% in total votes polled for this assembly election.' 'That has tilted hugely in our favour because we worked hard for registration of these voters and concentrated on bringing out these new voters out during this assembly election.'
Meet Maharashtra's Wealthiest Candidate
Rediff.com20 Nov 2024'When honest, wealthy people come forward to serve India, people should feel proud and welcome them.'
'MLAs' Homes Are Being Burned, Ransacked'
Rediff.com18 Nov 2024'One of our MLA's homes has already been attacked by the mob. This legislator was beaten. This MLA belongs to the Meitei community.' 'There is a complete collapse of law and order in Manipur.'
'I've Not Backstabbed Anybody'
Rediff.com18 Nov 2024'They are attacking my wife; they are attacking our 13-month-old daughter. They are saying that I do drugs.' 'I'm giving an open challenge to Mr Nawab Malik and Ms Sana Malik let's go to the labs and let's do the medical test of our family and your family.'
How RSS Plans To Win Vidarbha For BJP
Rediff.com18 Nov 2024'BJP and RSS may have differences over minor issues but their hearts long for one common aim -- that of A Hindu Rashtra.' 'And this time to prove this point the RSS has prepared to help BJP win this election with all its might.'
'Where Has The Money Gone? Whose Coffers Did It Go To?'
Rediff.com15 Nov 2024'Crores of rupees have been spent on paper but nothing has actually happened on the ground.'
'He Doesn't Have The Air He Is Raj Thackeray's Son'
Rediff.com11 Nov 2024'I love to meet people.' 'I love that personal connect when they express their genuine, heartfelt feelings.'
'Next DGP Must Only Be According To Seniority'
Rediff.com4 Nov 2024'If you want to have fair elections you should have an officer, who is appointed as per the rules laid down for such appointments, which is based on seniority.'
'I Am Not Fighting For Myself. I Am Fighting To Make The System Right'
Rediff.com2 Nov 2024'This isn't political. This fight is for justice. This is the fight to give justice to the party workers'
Can Amit Thackeray Revive The MNS?
Rediff.com29 Oct 2024'If you look at the average age of all our candidates, you will notice that their average age is between 35 and 40. It is a kind of revolution that the MNS is bringing in Maharashtra.'
'Ladki Bahin Will Sink MVA Ship'
Rediff.com24 Oct 2024The ruling Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra is heavily banking upon a six to 10 per cent shift in voters -- mostly women -- in its favour to return to power with anywhere between 160 and 170 assembly seats, say four MLAs belonging to Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena.
Airline Threat Calls: 'Someone Is Testing Security Agencies'
Rediff.com22 Oct 2024'Whoever is doing it (threats to airlines), they are actually carrying out a recce.' 'This is the manner in which terrorists strike.'
'Grubby, Murky Deal Is Already Underway'
Rediff.com21 Oct 2024'In the end, officials in India will be thrown to the wolves, quietly released a couple of years down the road and we'll never hear about them again.'
'Nikhil Gupta Will Be Quietly Sent Back To India'
Rediff.com21 Oct 2024'As the trial gets closer for Nikhil Gupta, they're going to want to make sure that he doesn't talk.' 'And they're going to put pressure on Mr Gupta to make some deal where the evidence doesn't come out.'
'Markets Not In Panic Yet, But...'
Rediff.com7 Oct 2024'If you see another 1000-point correction, people may start panicking.'
Dharmaveer 2: Glorifying Eknath Shinde
Rediff.com4 Oct 2024From start to finish, Dharmaveer 2 feels less like a biopic and more like propaganda crafted for Eknath Shinde's political gain, observes Prasanna D Zore.