'DNA Tests Take Time'

'The testing will take time and they have to wait for a few days.' "DNA test is around Rs 25,000 per test," Dr Rajesh Chandrakant Dere tells Rediff's Vaihayasi Pande Daniel. PREVIOUS: 'You Cannot......

'You Cannot Have 100 Per Cent Combusted Bodies'

'There may be 100 per cent burns on the bodies, but the bones, teeth, enamel are very resistant to only that much heat.' "It was not a blast event. It was basically an airplane crashing on a......

When DNA Falls Short...

'If it is a situation where a body is 100 per cent burnt, turned into ashes, then there is a very less chance of getting a DNA sample.' "There is only a rare chance of a body being completely burnt......

'No Need To Search For 100 Per Cent Of The Body'

'If major components of any dead body from which you can retrieve DNA is available, that is enough.' "The more the fragmentation of the body, the lesser the chance of identification," Dr Rajesh......

The Crown Review: Appropriate Finale

After the debacle of the first episodes of Season 6, the latter half give an even-handed treatment to intriguing not-so-well-known events of Queen Elizabeth II's reign, observes Vaihayasi Pande......

The Crown Has Lost Its Way

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. IMAGE:......

Harry & Meghan Part 2 Review: Diana All Over Again

Harry & Meghan, Vaihayasi Pande Daniel realises, is just a sequel to Diana's Story. Having watched the first three episodes of Harry & Meghan with quite some interest, Episode 4, when it started......

Harry & Meghan Review: Unusual And Engaging

There is something very compelling about the story Harry and Meghan have been telling through the first three parts of this limited series, observes Vaihayasi Pande Daniel. When Harry and Meghan......

Neighbours Celebrate An Olympic Champion!

Already the first Irish woman to win medals in two Olympics, pride was running high.And then she went for the gold and Diamond Park erupted in thunderous whoops of joy. IMAGE: A neighbourhood......

Dhoni's parents test positive for COVID-19

IMAGE: Mahendra Singh Dhoni's parents Pan and Devki Singh. Photograph: Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff/Files Former India skipper and Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's parents have......

Sachin's Gujju birthday meal for 'Gujju' Anjali

IMAGE: As Dr Anjali Tendulkar, daughter Sara and other members of the family and friends pose for a picture, who is Sachin messaging on his phone?! Photographs: Kind courtesy Sachin......