RAJESH KARKERA, DOMINIC XAVIER

Stories by RAJESH KARKERA, DOMINIC XAVIER

Dom's Take: Will Nirmalaji Deliver?

Dom's Take: Will Nirmalaji Deliver?

Rediff.com   2 Feb 2021

Dominic Xavier offers his take on Budget 2021.

Dom's Take: No Country for Journalists

Dom's Take: No Country for Journalists

Rediff.com   1 Feb 2021

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the issue and wonders why the government wants everyone to tow their line.

Power drive for the city: Tata Altroz iTurbo

Power drive for the city: Tata Altroz iTurbo

Rediff.com   29 Jan 2021

The new 1.2 L turbocharged petrol BS6 engine, which is borrowed from the Tata Nexon, takes the petrol version of the Altroz from a mere 86PS of power to a much needed 110PS of power, finds Rajesh Karkera.

Dom's Take: Farmers' Dilemma: Protest or Produce?

Dom's Take: Farmers' Dilemma: Protest or Produce?

Rediff.com   28 Jan 2021

After the violence in the capital on Tuesday, Dominic Xavier wonders if the protesting farmers will continue their agitation against the contentious farm laws or whether they will return to their fields.

Dom's Take: Will it be Common Man's Budget?

Dom's Take: Will it be Common Man's Budget?

Rediff.com   27 Jan 2021

Dominic Xavier hopes Budget 2021-2022 will belong to the common man.

Dom's Take: Happy Republic Day

Dom's Take: Happy Republic Day

Rediff.com   26 Jan 2021

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the protesting farmers' tractor parade on Republic Day and hopes the Modi Sarkar will finally see the light.

Dom's Take: BJP's Mission (Im)Possible

Dom's Take: BJP's Mission (Im)Possible

Rediff.com   25 Jan 2021

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the titanic tussle between the BJP commanders and their formidable political adversary who they have tried to weaken by desertions from her ranks.

Dom's Take: What do we do about the Chinese?

Dom's Take: What do we do about the Chinese?

Rediff.com   22 Jan 2021

Dominic Xavier is puzzled by the government's reluctance to take on the Chinese unless the Modi Sarkar believes that in its interactions with Xi Jinping's Communist junta in Beijing, discretion offers better possibilities of resolution.

Dom's Take: In Joe, Kamala we trust

Dom's Take: In Joe, Kamala we trust

Rediff.com   20 Jan 2021

Dominic Xavier congratulates President Biden and Vice President Harris and hopes they will make the world a better place to live in.

Dom's Take: Thank you Team India

Dom's Take: Thank you Team India

Rediff.com   20 Jan 2021

Dominic Xavier salutes Ajinkya Rahane and his team for giving India happiness and something to savour in these dark, scary, worrying times.

Dom's Take: Arnab, in soup yet again!

Dom's Take: Arnab, in soup yet again!

Rediff.com   18 Jan 2021

Dominic Xavier offers his take on 'Chatgate' and wonders how Arnab Goswami, the purveyor of allegations and accusations, will emerge from the scandal.

Dom's Take: India, here comes the vaccine!

Dom's Take: India, here comes the vaccine!

Rediff.com   15 Jan 2021

Dominic Xavier salutes every single person involved in making this miracle possible.

Dom's Take: Fly, Robin, Fly!

Dom's Take: Fly, Robin, Fly!

Rediff.com   13 Jan 2021

In the first of the series on Budget 2021, Dominic Xavier hopes the FinMIn will give India's struggling airlines a break.

Buying a sedan? 2021 may be just the year for it

Buying a sedan? 2021 may be just the year for it

Rediff.com   13 Jan 2021

There are a whopping 10 sedans slated for a launch in India this year. Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com gives the lowdown.

Dom's Take: Will the Impasse End?

Dom's Take: Will the Impasse End?

Rediff.com   12 Jan 2021

Dominic Xavier wonders if the rulers in Delhi will see the light, address the farmers's grievances and let them go home (though he doubts it).

Dom's Take: The Vaccine Dilemma

Dom's Take: The Vaccine Dilemma

Rediff.com   9 Jan 2021

Dominic Xavier ponders the Vaccine Dilemma: Should he take the shot or not?

Why 2021 is a very good year for the hatchback buyer

Why 2021 is a very good year for the hatchback buyer

Rediff.com   8 Jan 2021

The new year will see a line of hatchbacks (including compact SUVs) hit the Indian roads. Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com offers a peek.

Dom's Take: No State for Women?

Dom's Take: No State for Women?

Rediff.com   8 Jan 2021

Dominic Xavier wonders if such cruel and heinous crimes against women will ever end in Uttar Pradesh.

Dom's Take: March for Justice

Dom's Take: March for Justice

Rediff.com   7 Jan 2021

Dominic Xavier asks when the Modi Sarkar will heed the plight of the protesting farmers who have been agitating for more than forty days in freezing temperatures.

Dom's Take: Who will be R-Day chief guest?

Dom's Take: Who will be R-Day chief guest?

Rediff.com   6 Jan 2021

So who will be the chief guest at this year's parade on Rajpath (no, it ain't Central Vista yet!)? Dominic Xavier ponders over the question