Vaihayasi Pande Daniel, Rajesh Karkera

Stories by Vaihayasi Pande Daniel, Rajesh Karkera

I felt a little fear: Indrani's driver

I felt a little fear: Indrani's driver

Rediff.com   22 Aug 2017

Lawyer: 'Did YOU not ever feel scared?' Shyamvar Rai: 'I am a driver, I said okay. Madam said it is your job...'

This HOTTIE makes Geeky look Stylish!

This HOTTIE makes Geeky look Stylish!

Rediff.com   21 Aug 2017

Three off-ramp beauties give us style tips.

Spotted @LFW: Esha Gupta nails the kinky corset look

Spotted @LFW: Esha Gupta nails the kinky corset look

Rediff.com   20 Aug 2017

The weekend drew a deluge of celebrities to the Lakme Fashion Week. Rediff.com's Rajesh Karkera and Hitesh Harisinghani caught all the action.

Watch! Aditi Rao Hydari and a touch of royalty

Watch! Aditi Rao Hydari and a touch of royalty

Rediff.com   20 Aug 2017

We were mesmerized as the gorgeous actress walked the ramp for designer Jayanti Reddy.

Video: Taapsee's 'pink' moment

Video: Taapsee's 'pink' moment

Rediff.com   20 Aug 2017

Divya Reddy fused sustainable fashion with style, creating a magical yet wearable collection.

Why did the driver have Sheena's photo?

Why did the driver have Sheena's photo?

Rediff.com   20 Aug 2017

'I kept photographs of everyone. Because I was working for them.' 'Madam, Saab...' Shyamvar Rai, the approver in the case, said in a tone that tried to suggest that that would be a routine practice for a driver.

Wow! We can't take our eyes off Shriya Saran

Wow! We can't take our eyes off Shriya Saran

Rediff.com   20 Aug 2017

Hand the beautiful Shriya Saran a camera and the unexpected happens.

Off ramp fashion: Looking gorgeous, desi style!

Off ramp fashion: Looking gorgeous, desi style!

Rediff.com   19 Aug 2017

Lakme Fashion Week is not just about glamour and style in western outfits. Desi saris too make a style statement on Day 3 as Rajesh Karkera and Jahnavi Patel find out.

Even among models, they stand out

Even among models, they stand out

Rediff.com   18 Aug 2017

We bring you the latest style divas from the ongoing Lakme Fashion Week.

Off ramp fashion: This model loves raste ka maal!

Off ramp fashion: This model loves raste ka maal!

Rediff.com   18 Aug 2017

Rajesh Karkera meets the glamorous women who rock the fashion week offstage with their quirky styles

Off ramp hotties from Brazil, Belgium

Off ramp hotties from Brazil, Belgium

Rediff.com   17 Aug 2017

Language barriers apart, Rajesh Karkera welcomes two foreign nationals warmly and gets them talking about style and fashion at the Lakme Fashion Week.

The next Indian astronaut

The next Indian astronaut

Rediff.com   16 Aug 2017

Raja Chari is in training to go to space in 2019. Vaihayasi Pande Daniel presents the story of his journey from Cedar Falls, Iowa, to NASA. A Rediff.com Exclusive!

Lakme Fashion Week: Sneak peek into the madness before the storm

Lakme Fashion Week: Sneak peek into the madness before the storm

Rediff.com   16 Aug 2017

As the Lakme Fashion Week Winter Festive 2017 begins, Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com captures the chaos backstage.

Where did the statement vanish?!

Where did the statement vanish?!

Rediff.com   14 Aug 2017

The attempts to unearth the document started getting more and more frantic. The clerks began to flip pages of files full of documents, some hand written, some bearing thick seals or multiple stamps, some in Hindi, some in Marathi. Several junior lawyers joined in, perusing different files and dockets. But in spite of the best of efforts the document was not to be found.

Pirates hijack the Sheena Bora murder trial

Pirates hijack the Sheena Bora murder trial

Rediff.com   14 Aug 2017

In walked the scruffy band of pirates, without any swagger. Mostly tall or burly men, with weather beaten, resigned faces, the majority were dressed in track pants and tees; a few had skull caps. Some of their T-shirts had messages like 'I'm not in danger, I'm danger' or 'Long Beach California Surfer'.

Sheena Bora murder trial hits a memory block

Sheena Bora murder trial hits a memory block

Rediff.com   5 Aug 2017

The Mukerjeas' former driver could remember every detail of Sheena Bora's alleged murder five years ago, including on what day he took Indrani to the beauty parlour, and the brands of liquor he bought, but was unable to recall anything subsequently or more recently...

'The Suitcase' appears in the Sheena murder trial

'The Suitcase' appears in the Sheena murder trial

Rediff.com   2 Aug 2017

'Indrani gave a mirthless laugh on spying The Suitcase, from the accused enclosure and, in sign language, gestured the impossibility of anyone fitting in such a small bag.'

India's hotels business: 'Lots of Chinese capital will come in'

India's hotels business: 'Lots of Chinese capital will come in'

Rediff.com   31 Jul 2017

'Jin Jiang had invested in Louvre Hotels.' 'Louvre, a couple of months ago, took a majority in Sarovar hotels.' 'So they are coming in now.' 'Look at the Chinese -- two quarters ago they took 25 percent in Hilton.' And then HNA also took majority in Carlson (Radisson).'

'Then Sheena went silent...'

'Then Sheena went silent...'

Rediff.com   30 Jul 2017

'As Rai spoke, in an unbelievably dead pan, almost off-the-cuff tone, about helping plan the murder of two youngsters, drugging them with vodka and whiskey spiked with dava (medicine), smothering one, dragging a body in rigor mortis out of a car, burning a corpse, destroying evidence, and so on, it felt like he was discussing nothing more surprising than the intricacies of the weather.'

Indrani's sharp eyes roamed the court...

Indrani's sharp eyes roamed the court...

Rediff.com   18 Jul 2017

Indrani looked cheerful and upbeat and announced she had quite recovered from her wounds...