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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...

20 April 2024 12:00 AM IST

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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 11:52 PM IST

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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...

23 March 2024 12:15 AM IST

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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...

24 Feb 2024 2:15 AM IST

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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...

10 Feb 2024 12:19 AM IST

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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...

27 Jan 2024 12:10 AM IST

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 --...

30 Dec 2023 1:49 AM IST

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 –...

2 Dec 2023 12:05 AM IST

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...

21 Oct 2023 12:06 AM IST

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...

7 Oct 2023 12:05 AM IST

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.

26 Aug 2023 12:05 AM IST

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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...

12 Aug 2023 12:05 AM IST