Coomi Kapoor has been a journalist for the last four decades. Her forte has been political reporting. She has witnessed the shifting power equations in the capital -- from Indira Gandhi’s regime to the rise of the Aam Aadmi Party. She is presently contributing editor to The Indian Express. Earlier, she worked for the newspaper as chief reporter, special correspondent and editor, Delhi. Coomi has worked in several publications in different capacities. She was principal correspondent, India Today, editor news, Sunday Mail, bureau chief, Indian Post and political editor, Illustrated Weekly. She has been writing a political diary in a lighter vein since 1985 and her syndicated column was carried by many newspapers. She was also stringer for The Times, London, and columnist for The Star, Malaysia.
March 31, 2013 02:44 IST
President Pranab Mukherjee is keen to be a copybook president who follows norms and cannot be pushed around.
Sun, Mar 31, 2013March 24, 2013 03:01 IST
Even the RSS realises the importance of Nitish remaining in the NDA fold and is aware that the Congress is making overtures to the Bihar Chief Minister.
Sun, Mar 24, 2013March 17, 2013 02:39 IST
Events in Italy last month should have alerted the Indian authorities that Rome had no intention of returning the marines Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone to India to stand trial for killing two Indian fishermen off the Kerala coast.
Sun, Mar 17, 2013March 10, 2013 02:07 IST
Narendra Modi picked up the term nightwatchman to describe Manmohan Singhs role in government from a speech made in Parliament by Arun Jaitley some years ago.
Sun, Mar 10, 2013March 03, 2013 03:01 IST
When two leading lights of the Twitterati take potshots at each other,sparks are bound to fly and the Tweet world goes atwitter
Sun, Mar 03, 2013February 24, 2013 03:03 IST
With Sushil Kumar Shinde taking over from P Chidambaram as Home Minister,National Security Adviser Shiv Shankar Menons power has grown.
Sun, Feb 24, 2013October 21, 2012 02:31 IST
There is a shortage of VIP housing in the Capital.
Sun, Oct 21, 2012October 14, 2012 02:48 IST
DLF was ordered to pay damages of Rs 625 crore in The Belaire case. The matter is now in appeal.
Sun, Oct 14, 2012October 13, 2012 03:40 IST
While chronicling change in the IAS,Javid Chowdhury exposes what really goes on in the corridors of power
Sat, Oct 13, 2012October 07, 2012 02:42 IST
The Supreme Court has permitted former Gujarat Home Minister Amit Shah to enter the state after 23 months
Sun, Oct 07, 2012September 30, 2012 02:44 IST
The PMs wife has now changed her view and recently remarked that she,nor any other homemaker,would be in favour of a hike in LPG but she understood the compulsions of the government.
Sun, Sep 30, 2012September 23, 2012 01:49 IST
Mamata Banerjee and the Congress have been trading charges over whether she was alerted in advance about the Governments decision on FDI in multi-brand retail
Sun, Sep 23, 2012August 19, 2012 03:37 IST
A hitch has developed in Minister for Urban Development Kamal Naths plan for getting some 20 individuals out-of-turn admissions to the Delhi Golf Club.
Sun, Aug 19, 2012August 12, 2012 03:10 IST
On an extensive tour of Rashtrapati Bhawan,Pranab Mukherjee stumbled upon a large conference room on the first floor with table and chairs.
Sun, Aug 12, 2012August 05, 2012 02:48 IST
Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan had some anxious moments last month.
Sun, Aug 05, 2012July 29, 2012 03:29 IST
It appeared a somewhat tame ending.
Sun, Jul 29, 2012July 29, 2012 03:19 IST
NDAs Vice-Presidential nominee Jaswant Singh says the constitutional offices of President and Vice-President have become victims of the political system.
Sun, Jul 29, 2012July 22, 2012 00:07 IST
Arjun Singhs posthumous autobiography has thrown up yet another controversy.
Sun, Jul 22, 2012July 15, 2012 00:53 IST
The parting of ways between the Congress and the TMC seems imminent
Sun, Jul 15, 2012July 15, 2012 00:45 IST
Journalist,former editor and writer Kuldip Nayar speaks about his autobiography Beyond the Lines,Emergency,and journalism then and now. The session was moderated by Contributing Editor Coomi Kapoor
Sun, Jul 15, 2012July 08, 2012 00:09 IST
BJP President Nitin Gadkari picked a bad month for his sons wedding.
Sun, Jul 08, 2012July 01, 2012 00:26 IST
A first-time MLA and minister in Jayalalithaas Cabinet was excited when he received an invitation for an animal husbandry conference in Hungary
Sun, Jul 01, 2012June 24, 2012 03:21 IST
The party general secretary has always made it clear that he speaks for himself and not the party.
Sun, Jun 24, 2012June 17, 2012 03:29 IST
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was deeply hurt that the Congress took almost a day to contradict Mamata Banerjees suggestion that he should be fielded for the Presidents job.
Sun, Jun 17, 2012June 10, 2012 03:50 IST
Three leading women politicians have brought out authorised versions of their life stories
Sun, Jun 10, 2012