UTTAM GHOSH, DOMINIC XAVIER

Stories by UTTAM GHOSH, DOMINIC XAVIER

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.

Uttam's Take: Kangana vs Sena

Uttam's Take: Kangana vs Sena

Rediff.com   9 Sep 2020

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the Sena versus Ranaut take.

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.

Uttam's Take: And the vultures gather...

Uttam's Take: And the vultures gather...

Rediff.com   8 Sep 2020

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the shocking media treatment of a young woman whose only crime appears to be loving a young man who decided to take his life

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.

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.

Uttam's Take: No Question Hour: What is Modi afraid of?

Uttam's Take: No Question Hour: What is Modi afraid of?

Rediff.com   3 Sep 2020

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the strange decision to not allow Question Hour in Parliament at a time when the government has forced lakhs of students to answer questions in the JEE and NEET exams, citing no danger from the coronavirus.

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.

Uttam's Take: Two kinds of Freedom of Speech

Uttam's Take: Two kinds of Freedom of Speech

Rediff.com   1 Sep 2020

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on these contrasting images of Freedom of Speech that exists in our great land.

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

Uttam's Take: Does FM know how to fix Act of God?

Uttam's Take: Does FM know how to fix Act of God?

Rediff.com   31 Aug 2020

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the dismal state of the Indian economy and the terrifying rise in COVID-19 infections with each passing day.

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.

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.

Uttams Take: Does the PM Care?

Uttams Take: Does the PM Care?

Rediff.com   25 Aug 2020

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on Prime Minister Modi feeding peacocks when hundreds of millions of his countrymen have been savaged by the lockdown-ravaged economy.

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.