RAJESH KARKERA, DOMINIC XAVIER

Stories by RAJESH KARKERA, DOMINIC XAVIER

To Lonar Crater With The Blue Beast

To Lonar Crater With The Blue Beast

Rediff.com   30 Sep 2022

Rajesh Karkera journeys in monsoon rains and through verdant countryside to the little-explored pristine Lonar lake in eastern Maharashtra.

The Lonar Crater, At Last!

The Lonar Crater, At Last!

Rediff.com   30 Sep 2022

Rajesh Karkera journeys through verdant countryside to the little-explored pristine Lonar lake in eastern Maharashtra.

Dom's Take: What Will India Do Without Boom Boom?

Dom's Take: What Will India Do Without Boom Boom?

Rediff.com   30 Sep 2022

Dominic Xavier offers his take on pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah missing the T20 World Cup because of a back stress fracture.

Dom's Take: Kaun Banega Congress Ka King?

Dom's Take: Kaun Banega Congress Ka King?

Rediff.com   29 Sep 2022

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the flurry of candidatures for the Congress presidential poll now that frontrunner Ashok Gehlot seems out of the race.

Dom's Take: How Can Gehlot Be Congress Prez?

Dom's Take: How Can Gehlot Be Congress Prez?

Rediff.com   26 Sep 2022

Dominic Xavier wonders how a rebel leader -- and clearly, Gehlot is one after Sunday's rebellion by his MLA supporters, no matter his assertions to the high command's emissaries that he has no links to the mutiny -- can now lead the national party which so badly needs the adhesive of unity and tender care.

XUV400: Nexon EV's Fun, Fast, Fearless Competitor

XUV400: Nexon EV's Fun, Fast, Fearless Competitor

Rediff.com   15 Sep 2022

Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com takes the XUV 400, the first electric SUV from the Mahindra stable, for a spin and comes away impressed.

Now get the business class experience in Tata cars

Now get the business class experience in Tata cars

Rediff.com   5 Sep 2022

After the Dark edition followed by the Gold and Kaziranga editions, Tata Motors now introduces the Jet experience in select high-end models.

Mercedes launches first of 3 luxury electric vehicles in India

Mercedes launches first of 3 luxury electric vehicles in India

Rediff.com   24 Aug 2022

The first all electric Mercedes AMG launched in India

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.