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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).
    Prime Minister Narendra Modil embraces U.S. President Donald Trump. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Shobhaa's Take: Modi spoke up too little, too late

    Both men are selfie-obsessed narcissists and clearly adore preening under the spotlight.

    1 July 2017 4:23 AM IST

    All India topper of CBSE 12th Class topper Raksha Gopal flashes victory sign as she poses for a picture with her family in Noida. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Let's make our education more humane

    Something is definitely going on in classrooms across India that requires a closer examination.

    3 Jun 2017 12:51 AM IST

    The soldiers killed were Naib Subedar Paramjeet Singh of 22 Sikh Infantry and Head Constable Prem Sagar of 200th Battalion of BSF. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Nation's rage: Why are Indians so angry?

    Most front page stories are about violence in some form or the other.

    20 May 2017 12:23 AM IST

    Egyptian national Eman Ahmed is carried on a stretcher towards an ambulance on Thursday. (Photo: Shripad Naik)Opinion
    Treat patients with dignity, please

    The surgery was declared a huge success and greeted by much applause, as countless images of a smiling Emaan were...

    6 May 2017 12:11 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the dedication ceremony of Kiran Multi-Super Speciality Hospital & Research Center in Surat on Monday. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    India is changing... softly, smartly

    Out of the 100 cities identified for the Smart City Mission, Indore features in the top 20.

    22 April 2017 12:23 AM IST

    A mob of cow vigilantes associated with the Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) beat up Khan and 4 others badly. (Photo: Screengrab)Opinion
    Please treat me like a cow

    We may work as hard, and provide the same services to mankind, but we rate much lower in the social order.

    8 April 2017 3:57 AM IST

    UK Prime Minister Theresa May speaks in Parliament.Opinion
    London Bridge is falling down

    Today, we hurtle on stoically, living for the moment, and not bothering about semantics.

    25 March 2017 2:00 AM IST

    Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Amid Northern Lights, some UP thoughts

    How many more tests does the PM have to pass?

    11 March 2017 2:36 AM IST

    I want to put on a brave faceOpinion
    Ram Bharose's time has come... waiting to happen

    During the past five years, small town India has grabbed space for itself in the country's imagination.

    25 Feb 2017 12:38 AM IST

    AIADMK general secretary VK Sasikala (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    A melodrama to beat all melodramas

    Sasikala clearly holds the keys to Amma's tijori.

    11 Feb 2017 1:39 AM IST

    Actually, you do expect something like that to happen round hereOpinion
    Kyunki jawans bhi insaan hain!

    Right now, the men and women in uniform seem to be a disgruntled lot, fatigued and frustrated after years of being taken...

    21 Jan 2017 1:25 AM IST

    The Nation will not cow down before authority and indulge in double-speak.Opinion
    The Nation gets its voice back

    The Nation will do its homework thoroughly before slamming someone who knows better.

    7 Jan 2017 7:05 AM IST

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