Why didn't anyone ask where Sheena was?

As Peter sits outside the court with his sister, Indrani walks in with a request. It has been three months since Peter has started speaking to Indrani again, after a long silence of two years.Savera R Someshwar reports from the Sheena Bora murder trial.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com September 7's "severe headache" is nowhere in sight when Sudeep Pasbola, Indrani Mukherjea's lawyer, opens the proceedings in the Sheena Bora case on September 8, 36 minutes after the hearing is scheduled ...

'If, in the first 48 to 72 hours, they are just on a wild goose chase, then Gauri Lankesh's murder will not get solved.' IMAGE: Gauri Lankesh's mother Indira, brother Indrajit Lankesh and sister Kavitha Lankesh grieve at her funeral in Bengaluru, September 6, 2017. Photograph: Shailendra Bhojak/PTI Photo B Gopal Hosur, who retired as inspector general of police in 2013, headed Karnataka's intelligence unit under four chief ministers, including the incumbent, Siddaramaiah. He was part of the ...

Indrani is clearly in charge in her little corner.She is speaking rapidly to a not-very-tall, pot-bellied, balding man, whom she repeatedly, decisively, asks, "Have you understood?"The tone is that of a boss talking to an employee.The words "cheque" and "two lakhs" float by.Savera R Someshwar reports from the Sheena Bora murder trial.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com There are many things you learn when you sit in Courtroom 51 of the Mumbai City Civil and Sessions Court, presided by the ...

Halebidu and Amruthapura in Karnatka; Mumbai's CST station and more...   IMAGE: The Amrutesvara temple in Amruthapura, Chikkamagaluru district, Karnataka, built in 1196 CE. Photograph: Kind courtesy Dinesh Kannambadi/Wikimedia Commons Sudha Murty has a deep respect for India's history and heritage. As well as a deep sense of sorrow at how this extensive heritage is being neglected to the point of destruction. India, she believes, has a glorious legacy and she had found something to admire ...

'It was frightening to feel that you were in a war-like situation.''Why do I have to feel unsafe in my own country?' asks angry Panchkula resident Raashi Sethia.Rediff.com's Savera R Someshwar listens in. IMAGE: Dera Sacha Sauda followers pelted stones and hurled bottles to protest the conviction of the sect's head, Gurmeet Ram Rahim. Photograph: Cathal McNaughton/Reuters "We could hear people howling loudly. Even if the TV had not told us, we would have known that the verdict was out and had ...

'It was very clear that there would be violence if the verdict was not what they wanted.''Then why did they allow his followers to gather here in such huge numbers?' Sheenu Malik, who lives close to Panchkula, tells Rediff.com's Savera R Someshwar. 28 dead, 250 injured after Dera verdict IMAGE: Dera Sacha Sauda followers attack a member of the media (in dark blue T-shirt), in Panchkula, August 25, 2017. Photograph: PTI Photo "It's been a tense couple of days," says Sheenu Malik, 43, who ...

Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari's Bareilly Ki Barfi had the critics reaching for the stars.But that is just the tip of the iceberg discovers Rediff.com's Savera R Someshwar. IMAGE: Kriti Sanon captioned this image 'My favourite seat in between shots! Full pampering and "laad" for Bitti by her adorable director!! Love you @Ashwinyiyer' Photograph: Kind courtesy Kriti Sanon/Twitter It was the last thing director Nitesh Tiwari expected when he called home from an outdoor shoot for his film Dangal, which ...

Enjoy our fascinating new series where film folk reveal what their movies taught them... Her career as an actress has taught her many lessons, says Vidya Balan. Photograph: Kind courtesy Vidya Balan/Instagram When you plot Vidya Balan's career graph, you realise the talented actress has not had it easy. In fact, it's almost as if she has been playing a particularly challenging game of Snakes and Ladders. She started her career 22 years ago, with a television serial called Hum Paanch, that has ...

'I've answered all those people who are tweeting nonsense about Varnika Kundu and trying to shame her.''Shame her for what? For being a young girl at a party with friends? For enjoying herself?''I think it is ridiculous for somebody to say that she should not be out at night.''Why should a girl not step out at night?''What does that mean?''Does it mean that something happens to the boys at night and they change into monsters?''If so, then the problem lies with the boys, not with the ...