Swarupa Dutt

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'Pahalgam attack has a Hamas footprint'

'Pahalgam attack has a Hamas footprint'

Rediff.com   28 Apr 2025

'It was inspired by the Hamas attack and was like their attack -- well planned and well executed.'

'Some big, punitive action is being planned'

'Some big, punitive action is being planned'

Rediff.com   25 Apr 2025

'India today feels enough is enough and we need to teach Pakistan a lesson.' 'Unless compelled, Mr Modi will think 10 times before taking the extreme step.'

'I Want To Forget The Horror Of This War'

'I Want To Forget The Horror Of This War'

Rediff.com   22 Apr 2025

'While I would never wish for anyone to go through what we are, it has brought out the best in us by making each one of us a better version of ourselves.' 'Being courageous, fighting for freedom, taking the burden of responsibility to help each other...' 'I know hundreds and hundreds of examples where Ukrainians are risking their lives for complete strangers and it is only in moments like this that we truly understand what it means to be human.'

'Putin Is The Biggest Child Kidnapper'

'Putin Is The Biggest Child Kidnapper'

Rediff.com   22 Apr 2025

'Parents are forced to provide their children to Russian re-education camps in occupied territories and in different parts of Russia, for example, in Chechnya, where Ukrainian children wearing military uniform are taught to use weapons.'

'BJP Won't Be Able To Form Government In Bengal in 2026'

'BJP Won't Be Able To Form Government In Bengal in 2026'

Rediff.com   21 Apr 2025

'The BJP lacks a credible mass leader who matches Mamata Banerjee's popularity.' 'Given the division of votes among Opposition parties, the West Bengal government's dole-giving strategy, and the consolidation of the poor, significant sections of scheduled caste groups and Muslim minorities behind the ruling party, it will be difficult to dislodge the Trinamool from power.'

'Pro-Mamata Sentiment Among Muslims Is A Reality'

'Pro-Mamata Sentiment Among Muslims Is A Reality'

Rediff.com   21 Apr 2025

'Mamata needs to address the anger and resentment among various sections of the Hindu community because low-scale communal violence has always paid richer electoral dividends for the BJP.'

'Putin Is A Liar'

'Putin Is A Liar'

Rediff.com   15 Apr 2025

'Putin dreams about his legacy. He wants to forcibly restore the Russian empire.' 'Unfortunately, after three years of large-scale war with massive human losses, Putin will not budge from his goal because human life is the cheapest resource in the Russian State.'

'We Have Begged For Justice'

'We Have Begged For Justice'

Rediff.com   12 Mar 2025

'Justice may or may not happen, but who are those people who did this to her?' 'If the hospital authorities had helped us that day, or the police, then the real culprits would have been caught.' 'Getting justice for my daughter is my goal now and I want the CM to remember that.'

RG Kar: 'My Daughter Was Killed Elsewhere'

RG Kar: 'My Daughter Was Killed Elsewhere'

Rediff.com   23 Jan 2025

'A murder has occurred in the room, but there were no signs of struggle.' 'RG Kar says the body was discovered at 9:30 am. But the media was informed at 8:30 am.' 'We realised that crucial evidence was being destroyed.' 'She had several bite marks on her neck, but no swab was collected.' 'My daughter had 28 injuries on her body. But there was no DNA of the assailant under her nails.' 'Are you saying she did not try to defend herself?'

'We Want Justice, Not Money'

'We Want Justice, Not Money'

Rediff.com   23 Jan 2025

'Sanjay Roy is not alone.' 'If he's kept alive, maybe we will know what happened.' 'Why was he in the chest medicine department that night when he never went there earlier?' 'Nobody will parade in front of a CCTV camera and then go and murder someone.' 'There are several people who are involved in this heinous crime. They have to be identified and punished.'

10 Must-Eat Delights of Durga Pujo

10 Must-Eat Delights of Durga Pujo

Rediff.com   9 Oct 2024

An encyclopedia to the best Durga Pujo eating.

Recipe: Swarupa's Muri Ghonto

Recipe: Swarupa's Muri Ghonto

Rediff.com   21 Aug 2024

This Muri Ghonto recipe has its origins in former East Bengal, present-day Bangladesh.

'Israelis have no morals, no ethics'

'Israelis have no morals, no ethics'

Rediff.com   29 Jan 2024

'How can you shoot somebody raising a white flag, even if he's a fighter, when he's surrendered?'

'Palestinians live in an open prison'

'Palestinians live in an open prison'

Rediff.com   29 Jan 2024

'Israelis arrested us before this war and continue to do so -- even more so -- now.'

'My father was disappointed by Rahul Gandhi'

'My father was disappointed by Rahul Gandhi'

Rediff.com   15 Dec 2023

'Politics is a game of public perception and my father felt that by his long disappearances, Rahul Gandhi was losing the battle of perception.'

'In life as well as in politics, nothing is black or white'

'In life as well as in politics, nothing is black or white'

Rediff.com   15 Dec 2023

'There was trust, but perhaps there was also this apprehension that given the supreme post of prime minister, Sonia Gandhi felt her authority may be a challenged.'

'Are you alive? Please tell me you are alive'

'Are you alive? Please tell me you are alive'

Rediff.com   30 Nov 2023

'There is no safe spot in Gaza.' 'Israeli airstrikes are targeting everything, everywhere.' 'Hospitals, mosques, churches, schools have been bombed. These are places where people were taking shelter.'

'Israelis are committing genocide'

'Israelis are committing genocide'

Rediff.com   30 Nov 2023

'What's happening in Gaza is another ethnic cleansing, a repeat of what happened in 1948.' 'That is why people do not want to evacuate. Either you evacuate or you die.'

'A lot of Israeli soldiers will lose their lives'

'A lot of Israeli soldiers will lose their lives'

Rediff.com   26 Oct 2023

'Hamas is going to be prepared. There will be booby traps and tunnels; it's going to be door to door fighting.'

'Hamas is not stupid'

'Hamas is not stupid'

Rediff.com   25 Oct 2023

'The Israeli government is saying, "OK, leave northern Gaza, because we're going to fight Hamas there".' 'But Hamas is not stupid. They are going to put militants in southern Gaza too. And then what's Israel going to do?' 'At some point are they going to say, 'Leave southern Gaza too because we want to fight Hamas there? Go across the border to Egypt"'? 'That's what people are worried about. Because they fear that once they cross the border into Egypt there will be no coming back.'

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