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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).
    Chief Minister of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik. (DC Image)Opinion
    Shobhaa De | Forget Omicron: Get into the TINA, MITA, PITA groove...

    Even if Omicron is a 2022 version of the common flu, it’s certainly far more infectious

    8 Jan 2022 2:37 AM IST

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    Shobhaa De | 2021 was better than 2020! Will 2022 sizzle & crackle?

    Europe shuts down, New Year’s parties are cancelled across the globe, we in India are less despondent and generally...

    25 Dec 2021 2:39 AM IST

    Firemen and rescue workers stand next to the debris of an IAF Mi-17V5 helicopter crash site in Coonoor, Tamil Nadu, on December 8, 2021. (Photo:AFP)Opinion
    Shobha De | Copter crash: Too many questions unanswered…

    Far too many unanswered questions arise about the dramatic crash, that may never be answered convincingly

    10 Dec 2021 11:46 PM IST

    Now with all this noise around Vir Das, it has really indeed created two Indias the India that loves Vir Das, and the India that hates him. (AFP)Opinion
    Shobhaa De | Pick your own Indias, boss! All versions are welcome

    Opinions are free bilkul moofat. No tax, nothing

    27 Nov 2021 1:33 AM IST

    President Ram Nath Kovind presents the Padma Shri award to folk dancer Matha B. Manjamma Jogati during the Civil Investiture Ceremony-IV at Rashtrapati Bhawan, in New Delhi. (Photo:PTI)Opinion
    Shobhaa De | Are Padma awards for the common' man? Not really!

    For the very first time in the history of the Padma awards, I felt elated after scrutinising the eclectic list of...

    13 Nov 2021 12:33 AM IST

    Shobhaa De | Why the Congress Party is like the latest Bond movieOpinion
    Shobhaa De | Why the Congress Party is like the latest Bond movie

    The Congress Party needs a Q. Remember, the BJP has successfully harvested many Qs and is ready for the Digital War in...

    30 Oct 2021 7:30 AM IST

    Aryan Khan, son of Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, is escorted to court by Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) officials for a bail plea hearing in Mumbai. (Photo: AFP)Opinion
    Shobhaa De | Aryan Khan: Connecting the dots is a challenge!

    The bald truth in this matter is that nobody really knows what's going on

    15 Oct 2021 12:37 AM IST

    Overall, there is muted euphoria as a roll-up to Dussehra (October 15), and with Diwali to follow. (Photo: Rohit Vora- @rohit_apf)Opinion
    Shobhaa De | As Dussehra, Diwali loom, muted euphoria in the air

    A recent study claims that toddlers can recognise popular brands easily, but have trouble identifying common birds or...

    2 Oct 2021 1:30 AM IST

    News.Opinion
    Shobhaa De | In India's neighbourhood: Kuch Kuch Ho Raha Hai

    Biden has emerged as the chief villain of the tragedy that is Afghanistan. Biden is no Gabbar Singh (the guy Bollywood...

    18 Sept 2021 3:12 AM IST

    Navjot Kaur Sidhu said her husband had received special invitation from Pakistans Imran Khan government. (Photo: FIle)Opinion
    Shobhaa De | Elite vs the rest in Punjab: Learnings from Ludhiana

    There is no embarrassment about displaying wealth brazenly and boldly -- have it, flaunt it!

    4 Sept 2021 1:16 AM IST

    This handout photo courtesy of US Marines Corps shows US Marines assigned to 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit escort evacuees during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, August 18, 2021. (Nicholas GUEVARA / US Marine Corps/ AFP)Opinion
    Shobhaa De | In Afghanistan, the real villains are Americans

    With Kabul gone, the Taliban is back in control, and that is indeed an ominous sign for us, here in India, as well as...

    21 Aug 2021 1:35 AM IST

    Russian President Vladimir Putin leads a cabinet meeting via video conference at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, Thursday, July 16, 2020. (AP)Opinion
    Shobhaa De | Putin is everywhere… How super sexy is ‘new’...

    Putin’s -'New Russia-' is sexy, glamourous, flashy and trashy!

    7 Aug 2021 10:41 AM IST

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