'Whether we like it or now, we live in troubled times'

'A small spark can create a volcano. Authors should keep this in mind.' R Ramasubramanian reports on the Tamil Nadu government's ban on two books written by Dalit writers. The Tamil Nadu......

'The Sri Lankan navy battered our boats'

'The food the Sri Lankans gave us was horrible. It used to stink. We used to throw most of it away.' 'In the night my legs used to be in someone's face and his legs used to be in my lap. There was......

'If we fished only in Indian waters, we would starve to death'

When over a hundred fishermen from Tamil Nadu were arrested by the Sri Lankan navy and their boats seized last month, fishermen in coastal Tamil Nadu went on strike. Rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar......

Vijayakant suspends 7 MLAs for cross voting in RS polls

Cracking the whip on the dissidents, Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam headed by actor Vijaykant has suspended seven of its legislators, who did not vote for the party's nominee in the recent Rajya......