Community organisations will put up a memorial plaque for Prabha Arun Kumar in a Sydney park on November 22, her 42nd birthday.
A three-member team of doctors from All India Institute of Medical Sciences on Saturday performed the second autopsy on the body of Dalit youth E Ilavarasan, whose death is shrouded in mystery.
41 years ago, Dalits in Meenakshipuram converted to Islam, sending shockwaves through the nation.' A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com returns to the village to discover that past antagonisms lurk below the surface.
The Australian police believe it is a contract killing.
'Working from home is stressful as there is a blur between personal and professional space.' 'We should not overdo the follow up and checking.'
Disputes over a temple has torn a Tamil Nadu village apart.
Lakshmanan contracted polio when he was only three months old. 'I didn't want to go for the swayamvar, but my uncle convinced me to attend.' He sat close to the door at the swayamvar. And then, Rohini walked in. Both her legs, too, were afflicted with polio.
Until he was 24, Varun Chakravarthy was making a living as an architect. Three years later, an IPL team paid Rs 84 million for his spinning skills!
'The pandemic had a significant impact on child trafficking.' 'With economic hardships, traffickers exploited the situation to target desperate parents and children.'
'The Megalithic period had a significant feature. Their pottery uses black and red clay.' 'Another identifying feature is that all Megalithic burial sites are oriented towards the east.'
Coimbatore-based environmental activist R Manikandan, was named the South Zone Water Warrior by the Government of India's Jal Shakti ministry.
By itself the event may not amount to much, but what it indicates is a changing, assertive, public doesn't want to be taken for a ride anymore.
They needed a helping hand. And when they got it, these women worked wonders.
John and Tamilarasi had their newborn stolen eight years ago, and lost all hope of ever finding him. Now they have got him back, though not fully. Not yet.
Thulasenthirapuram and Painganadu villages in Tamil Nadu celebrate their daughter's victory.
'There is a big communication gap between leaders and party workers in the Congress.'
'The navy and coast guard have not even come one nautical mile near the islands in distress.'
NGO rebuts Enforcement Directorate's charges.
'Constitutional values will remain vibrant and strong as long as the checks and balances on Executive Power are not weakened,' says Constitution expert Anil B Divan.
A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com tracks the train from Jolarpettai carrying its precious cargo.
Two devoted J Jayalalithaa followers speak of what the TN chief minister meant to them.
'We must work for the country.' 'I have earned money here and I must give it back.' 'I don't think it is charity; I think it is my duty.'
'Which is the line for depositing money?' 'Which is the line for changing money?' 'Which is the line for withdrawing money?'
'Just tell me who gave you the money and how much. I won't tell anyone that you told me,' the policemen tells the young lady voter. 'You think they give their name and address when they give you money?' she replies.
'OPS is the first person in history to ransack his own party office.'
Even as the government moves heaven and earth to free the Indians trapped in Iraq and Libya, Father Alexis Prem Kumar, who was abducted in Afghanistan on June 2, appears to have been forgotten.
'In the last decade, Parliamentarians had sought for an increase of 400 per cent for their compensation.' 'Have we really earned this massive increment?'
'The focus is on to cultivate a culture of respect.'
Brick buildings, drainage system excavated in Keezhadi village are on par with those found in Harappa.
'During Congress rule, the government used to get both the fishermen and the boats released whenever the Sri Lankan navy apprehended them.' 'Under BJP rule, only the fishermen are being released.'
'We have petitioned the district collector and MEA to put pressure on the Saudis for compensation, but nothing has happened.' A Ganesh Nadar reports on the family's plight.
'Tambrahms do not demand or take dowry. UP and Bihar Brahmin girls can marry here without dowry.'
'It was a big relief to get it out of the way. Now he can concentrate on future progress.'
'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.'
'I was invited to join the BJP, and I felt respected when they called me.'
Priyanka Goswami's timing of 1:28:45 broke the national record by over a minute.
Manikarnika: The Queen Of Jhansi is one long action scene, notes A Ganesh Nadar.
'Nobody will think like him. It was a treat for us to listen to him. He was meticulous in his argument. We got trained by listening to him,' says senior criminal lawyer R Shanmugasundaram, who had known Ram Jethmalani for almost 40 years.
Thursday's Opposition-sponsored bandh did not bring Tamil Nadu to a standstill.
On a day the Supreme Court gave transgenders third gender status, Rediff.com presents Bharathi Kannamma, who is contesting the Lok Sabha election from Madurai.
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