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'They won't ban skin show'

Meghna Naidu says it like it is.

COVID Hero: He Feeds the Hungry

N Kalyanasundaram started saving up last year so that he could feed the hungry during the second COVID lockdown.

'Govt doesn't care about restaurant biz'

'The government is not ready to talk to us. They have their own agenda.'

Review: A film worth watching Once Again

One needs patience to watch Once Again, feels A Ganesh Nadar.

'Bursting crackers on one day won't raise pollution to alarming levels'

'Last year, Diwali came in November when winter had set in, when there was high humidity and fog in the air.' 'But this year Diwali has come in October and there is no high humidity in the air.'

'Money is not a constraint for relief'

But sooner or later, the victims must return to work, says C V Shankar, the official in charge of relief.

5 years later, India's longest anti-nuke agitation may have fizzled out

A pandal, just outside the local church, that once had thousands of protesters flocking there and shouting slogans, is strangely silent.

'Test matches are coming to Chennai after four years'

'The capacity of the M A Chidambaram stadium is 36,000 spectators.' 'We are hoping to get permission for seating 20-30 per cent of this capacity.'

Why did 100 whales get beached in Tuticorin?

A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com spends a day at the Manapaddu beach in Tuticorin where nearly 100 whales were mysteriously beached and many died despite the best efforts of the fishermen and authorities.

What TN govt is doing to ease Chennai's water crisis

'We have instructed all our officials to take complaints of water shortage seriously and attend to it immediately.'

Meghna: I can act well too

The actress talks about her new film, Rain.

17 months on, Sterlite victims' kin have cash, job; not closure

A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com meets the families of those killed in the police firing on Sterlite protestors in Thoothukudi, and finds a similar tale running through their lives.

The Girl Who Flew Across The World

'I've always wanted to be a pilot; setting records is the icing on the cake.'

Should college students be expelled for drinking?

'There are plenty of videos of boys drinking on social media; I have not heard of any boys being dismissed from college because of this.' 'They have been dismissed just because they are girls.'

What Happens to COVID Orphans?

Who looks after them?

Sorrow exists in all their eyes

'Increase in air pollution affects Covid patients'

'Covid patients have infected lungs and the pollutants will further damage it.'

Meet Bhopal's Auto Ambulance Hero

Javed Khan has been operating an auto ambulance in Madhya Pradesh's capital city since a month.

'We're in the final phase of rebuilding houses'

'Hopefully, by May 1, we can start construction. The land has already been identified.'

When Modi was BJP general secretary in Delhi

'He never used the party's cars and always was chauffeured in a private car.' On May 17, a day after his historic victory, Narendra Modi returned triumphantly to his old home at Ashoka Road where he lived as the party general secretary in the late 1990s. A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com meets folks who worked with him in the capital at that time. A rare glimpse of our next prime minister.

'I thought I would die in Sri Lankan jail'

'Jail was very crowded, we were 56 people crammed together. All 56 of us had to use only one toilet'

'In Tamil Nadu, Dravidian Parties Are The Big Boys'

'Sometimes we use political pressure and sometimes political acumen to get what we want.'

Meet the richest candidate in Kerala

Biju Ramesh's campaign may be different from what voters in Kerala are used to. But he is determined to do things his way... or rather, Amma's way.

Soorarai Pottru review

Soorarai Pottru HELD A Ganesh Nadar'S attention till the last frame.

'Freshers should be curious, willing to learn'

'We are looking for ability to work in a global matrix organisation -- the ability to deal with ambiguity, flexibility to work in a changing environment, willingness to learn and be curious.'

'Lankan Tamils can be added to Citizenship Act later'

'Chief Minister Palaniswami is meeting Modi on December, 19, he may mention Tamil refugees when he talks to him.'

Guess who came to dinner at Rahul's home?

Rahul Gandhi treated teachers from Kanyakumari to a 'special Delhi dinner' and won their hearts.

What Veerappan's daughter plans to do in BJP

'I was invited to join the BJP, and I felt respected when they called me.'

'Pakistan is always happy with Kashmir violence'

'Everyone knows Pakistan is doing it.' 'But what are we doing? We should not incite more violence.'

'There were heart rending scenes'

Thanjavur collector J Radhakrishnan recalls the horrifying tragedy.

My Son Washington Sundar

M Sundar was not surprised when his son hit that memorable six during India's second innings at the Gabba in Australia. 'Washington always knew how to hook. He is a natural hook player. 'He is a strong player. He is a natural hitter of the ball.'

'Terrorism is like agriculture in Kashmir'

'The government is plucking leaves and not destroying the plant.'

'If people listened to govt, loss of lives would be less'

'People thought the cyclone would miss their area as a short while before it struck, the sun was shining.' 'Some people had not evacuated, but stayed at home. They died when the walls collapsed.'

Why I Became An IPS Officer

'Any person who wants to enter this service should have a single object of serving the public irrespective of hindrances.'

So where do poor students go for NEET coaching classes?

Clearly, all of the NEET coaching classes are beyond the capacity of a child from a BPL family.

'Pimps did not like us talking to sex workers'

'Everyone was talking about migrants, frontline workers and cops...' 'Nobody was talking about sex workers during the pandemic.'

For Kanimozhi, Thoothukudi seems an easy win

The candidate is from the DMK's ruling family, and the sky is the limit -- for both expenses and expectations.

Sydney: No headway in murder of Indian techie

Two months and a week later, the New South Wales police is clueless about Prabha Arun Kumar's killer.

K P S Gill: 'If we don't wake up, such attacks will continue in Punjab'

'Border areas should be policed properly. The police at the international border with Pakistan should be well equipped.'

'I am not going to ask for Tamil Nadu FM's job'

'The financial situation of Tamil Nadu is much worse than it was in 2016.' 'The finance minister's is a horrendous job.' 'I am certainly not going to ask for it.'