'Loss of property can be compensated but loss of lives cannot be,' says the well known restaurateur.
Two devoted J Jayalalithaa followers speak of what the TN chief minister meant to them.
V Chinnadurai and S Swetha wanted their wedding to be memorable. So this is what they did.
The hits and misses of the week.
Kamakshi Paatti, a sprightly nonagenarian, has the Chennai civic corporation on its toes.
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
''He had given tools to fight all forms of homogenisation.'
'Which is the line for depositing money?' 'Which is the line for changing money?' 'Which is the line for withdrawing money?'
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.
'The government allowed private hospitals to treat COVID-19 patients, so it should pay.'
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.
'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.'
'Where are the 1.3 billion people?' 'I am overwhelmed when I saw my country, my country had come to a standstill.'
We are gathering evidence, says Bareilly SP; We will definitely take action, says Haryana DGP.
'You have to get past the phobia that Math is difficult.' 'The brain is exercising when you do arithmetic.'
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.
Community organisations will put up a memorial plaque for Prabha Arun Kumar in a Sydney park on November 22, her 42nd birthday.
For him going into the Taj was his duty just as it was controlling angry rioters at Azad Maidan in August 2012.
'Our clients need business. For business you need workers and so we decided to help'
Sajid Khan drove a burning petrol tanker for 5 km, averting a major disaster.
'Tamil Nadu is a state of temples, it's a holy land. People don't seem to realise that.'
'The only loser is the tax payer who doesn't have a clue as to how his money is being used.'
'Jayalalithaa could not do what MGR did, and Sasikala will not be able to do what Jayalalithaa did.'
'We will ensure that every child is protected,' says Priyank Kanoongo, chairperson, NCPCR.
Brick buildings, drainage system excavated in Keezhadi village are on par with those found in Harappa.
'The north east people are complaining, but the BJP is not listening to our voice.'
A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com meets the family of CRPF jawan G Subramanian, who was among the 41 martyred in Pulwama.
'I can only say that I will put my best foot forward,' Deepa Jayakumar tells Rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar.
'Saving our economy is a priority.' 'We have to save our people and save our country.'
'I am sure Amma's soul is watching over Tamil Nadu and blessing it," Modi said, and was met with a thunderous applause.
'We have petitioned the district collector and MEA to put pressure on the Saudis for compensation, but nothing has happened.' A Ganesh Nadar reports on the family's plight.
Partymen ignore the voices of dissent, Chinnamma set to be elected party chief unopposed.
Jitendra Kumar was arrested on July 11 for no fault of his and only released 86 days later.
'The alliance led by the DMK is starting with 15% votes while the AIADMK is starting from scratch.' 'Minority votes may be crucial'
The Madras high court on Friday ordered a second autopsy on the body of Dalit youth E Ilavarasan, by doctors from All India Institute of Medical Sciences.
A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com meets Chennai's all-girl street children football team who competed in the Street Child World Cup in Moscow.
The Congress campaign is muted in Varanasi, but the party is hoping that anti-Modi votes and caste combinations will help Ajai Rai, the only local candidate in the fray. A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com reports from the Congress campaign headquarters.
'It shows that they cannot manage the situation with the forces in their hand.'
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