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'Success of this launch is proof that Indian talent can have world class achievements'

'What we have done is a symbol of new India; that is what a small start-up can do, a few hundreds of people coming together, developing a rocket and launching to space and succeeding at the very first attempt.'

Mani Ratnam signs upcoming hero Srikkant

His first two films were a hit. Srikkant is now awaiting the fate of his third release.

'Parts of India have begun to run out of water'

'Rain-fed farms in the drier parts of the country are feeling the pinch of lack of water, and this pinch is only going to increase. Some of the biggest companies have shut down because of non-availability of water.'

'Koi Mil Gaya, India's first sci-fi film'

'There are many new elements in the film, like spacecraft, the alien,' Ravi K Chandran on Rakesh Roshan's Koi Mil Gaya.

'BJP leaders were sympathetic, but nobody came forward to help us'

'What the UP administration wanted was political mileage, and they also had the silent approval from the central government.'

'Sivakasi is not a typical Vijay film'

Perarasu on his new film, Sivakasi.

'They have turned a majority of Hindus to Muslim haters'

'A Muslim is lynched somewhere, and you forward the video of the lynching through WhatsApp.' 'So, you participate in that lynching without actually doing it. You endorse it without being a party to it.'

'Police must have acted on evidence'

Veteran journalist Cho Ramaswamy says the Tamil Nadu police wouldn't have acted without solid evidence against the seer.

'7-G Rainbow Colony is my story'

'Oru Naal Oru Kanvu will be my turning point'

'When they change jobs, they get 50% hike'

'Some people even boldly ask for a 100% increase in the salary.'

'Our vaccine policy is like temple darshan'

'If you pay Rs 1,000, you get a special queue.' 'If you pay Rs 500, there will be another shorter queue.' 'There will be a separate queue for Rs 300.' 'Is this the way you give vaccine to the people?'

'If luck is with Anju she can win a medal'

Former middle distance ace Shiny Wilson discusses long jumper Anju Bobby George's chances at the Olympics as she goes down memory lane with Shobha Warrier.

'This is the time for imposing Emergency'

In this interview with Shobha Warrier, Cho Ramaswamy recalls the Emergency days, most of the time satirically.

'We will see a power revolution now'

With the Electricity Act coming in, you will see the kind of revolution and investment in the power sector like you have seen in the telecom sector in the last 10 years, says Ramesh Kymal, Chairman, Greenpower 2003.

'I am seriously thinking of doing a Marathi film'

'If you keep criticising yourself, the zenith of it is suicide,' Shobha Warrier gets under the skin of superstar Kamal Haasan.

'I am a fan of Kamal Haasan!'

'I am also my own worst and most honest critic. I can say things which nobody will ever dare say.' Kamal Haasan in a no-holds-barred chat with Shobha Warrier.

'Should we wait till 10,000 people die every day to close down?'

'We don't have any more time.' 'We should close down, and vaccinate as many people as possible.'

'India's strength is its industrial clusters'

Small industrial centers like Tirupur, Namakkal and Sivakasi have succeeded because of hard work and a successful cluster policy, says S Gurumurthy, convener, Swadeshi Jagran Manch.

'Julie Ganapathy was a big risk'

VIVO won't be IPL title sponsors this year, says BCCI

The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Thursday confirmed they have suspended the IPL title sponsorship deal with Chinese mobile giant VIVO for this year's Indian Premier League amid widespread anti-China sentiment in India.

'Heat wave may abate after May 4'

'After the 4th of May we can expect thunderstorms, dust storms and some rain over a large area of north India.'

'I am sort of 2 or 3 years ahead of the norm'

Karun Chandhok speaks to Shobha Warrier about his debut in the Nissan World Series racing.

'After saade saath saal, Modi govt has come of age!'

'It has taken 7-and-a-half years for this government to understand the fundamentals of economics.' 'If the prime minister wants to leave an imprint, he has to see to it that this succeeds.'

'A ban would stop all innovations in cryptocurrencies in India'

'Any entrepreneur who wants to create companies on blockchain will have to move outside India.' 'A ban will also wipe out the entire asset investing class that has built up in India.'

'Modi can be defeated'

'This kind of poisonous and anti-national activities happening in the country and the economic failure of the Modi government may boomerang in the form of a Congress revival.'

'Taking Panditji's photos is the most unforgettable memory'

'When I realised that I was to take the pictures of Pandit Nehru, I was very nervous and scared.'

'I know what will work at the box-office'

'By not smoking, I am saving lives'

Director Mouli on Nala Damayanthi

'I have many more years of chess left in me'

Viswanathan Anand says the rating system should not be used to name the best player of the year.

'If they force us to listen to Hindi, we won't!'

'How can we tolerate such high-handedness?'

'China is ahead of India because our political leadership was behind'

'You have to be a total anti-national bozo to shut down the Nokia plant in Sriperumbudur, which was the first large manufacturing plant for mobile phones in India.' 'Why was the unit shut down? Because of somebody's ego.'

Cannes was a humbling experience:'

The Malayalam actor shares his experience at the Cannes Film Festival with Shobha Warrier.

'Can anybody give Kappan those two years back?'

'Just think of this innocent man who had to suffer so much.' 'Who will compensate for the physical and mental torture Kappan had to go through in the last two years though he has not done any crime?'

'Just look at the amount of gold sold during Diwali!'

'Last Saturday, the largest number of people travelled by air on a single day!' 'There is a kind of hunger among consumers to spend as they have been confined to their homes and not spending for almost 2 years.'

'No need to give special attention to COVID-19 anymore'

'All actions for COVID-19 should be the same as for other routine health conditions.' 'There is no need to report the matter in the media all the time; not on front page please.'

'UP vote was only for Modi's charisma'

'The Hindu electorate is more or less in the BJP defined space now.'

'Virus has shown us the inequalities of society'

'Inequality has been growing in the world. The virus has only amplified it.'

The extraordinary doctor who makes a difference

Rediff.com digs into its archives, tracking down Dr M R Rajagopal's sincere efforts of changing lives and changing the way India looks at palliative care.