'"Pakistan will come and bite you" doesn't work here.'
For him going into the Taj was his duty just as it was controlling angry rioters at Azad Maidan in August 2012.
Community organisations will put up a memorial plaque for Prabha Arun Kumar in a Sydney park on November 22, her 42nd birthday.
The hits and misses of the week.
'During the pandemic, thousands of IT employees have lost their jobs.' 'Many of those who still have their jobs fear that they will lost it any moment.'
We are gathering evidence, says Bareilly SP; We will definitely take action, says Haryana DGP.
'The BJP has become a reasonably larger force in Tamil Nadu in the last two years.'
Kamakshi Paatti, a sprightly nonagenarian, has the Chennai civic corporation on its toes.
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.
'I did hesitate and was scared, but I decided to save the child as I realised I would have done that if he was my child'
'Both are mature enough to realise that a break will not benefit either of them and both will be losers'
Sajid Khan drove a burning petrol tanker for 5 km, averting a major disaster.
'People will vote for Rajinikanth without expecting any money.'
V Chinnadurai and S Swetha wanted their wedding to be memorable. So this is what they did.
'The government allowed private hospitals to treat COVID-19 patients, so it should pay.'
'Where are the 1.3 billion people?' 'I am overwhelmed when I saw my country, my country had come to a standstill.'
'Jayalalithaa could not do what MGR did, and Sasikala will not be able to do what Jayalalithaa did.'
While there was unrest in the rest of the Kashmir valley, the Dal Lake was serene and peaceful.
Brick buildings, drainage system excavated in Keezhadi village are on par with those found in Harappa.
'Tamil Nadu is a state of temples, it's a holy land. People don't seem to realise that.'
'You have to get past the phobia that Math is difficult.' 'The brain is exercising when you do arithmetic.'
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 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 only loser is the tax payer who doesn't have a clue as to how his money is being used.'
'I can only say that I will put my best foot forward,' Deepa Jayakumar tells Rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar.
'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.
'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 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.
Partymen ignore the voices of dissent, Chinnamma set to be elected party chief unopposed.
'I am sure Amma's soul is watching over Tamil Nadu and blessing it," Modi said, and was met with a thunderous applause.
'Our clients need business. For business you need workers and so we decided to help'
''He had given tools to fight all forms of homogenisation.'
A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com meets the family of CRPF jawan G Subramanian, who was among the 41 martyred in Pulwama.
'The north east people are complaining, but the BJP is not listening to our voice.'
Jitendra Kumar was arrested on July 11 for no fault of his and only released 86 days later.
A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com meets Chennai's all-girl street children football team who competed in the Street Child World Cup in Moscow.
Picking up the pieces is not going to be easy for the families of the missing fishermen. More than the compensation, what they seek is closure, discovers A Ganesh Nadar in Kanyakumari, one of the districts worst affected by the cyclone fury.
When they returned to Chennai from the US, their plan was to set up a successful business. Which they did. Then, something tugged at their heartstrings.
