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Daily Mail
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Never Have I Ever star Maitreyi Ramakrishnan doesn't look like this anymore, see her now as a glam adult
Never Have I Ever star Maitreyi Ramakrishnan started on the popular series when she was 18-years-old. On her beloved show, which was a high school comedy-drama show co-created by Mindy Kaling, she looked young with hardly any makeup on. There was no glam to her as she faced teen problems like fighting with mom and landing a date with her crush. The first season dropped in 2020 and three seasons followed. These days Ramakrishnan is a stunning 23-year-old woman who likes to get glam for Hollywood events. She was last seen on the red carpet this week for the Lindsay Lohan movie Freakier Friday, in which she has a role. The star had on a plunging pale purple gown that went to the floor as she added a diamond necklace and earrings and a gold nose piercing. Her long black hair was worn down over one shoulder. Ramakrishnan told ET's Cassie DiLaura at the world premiere of Freakier Friday that she plays a pop star named Ella in the long-awaited sequel. The movie is in theaters on August. 8. Next up for Maitreyi is a Bollywood-themed project for Netflix titledBest of the Best. Never Have I Ever was a launching pad for Ramakrishnan. Ramakrishnan, a Canadian actress who like Mindy has Tamil roots, led the cast as bookish teen Devi who is bent on 'rebranding' as cool. As her sophomore year kicks off she wants to be a 'normal teen' with a 'status-enhancing' boyfriend and a sex life. Her mother Nalini, who like Mindy's mother is a doctor, tells her: 'Normal teenagers end up in prison, or worse, working in Jersey Mike's.' Nalini is portrayed by Poorna Jagannathan, known to US audiences from the HBO mini-series The Night Of and Bollywood viewers from the film Delhi Belly. Devi attempts her 'rebranding' exercise all while fumbling in her attempts to cope with the recent death of her father from a sudden heart attack. The cast includes Ramona Young, Lee Rodriguez, Jaren Lewison and Darren Barnet, with Niecy Nash in a recurring role and tennis star John McEnroe narrating. Although Mindy Kaling produced NHIE and co-created it with Lang Fisher, she did not not have a starring role in it herself.
NDTV
6 days ago
- NDTV
No Bail, Suspension Of Sentence For 4 Tamil Nadu Cops Convicted In Custodial Death Case
Chennai: In a significant development, the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court rejected petitions for suspension of life sentence and grant of bail filed by four convicted police personnel in the 1999 custodial death of Vincent, a salt pan worker from Mel Alangarithattu in Thoothukudi. The convicted officers - DSP Ramakrishnan (then sub-inspector), Jeyasekaran, Subbaiah, and Veerabahu - were sentenced to life imprisonment and fined Rs 10,000 each by a Thoothukudi sessions court in April this year. Vincent was taken for interrogation on September 17, 1999, in connection with a country bomb case registered with Thalamuthunagar police station. His wife Krishnammal alleged he was brutally thrashed in custody. A post-mortem examination revealed 38 injuries on his body. A magisterial inquiry led to the filing of a murder case against 11 police personnel. Two were acquitted, while nine were convicted after a prolonged 25-year legal battle. The convicts moved the high court seeking suspension of their sentence, claiming wrongful implication and citing trial delays. However, a bench of Justices AD Jagadish Chandira and R Poornima dismissed the plea, asserting the delay was caused by the accused themselves and that the trial court had delivered the verdict after a comprehensive, fair trial. The judges highlighted critical evidence, including hospital records, eyewitness accounts, and police notebook entries. The court ruled that there was no merit in suspending the sentence in such a serious case of custodial death and emphasized that justice had finally been served after two and a half decades. The bail petitions were dismissed in full.
The Hindu
18-07-2025
- The Hindu
HC quashes proceedings in defamation case against Mohiniyattom dancers
The Kerala High Court has quashed proceedings before the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-I, Thiruvananthapuram, in a defamation case filed by dancer Kalamandalam Satyabhama against Mohiniyattom dancers R.L.V. Ramakrishnan and U. Ullas. A Bench of Justice Kauser Edappagath quashed the case following a petition filed by the two dancers. Ms. Satyabhama had alleged that Mr. Ramakrishnan recorded a phone conversation he had with her, and edited and published it in a different media. The dancers edited and posted it on social media platforms, an act punishable under Sections 500 (punishment for defamation) and 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) of the Indian Penal Code, she contended. Refuting this, the dancers contended that they cannot be prosecuted since the alleged defamatory statements had not been reproduced in the complaint, nor did the petitioners produce a copy of the publication that contained the alleged defamatory statements. Ms. Satyabhama's counsel said the publication could be produced during trial. The issue pertained to a dance contest hosted in Abu Dhabi by a Malayali association, where Ms. Satyabhama was a judge. Contestants whom Mr. Ramakrishnan had trained did not win any prize, after which he telephoned her and questioned her on the propriety of her decision. She reportedly told him that many of the 'mudras' of the contestants were wrong and that even experienced dance teachers committed mistakes. She approached the court, stating that the duo recorded the conversation and posted it on social media, portraying it as a statement against her dance 'gurus'. Since the complainant had failed to produce the alleged defamatory publication, the offence under Section 500 of the Indian Penal Code cannot be attracted against the petitioners. Taking these into account, the court quashed further proceedings in the case.
