Veenu Sandhu

Stories by Veenu Sandhu

The pressure of being a Bollywood star

The pressure of being a Bollywood star

Rediff.com   13 Apr 2015

y talking about her struggle with depression, Deepika Padukone has exposed the stress-filled lives of filmstars say Ranjita Ganesan and Veenu Sandhu.

A woman's woes after filing a sexual harrassment complaint

A woman's woes after filing a sexual harrassment complaint

Rediff.com   6 Apr 2015

"They would say, 'Look at these modern women. If someone puts a hand on their shoulder, they cry sexual harassment'. I became the butt of everybody's jokes." Read on to find out more

Is cholesterol really bad for your health?

Is cholesterol really bad for your health?

Rediff.com   9 Mar 2015

Cholesterol has long been associated with poor eating choices. But new US guidelines say that dietary cholesterol has very little impact on one's health.

How you can be happy at work

How you can be happy at work

Rediff.com   3 Feb 2015

Focus on the best you can do with what you've been given.

Magic workouts? Not quite

Magic workouts? Not quite

Rediff.com   28 Jan 2015

In a world where people do not have the time to go to the gym, home exercise equipment is becoming popular. But do they work?

Is cancer just bad luck?

Is cancer just bad luck?

Rediff.com   17 Jan 2015

A recent study, which says two-thirds of cancers are a result of random mutations, also makes a case for the prevention, early detection and treatment of the disease

Heavenward bound: ISKCON to construct 700-ft high temple at Vrindavan

Heavenward bound: ISKCON to construct 700-ft high temple at Vrindavan

Rediff.com   25 Nov 2014

In Vrindavan, work is on to build the world's tallest religious structure, a new temple for Krishna by ISKCON-Bangalore

This MRI scan shows how cancer would grow in the future

This MRI scan shows how cancer would grow in the future

Rediff.com   30 Oct 2014

PET MRI, a new cancer screening test can detect the disease in the body with greater accuracy. It can also chart out the possible course of malignancy in the future

How Kailash Satyarthi transformed a bonded child labourer's life

How Kailash Satyarthi transformed a bonded child labourer's life

Rediff.com   29 Oct 2014

At seven, Laxman Singh was one of the first children to be rescued by Kailash Satyarthi from bonded labour. Through his story, the author traces the Nobel Peace Prize awardee's campaign

How India is keeping Ebola out

How India is keeping Ebola out

Rediff.com   27 Oct 2014

India has so far succeeded in staving off the deadly virus that has claimed over 4,500 lives abroad.

How PM Modi keeps babus on tight leash

How PM Modi keeps babus on tight leash

Rediff.com   10 Sep 2014

New Delhi bureaucrats, accustomed to leisurely lunches, golf in the afternoon and long weekends, have been shaken out of their somnolence, say authors. Fear and suspicion hang heavy over the red-sands.

A house for Mr Modi

A house for Mr Modi

Rediff.com   17 May 2014

Life inside the prime minister's official residence is highly regulated, but it comes with its perks, says Veenu Sandhu

'If he wears a topi he would look just like N D Tiwari'

'If he wears a topi he would look just like N D Tiwari'

Rediff.com   9 Mar 2014

This week, after years of denying it, octogenarian politician N D Tiwari publicly accepted that Rohit Shekhar is indeed his son. For Shekhar, the change of heart must also come with a legal guarantee.

The trader who is leading a party of Jat farmers

The trader who is leading a party of Jat farmers

Rediff.com   18 Nov 2013

B D Agarwal, who is India's largest manufacturer and exporter of guar gum powder is taking the Congress by storm Rajasthan

'Politicians want authority without responsibility'

'Politicians want authority without responsibility'

Rediff.com   5 Nov 2013

Security of tenure is important for a bureaucrat to work efficiently. There has to be some rationale behind posting a bureaucrat to a particular department, says former cabinet secretary T S R Subramanian

Sanjna Kapoor: I have finally left home

Sanjna Kapoor: I have finally left home

Rediff.com   16 Aug 2012

She has moved on from Prithvi, but Sanjna Kapoor's passion for theatre remains undimmed.

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