'When you need something, you must keep crying'

I was on a short vacation to India. My four-year-old niece GG (short for G Gomathi) decided to join her mom and me on a visit to the nearby grocery store. She was laughing and giggling until we......

PHOTOS: Chennai erupts in celebrations as Amma returns to power

“Since the day of her arrest, we have been praying for her release and comeback to power.  Today all our prayers have been answered.” “We were devastated when we heard that......

Tamil Nadu health helpline: Medical advice is just a call away

Rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar visits the bustling centre that hosts Tamil Nadu's Health Helpline that answers more than 100 medical queries an hour. On December 30 last year the Tamil Nadu government......

Review: Maaveeran Kittu is an unremarkable period drama

Unnecessary songs mar the narrative flow, writes S Saraswathi. Despite what the title suggests director Suseenthiran’s latest offering Maaveeran Kittu is not based on Liberation Tigers......

Asian C'ships winner Gomathi fails dope test

Earlier breach was not communicated by NADA IMAGE: The 30-year-old Gomathi Marimuthu had clocked a personal best time of 2 minute 02.70 seconds in the women's 800m race to open India's gold......

How Gomathi beat poverty, injuries to win Asian gold

'No one knew me before, now that everyone knows me I am getting support from various quarters including the Tamil Nadu government. I could have recorded a better time if I had not lost those years......

Asian Athletics: Gomathi, Toor add gold to India's tally

Javelin thrower Shivpal Singh makes cut for World Championships   IMAGE: The 30-year-old Gomathi Marimuthu clocked a personal best time of 2 minute 02.70 seconds in the women's 800m race to......

Athletics: SA Olympic champ tests positive for COVID-19 in Italy

IMAGE: South African athlete Wayde van Niekerk. Photograph: David Ramos/Getty Images South Africa's Olympic 400 metres champion Wayde van Niekerk tested positive for COVID-19 in Italy last week,......

Sports Shorts: Meena Kumari wins gold at World Cup

IMAGE: India's Meena Kumari Maisnam (left) won gold in the 54kg category at the Cologne World Cup. Photograph: Sports India/Twitter Meena Kumari Maisnam continued her fine run to win gold medal in......