Vaihayasi Pande Daniel, Rajesh Karkera

Stories by Vaihayasi Pande Daniel, Rajesh Karkera

'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.'

'Omicron won't be a big challenge for India'

'Omicron won't be a big challenge for India'

Rediff.com   6 Dec 2021

... 'Or any country which has reasonable vaccine coverage.' 'The emergence of Omicron clearly proves that if we allow a virus to circulate in an unvaccinated population, it would take a form which could be a Variant of Concern, or a new variant.'

ASK ANU: How to talk SEX with your teen

ASK ANU: How to talk SEX with your teen

Rediff.com   3 Dec 2021

Mental health coach Anu Krishna explains how parents and adults can have a healthy, age-appropriate conversation about issues that really matter.

'Omicron may make you more sick'

'Omicron may make you more sick'

Rediff.com   29 Nov 2021

'This virus may have more immune evasion capability and therefore, it may make you more sick.'

Skoda Slavia deliveries to start from Q1 of 2022

Skoda Slavia deliveries to start from Q1 of 2022

Rediff.com   29 Nov 2021

Stylish, sleek, a coupe-like sedan with generous amount of space is what the Slavia is all about.

Omicron: What Mask Should I Wear?

Omicron: What Mask Should I Wear?

Rediff.com   29 Nov 2021

'Every time you put on a mask and take the mask off and adjust the fit, you are putting additional fatigue on the materials.'

Sputnik vaccine shows 92% efficacy

Sputnik vaccine shows 92% efficacy

Rediff.com   27 Nov 2021

'A good 30 per cent of people will still get infected after getting the Covishield vaccine.'