RAJESH KARKERA, DOMINIC XAVIER

Stories by RAJESH KARKERA, DOMINIC XAVIER

Dom's Take: NDTV Within Adani's Grasp

Dom's Take: NDTV Within Adani's Grasp

Rediff.com   24 Aug 2022

Dominic Xavier offers his take on Adani group's takeover bid of of NDTV, arguably the rare English and Hindi news television network that is not part of what has come to be known as the godi media.

Dom's Take: The Strange Case Of H C Gupta

Dom's Take: The Strange Case Of H C Gupta

Rediff.com   22 Aug 2022

Will the Supreme Court take note of the case and ensure a respected civil servant is not punished for being in office at the wrong time?

Dom's Take: SHOCKING! Rape Accused Go Free

Dom's Take: SHOCKING! Rape Accused Go Free

Rediff.com   18 Aug 2022

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the Gujarat government's decision to release all 11 convicts sentenced to life imprisonment for gang rape of Bilkis Bano and murder of seven members of her family during the 2002 Gujarat riots.

Dom's Take: When Will Such Atrocities End?

Dom's Take: When Will Such Atrocities End?

Rediff.com   17 Aug 2022

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the gruesome incident at a school in Rajasthan's Jalore district where a nine-year-old Dalit boy died on Saturday, August 13, after he was allegedly beaten up by a teacher for touching a drinking water pot.

Dom's Take: What Rushdie Attack Means For Freedom

Dom's Take: What Rushdie Attack Means For Freedom

Rediff.com   16 Aug 2022

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the murderous attack on Salman Rushdie in New York state last Friday.

Dom's Take: BJP Bowled In Bihar

Dom's Take: BJP Bowled In Bihar

Rediff.com   10 Aug 2022

If Nitish is as shrewd a practitioner of realpolitik as he is billed to be, we'd like to see if he can do the unthinkable -- break up the BJP legislature party in Bihar.

ASK ANU: How To Leave A Toxic Relationship

ASK ANU: How To Leave A Toxic Relationship

Rediff.com   1 Aug 2022

Toxic people are all around us. And they can cause us emotional and mental damage. Mental health coach Anu Krishna explains how to deal with toxic, abusive, people and relationships.

Dom's Take: Whatever Happened To Respect For Elders?

Dom's Take: Whatever Happened To Respect For Elders?

Rediff.com   30 Jul 2022

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the bitter face-off between the frail Congress President Sonia Gandhi, who will be 76 in December, and Union Minister Smriti Irani, 46, in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, July 28, 2022.

ASK ANU: Are You Living With A TOXIC Person?

ASK ANU: Are You Living With A TOXIC Person?

Rediff.com   27 Jul 2022

If you feel that being around the person is physically and mentally draining, then it's a red flag that you should not ignore, warns mental health expert Anu Krishna.

Dom's Take: India Looks To You Madam President

Dom's Take: India Looks To You Madam President

Rediff.com   25 Jul 2022

Dominic Xavier hopes President Droupadi Murmu will be a vigilant guardian of the Constitution and that her term in office will see glory days for the Republic.

SEE: First Drive of the All New Scorpio N

SEE: First Drive of the All New Scorpio N

Rediff.com   22 Jul 2022

Packed to the brim with features that were missing in its predecessor, the all-new Scorpio N is a huge step forward, says Rajesh Karkera.

Dom's Take: The Kohli Dilemma

Dom's Take: The Kohli Dilemma

Rediff.com   21 Jul 2022

Dominic Xavier offers his take on Indian cricket's Kohli Dilemma.

Dom's Take: GRRR! GST Is Coming For You

Dom's Take: GRRR! GST Is Coming For You

Rediff.com   20 Jul 2022

Dominic Xavier offers his take in the recent changes in GST.

Dom's Take: Run Gota Run

Dom's Take: Run Gota Run

Rediff.com   13 Jul 2022

Dominic Xavier offers his take on Gotabaya Rajapaksa's flight.

Dom's Take: Way To Acche Din?

Dom's Take: Way To Acche Din?

Rediff.com   8 Jul 2022

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the third increase in the LPG rate since May and the fourth this year.

Dom's Take: Every Year In Mumbai

Dom's Take: Every Year In Mumbai

Rediff.com   7 Jul 2022

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the city amidst the deluge.

Dom's Take: The Fight For Balasaheb's Mantle

Dom's Take: The Fight For Balasaheb's Mantle

Rediff.com   4 Jul 2022

Eknath Shinde claims he is the true inheritor of Balasaheb Thackeray's political legacy, not the Shiv Sena founder's son Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray. Dominic Xavier wonders which way this battle to be declared the real Shiv Sena will end.

Dom's Take: Ho! Mee Mukhyamantri!

Dom's Take: Ho! Mee Mukhyamantri!

Rediff.com   1 Jul 2022

Dominic Xavier offers his take on Eknath Shinde becoming Maharashtra's new chief minister.

Dom's Take: Waah Mere Sher Shinde, Waah!

Dom's Take: Waah Mere Sher Shinde, Waah!

Rediff.com   30 Jun 2022

Dominic Xavier offers his take on Maharashtra's riveting political drama when ambitious Eknath Shinde dethroned the late Shiv Sena founder Balasaheb Thackeray's son and political heir last night.

The Big Daddy of SUVs at Rs 11.49 Lakh!

The Big Daddy of SUVs at Rs 11.49 Lakh!

Rediff.com   28 Jun 2022

The all-new Scorpio N will not have any component from the current Scorpio, which will now be sold as the Scorpio Classic, reports Rajesh Karkera.