'With just 2.4 per cent of global landmass, India houses six to eight per cent of planetary biodiversity and hence is a prime target of wildlife criminals.'
'My turnover is in crores. I am not going to sit down with IT officials, explaining where I got the notes from.' 'I would rather wait a few days for business to come back to normal.'
'I have dedicated the video to the kindest people of this great nation.'
'You have to go from winning elections to winning people,' sociologist Ashis Nandy tells A Ganesh Nadar.
Hemangi and Prashant Nakwe's vegetarian thaali business is keeping them busy in the lockdown.
'Nobody has Dhoni's record of championship in three formats.' 'Every cricketer, every Indian, will agree to that.'
NGO rebuts Enforcement Directorate's charges.
In a week from now, December 21, voters in R K Nagar in Chennai will decide who their MLA will be.
'I am an auto driver, and I am doing my best.'
'We will go to every home and ask them to vote. We will go back once in 3 hours to check if they have voted. If not, we will ask them again... We will not rest till the final vote is cast,' RSS worker Chandramohan Seth tells A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com
'Bommai was a minister in my cabinet. It is not ethically correct.'
B V Srinivas and his team of volunteers are able to procure and pass medical supplies, including oxygen cylinders delivery at doorsteps and securing hospital admissions for COVID patients.
'People are quite productive while they work from home.' 'The sooner we accept the new normal, the better it is.'
Manikarnika: The Queen Of Jhansi is one long action scene, notes A Ganesh Nadar.
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.
'You have to understand the realities of Tamil Nadu politics before you decide if you want to be a politician,' A Ganesh Nadar advises the actor.
Senthil Kumar on why he has filed a plea in the Supreme Court against V K Sasikala becoming Tamil Nadu chief minister.
The AIADMK MP from Thoothukudi explains why he is backing O Panneerselvam as Tamil Nadu chief minister.
A Tamil Nadu district has created interesting ways to increase voting this assembly election.
It is reggae. It is inspired by Bob Marley. It is targeted at first time voters and those who think that voting is not cool.
'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.
Bigil packs in enough entertainment in its three-hour running time, feels A Ganesh Nadar.
'I am very happy to get national recognition of my long and hard work.'
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?
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.
'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
'Companies are threatening to terminate them or putting them on unpaid leave.'
Banks Board Bureau chief Vinod Rai has proposed performance-linked incentives for bank employees, but the staff unions are dead against the idea.
A municipal school in Tamil Nadu is encouraging its students to excel in karate and chess.
62 candidates vye for Amma's mantle in the Radhakrishnan Nagar assembly by-poll in Tamil Nadu, but who will fortune favour?
'The DMK may get a little more than 50% of the minority vote.' 'The AIADMK always gets over 10% of the minority vote.'
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.
'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.'
Nisha Gupta and Guddi Thapliyal set up Geek Monkey with an investment of Rs 1.5 lakh. Today it's worth Rs 2 crores.
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.
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