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.
January 15, 2012 03:05 IST
She has written to the prime minister to find out whether the department will revert to her now that there has been no minister in the new ministry for the last six months. She has received no response so far.
Sun, Jan 15, 2012January 08, 2012 02:03 IST
The entry of Mayawatis controversial former family welfare minister Babu Singh Kushwaha into the BJP has created problems between the RSS and the party
Sun, Jan 08, 2012January 04, 2012 03:12 IST
The strikingly similar histories of the Lokpal and womens bills
Wed, Jan 04, 2012January 01, 2012 23:17 IST
The mercurial Mamata Banerjee changed her mind on supporting the Lokpal Bill in the middle of the Lok Sabha debate
Sun, Jan 01, 2012December 25, 2011 03:55 IST
Sasikalas expulsion from the AIADMK was followed by a complete purge of the staff at Jayalalithaas Poes Garden residence
Sun, Dec 25, 2011December 18, 2011 02:33 IST
The former Karnataka CM was in the Capital on a mission to mend fences with party central leadership as he feels he should be rehabilitated in the state
Sun, Dec 18, 2011December 11, 2011 03:02 IST
Gandhi had gone for a day to the Northeast along with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Sun, Dec 11, 2011December 10, 2011 00:01 IST
The slick,racy tale of how K.P. Singh turned a defunct business group into the biggest real-estate empire of India
Sat, Dec 10, 2011December 04, 2011 02:56 IST
The owners and CEOs of private airlines met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh recently.
Sun, Dec 04, 2011November 27, 2011 01:28 IST
An Indo-Pak backchannel meet on confidence building measures (CBM) in the armed forces was held in Dubai last week.
Sun, Nov 27, 2011November 20, 2011 02:34 IST
President Pratibha Patil wants to spend the second half of December in the Rashtrapati Nilayam in Hyderabad as she finds Delhis winter too severe.
Sun, Nov 20, 2011November 19, 2011 00:32 IST
This suitably sanitised,star-struck biography has few answers to the many intriguing questions surrounding Sonia Gandhis life
Sat, Nov 19, 2011November 13, 2011 00:18 IST
The first rule in the government is to never overshadow your boss.
Sun, Nov 13, 2011November 06, 2011 00:45 IST
Recently,when DMK boss M Karunanidhi visited Delhi,he was to call on Sonia Gandhi to plead his daughter Kanimozhis case.
Sun, Nov 06, 2011October 30, 2011 03:28 IST
BJP President Nitin Gadkari has described himself more than once as a mediocre person while interacting with the media.
Sun, Oct 30, 2011October 23, 2011 01:47 IST
Later this month,Prime Minister Manmohan Singh flew to South Africa.
Sun, Oct 23, 2011October 16, 2011 01:14 IST
For the last two years the NGO Dastkar has been organising its very successful craft bazaars on the lawns of the spacious Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts in Delhi.
Sun, Oct 16, 2011October 12, 2011 03:02 IST
The BJP does not want it to be a vehicle for Advanis glorification
Wed, Oct 12, 2011October 09, 2011 02:04 IST
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modis much noticed absence from the BJP national executive in Delhi was not because of rivalry with L K Advani or recent thwarted prime ministerial ambitions.
Sun, Oct 09, 2011October 09, 2011 01:49 IST
In this Idea Exchange,senior BJP leader Jaswant Singh speaks about corruption,states asserting themselves,the leadership issue in the BJP and reviving the NDA. The session was moderated by Contributing Editor Coomi Kapoor
Sun, Oct 09, 2011September 25, 2011 03:44 IST
Modi has been quietly working on Gujarats princely families by helping to settle long-pending land disputes
Sun, Sep 25, 2011September 24, 2011 01:37 IST
The views of BJP allies may be key to settling the leadership issue.
Sat, Sep 24, 2011September 18, 2011 01:56 IST
Which came first: the chicken or the egg? It is a relevant question to ask in the context of Team Annas campaign for the Jan Lokpal Bill.
Sun, Sep 18, 2011September 11, 2011 00:03 IST
Banerjees objection to the Teesta deal was not over the release of 50 per cent of the water to Bangladesh.
Sun, Sep 11, 2011September 04, 2011 01:27 IST
When Prime Minister Manmohan Singhs upcoming visit to Dhaka was discussed at the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs last week.
Sun, Sep 04, 2011