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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).
    Ayushmann KhurranaOpinion
    A new kind of Bollywood hero is now emerging

    Here, Ayushmann gets to channel his inner woman by effectively using his falsetto voice to fool ardent listeners.

    21 Sept 2019 2:12 AM IST

    Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (Photo: File)Opinion
    In times of economic anxiety, old is gold indeed

    Madame Sitharaman, it is time to rejig outdated rules and challenge Budget traditions.

    7 Sept 2019 12:16 AM IST

    Senior Congress leader and former finance minister P Chidambaram leaves after being produced in a CBI court in the INX Media case in New Delhi on Thursday. (Photo: Pritam Bandyopadhyay)Opinion
    Can Chidambaram do a 'mutual' to get out of mess?

    It's useless to talk about following the law†scrupulously blah blah blah. It sounds good on paper.

    24 Aug 2019 3:55 AM IST

    Documents with Home Minister Amit Shah before he went to parliament.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 12:05 AM IST

    Boris Johnson (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Don & Boris: Two weirdoes with too much power

    Both Boris and Donald have made public displays of outrageous conduct their calling cards.

    27 July 2019 12:10 AM IST

    Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented Union Budget for Modi 2.0 government. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)Opinion
    Why India needs more professional pessimists'

    It is the wretchedness of these very lives that the Budget 2019-2020 was supposed to address.

    13 July 2019 5:01 AM IST

    TMC MP Mahua MoitraOpinion
    India is 'drunk' on Mahua: A political star is born

    The political nuance of Vande Mataram†was not missed by political watchers, who read much more than a routine oath...

    29 Jun 2019 12:16 AM IST

    The rape cases in Kathua, Unnao and Surat sparked nationwide outrage following which pressure mounted on the Centre to amend laws. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Law of the jungle' prevails... in Kathua & beyond

    One dreads to wake up and read the front page these days.

    15 Jun 2019 2:09 AM IST

    Mimi Chakraborty and Nusrat JahanOpinion
    Love the new glam-sham parliamentarians

    In India, we are dealing with tricky age issues as well. Age and a dramatic shift in attitude, as symbolised by two...

    1 Jun 2019 6:38 AM IST

    West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee at a rally in Dinhata, Cooch Behar district, on Wednesday.Opinion
    Is there a method to Mamata's madness?

    During an animated conversation with friends at our home, it was interesting to hear multiple points of view on the...

    18 May 2019 12:10 AM IST

    Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar (Photo: AFP)Opinion
    On D-Day, may the least offensive person win!

    The most wonderful thing about our electorate is the unpredictability factor which proves the best of poll forecasters...

    4 May 2019 12:44 AM IST

    AICC general secretary in charge of eastern Uttar Pradesh Priyanka Gandhi Vadra during a roadshow in Lucknow on Monday. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Millennials' choice: Chors, chowkidars, goons

    The PM himself is cautiously responding to questions on serious failures of his government by dodging direct replies and...

    20 April 2019 12:33 AM IST

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