All stories by VAIHAYASI PANDE DANIEL
'Air Pollution Leads To Type 2 Diabetes'
Rediff.com17 Nov 2023'Pollution acts as an endocrine disruptor.' 'When it acts as an endocrine disruptor it has an effect on the endocrine system of the human body and the effect on the pancreas is an important one.' 'The way you get type two diabetes is due to two defects.' 'One is the pancreas doesn't produce enough insulin.' 'The other physiological defect is insulin resistance.'
'She called to say goodbye'
Rediff.com23 Oct 2023'We could hear from the phone the bombing and the shooting and the Arab screaming.'
''Madam, we want to salute you with flowers and cake'
Rediff.com11 Oct 2023'Society deals with you the way they do, or forms an opinion, depending on if your family is with you every step of the way.'
On The Scent Of A Laddu
Rediff.com21 Sep 2023It should have been much easier to find this farsan maker's premises given the number of two-wheelers that stream up to this address the day before Ganesh Chaturthi to collect armfuls of bags of laddus, chuda and other kind of chatpata namkeen stuff.
Sheena Bora Case Drags On, Indrani Moves On
Rediff.com11 Sep 2023Indrani is in a buoyant and energetic frame of mind these days -- in a full-on Mood Positive. She has a tell-all book titled Unbroken out, that she terms as an 'eet ka jawab kalam se' and appears in media interviews all over the place, when she is not kick-boxing, doing yoga, or travelling, visiting temples, or floating in shikaras on Srinagar's Dal Lake.
How Young Doctors Fought For A Child's Life Mid-Air
Rediff.com4 Sep 2023The child's mom continued to sob and pray. The Vistara staff was valiantly standing by offering as much assistance as they were capable of.
'We just saved a child's life!'
Rediff.com4 Sep 2023'After 11 years of medical education, training in various hospitals, giving various competitive exams and finally, if you're able to save a child's life at 20,000 feet above the ground, in the air, with limited resources, that is like an unbelievable feeling.'
'What Gives Me Hope About India Is...'
Rediff.com24 Aug 2023'Our civil society here is vibrant, and courageous, although it is beaten up and beaten down, repeatedly.'
'Modi is almost certain to be re-elected...'
Rediff.com3 Jul 2023'Although perhaps not with a greater majority, and maybe even a slightly reduced majority in the Lok Sabha.'
'Modi is almost certain to be re-elected...'
Rediff.com3 Jul 2023'Although perhaps not with a greater majority, and maybe even a slightly reduced majority in the Lok Sabha.'
'If US has a conflict with China, where's India going to be?'
Rediff.com3 Jul 2023'And if the United States, at that time, perceives India to have welched on the deal, not been our friend, when we did so much to make it a friend, that's trouble.'
'How would America respond if China invades India?'
Rediff.com29 Jun 2023'India will want a lot of help from the US, but it's not going to want US troops.'
'Visit exceeded the lofty expectations'
Rediff.com26 Jun 2023'Every type of deal that US government officials were privately indicating 'hope' to have included a few months back made it in.'
'Oh my god, you still have this!'
Rediff.com21 Apr 2023'His expression was like a million dollars!'
'I told them India was like a giant jumbo jet. It would take off slowly and be unstoppable'
Rediff.com10 Jan 2023This doctor couple put their faith in India. And in return India has put faith in them.
When R K Krishna Kumar Spoke To Rediff
Rediff.com2 Jan 2023Few people know Ratan Tata as well as R K Krishna Kumar does. Widely perceived to be among the managers closest to Tata, Krishna Kumar assesses Ratan Tata, the man and business leader, in this exclusive interview to Rediff.com's Vaihayasi Pande Daniel.
Harry & Meghan Part 2 Review: Diana All Over Again
Rediff.com19 Dec 2022Harry & Meghan, Vaihayasi Pande Daniel realises, is just a sequel to Diana's Story.
Harry & Meghan Review: Unusual And Engaging
Rediff.com12 Dec 2022There is something very compelling about the story Harry and Meghan have been telling through the first three parts of this limited series, feels Vaihayasi Pande Daniel.
'Indrani was very angry'
Rediff.com30 Nov 2022'At any point did you find out why Sheena had not disclosed her true relationship with Indrani?' Rahul: 'Sheena had told me as her grandparents were dependent on Indrani financially (and if she told the truth) her grandparents would suffer.' 'She had slapped Sheena the night before which she was very not happy about.'
'You are aware Sheena is alive'
Rediff.com29 Nov 2022I don't think Rahul Mukerjea once referred to Sheena as killed or murdered and always referred to it as her disappearance. It felt like he still used the word 'disappear' because killed had a finality to it that he didn't want to face.