VAIHAYASI PANDE DANIEL, RAJESH KARKERA

Stories by VAIHAYASI PANDE DANIEL, RAJESH KARKERA

'It's a patient's right to ask questions'

'It's a patient's right to ask questions'

Rediff.com   31 Jan 2022

'If a doctor is kind of trying to say that there's an urgency, relatives should definitely get a second opinion.'

Here comes a CNG vehicle you will love to drive!

Here comes a CNG vehicle you will love to drive!

Rediff.com   28 Jan 2022

Rajesh Karkera and Hitesh Harisinghani set out to test drive the new CNG versions of Tata Tiago and Tigor, and come away impressed.

Astro Forecast: Life Advice for 2022

Astro Forecast: Life Advice for 2022

Rediff.com   25 Jan 2022

Celebrity astrologer, tarot card reader and life coach Janvi Gaur tells you how each of you can optimise your talents to make the most of 2022.

Survivor to Celebrity Astrologer

Survivor to Celebrity Astrologer

Rediff.com   22 Jan 2022

'Even troubles/challenges seek attention/respect.'

Yezdi returns in three new avatars: Adventure, Scrambler, Roadster

Yezdi returns in three new avatars: Adventure, Scrambler, Roadster

Rediff.com   14 Jan 2022

The three bikes -- presented by Classic Legends Private Limited, the automotive company owned by the Mahindra Group -- are a welcome addition to the two-wheeler options already present on Indian roads, says Rajesh Karkera.

Do I Need To Be Hospitalised For COVID-19?

Do I Need To Be Hospitalised For COVID-19?

Rediff.com   12 Jan 2022

'There are no drugs to be given in the first week, if you have been hospitalised.' 'If you're getting any drug, that drug is likely to be unnecessary.' 'Or the hospitalisation is unnecessary.'

'Everybody need not rush to hospital'

'Everybody need not rush to hospital'

Rediff.com   7 Jan 2022

'If your oxygen saturation is okay and is maintained after the six-minute walk test -- which has been described all over the world -- and you do not have an unrelenting fever, then you can even be managed at home.'

'If you don't double vaccinate and don't mask, Omicron is going to come for you'

'If you don't double vaccinate and don't mask, Omicron is going to come for you'

Rediff.com   7 Jan 2022

'We know, from our experience of this virus, that there's something known as long COVID-19, where you have this persistent fatigue and some people have lost their neurological acuteness and they are not as sharp as they used to be.'

The Model Who Became A Spy

The Model Who Became A Spy

Rediff.com   5 Jan 2022

'If you perform well, if you do your best, it stays with the viewer. That's how you grow.'

If Ekta Kapoor called Aishwarya Sushmita...

If Ekta Kapoor called Aishwarya Sushmita...

Rediff.com   5 Jan 2022

'I've been getting offers to play someone who is sexy, hot and smart.'

'We haven't heard the last about Omicron'

'We haven't heard the last about Omicron'

Rediff.com   31 Dec 2021

'Your body will be able to deal with Omicron at any time, but it depends (on when) if you are vaccinated.'

'Remember, always, the virus doesn't want to die'

'Remember, always, the virus doesn't want to die'

Rediff.com   31 Dec 2021

'If you think you think you're going to booster yourself out of the pandemic, in COVID-19's case, you can forget it.'

ASK ANU: How NOT To Talk To Your Teen

ASK ANU: How NOT To Talk To Your Teen

Rediff.com   29 Dec 2021

Mental health coach Anu Krishna offers advice on how to have a healthy conversation with teens.

'The severe cases are mostly unvaccinated people'

'The severe cases are mostly unvaccinated people'

Rediff.com   28 Dec 2021

'In our ICUs, the majority are unvaccinated people.' 'Out of the hospital, in the community, we see that -- whether you are vaccinated or whether you're not vaccinated -- the symptoms are more or less the same.'

'Omicron is a very, very obvious case for boosters'

'Omicron is a very, very obvious case for boosters'

Rediff.com   27 Dec 2021

'An individual who maybe has had two vaccines, or has had two vaccines, and a booster, is going to be pretty well protected.'

'Everybody's going to get infected'

'Everybody's going to get infected'

Rediff.com   27 Dec 2021

'In the likelihood that Omicron is circulating, you have a much greater chance of getting infected now, than you did during the Age of Delta.'

Kitab Khana: One Of The World's Top Bookstores

Kitab Khana: One Of The World's Top Bookstores

Rediff.com   23 Dec 2021

Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com heads to south Mumbai to discover why Kitab Khana is considered one of the best bookshops in the world.

'Humans have never learned from history'

'Humans have never learned from history'

Rediff.com   17 Dec 2021

'We need to retell this history from many different perspectives.'

'Vegetarianism can help'

'Vegetarianism can help'

Rediff.com   17 Dec 2021

'But one of the important things to remember is that what we are seeing today in India -- the destruction of the forests, the opening up of the forests to mining companies.' 'It's a horrifying thing that's going on.' 'Yet, if you look at who owns the mining companies, you will see that almost always they are vegetarians!' 'They are people, who in their own lives would probably not even hurt an insect, but yet have no qualms about destroying an entire ecosystem.'

Miss Universe: 'Beauty is within us, be real'

Miss Universe: 'Beauty is within us, be real'

Rediff.com   13 Dec 2021

'It is not about how one looks, but how they feel. It is about how beautiful we are on the inside.'