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Mobile woes: They activate ringtones, make us pay!

Mobile woes: They activate ringtones, make us pay!

Rediff.com15 Jan 2010

We asked readers to share experiences they've had with their cellphone service providers. Here are some more accounts.

Mobile woes: They didn't activate the service for 2 months!

Mobile woes: They didn't activate the service for 2 months!

Rediff.com13 Jan 2010

We asked readers to share experiences they've had with their cellphone service providers. Here are some more accounts.

Mobile woes: 'They kept activating services and charging us!'

Mobile woes: 'They kept activating services and charging us!'

Rediff.com8 Jan 2010

We asked readers to share experiences they've had with their cellphone service providers. Here are two accounts.

Mobile woes: 'Landline is 'out of range'!'

Mobile woes: 'Landline is 'out of range'!'

Rediff.com4 Jan 2010

Everyone loves to hate their mobile service providers. Here, A. Ganesh Nadar shares his recent experience of having a cellphone connection go from bad to worse while travelling.

When Strangers Become Friends!

When Strangers Become Friends!

Rediff.com16 Sep 2022

'It is easier to make friends with strangers as they are non-judgmental.'

Overburdened by debt? This company may be of help

Overburdened by debt? This company may be of help

Rediff.com27 Oct 2022

'There have been many cases where clients have indicated that they feel suicidal as they feel they have no other options to deal with their financial hardship.'

Surya: Entry into filmdom was easy for me

Surya: Entry into filmdom was easy for me

Rediff.com8 Oct 2009

The Tamil actor on his latest movie Singam, his famous father and why cinema is not his first priority.

'Sinhalese don't object to Tamils leaving Lanka'

'Sinhalese don't object to Tamils leaving Lanka'

Rediff.com6 Oct 2009

'If the army says sit we have to sit and if they say stand we have to stand. We were better off under the LTTE.'

In Dharavi, Congress looks strong on paper

In Dharavi, Congress looks strong on paper

Rediff.com6 Oct 2009

No posters, banners or blaring loudspeakers the election buzz is missing in Dharavi, till recently known as Asia's largest slum.

The MP with an IIT and IIM degree

The MP with an IIT and IIM degree

Rediff.com23 Sep 2009

'The Northeast is the biodiversity saviour of the country,' says Sikkim MP Prem Das Rai. 'Thirty to 40 per cent of the biodiversity of the country is housed in the Northeast. It is the battery of India. Not only oil and gas but it has a hydroelectricity capacity of 70,000 MW. It has so much colour and diversity within itself.'

'2G scam might be big but who will exploit it?'

'2G scam might be big but who will exploit it?'

Rediff.com1 Apr 2011

A Ganesh Nadar finds out if the 2G scam will play an important role during the assembly poll among the rural voters of Tamil Nadu.

Meet the do-gooder auto driver

Meet the do-gooder auto driver

Rediff.com17 Sep 2009

Meet another Extraordinary Indian: The amazing Sandeep Bacche who looks after the needy.

For a final salute, they came in their thousands

For a final salute, they came in their thousands

Rediff.com4 Sep 2009

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy's last journey in Hyderabad on Friday took him from his home to the Congress Bhavan where party workers paid their last respects. Then the body was taken to the Lal Bhahadur Stadium for the public to pay homage.

'Government has to help us'

'Government has to help us'

Rediff.com21 Dec 2021

'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.'

Even Narendra Modi needs Rajinikanth!

Even Narendra Modi needs Rajinikanth!

Rediff.com26 Sep 2013

'Rajinikanth has fans in every political party. They will not change their mind because the BJP prints posters of him with Modi.'

Mobile woes: SMS reports failed continually!

Mobile woes: SMS reports failed continually!

Rediff.com14 Jan 2010

We asked readers to share experiences they've had with their cellphone service providers. Here are some more accounts.

Mobile woes: They made threatening calls to me!

Mobile woes: They made threatening calls to me!

Rediff.com12 Jan 2010

We asked readers to share experiences they've had with their cellphone service providers. Here are some more accounts.

Mobile woes: 'They cut calls every 30 minutes!'

Mobile woes: 'They cut calls every 30 minutes!'

Rediff.com11 Jan 2010

We asked readers to share experiences they've had with their cellphone service providers. Here are three more accounts.

'Congress must give tickets to young candidates'

'Congress must give tickets to young candidates'

Rediff.com12 Oct 2021

'There is a big communication gap between leaders and party workers in the Congress.'

TamBrahms Searching For Brides In UP

TamBrahms Searching For Brides In UP

Rediff.com16 Dec 2021

'Tambrahms do not demand or take dowry. UP and Bihar Brahmin girls can marry here without dowry.'

2010, The Year of All Scams

2010, The Year of All Scams

Rediff.com31 Dec 2010

In a year that will be remembered for the scams that exposed the deep rot in the government and the system of governance, A Ganesh Nadar looks at the big scams unearthed in 2010.

