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Pix: Have you seen India's first rail coach?

Pix: Have you seen India's first rail coach?

Rediff.com24 May 2018

A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com brings you some fascinating facts and photographs from India's first international rail exhibition.

'Even Modi is a first time candidate from UP'

'Even Modi is a first time candidate from UP'

Rediff.com18 Mar 2014

'The party is going through hard times. One doesn't back off when your party needs you the most. Tough people never withdraw from the race,' movie star Nagma, the Congress candidate from Meerut, UP, tells Rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar.

Dear Nirmalaji, please incentivise savings

Dear Nirmalaji, please incentivise savings

Rediff.com14 Jan 2021

Esha Wali, who is the vice president of technology at a Mumbai bank, tells Rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar what she would like to see in Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget.

In Tuticorin, with Parliament as backdrop, Jaya goes national in outlook

In Tuticorin, with Parliament as backdrop, Jaya goes national in outlook

Rediff.com15 Mar 2014

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa left no one in doubt about having an eye on New Delhi, at her election meeting in Tuticorin on Saturday, reports A Ganesh Nadar.

'We are cooperating with govt, it should also help us'

'We are cooperating with govt, it should also help us'

Rediff.com2 Apr 2020

How are Indians faring during the lockdown?

Dear Nirmalaji, increase home loan deduction limit

Dear Nirmalaji, increase home loan deduction limit

Rediff.com8 Jan 2021

A businesswoman from Gujarat tells Rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar what she would like to see in Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget.

Dear Nirmalaji, please reduce the tax on diesel

Dear Nirmalaji, please reduce the tax on diesel

Rediff.com6 Jan 2021

A truck driver from Kerala tells Rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar what he would like to see in Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget.

Dear Nirmalaji, please make cooking oil cheaper

Dear Nirmalaji, please make cooking oil cheaper

Rediff.com5 Jan 2021

A newspaper vendor from Neknoor in Maharashtra tells Rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar what he would like to see in Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget.

'We have nothing to do with the blasts in Lanka'

'We have nothing to do with the blasts in Lanka'

Rediff.com22 Apr 2019

'The blasts in Lanka are against our ideology.'

'I am the most venomous speaker around. I can spew poison'

'I am the most venomous speaker around. I can spew poison'

Rediff.com24 Apr 2014

'I do spew poison against Modi and his communalism. I am deeply depressed that India is on the edge of reaching where Germany was in January 1937 when Hitler came to power through a democratic election,' Mani Shankar Aiyar tells Rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar.

'OPS is standing alone as an orphan'

'OPS is standing alone as an orphan'

Rediff.com11 Jul 2022

'OPS is the first person in history to ransack his own party office.'

'This is the only Megalithic cave with an altar'

'This is the only Megalithic cave with an altar'

Rediff.com3 Jun 2022

'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.'

'I cannot keep sacrificing all the time'

'I cannot keep sacrificing all the time'

Rediff.com6 Mar 2021

'Every time they denied me a post, the Congress said that the high command doesn't approve of me.'

Pride, prejudice and irony at DMK state conference

Pride, prejudice and irony at DMK state conference

Rediff.com17 Feb 2014

A Ganesh Nadar marvels at the grandiose state conference of the DMK, held in Tiruchirappalli over the weekend

'Yeh selection hai sher ka!'

'Yeh selection hai sher ka!'

Rediff.com17 May 2014

Chants of "Modi, Modi" are heard as he makes his way through the jostling crowd, showered by rose petals. A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com captures the mood at 11, Ashoka Road.

Do ordinary Indians know their national leaders?

Do ordinary Indians know their national leaders?

Rediff.com19 Sep 2013

With photographs of some of India's top political leaders, A Ganesh Nadar travelled to the interiors of Tamil Nadu to see if the common man could identify their netas.

'Nobody is interested in the party'

'Nobody is interested in the party'

Rediff.com26 Sep 2021

'We need good leaders to lead the party.'

Forgotten NRIs: 16 fishermen in Iran jail for over seven months

Forgotten NRIs: 16 fishermen in Iran jail for over seven months

Rediff.com4 Sep 2013

The families of the poor fishermen from Tamil Nadu, who were arrested while fishing in Iranian waters for their Saudi Arabian employers, are running on faith and compensation from the state government, reports A Ganesh Nadar

The man who caught Ajmal Kasab alive

The man who caught Ajmal Kasab alive

Rediff.com21 Nov 2012

Rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar spoke to Inspector Sanjay Govilkar, who intercepted Ajmal Kasab and his accomplice Ismail Khan when the duo approached them at Chowpatty in their stolen car on November 26, 2008.

'We aim to provide luxury housing at affordable prices'

'We aim to provide luxury housing at affordable prices'

Rediff.com9 Dec 2013

"Our objective of venturing into different sections of housing is to provide luxury at affordable prices and ensure quality living for all," says Ram Raheja, director and head, Architecture & Design, S Raheja Realty.

'We aim to provide luxury housing at affordable prices'

'We aim to provide luxury housing at affordable prices'

Rediff.com9 Dec 2013

"Our objective of venturing into different sections of housing is to provide luxury at affordable prices and ensure quality living for all," says Ram Raheja, director and head, Architecture & Design, S Raheja Realty.

This CEO Built LGBTQ Friendly Workplace

This CEO Built LGBTQ Friendly Workplace

Rediff.com23 Jun 2022

'The focus is on to cultivate a culture of respect.'

