Bigil packs in enough entertainment in its three-hour running time, feels A Ganesh Nadar.
'The trust vote would have been closer had the DMK not been expelled,' O Panneerselvam tells A Ganesh Nadar at the launch of an e-learning portal in Jayalalithaa's name.
'I am very happy to get national recognition of my long and hard work.'
A Ganesh Nadar profiles a non-governmental organisation that has revealed startling figures about the state's poor children.
The call centre works round the clock attending to calls ranging from domestic violence to suicide attempts to seeking medical help.
Undoubtedly, the Modi government's biggest challenge is to generate jobs for the 1 million Indians joining the work force every month. So, has 'achche din' arrived for all those young Indians eager to find jobs?
'Companies are threatening to terminate them or putting them on unpaid leave.'
'Have you seen foreign cigarette packets? They only have words warning us about the use of tobacco. While ours have pictures already covering 40 per cent area. I am just saying wait for our study before increasing it.' 'I repeat that I am aware that gutka and tobacco are harmful. Awareness is what we need. We are creating awareness. We are doing it on radio and television.' BJP MP Dilip Gandhi, who says there is no study in India that links tobacco use with cancer and has stayed the increase in size of pictorial warnings on cigarette packets, speaks to A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com
A municipal school in Tamil Nadu is encouraging its students to excel in karate and chess.
Banks Board Bureau chief Vinod Rai has proposed performance-linked incentives for bank employees, but the staff unions are dead against the idea.
'The DMK may get a little more than 50% of the minority vote.' 'The AIADMK always gets over 10% of the minority vote.'
62 candidates vye for Amma's mantle in the Radhakrishnan Nagar assembly by-poll in Tamil Nadu, but who will fortune favour?
Watching a remake is not always fun, but Jyotika excels in the role made famous by Vidya Balan in Tumhari Sulu, feels A Ganesh Nadar.
Nisha Gupta and Guddi Thapliyal set up Geek Monkey with an investment of Rs 1.5 lakh. Today it's worth Rs 2 crores.
'It was a big relief to get it out of the way. Now he can concentrate on future progress.'
'Did you not see it on TV?' 'He blessed Sasikala and comforted OPS.'
From providing food and succour to pavement dwellers to helping the elderY in times of need, Dinesh Saravanan has been a godsend to the needy.
While there was unrest in the rest of the Kashmir valley, the Dal Lake was serene and peaceful.
'The BJP has become a reasonably larger force in Tamil Nadu in the last two years.'
Looming before it is a court case filed by 18 legislators dismissed by the speaker, challenging his decision and pointing out that in a similar situation 12 members of the O Panneerselvam faction were not dismissed, reports A Ganesh Nadar.
The story line of Baywatch is like a Hindi movie!
Even as there is strong public sentiment against reopening Sterlite's copper plant in Tamil Nadu come reports that four farmers groups have come out in support of the factory.
'I did hesitate and was scared, but I decided to save the child as I realised I would have done that if he was my child'
'26/11 taught us we have to be ready for a direct attack. Today if anyone launches a similar attack we are more than prepared.'
'The navy and coast guard have not even come one nautical mile near the islands in distress.'
The date had been fixed, as was the venue. But what this young couple from Dehradun didn't plan for was the lockdown that prevented them from going back home to get married. Not to worry, the Pune police went out of their way to arrange for a venue, pandit, even for someone to do the kanyadan.
Ponmariappan, who has been running a free library at his hair-cutting salon in Tamil Nadu, was featured on Mann Ki Baat on October 25.
'Business will be 20% of what it was before the lockdown.'
'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.
'During the pandemic, thousands of IT employees have lost their jobs.' 'Many of those who still have their jobs fear that they will lost it any moment.'
For the father of Chennai youth killed in stonethrowing in Srinagar, questions and memories are all that remain.
A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com records a heated discussion on NaMo at one of Varanasi's best-known locations.
''He had given tools to fight all forms of homogenisation.'
Thursday's Opposition-sponsored bandh did not bring Tamil Nadu to a standstill.
The Australian police believe it is a contract killing.
V Chinnadurai and S Swetha wanted their wedding to be memorable. So this is what they did.
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