Urban India's SELFISH response to migrant distress

'Politicians's slogans on social distancing, showered like petals from their ivory towers, mock every single moment of pain and distress imposed on the vulnerable down below, at migrant labour......

Police must be insulated from their political masters

The Indian police is governed by the archaic, colonial-era Police Act of 1861, which has no place in a democracy.It was created to make the police subservient to its masters and, consequently,......

How Piyush Tewari is making India's roads safer

Indian roads continue to be among the most dangerous in the world.Few people are even aware that the Good Samaritan Law exists.Getting a licence to drive is still far too easy.Veenu Sandhu reports.......

What makes the SPG special

The 3,000-strong force, plus its highly trained dog squad, is responsible solely for the protection of one person: Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi.Veenu Sandhu and Shubhomoy Sikdar report.......

Nykaa's Falguni Nayar: UNAFRAID To Take Risks

Beauty, Nykaa's founder Falguni Nayar realised, is a very long-tailed business and with e-commerce picking up in India, it seemed like a good idea to venture into, reports Veenu Sandhu IMAGE:......

Why Bajaj continues to be super

The Bajaj Super could not be called a pretty scooter, but it was sturdy and reliable, remembers Veenu Sandhu. *IMAGE: A Bajaj scooter advertisement. Photograph: Kind courtesy Bajajauto.com  ......

Discover India's poshest homes

These exist in a unique world of by-invitation-only properties -- those that are never advertised and which money alone cannot buy.One cannot simply walk in for a tour of these apartments.A buyer......

Your data can be kidnapped, too!

Digital extortion, in which hackers lock out all your data and seek ransom, is a real threat today, says Veenu Sandhu. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com. The employees of an ayurveda company in......

He wants to celebrate the uniqueness of India

Veenu Sandhu meets the young filmmaker who won the Satyajit Ray Short Film Award. There is something about Shimla, about its meandering lanes where you can sometimes feel the clouds around you.......

Anurag Kashyap, making his own rules

There is something about Anurag Kashyap -- whose Raman Raghav 2.0 releases June 24 -- that puts the cinema watchdogs on alert, says Veenu Sandhu. IMAGE: Shahid Kapoor in Udta Punjab. Hours before......

Sanjna Kapoor: I have finally left home

She has moved on from Prithvi, but Sanjna Kapoor's passion for theatre remains undimmed.Actor Naseeruddin Shah, who makes no bones about how dreary he found boarding school in Nainital, once told......

'Why should Sachin retire?'

Lata Mangeshkar and Sachin Tendulkar go back along way. Though jubilant about Sachin's 100th 100, Lataji is not happy with the pressure that was put on the cricketer to score it."Why do we do this......

Is India ready for a Poker Sports League?

Come May, the Deltin Royale, which boasts of the country's largest poker room, will play host to India's first Poker Sports League, reports Veenu Sandhu. IMAGE: Season 1 final of the Poker Sports......

Is Rio on your mind? Plan ahead is the mantra!

IMAGE: The fun loving Brazil's synchronised swimming team poses for a photograph after a training session at the Maria Lenk Aquatic Centre in Rio de Janeiro. Photograph: Pilar Olivares/Reuters.......

Yeh Serena! Way to go!

'The one match I would really like to watch would be Williams versus Djokovic,' says Veenu Sandhu. IMAGE: Serena Williams, alongside Raymond Moore, right, after her loss to Victoria Azarenka in......