Coomi Kapoor

Inside Track by Coomi Kapoor: Poll Dance Prep

July 30, 2023 8:32 am

In the poll surveys concerning possible Lok Sabha seats for ministers presently in the Rajya Sabha, the results indicate that four top ministers would not win.

Peek into Parsi history in veteran journalist Coomi Kapoor’s book

June 20, 2023 9:49 am

The book discusses Parsi figures from across the arts, sciences, business and politics, including Dadabhai Naoroji, Homi Bhabha, Freddie Mercury, Jamsetji Tata and Sam Manekshaw.

Inside Track by Coomi Kapoor: Karnataka, not Gujarat

April 23, 2023 8:56 am

The BJP was unable to announce the names of its Karnataka candidates after its election committee first met. It took three more days of wrangling for the final list to be announced. No side seemed happy at the final outcome.

Inside Track | Coomi Kapoor writes: New Parliament deadline postponed?

November 06, 2022 11:49 am

The deadline was extended to December this year, with the assurance that the winter session of Parliament would be held in the new triangular structure. But all indications are that the completion date will be deferred yet again, even though all the parties involved are working under extreme pressure.

Inside Track: Ghar Wapasi?

September 25, 2022 9:21 am

Coomi Kapoor writes: The BJP believes that if the Akalis join forces with the BJP and Amarinder Singh, it could replace the Congress as the main opposition to AAP.

Despite the engaging vignettes of Parsi life it offers, Berjis Desai's novel 'Towers of Silence' suffers from a convoluted storyline

September 23, 2022 2:52 pm

The book, whose recurring theme is the spirit world, recounts the whimsical and weird tale of a clan over 140 years

Sunday Long Reads: Artists' exploring relationship with food, Jamdani at Cannes, Coomi Kapoor interview, and more

August 01, 2021 9:18 am

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‘A Parsi could belong to any religion or none’: Coomi Kapoor

August 01, 2021 9:32 am

Journalist and writer Coomi Kapoor on feminist Parsi women and lines of separation in the community

Price of freedom is eternal vigilance: Coomi Kapoor revives memories of Emergency with the launch of her book

June 29, 2015 12:26 pm

The launch of Coomi Kapoor’s book, The Emergency, made veterans of the dark hour look back.

Supreme Court was most disappointing during Emergency, says Arun Jaitley

June 27, 2015 8:42 am

Jaitley was speaking at the launch of the book “The Emergency” by senior journalist Coomi Kapoor, a Consulting Editor with The Indian Express.

Vajpayee’s detractors said he had the backbone of a jellyfish, but I think that’s an unkind remark: Coomi Kapoor

June 22, 2020 6:18 pm

How and why was Vajpayee able to win allies and the Opposition alike? What was like to work with Vajpayee, the prime minister? What was his dream for the Indian subcontinent? Coomi Kapoor discuss all of this and more.

EXPLAINED | The Emergency and the significance of June 12

June 16, 2015 2:30 pm