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Irreverent, provocative, opinionated... Shobhaa De has been challenging status quo for four decades... and is at her best when she punctures inflated egoes. You can reach her at: @ShobhaaDe(Instagram) and @DeShobhaa(Twitter).
    Jawaharlal Nehru University campus. (Photo: PTI/Representational)Opinion
    After JNU attack, bring on the black bands

    The biggest and most significant takeaway of the widespread response to the JNU attack is this: Citizens have got their...

    11 Jan 2020 1:10 AM IST

    College students protest after the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill was cleared by the Union Cabinet recently in Guwahati on Friday. (PTI)Opinion
    Am I a citizen of India? Dunno! I am still scratching my head

    The Assam agitation will polarise India like no other political development since Independence.

    14 Dec 2019 12:24 AM IST

    Mumbai-Uddhav Thackeray, President of Shiv Sena along with his wife Rashmi Thackeray, son Aditya and Tejas arrives during Swearing-in-ceremony of Maha Vikas Aghadi, an alliance formed with Shiv Sena, Congress and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), held at Shivaji Park, Dadar on Thursday November 28, 2019 in Mumbai. Uddhav Thackeray, son of Balasaheb Thackeray, founder of Shiv Sena become the first person from Thackeray family as Chief Minister of Maharashtra. Thousands of Shiv Sainiks, Congress and Nationalist Congress Party workers were gathered at the venue. (Photo Rajesh Jadhav)Opinion
    Maha ghotala and ‘Gondhal’ in Maharashtra

    Mumbaikars are known to shrug, grin and get going with their lives in the metro.

    30 Nov 2019 2:02 AM IST

    His attitude was vintage Air India. And I was so relieved that it still exists at least in a few dedicated employees. It is, of course, very hard to ignore reports of on-board scuffles, regular no-shows by crew members, sudden sick leave absentees, drunk pilots and co-pilots, stories of sexual abuse and nepotism, apart from a cavalier attitude thrown at paying passengers.Opinion
    Is India prepared to bid the Maharajah a royal goodbye?

    Soon after both these brief encounters, came the news of the debt-laden airline’s auction scheduled for November 15.

    16 Nov 2019 12:16 AM IST

    Maharashtra Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis celebrates his partys win in Assembly elections outside BJP head office in Mumbai. (Photo: Debasish Dey)Opinion
    BJP-Sena drama: Bhaisaab, yeh 50-50 kya hai?

    Today, Mr Fadnavis wants to hang on to all the key portfolios and hand out the leftovers to the Shiv Sena.

    2 Nov 2019 6:13 AM IST

    Shobhaa’s Take: The Bongo-fication of a Nobel LaureateOpinion
    Shobhaa’s Take: The Bongo-fication of a Nobel Laureate

    The average Bengali chest has grown dramatically during the past week, and has beaten our Prime Minister’s declared...

    19 Oct 2019 7:49 AM IST

    Folks, get ready to vanquish evil this Dusshera!Opinion
    Folks, get ready to vanquish evil this Dusshera!

    As a lead up to Dusshera next week, we should ideally be focusing on the victory of good over evil.

    5 Oct 2019 1:30 AM IST

    A new kind of Bollywood hero is now emergingOpinion
    A new kind of Bollywood hero is now emerging

    What I find most intriguing about today’s mixed bag of movies is the choice of subjects.

    21 Sept 2019 1:04 AM IST

    In times of economic anxiety, old is gold indeedOpinion
    In times of economic anxiety, old is gold indeed

    Next came my neighbour. He is a serious money man who tracks global financial trends.

    7 Sept 2019 1:15 AM IST

    Can Chidambaram do a ‘mutual’ to get out of mess?Opinion
    Can Chidambaram do a ‘mutual’ to get out of mess?

    Chances of Indrani walking free after this double cross are pretty high.

    24 Aug 2019 1:43 AM IST

    How different will Naya J&K and Purana J&K be?Opinion
    How different will Naya J&K and Purana J&K be?

    The most significant fallout of the Article 370 nullification has been an unlikely development within the Congress...

    10 Aug 2019 1:32 AM IST

    Don & Boris: Two weirdoes with too much powerOpinion
    Don & Boris: Two weirdoes with too much power

    It’s time to get Alexa to run the world. That is, if she isn’t doing it already.

    27 July 2019 2:24 AM IST

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