'There will be significant political traction for him. But how much, we don't know yet'
An informal group of volunteers from the same school in Ahmednagar come together to pool resources, prepare food, serve the needy.
'I am an auto driver, and I am doing my best.'
Ranbir Kapoor's superhero movie Brahmastra has been in the making for such a long time that even he is tired of the delay.
A central team wants to know if Sri Lankan Tamils want to return to their country.
'Willing to spend is different from when to spend and how much to spend'
Mylapore DCP V Balakrishnan's work in replanting uprooted trees has inspired local youth.
Pon Radhakrishnan is also a Union minister of state. His opponent is the richest candidate in Tamil Nadu.
A Ganesh Nadar visits Tirunelveli where there's unrest following Saturday's Maoist abduction of Alex Paul Menon, the collector of Sukma district in Chhattisgarh, who belongs to this district.
But it does not mention its views on the government demand to ban these two auditors for five years from business.
Rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar spent Monday outside the Apollo hospital, Chennai, along with hundreds of AIADMK supporters praying for Chief Minister Jayalalithaa's health.
A recap of events that occurred in India in the past 24 hours.
'If the bookie and the gamblers are sitting in the same room and watching TV we will not be able to catch them. Only when there is some communication on the phone or over the internet will we have a chance to find out what is going on.' A Ganesh Nadar gets a top Mumbai cop to spill the beans on how the betting racket functions
The glitzy event saw Bollywood belles dressed in their finest.
Senior Inspector Nagappa R Mahale, who was in charge of the D B Marg police station, was the first police officer to question Ajmal Kasab after his capture.
Uttam Singh -- the music composer of Dil Toh Pagal Hai -- pays tribute to Yash Chopra.
The legendary actor passed away in the wee hours following cardiac arrest. He was 77.
The daily wage earners who oil the wheels of the movies business are struggling to cope with the fallout of the lockdown.
One morning last month, Ibrahim Sharif Kutty went from being one of Pune's many college students to being a genuine Indian hero, whose courage will forever stand the test of time. This 21-year-old Extraordinary Indian tells A Ganesh Nadar what happened that morning when he spotted a rampaging bus on his way to college.
'It could take 12 months or more for hiring to get back on track.' 'New opportunities would come up and there will be demand for skillsets that can help dealing with the current situation.'
'You have to get past the phobia that Math is difficult.' 'The brain is exercising when you do arithmetic.'
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 hits and misses of the week.
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.
'Business will be 20% of what it was before the lockdown.'
Professor Badri Narayan Tiwari, social historian and anthropologist at Allahabad's G B Pant Social Science Institute, is clearly not surprised by the UP electoral results. He tells A Ganesh Nadar why.
'In the last three to four months the BJP vote share in Tamil Nadu, which was 2.86% in 2016, has gone up to about 5%-6%.' 'The AIADMK will lose the minority votes and others who don't like the BJP and Modi.' 'The AIADMK decided to take the risk to get the 5%-6% votes that the BJP will bring in.'
Kumar said that even the driver had received multiple fractures as well as a head injury. His condition is very critical, he added.
Clearly, all of the NEET coaching classes are beyond the capacity of a child from a BPL family.
The Indian state of Rajasthan is known for its hospitality. It is, as many would agree, also a state of palaces and havelis. A Ganesh Nadar visited the Pink City of Jaipur and stayed at a charming hotel called Mahal Khandela. He shares with us his experiences.
'In Maharashtra he didn't buckle under pressure.' 'We expect him to do the same as the CBI Director.'
'He just said that those who cannot control the violence should go. He did not name the BJP.'
Check out these actors who can sing as well as act.
A Ganesh Nadar reports on the Jayalalitha government's crackdown on land grabbing in Tamil Nadu. Many of the accused are DMK leaders, including former ministers and MLAs.
On the night of November 26, 2008, as Mumbai reeled under a series of terror attacks, doctors, nurses, ward boys and others at the JJ Hospital worked frantically to save as many lives as they could.
Bigil packs in enough entertainment in its three-hour running time, feels A Ganesh Nadar.
Adityanath spent hours reviewing the arrangements for the ceremony at the Ram Janmabhoomi, where the temple will be constructed following the go-ahead last year by the Supreme Court.
It has been three weeks since villagers in Tamil Nadu's Idinthakarai have been on relay fast protesting the construction of the Koodankulam nuclear plant. A Ganesh Nadar reports from ground zero
Noted Indian musicians came together to pay tribute to Ustad Alla Rakha on his 15th death anniversary.
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