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Shobhaa De | The garam hawa of Dilli is getting even more garam…

Thank God I was never fooled by that mega fraudster Baba Ramdev. Yes, the same saffron dhoti-clad yogi who can turn...

19 April 2024 6:30 PM GMT

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Shobhaa De | A taste of Tibet at Nathu La … and it’s not chilly momos

What can be worse than Arvind Kejriwal in Tihar Jail? Err… Arvind Kejriwal out of jail. The jhaadoowala is sweeping...

5 April 2024 6:22 PM GMT

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Shobhaa De | Dream Man CJI, Lottery King and a missing royal

Confession: I have the biggest senior citizen crush on our CJI. What is there not to love about a man who provides...

22 March 2024 6:45 PM GMT

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Shobhaa De | Agreed, nation always comes first… but what about Sita?

“Sarvapratham Bharat” sounds like the title of Vivek Oberoi’s next film, starring him and Akshay Kumar as...

23 Feb 2024 8:45 PM GMT

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Shobhaa De | Mandatory registration of ‘live-ins’? Way over the top!

Am I glad I am not a young person living in Uttarakhand these days. I’d probably be in prison by now! This is not a...

9 Feb 2024 6:49 PM GMT

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Shobhaa De | Welcome to the New India: Ram Rajya is finally here!

We have just celebrated what may be the most crucial Republic Day in the history of India. Seventy-six years after...

26 Jan 2024 6:40 PM GMT

Opinion

Shobhaa De | 2024 is almost here Are you ready for it?

Wonder why we can’t resist what are called “year-enders’’? Mercifully, 2023 is nearly over --...

29 Dec 2023 8:19 PM GMT

Opinion

Shobhaa De | A not so grand goodbye to 2023 and here's to 2024

The party season is on big time. Of course, I am referring to the political parties bickering and haggling –...

1 Dec 2023 6:35 PM GMT

Opinion

Shobhaa De | Confessions of an Amrika returned Bharatiya Naari

Two things happened during my fortnight-long absence from desi shores… the chilling Hamas attack on...

20 Oct 2023 6:36 PM GMT

Opinion

Shobhaa De | Does India still need the magic of the Mahatma?

The 154th Gandhi Jayanti is over. Long live Gandhiji… That is, if the Mahatma still matters. The Father of the...

6 Oct 2023 6:35 PM GMT

Opinion

Shobhaa De | To the moon and back Kashmir's mojo returns

I wept, danced and cried as the nation, united as one people, applauded the staggering triumph.

25 Aug 2023 6:35 PM GMT

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Shobhaa De | Rahul Baba, where's your jhumka? What jhumka???

Phew! I’m so relieved Rahul Gandhi finally found his jhumka. What jhumka? Ummmm… the one he...

11 Aug 2023 6:35 PM GMT