RAJESH KARKERA, DOMINIC XAVIER

Stories by RAJESH KARKERA, DOMINIC XAVIER

Dom's Take: Who cares for dead migrants?

Dom's Take: Who cares for dead migrants?

Rediff.com   15 Sep 2020

Dominic Xavier is puzzled by the government revelation that it has no idea how many migrants died during the long and dangerous march home.

Dom's Take: SSF in the land of the lawless

Dom's Take: SSF in the land of the lawless

Rediff.com   14 Sep 2020

With the graph of crimes in Uttar Pradesh in upswing mode, Dominic Xavier wonders if the SSF can curtail the increasing lawlessness in UP.

Dom's Take: Will Rafale be the hand of God?

Dom's Take: Will Rafale be the hand of God?

Rediff.com   11 Sep 2020

Dominic Xavier believes the turning point if India and China go to war will be how the Rafale dominates the skies over Ladakh.

Dom's Take: Kangana: BJP's Queen of Hearts

Dom's Take: Kangana: BJP's Queen of Hearts

Rediff.com   10 Sep 2020

Dominc Xavier wonders if Kangana will take a lesson from the Smriti Irani playbook and turn to politics.

Dom's Take: Is Rhea being made a SCAPEGOAT?

Dom's Take: Is Rhea being made a SCAPEGOAT?

Rediff.com   8 Sep 2020

Dominic Xavier wonders whether Rhea is being made a scapegoat in a case which has clear political overtones.

Dom's Take: Ranaut vs Raut

Dom's Take: Ranaut vs Raut

Rediff.com   7 Sep 2020

Dominc Xavier wonders when this verbal slugfest will end.

Dom's Take: Modi and the art of making promises

Dom's Take: Modi and the art of making promises

Rediff.com   5 Sep 2020

Dominic Xavier surveys the deluge of prime ministerial promises and wonders how many of them will be around a couple of years from now.

Is this Saif's Ravan look?

Is this Saif's Ravan look?

Rediff.com   4 Sep 2020

Will Saif play Ravan with 10 heads?

Dom's Take: Fall in GDP: Why blame corona?

Dom's Take: Fall in GDP: Why blame corona?

Rediff.com   3 Sep 2020

Dominic Xavier asks if it is right to blame coronavirus and the lockdown for India's economic decline.

Skoda introduces its first all-electric SUV

Skoda introduces its first all-electric SUV

Rediff.com   3 Sep 2020

With two drive options, three battery options and a design selection option, the Enyaq promises to tick all the boxes.

Dom's Take: Kafeel Khan, free at last!

Dom's Take: Kafeel Khan, free at last!

Rediff.com   2 Sep 2020

Dominic Xavier heaves a sigh of relief for Dr Kafeel Khan who has been languishing in Mathura jail since January.

Dom's Take: GDP contraction act of God too?

Dom's Take: GDP contraction act of God too?

Rediff.com   1 Sep 2020

Dominic Xavier wonders whether the steep decline in GDP numbers should be considered as an act of God too.

Dom's Take: Oh My Dog!

Dom's Take: Oh My Dog!

Rediff.com   31 Aug 2020

Dominic Xavier captures Sunday's scene of contrasts

Dom's Take: JEE-NEET: Agni Pariksha ahead

Dom's Take: JEE-NEET: Agni Pariksha ahead

Rediff.com   28 Aug 2020

Dominic Xavier mulls over the Agni Pariksha for students caught in the tussle between the government and Opposition parties.

Dom's Take: COVID-19 cases rise and rise

Dom's Take: COVID-19 cases rise and rise

Rediff.com   28 Aug 2020

Dominic Xavier believes it is time government agencies aggressively concentrate on bringing down the COVID-19 caseload, which spikes with each passing day, since there could be no vaccine this year.

SEE: Test-driving the Renault Triber 7-seater AMT

SEE: Test-driving the Renault Triber 7-seater AMT

Rediff.com   27 Aug 2020

Rajesh Karkera test-drives the Renault Triber AMT, a 7-seater for the easy rider in you.

Dom's Take: Who will save the poorest?

Dom's Take: Who will save the poorest?

Rediff.com   26 Aug 2020

Dominic Xavier wonders what will happen to the poorest who have been ravaged by the strict lockdown imposed by the Narendra Modi govt in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic and the unemployment rates spiralling out of control every passing month.

WATCH: Moonlight, when dreams come true

WATCH: Moonlight, when dreams come true

Rediff.com   26 Aug 2020

Abhishek Sharma, lead singer of the Delhi-based indie-rock band, AaGROH, and film-maker Swati Vishnoi got together virtually to create a video inspired by the lockdown.

Dom's Take: What if Joe Biden becomes US President?

Dom's Take: What if Joe Biden becomes US President?

Rediff.com   21 Aug 2020

Dominic Xavier predicts the scene if Biden and Harris win on November 3, 2020.

Dom's Take: Is PM-CARES allergic to RTI?

Dom's Take: Is PM-CARES allergic to RTI?

Rediff.com   19 Aug 2020

Dominic Xavier mulls over the intriguing puzzle why the PM-CARES fund is opposed to the transparency guaranteed by the RTI.