Guides to checking someone before you trust them
Plain, practical advice for landlords, tenants, families hiring help at home and anyone meeting a prospective match in India.
How to Verify a Driver Before Hiring: A 7-Step Checklist
A practical 7-step checklist for families hiring a personal driver in India, from checking the licence on Parivahan to references, police verification and daily safety.
3 Oct 2026
Pre-Marriage Background Check in India: A Respectful Family Checklist
What families can check themselves, what needs the other person's consent, how to bring it up without causing offence, and how to read what you find fairly.
3 Oct 2026
Tenant Police Verification in India: How It Works, Step by Step
Who has to do tenant police verification, which documents you need, how to apply online or at the police station, and what it does not tell you.
3 Oct 2026
Security Guard Verification for Housing Societies: An RWA Guide
What the PSARA Act requires of security agencies, and how a housing society or RWA can choose an agency, audit its guards and handle short-notice replacements.
3 Oct 2026
Tenant Verification in India: A Landlord's Checklist Before Move-In
Documents to collect, references to call, agreement and police verification basics, and the red flags to notice before you hand over the keys.
3 Oct 2026
Background Check by Name in India: What You Can Legally See
Court records and news are public; bank, CIBIL and Aadhaar data are not. How to check someone's background in India legally and read the results fairly.
3 Oct 2026
Rental Scams in India: How to Check a Landlord Before You Pay
Fake owners, 'transferred officer' stories and stolen listing photos. How to check a landlord's papers, pay safely and act fast if you are cheated.
3 Oct 2026
Hiring a Maid, Cook or Nanny in India: A Safe Hiring Checklist
How to hire a maid, cook, nanny or elderly-care attendant safely in India: finding help, documents, police verification, early warning signs and fair terms.
3 Oct 2026
How to Check Someone's Criminal Record in India: What Is Public
In India, police crime records are not open to the public, but court cases are. Here is what you can check, how to search it, and how to read the results fairly.
3 Oct 2026
Matrimonial Fraud in India: Warning Signs on Matrimony Sites and Apps
How matrimony site scams usually unfold, the warning signs police keep reporting, safe habits for online matches, and exactly where to report if something goes wrong.
3 Oct 2026
Marrying an NRI: What to Verify Before You Say Yes
A practical checklist for families considering a match settled abroad, based on the MEA's guidance: what to verify, which documents to see, and where to get help.
3 Oct 2026