Madurai gives a hero's farewell to braveheart IAF pilot

Madurai gives a hero's farewell to braveheart IAF pilot

Rediff.com2 Jul 2013

Indian Air Force Flight Lieutenant K Praveen, who perished in a rescue mission in Uttarakhand last week, was given a tearful farewell in his hometown Madurai. A Ganesh Nadar captures the sombre moments

Madurai gives a hero's farewell to braveheart IAF pilot

Madurai gives a hero's farewell to braveheart IAF pilot

Rediff.com30 Jun 2013

Indian Air Force Flight Lieutenant K Praveen, who perished in a rescue mission in Uttarakhand last week, was given a tearful farewell in his hometown Madurai. A Ganesh Nadar captures the sombre moments

'Don't hang the Italian marines, let them repent in jail'

'Don't hang the Italian marines, let them repent in jail'

Rediff.com18 Feb 2014

A Ganesh Nadar visits the families of the two fishermen killed at sea by two Italian marines, who mistook them for pirates.

Crowds, posters and tears: Emotions run high at AIADMK's meet

Crowds, posters and tears: Emotions run high at AIADMK's meet

Rediff.com29 Dec 2016

A Ganesh Nadar captures the mood and scenes from outside the hall in Vaanagaram where Sasikala was appointed as the new party chief.

How well do people know our political leaders?

How well do people know our political leaders?

Rediff.com7 Oct 2013

Political parties have begun to gear up for the 2014 elections, but first they have to face the electorate in five states in the assembly elections due later this year. The national leaders are busy addressing massive rallies, flying around in helicopters, even while being fiercely guarded by their security cordon. They may be sold on their own visibility and recognisability and appeal among the voters, but how well-known are they really in India's small towns and villages? A Ganesh Nadar travelled to Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu which is the southern-most district in mainland India.

PIX: Madurai village all set for a 'tamed' Jallikattu

PIX: Madurai village all set for a 'tamed' Jallikattu

Rediff.com15 Jan 2013

Villages in Tamil Nadu's Madurai district are geared up to host Jallikattu, the controversial bull taming game, with many strict restrictions put in place following a Supreme Court order. A Ganesh Nadar takes a stock of the preparations.

BJP pulls out all stops for Narendra Modi's TN debut

BJP pulls out all stops for Narendra Modi's TN debut

Rediff.com27 Sep 2013

The Bharatiya Janata Party's youth conference in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu on Thursday was a huge success. The party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi came to the southern state for the first time since being anointed to lead the party in the next general election.

How to negotiate your salary

How to negotiate your salary

Rediff.com25 Sep 2013

Career planning expert Amit Bansal will answer queries on how to deal with job interviews between 2 pm and 3 pm on Wednesday, September 25.

IN PICS: How rural Tamil Nadu celebrates Pongal

IN PICS: How rural Tamil Nadu celebrates Pongal

Rediff.com14 Jan 2014

A Ganesh Nadar takes us on a trip to his hometown, Panickanadarkudieruppu, to reveal how rural Tamil Nadu celebrates the harvest festival.

'Jayalalithaa will not win a single Lok Sabha seat'

'Jayalalithaa will not win a single Lok Sabha seat'

Rediff.com13 May 2013

'...If the power situation does not improve in Tamil Nadu. The Congress will not allow the plant to start.' As the Supreme Court clears the decks for commissioning the controversial Koodankulam nuclear plant, A Ganesh Nadar checks the mood in the villages, the epi-centre of the protests.

Exclusive! 'An honest Minister keeps the Railways honest'

Exclusive! 'An honest Minister keeps the Railways honest'

Rediff.com6 May 2013

'The Railway Board -- and every official in the ministry -- functions according to the whims and fancies of the Railway Minister,' former railways minister Dinesh Trivedi tells Rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar in an exclusive interview. 'It is the system that needs to be changed. It has to go from a one person-oriented ministry to an organisation-oriented ministry. The system should be transparent.'

Dear Nirmalaji, spend more on education

Dear Nirmalaji, spend more on education

Rediff.com21 Jan 2021

Monalisa Mondol, a law student from Tripura, tells Rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar what she would like to see in Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget.

'Madras Cafe is going to rub salt into wounds'

'Madras Cafe is going to rub salt into wounds'

Rediff.com19 Aug 2013

Naam Tamilar leader Seeman on why his party opposes John Abraham's new film.

'BJP won't weaken AIADMK before 2024'

'BJP won't weaken AIADMK before 2024'

Rediff.com14 Jul 2022

'The BJP plans to win 10 (Lok Sabha) seats (in Tamil Nadu) and the alliance (with the AIADMK) 20 seats in 2024.'

The Covid Warrior who Covid killed

The Covid Warrior who Covid killed

Rediff.com26 May 2021

'He was not scared of Covid, but always took all precautions.'

Kudankulam: The story behind the blast that killed seven

Kudankulam: The story behind the blast that killed seven

Rediff.com28 Nov 2013

Why were bombs being made in a small village near the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, and is the blast in anyway linked to the agitation? A Ganesh Nadar travels to Idinthakarai to find out.

'Government inertia and policy bottlenecks hurting India's economy'

'Government inertia and policy bottlenecks hurting India's economy'

Rediff.com17 Jul 2013

A large part of the current slowdown can be attributed to the execution bottlenecks and falling investor sentiment in the country, says Ajit Ranade, Chief Economist, Aditya Birla Group.

Standing committees for the awesome threesome

Standing committees for the awesome threesome

Rediff.com12 Oct 2012

Suresh Kalmadi, Kanimozhi and Andimuthu Raja -- none of whom need an introduction -- have been appointed to three standing committees. A Ganesh Nadar says they are the best fit, and explains why