Two years ago, Inspector Stephen Jose told his colleagues he was going to participate in a body-building contest. He was 48. They didn't think he was serious. But he was. In January 2022, he became Mr Tamil Nadu.
'I was not scared. I have seen trains every day of my life. I only wanted to stop the train.'
O Panneerselvam may have a trick or two to spring a surprise.
Children between the ages of 10 and 14 continue to be brought to Garden City from villages in north India after their parents are paid a nominal amount and promised a job, shelter and work in Karnataka.
'The whale stranding-earthquake link is almost a certainty according to my reading.'
The Indian embassy has provided an air ticket and visa for the woman whose hand was chopped off allegedly by her employer. She has received no compensation.
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.'
Bigil packs in enough entertainment in its three-hour running time, feels A Ganesh Nadar.
A Ganesh Nadar visits the bustling centre that hosts Tamil Nadu's health helpline that answers more than 100 medical queries an hour.
Rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar takes a tour of banks in a Chennai suburb and finds that nothing has changed in one month since demonetisation.
Picking up the pieces is not going to be easy for the families of the missing fishermen. More than the compensation, what they seek is closure, discovers A Ganesh Nadar in Kanyakumari, one of the districts worst affected by the cyclone fury.
Theeran Adhikaram Ondru is a riveting film, says A Ganesh Nadar.
'I don't like any boy.' 'I want to be with Malini,' says Veronica.
'There are around 80 to 100 elephants in zoos around the country.' 'We should not keep them in captivity for our entertainment.'
N Kalyanasundaram started saving up last year so that he could feed the hungry during the second COVID lockdown.
'By birth, you are not superior or inferior to anyone.' 'There are millions of people who want to have a casteless society. I am one of them.'
'Today may be the last day for depositing old notes, but tomorrow all the worries of the banks will not go away.' 'As long as there is cash shortage, banks will not be able to function normally.' 'Nobody knows when the shortage will be over.'
'Dowry is the main reason for female foeticide'
Congress spokesperson Rajeev Gowda tells A Ganesh Nadar why his party may join the Nitish Kumar-led Janata parivar alliance.
'I am attending Hindi language classes as I think it will help if I get a job in North India.'
His time will be divided 50-50, he says, between his autorickshaw and his work as mayor.
A Ganesh Nadar wonders what Kamal Hassan hopes to achieve with this film.
'My life has been full of suffering for the last five years,' says Professor T J Joseph whose hand was hacked by Islamists in a brutal attack.
Sandeep Jain hopes his actions will inspire others to do the same.
Demonetisaton has left many daily wage earners scrambling for a living.
Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com and A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com boarded the Himsagar Express that runs between Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu and Jammu Tawi in Jammu and Kashmir. Check out the scenes they witnessed...
'I have dedicated the video to the kindest people of this great nation.'
'My son did not write the post at all. He just shared it. Somebody else had written it.'
The hits and misses of the week.
Cops are struggling to determine the motive, as they rule out sexual assault or a hate crime.
'Politics is in a mess. Good people have to join to clean it up.'
'There were 27 cases against me. I have obtained bail in all the cases. The judiciary has released me,' the freed Kashmiri separatist tells A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com
'When Rajiv Gandhi was PM, Roman Catholic missionaries were allowed to enter Arunachal Pradesh and they made full use of this. They had the blessings of Sonia Gandhi'
Javed Khan has been operating an auto ambulance in Madhya Pradesh's capital city since a month.
The river I bathed and swam in, has dried up. It's the worst drought in 140 years. First the mango trees died. Then the coconut trees. Finally the hardy palm trees have died.
Casper Anderson, who was adopted when he was three years old by a couple from Denmark, is back in the land of his origin to located his roots.
'One quiver cannot have two different kinds of arrows.' 'The party cannot progress with two leaders.'
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