VAIHAYASI PANDE DANIEL And PRASANNA D ZORE

Stories by VAIHAYASI PANDE DANIEL And PRASANNA D ZORE

'BJP has taken a gamble in MP'

'BJP has taken a gamble in MP'

Rediff.com   14 Dec 2023

'Bringing in Dr Mohan Yadav as the Yadav-OBC face from Ujjain as chief minister, and a scheduled tribe leader Jagdish Devda from Mandsaur district, and a Brahmin face Rajendra Shukla from Rewa, the BJP is making an attempt to put in place a new caste equation in the state keeping an eye on the general elections next year.'

'The security response was very slow'

'The security response was very slow'

Rediff.com   13 Dec 2023

'It could have been lethal and the consequences would have been very tragic.'

'Chandrayaan demonstrates the skill of India, and its people'

'Chandrayaan demonstrates the skill of India, and its people'

Rediff.com   8 Dec 2023

'ISRO's style is a terrific example of being able to survive, acknowledge failures, and then most importantly of all, learn from them to ensure that subsequent missions are successful.'

'We are looking at flying an Indian into space'

'We are looking at flying an Indian into space'

Rediff.com   8 Dec 2023

'It's vital that over the next 10 years, that India, the US and the Artemis Accords family of nations come together to ensure that we not only return humanity to the moon, but that we build the technology that will allow us stay there permanently.' 'And then go on to Mars.'

'Rahul Gandhi Has Learnt Nothing'

'Rahul Gandhi Has Learnt Nothing'

Rediff.com   6 Dec 2023

'Rahul should have learnt so much in the last 20 years. But give him a mic and he begins to talk without thinking about its consequences.'

'Ministers lost because of their arrogance'

'Ministers lost because of their arrogance'

Rediff.com   5 Dec 2023

'Once elected, you have to act like people's representative for the full five years or else people show you your place.'

'If Scindia were to be made CM...'

'If Scindia were to be made CM...'

Rediff.com   4 Dec 2023

'...the Congress tally in 2028 would further plummet under 50.' 'A fresh face as CM would further strengthen the BJP and weaken the Congress in Madhya Pradesh.'

'Success was 100 per cent sure'

'Success was 100 per cent sure'

Rediff.com   1 Dec 2023

'The rocks, the geology of the Himalayas will always spring surprises.' 'It's basically force majeure and the will of god.'

'Trapped workers played cricket'

'Trapped workers played cricket'

Rediff.com   1 Dec 2023

'I decided to send a bat and a ball which was smaller in size so that it shouldn't get stuck in the pipe. And with that, they had a little good time.'

'We have no policy to kill our enemies'

'We have no policy to kill our enemies'

Rediff.com   28 Nov 2023

'Countries like Israel said openly that they will hunt people down. We have no such policy.' 'We have always been following the legal process of getting them (people wanted by India) through extradition.'

REVEALED: How Kasab Was Caught Alive!

REVEALED: How Kasab Was Caught Alive!

Rediff.com   27 Nov 2023

'We began hitting Kasab hard.' 'In the melee it struck me that the man we were beating to pulp should remain alive.'

'When We Cry, People Laugh'

'When We Cry, People Laugh'

Rediff.com   24 Nov 2023

Rediff.com's Prasanna D Zore, Hitesh Harisinghani and Afsar Dayatar return moist-eyed, elevated, after spending an evening with clowns and derring-do stunt artistes at Rambo Circus.

'Entrepreneurship needs a lot of resilience'

'Entrepreneurship needs a lot of resilience'

Rediff.com   22 Nov 2023

'We all face challenges in life. It's our approach towards them that absolutely decides what you become.'

'No emergency exit was built inside the tunnel'

'No emergency exit was built inside the tunnel'

Rediff.com   22 Nov 2023

'If you are constructing the tunnel in the Himalayan region, then if you have constructed 10 metres of tunnel, first you will have to do proper treatment and ensure the stability of this constructed structure.' 'You cannot just throw concrete on the ceiling and sidewall of the tunnel for permanent stability. That will not work.'

The Crown Has Lost Its Way

The Crown Has Lost Its Way

Rediff.com   21 Nov 2023

Was descending into the telling of only Diana's tale in four long, slightly-draggy soap-opera-ish episodes of the last season the original premise of The Crown? asks Vaihayasi Pande Daniel.

'How Can Marathas Demand Reservations?'

'How Can Marathas Demand Reservations?'

Rediff.com   21 Nov 2023

'Over the last 65 years the state has seen majority of Maratha chief ministers and cabinet ministers, even Union cabinet ministers.' 'The Marathas have always wielded disproportionately significant political, commercial and social influence in the state and yet they are asking for reservations today.'

'There was intelligence Pakistan would kill Kasab'

'There was intelligence Pakistan would kill Kasab'

Rediff.com   18 Nov 2023

'There was some intelligence that he'll be killed before the whole process -- after sessions court, high court, Supreme Court, mercy petition before the governor, the President -- was completed; they (Pakistani intelligence agencies) will somehow manage to kill him.'

'Air pollution can lead to cancer'

'Air pollution can lead to cancer'

Rediff.com   17 Nov 2023

'If you keep on irritating the body by allowing all kinds of pollutants to get into it, the body cells are going to get irritated and cancer will come.'

'Air Pollution Leads To Type 2 Diabetes'

'Air Pollution Leads To Type 2 Diabetes'

Rediff.com   17 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.'

'Some home ministers, DGs corrupt; auction police stations'

'Some home ministers, DGs corrupt; auction police stations'

Rediff.com   17 Nov 2023

'Earlier in my career DGs were nearly 100 per cent honest.' 'By the time I retired, many DGs have not been honest.' 'One DG asking me to go and meet a home minister whom everybody knew is a corrupt guy.' '