People enjoying VIP status should avoid visiting Ayodhya on day of Ram temple consecration: TrustShri Ram Ramjanmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust secretary Champat Rai said Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) representatives from all the provinces h...
Forget regular frequent flyer memberships; check out an entire hidden world of invitation-only airline clubsThe world of the high-flying elite includes politicians and unelected power-brokers, A-list celebs and upper ranks of the largest cos.
After 'Shotgun', Ram Vilas Paswan loses VIP status at Patna airportDenial of VIP privileges to Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan at the airport here a day ago raised some eyebrows though an official asserted ...
When more privileges are set to bite the dustRailway Board members have been told by their new minister to abjure their special saloon cars and executive class benefits and travel in n...
3 cops for each VIP, but just 1 for every 663 aam aadmiAccording to data, out of a total 19.26 lakh police officers in the country, 56,944 are deployed just for the safety of 20,828 VIPs across ...
Govt decides multi-colour beacons for emergency vehicles like policeThe Centre has specified that a multi-coloured beacon light, having red, blue and white colours, would be used by emergency vehicles on dut...
Ban on red beacons aimed at ending VIP culture mindset: PM Modi in Mann Ki Baat"The concept behind the 'New India' is that EPI should replace VIP. EPI means every person is important, the Prime Minister said.
The importance of being modestIndian functionaries are certainly not expected to hoodwink those tasked with ‘meet and greet’ duties, not to mention the security detail a...
Why UP governor asking police to find missing hens in indeed commendableHopefully, police forces in other states will be egged on by UP's efforts to follow suit, even without prompting from higher-ups.
Home Minister Rajnath Singh promises to lessen NSG’s VIP workloadNSG has been demanding removal of VIP security from its ambit for long as it dilutes focus on its core area of operation i.e. counter-terro...
- Are our babus warring over who gets a flashy light?
It is one of the mysteries of babudom whether there ever were important persons before we had very important persons.
3 cops to protect each VIP, just 1 policeman for 761 citizensExcessive deployment of police persons to secure VIPs is not just a Delhi's phenomena where the country's who's who lives as the VIP securi...
- ‘Downgraded’Yadavs cry for NSG justice
Mulayam's and Lalu's NSG cover is proposed to be withdrawn.
- VIPs beware, Ribeiro plans PIL against security
Providing VIP security to politicians is again expected to come under fire, this time from retired supercop JF Ribeiro. Mr Ribeiro will soo...
Raju brothers get VIP status, privacy in jailGranted special class prisoner status, they will now get cots, pillows, mattresses, sheets, mosquito nets, a separate kitchen and toilet.
- People at risk but hundreds of crores to protect netas
While they seem unable to protect ordinary people from terrorist attacks, politicians, cutting across party lines, spend hundreds of crores...
- People at risk but hundreds of crores to protect netas
Politicians, cutting across party lines, spend hundreds of crores of tax-payers' money to protect themselves.