SYED FIRDAUS ASHRAF, DIVYA NAIR

All stories by SYED FIRDAUS ASHRAF, DIVYA NAIR

How A Silk Sari Started A Fashion Revolution
Rediff.com2 days ago

'Women weavers are hardworking, open to learning, resilient.' 'They finish their...

1,751 Maoists; 1,910 Troops, Civilians Killed In 11 Years
Rediff.com2 days ago

After recent high-intensity operations in the Bastar region and the neutralisation of...

'Why Should Men Not Cry?'
Rediff.com3 days ago

'We are not AI. We are allowed to break, and rebuild.'

'Special Revision Of Assam Voters Is An Eyewash'
Rediff.com4 days ago

'Even today illegal foreign immigrants live in Assam and their names might be on the...

'Bulldozer Justice Continues Despite SC Verdict'
Rediff.com5 days ago

'Even as the Supreme Court's anti-punitive demolition judgment nears its first...

'Glorification Of Demolitions Incentivises Leaders'
Rediff.com5 days ago

'The implementation of the judgment has largely been left to the discretion of the very...

Tere Ishk Mein Review: Raanjhanaa Redux
Rediff.com28 Nov 2025

Tere Ishk Mein is a disservice to brilliant actors like Dhanush and Kriti Sanon, who...

Gustaakh Ishq Review: Must Watch
Rediff.com28 Nov 2025

Gustaakh Ishq feels like a cinematic revival of everything we once loved about Urdu...

How New Labour Code Will Change The Workplace
Rediff.com25 Nov 2025

From appointment letters becoming mandatory to gig workers receiving social security to...

'SC Opinion Takes Away A Degree Of Power From States'
Rediff.com24 Nov 2025

'It makes law-making on the part of the state governments much more difficult and...

Ziddi Ishq Review: Stubbornly Unlovable
Rediff.com21 Nov 2025

Ziddi Ishq is a messy, unhinged revenge drama that is all over the place, observes...

Dining With The Kapoors Review: Eat, Troll, Love
Rediff.com21 Nov 2025

Dining With The Kapoors offers a perfectly edited, heart-warming family reunion, but it...

Missing Thackerays And A Bulldozer At Marathi School
Rediff.com21 Nov 2025

If the Thackerays don't save a Marathi school in their backyard, who will, wonders Syed...

The Delhi Blast: What We Know So Far
Rediff.com20 Nov 2025

Ten days after the devastating car explosion near the Red Fort, in which 13 people lost...

Noel Alexander, The Dancer Behind Kaantha
Rediff.com20 Nov 2025

From a reluctant engineering student to one of India's most loved viral choreographers,...

'Educated Youth Voted RJD, Uneducated Youth Voted JD-U'
Rediff.com19 Nov 2025

'When you compare Bihar's poverty from its earlier times, then there is a huge...

'Rahul Can't Play Victim All The Time'
Rediff.com17 Nov 2025

'Rahul Gandhi's problem is that he doesn't think big.' 'He looks more like an activist,...

'Congress Party Has Not Lost Hope'
Rediff.com14 Nov 2025

'Jan Suraaj Party was the BJP's 'B' team. It is proven now.' 'You have seen their...

'No Such Thing As Diabetes Reversal'
Rediff.com14 Nov 2025

'In diabetes remission, you go below a 6.5 HbA1c without medication.' 'And this happens...

'It's Difficult To Be In The Congress'
Rediff.com13 Nov 2025

A seasoned politician and two-term Member of Parliament, Dr Shakeel Ahmad, who has...