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Actor Vishal who submitted his nomination for RK Nagar bypolls speaks to a family member of one of the persons who proposed his name. In the audio conversation a person named Velu claims that he was offered money by Madhusudhanan group (OPS-EPS' candidate) to claim that their signatures were forged. He also adds that they were threatened and taken to the zonal office.

Did you know Chennai mourned six hours before Amma died? Here's a first person account of how I covered the death and the funeral.

Former Congress MP Mani Shankar Aiyar responds to accusations that Rahul Gandhi's elevation to party president is a case of dynastic succession. This is an opinion piece and the views expressed above are the author’s own. The Quint neither endorses nor is responsible for the same.

Rasheed Kidwai weighs in on the implications of Rahul Gandhi's likely selection as AICC President, and the need for him to step out of his mother's shadow.

A personal account of journalist who covered the hospitalisation of late TN CM Jayalalithaa and the drama that enfolded thereafter

In her book ‘Conflicts of Interest: My Journey through India’s Green Movement’, leading environmentalist Sunita Narain recounts the ‘black air’ in Delhi in 1996 and the struggle to get diesel particles to be recognized as air pollutants. Here’s an excerpt.

Tales of love in the time of HIV. “A relationship between an HIV+ and an HIV- person? How do they have sex? What about the risk of infection?” All the questions you had about HIV and relationships – answered.

Nishtha Gautam tries to understand the growing rates of crime committed by minors. Who is stealing our children's innocence? Or, is there an innocence in children to begin with?