All stories by SHOBHA WARRIER
'This is definitely not an act done by a sane person'
Rediff.com15 Jan 2024'I feel she has some mental disorder. Or, it was an act of pure revenge.'
'Minister has converted ED into an extended arm of the BJP'
Rediff.com11 Jan 2024'Now the political boss decides, and the ED acts.'
The Dyslexic Who Built A 30 Crore Business
Rediff.com29 Dec 2023'I have saved your name on my phone, but I cannot read or pronounce it.' 'I am able to recognise my wife's name today because after seeing it for so long, it has been imprinted in my mind as a picture and not the letters.'
'I will not loot the people'
Rediff.com28 Dec 2023'The others have been looting the people all these years. If you don't do that, you can do a lot for the people,' says Tamil star politician Vijayakanth.
'I Had 10 Ideas When I Quit My Job'
Rediff.com19 Dec 2023'When I was toying with 10 different ideas, my father was diagnosed with lung fibrosis and his condition deteriorated so badly that we lost him in six months. He was very unsatisfied with the lack of proper diagnosis.' 'It made me think will anyone do a biopsy if there is no symptom? Why is it that we do not have any non-invasive diagnostic method?' 'This idea was the strongest out of the ten, and with Snahlata Singh with her cancer biology background joining me, the idea got a real boost.'
'They snatched her away from us'
Rediff.com15 Dec 2023'I want the country to know what's happening to our daughter.'
From Kerala to Turkey: How I Made It
Rediff.com11 Dec 2023'Everybody thought I was crazy to quit my job and jump into entrepreneurship.'
'The Congress has to reboot'
Rediff.com8 Dec 2023'Revanth Reddy mounted a spirited campaign in Telangana which turned around the fortunes of the Congress in six months.'
'Hindutva Is The New Normal'
Rediff.com5 Dec 2023'Barring Tamil Nadu and Kerala, the BJP will may make inroads in Karnataka, Andhra and Telangana in 2024.'
'India should not wait for the clock to act'
Rediff.com2 Dec 2023'Keeping the global temperature below not just 1.5 degree Celsius, even 2 degree Celsius is beyond our reach now. Both are impossible.'
'What is predominant in India is disguised unemployment'
Rediff.com1 Dec 2023'When you do some job for a few hours, you are hardly earning enough to survive.'
Why Indians Suffer Work Burnout
Rediff.com27 Nov 2023'We all work hard and save money, and later spent it in hospitals!'
'Family Life Is As Important As Work Life'
Rediff.com27 Nov 2023'You have to have commitment to both, but it has to be done at the individual level.'
'India is only a 150-year-old name'
Rediff.com7 Nov 2023'Bharat is a name that is 7000 years old.' 'We are not saying the name of the country should be changed from India to Bharat; we only recommended that the stress should be on Bharat.'
'No government ever stooped so low'
Rediff.com30 Oct 2023'It is violation of the Model Code of Conduct.' 'It is a penal offence under the IPC to exert undue influence on voters.' 'Under the election law, it is a corrupt practice.'
'Democracy is at risk, its pillars are getting weakened'
Rediff.com30 Oct 2023'I wonder how people who come to power through democratic means turn out this way.' 'But people of India are strong, and those who think they can hoodwink people, are mistaken.' 'You can fool some people for some time, but not all people, all the time.'
'How come the world is angry with Israel?'
Rediff.com25 Oct 2023'Israel should stop water supply to the people who want to destroy us.' 'It is not Israel's responsibility to take care of the people who want to kill Israelis.'
'My boyfriend shouted, terrorists... terrorists...'
Rediff.com25 Oct 2023'We were shaking with fear whenever we heard a gunshot somewhere and we could hear gun shots all around us.' 'We thought they would come near us soon.'
How Vizhinjam Port Can Change India's Shipping Fortunes
Rediff.com17 Oct 2023'It will be important strategically and geographically because there is no port in India which is as close to the international shipping route as Vizhinjam.'
'Adani has deep pockets...'
Rediff.com17 Oct 2023'Adani can attract vessels at a much lower cost to Vizhinjam as he has the financial muscle to do so.'