Polling-day vignettes from Tuticorin

Polling-day vignettes from Tuticorin

Rediff.com13 May 2009

Murugan was the first to vote in Panickanadarkudieruppu. "I wanted to vote before the heat gets unbearable."

They treated and consoled hundreds of 26/11 victims

They treated and consoled hundreds of 26/11 victims

Rediff.com26 Nov 2009

On the night of November 26, 2008, as Mumbai reeled under a series of terror attacks, doctors, nurses, ward boys and others at the JJ Hospital worked frantically to save as many lives as they could.

No compensation for 26/11 cab owners

No compensation for 26/11 cab owners

Rediff.com20 Nov 2009

'I am glad my driver's wife got compensation, but am I not entitled to anything? I have been running around for succour but have not received even sympathy.'

The unsung cops of 26/11

The unsung cops of 26/11

Rediff.com11 Nov 2009

A Ganesh Nadar tracks down four Mumbai police officers who confronted the terrorists on 26/11, but whose bravery that night has gone unnoticed or unrewarded.

From selling tees to owning an eatery: Karma

From selling tees to owning an eatery: Karma

Rediff.com10 Apr 2009

Mansi Hemdev is an entrepreneur -- and a very young one, at that. At the age of 21, she already owns her own cafe in Chennai. rediff.com's Ganesh Nadar caught up with this enterprising young lady to learn more about her business and career success.

9 terrorists' bodies at 4 degrees Centigrade

9 terrorists' bodies at 4 degrees Centigrade

Rediff.com5 Nov 2009

A Ganesh Nadar visits the mortuary in Mumbai, where the bodies of the terrorists killed in the 26/11 attacks are kept.

Extraordinary Indians: Ravi Gulati

Extraordinary Indians: Ravi Gulati

Rediff.com5 Nov 2009

Ravi Gulati left a corporate job and took to teaching children of drivers, barbers and maids near his home in Delhi's Khan Market. 'I don't expect the kids to pay me back but pay it forward," he says.

Usha Chadaga earned a PhD at 75

Usha Chadaga earned a PhD at 75

Rediff.com2 May 2022

'You can do anything after retirement. You have to pursue it. You have to take it up as a challenge.'

Why his daughter has 'no caste, no religion'

Why his daughter has 'no caste, no religion'

Rediff.com6 Jun 2022

'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.'

'The time has come for a single leader'

'The time has come for a single leader'

Rediff.com7 Jul 2022

'One quiver cannot have two different kinds of arrows.' 'The party cannot progress with two leaders.'

Acid Factory is fun to watch

Acid Factory is fun to watch

Rediff.com12 Oct 2009

'The actors are far out. They all underplay their parts. There is no overacting and there is no trying to achieve dramatronics.'

'I want to see the 7/11 perpetrators punished'

'I want to see the 7/11 perpetrators punished'

Rediff.com11 Jul 2008

'The persons who are arrested are the ones who have played an active role in the blasts.' Maharashtra Director General of Police A N Roy defends the investigation into the July 11, 2006 blasts in Mumbai.

Extraordinary Indians: The doctor who charges only Rs 2

Extraordinary Indians: The doctor who charges only Rs 2

Rediff.com17 Aug 2009

Not only is he a doctor and social worker, Dr R Koelhe has also taken the government to court for having failed in its duty to protect the Korku tribals of the region.

People's President is treated badly in India too

People's President is treated badly in India too

Rediff.com22 Jul 2009

'We as citizens should be bothered about how a former President is treated. It is about the institution of the Presidency and not about any individual.'

Why I Approached The Supreme Court For An IIT Seat

Why I Approached The Supreme Court For An IIT Seat

Rediff.com26 Nov 2021

'IIT-Bombay is the most preferred institute for education in technology.' 'The environment is very good and I will be a good student and a better asset for the nation.'

'LTTE's demise will have no impact on India'

'LTTE's demise will have no impact on India'

Rediff.com27 May 2009

Sri Lanka expert M R Narayan Swamy speaks about the impact of Prabhakaran's death on Sri Lanka and India.

This college trains students to find jobs in Japan

This college trains students to find jobs in Japan

Rediff.com21 Feb 2020

Sona College of Technology's integrated Japanese course has helped seven engineering graduates find jobs with six-figure salaries in Japan.

Cyclone Vardah's devastation in PHOTOS

Cyclone Vardah's devastation in PHOTOS

Rediff.com12 Dec 2016

Heavy rains accompanied by high velocity winds on Monday pounded Chennai and coastal districts of north Tamil Nadu due to severe cyclonic storm "Vardah" which made landfall around 3pm, uprooting hundreds of trees, disrupting land and air transport and throwing normal life out of gear.

'Chennai's desalinated water will be expensive'

'Chennai's desalinated water will be expensive'

Rediff.com31 Dec 2008

'The problem is not with the infrastructure but with the source. Mumbai has a much better water source because of the Western ghats. The availability of water is more there. Chennai is rain-dependent only. Mumbai gets its water from reservoirs in the Western ghats which are well-fed,' says Sunil Paliwal, MD of Chennai's Metrowater