Indian Express
10-07-2025
- Health
- Indian Express
Now, Barbie doll with Type 1 diabetes: How affected children can feel heard, overcome their anxiety
In order to mainstream children with Type 1 diabetes, where the body's immune system mistakenly attacks the pancreatic cells that make the sugar-regulating hormone insulin, there's a new Barbie doll representing this condition on the shop shelf. With chestnut hair and a spotted polka dress, she wears a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) on her upper arm that's attached to an insulin pump on her waist, tracking her blood sugar readings in real time and administering insulin automatically. Her mobile phone displays an app showing her blood sugar readings and she has a blue purse that contains snacks to manage sugar lows throughout the day. The idea, according to a statement by its maker, Mattel, is 'to enable more children to see themselves reflected and encourage doll play that extends beyond a child's lived experience.' Calling this a milestone in toy manufacturing, Dr Aparna Ramakrishnan, consultant psychiatrist at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai, says, 'For children with Type 1 diabetes, a toy reflecting their condition makes them feel included during school play hours. It also helps other children develop empathy rather than treat them as an oddity to be bullied or shamed. This is how disease awareness develops.' What is Type 1 diabetes and how many children are affected by it? Since Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune condition, where the immune system attacks the pancreas, the latter doesn't make enough insulin. Children living with it have to take insulin by injection or through a pump to survive. The condition is chronic and often diagnosed in childhood though it can develop at any age. Approximately 97,700 children in India are affected by Type 1 diabetes, according to the US National Institutes of Health. This makes India a country with the highest number of children with Type 1 diabetes in the South-East Asia region. How can a representative doll help children with Type 1 diabetes? 'Children with Type 1 diabetes can see themselves represented in the toys they play with, which shows them that they are not alone. They are heard, understood, represented in the world and this boosts their self-esteem,' says Dr Ramakrishnan. She also says the doll is an accurate representation and since it shows how to use an insulin pump or when to eat a snack, it can be an educational tool for a newly diagnosed patient. 'This representation normalises their diverse experience. It improves both self-acceptance and peer acceptance besides fostering empathy and support from others around them. This gives them a sense of belonging and has a positive impact on their confidence,' adds Dr Ramakrishnan. A toy is great way to deal with stigma Children with Type 1 diabetes always experience stigma, fear and a sense of isolation. 'Toys reinforce the belief that they are more than just their disease and having a disease doesn't diminish their capability or set them apart from the rest of the world. Besides boosting a child's self-esteem, it also builds their resilience and ability to cope with this chronic illness. Daily checking of blood sugar levels, using insulin pumps, which are accurately depicted in this version of Barbie, may help make these tasks less tedious for the children themselves and give them a sense of agency and control,' says Dr Ramakrishna. Previously, Barbie dolls have been depicted as visually challenged, with hearing aids and with a prosthetic leg. A Ken doll has been depicted with vitiligo, all for health awareness.
The Hindu
25-06-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
RSS did not oppose Emergency all the time, says LDF convener
Left Democratic Front (LDF) convener T.P. Ramakrishnan, MLA, has alleged that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) did not oppose the Emergency all the time. He was opening a seminar titled 'Memories of the Emergency and neo-fascist threats' here on Wednesday. It was organised by the Keluettan Centre for Study and Research to mark the 50th anniversary of the proclamation of the Emergency on June 25,1975. Mr. Ramakrishnan claimed that there were documents showing that the RSS top brass had offered their help to then Union government led by Indira Gandhi to implement the Emergency. 'We need to understand the reality in this regard,' he said. Mr. Ramakrishnan, a local committee secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] during the period, was imprisoned and tortured by the police at that time. Meanwhile, he also objected to the observation that the current BJP government was a fascist one. 'It has not become fascist as yet, but certainly the government is exhibiting some fascist tendencies. It is another form of fascism,' he said. Mr. Ramakrishnan alleged that the Union government was implementing a 'new form of Emergency' in the country. It was giving a free hand to the corporates and curtailing the rights of the labour class. 'The new labour codes that have replaced some of the age-old labour laws are detrimental to the interests of the working class,' he said. Sebastian Paul, former MP, delivered a lecture recalling the horror of the Emergency. Mr. Ramakrishnan later released Vilakkukal Ananja Rathri, a book on Emergency authored by Mr. Paul, by handing over a copy to V. Vaseef, State president of the Democratic Youth Federation of India. Some of the political activists who were jailed and tortured during the Emergency were honoured. K.T. Kunhikannan, Director, Keluettan Centre for Study and Research, was present.
