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'The police officer pulled out my teeth, crushed my testicles'

An IIT graduate IPS officer is accused of torturing 5 people in custody.The Tamil Nadu government has suspended him and a probe is underway. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com While memories......

'He wanted to return to India. Is that a crime?'

When Mariappan approached the Indian embassy in Kuwait to get back his passport after deciding to leave his employer, he ended up in jail.A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com reports. Kaduvetti, a small......

Tamil fishermen attacked with wooden logs by Lankan Navy

Four fishermen from Tamil Nadu’s Nagapattinam district were allegedly attacked by Sri Lankan Navy personnel with wooden logs while they were fishing off Kodiakarai coast in a mechanised boat,......

1 killed, 4 hurt in Bangalore building collapse

A building collapse in Bangalore has left an 18-month-old child dead and four persons injured. A portion of a two-storied building near Koramangala in Bangalore crashed late on Wednesday night.......

REWIND: India in the last 24 hours

Here's a recap of the events from the past 24 hours. A devotee offers prayers to a cow after taking a holy dip in the waters of Sangam, a confluence of three rivers, the Ganga, the Yamuna and the......

SC verdict brings relief for Sivakasi's firework manufacturers

About 1,070 units in Sivakasi can manufacture fireworks worth Rs 6,000-9,000 crore. Sivakasi - the small town 550 km south of Chennai famous for manufacturing crackers and matches - breathed a......

How demonetisation stole Sivakasi's sparkle

T E Narasimhan finds out how the hub of India's firecrackers industry is reeling after more than a month of the note ban. The leather workers of Dharavi The Power looms of Bhiwandi IMAGE: With......

All you want to know about green crackers

The non-viability of green crackers may pave the way for e-crackers. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com T E Narasimhan explores the latest Supreme Court ruling on firecrackers and the......

Sivakasi rolls out green crackers ahead of Diwali

The changeover to green crackers after extensive experiments marks a revival of the industry which has over 1,000 manufacturing units around Sivakasi and used to clock an annual turnover of......

Why Sivakasi will be less colourful this Diwali

Illegal Chinese imports, stringent regulations, legal tussles cost industry Rs 2,000 crore (Rs 20 billion) Sivakasi, the country’s main centre for production of fireworks, is caught in the......

Mapping the 2016 Paralympics: How countries fared at the Games in Rio

The Paralympic Games is a quadrennial multi-sport event, involving athletes with range of disabilities that include impaired muscle power, impaired passive range of movement, limb deficiency, leg......

Shah Rukh's special message for Indian Paralympic Contingent

'I want that all the youngster, including my three children, learn from you guys about the importance of sports. And not because you earn gold medal and win in sports but because it is very......

Rohit, Vinesh, Manika, Thangavelu recommended for Khel Ratna

This is the second time since 2016 that four athletes have been finalised for the country's highest sporting honour. IMAGE: Rohit Sharma has been recognised for his ever-rising accomplishments......

'Sportsperson of the Year' award goes to...

IMAGE: Badminton coach Pullela Gopichand being felicitated by badminton player PV Sindhu and actress Tapsee Pannu during the Sportsperson of the Year charity gala awards in Mumbai on Thursday......

'I am an auto driver, now I am also a tennis player'

Participants at the Indian Wheelchair Tennis Tour held in Chennai did not let adversity affect their outlook on life. A Ganesh Nadar presents some of their sunshine stories. Photographs: Sreeram......