Indians celebrated the second International Day of Yoga on Tuesday at different parts of the country.
'People will vote for Rajinikanth without expecting any money.'
'Both are mature enough to realise that a break will not benefit either of them and both will be losers'
Natesan Kathiresan, a village painter, who loves the colour of sandalwood, but does not want his boys to pick up the paintbrush like him.
'Re-issuing ordinances is against convention. Courts have said that re-promulgation of an ordinance is against the Constitution.'
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.
'Even as the National Guard kept up the show of strength, safety was kept in mind.' 'Their guns were not loaded. They didn't want to scare people unless they posed a threat.'
'The Cauvery is not dependable as Karnataka will never consider our needs.'
Dr Kaushal Kishore Mishra, the prime accused in the assault case against Somnath Bharti, says he never attacked the AAP leader. He then explains the polarisation politics of Varanasi.
'Varanasi has seen elections for ages, but this one is different. Different, in the sense, that it is like an invasion.'
'"Pakistan will come and bite you" doesn't work here.'
'In the last decade, Parliamentarians had sought for an increase of 400 per cent for their compensation.' 'Have we really earned this massive increment?'
A lone ranger braves the summer sun to get the party's message to voters in a small town in Tamil Nadu.
Sonia Gandhi spends just 30 minutes in Kanyakumari to promote 39 candidates in Tamil Nadu. A Ganesh Nadar listens in.
'The government allowed private hospitals to treat COVID-19 patients, so it should pay.'
'You have to get past the phobia that Math is difficult.' 'The brain is exercising when you do arithmetic.'
Kamakshi Paatti, a sprightly nonagenarian, has the Chennai civic corporation on its toes.
'Where are the 1.3 billion people?' 'I am overwhelmed when I saw my country, my country had come to a standstill.'
A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com recalls how Kanyakumari MP H Vasanthakumar, the first parliamentarin to die of Covid-related complications, would address his constituents by their names, making it a point to ask after their work and family.
The hits and misses of the week.
'Loss of property can be compensated but loss of lives cannot be,' says the well known restaurateur.
'Our clients need business. For business you need workers and so we decided to help'
'We will ensure that every child is protected,' says Priyank Kanoongo, chairperson, NCPCR.
'The rhetoric of the right wing is creating such a situation. They are inspiring youngsters to such action by their speeches.'
'We are knocking at the doors of the central government, but nothing is happening.'
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.
Two devoted J Jayalalithaa followers speak of what the TN chief minister meant to them.
'The only loser is the tax payer who doesn't have a clue as to how his money is being used.'
'Tamil Nadu is a state of temples, it's a holy land. People don't seem to realise that.'
We are gathering evidence, says Bareilly SP; We will definitely take action, says Haryana DGP.
'Which is the line for depositing money?' 'Which is the line for changing money?' 'Which is the line for withdrawing money?'
'The alliance led by the DMK is starting with 15% votes while the AIADMK is starting from scratch.' 'Minority votes may be crucial'
Daggubati Purandeswari is the only Union minister to have joined the BJP this election. 'Everybody knows Dr Manmohan Singh is a man of great integrity and I consider it an honour to have worked with him,' Purandeswari, the BJP candidate from Rajampeta, Andhra Pradesh, tells A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com
The three-member team of doctors from All India Institute of Medical Sciences, who performed a second autopsy on the body of Dalit youth E Ilavarasan on a directive from the Madras high court, on Monday submitted the report in a sealed cover.
Sajid Khan drove a burning petrol tanker for 5 km, averting a major disaster.
Community organisations will put up a memorial plaque for Prabha Arun Kumar in a Sydney park on November 22, her 42nd birthday.
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