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.
November 22, 2009 02:16 IST
The UN designated November 19 as World Toilet Day some 20 years ago but nobody in India appeared to have paid much notice to it until a toilet-cleaning powder started advertising it on radio this year....
Sun, Nov 22, 2009November 19, 2009 18:45 IST
In the many speeches and statements on the Children's Day last week,no one talked of millions who have died in infancy.
Thu, Nov 19, 2009November 15, 2009 02:36 IST
The political buzz in Karnataka is that the temporary patch up between Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa and the Bellary brothers was brought about not by the BJP high command in Delhi....
Sun, Nov 15, 2009November 10, 2009 03:13 IST
In the not so distant past,the RSS sarsanghchalak rarely interacted with the media. On Vijaya Dashami day,he delivered a special address...
Tue, Nov 10, 2009November 08, 2009 03:52 IST
Cabinet Secretary K M Chandrasekhar has cautioned ministries located in the North and South Block secretariat to preserve the heritage structures....
Sun, Nov 08, 2009November 04, 2009 16:57 IST
If the birth anniversary of India's original iron man,which fell on the same day,was ignored,that also is unremarkable.
Wed, Nov 04, 2009November 01, 2009 03:28 IST
Former foreign secretary Shiv Shankar Menon,a seasoned China hand,has been acting as unofficial adviser to the Government on Sino-Indian relations.
Sun, Nov 01, 2009October 26, 2009 17:57 IST
Out of the mouth of a babalog politician recently came words that warmed my heart. "We are giving too much importance to Pakistan.
Mon, Oct 26, 2009October 25, 2009 02:31 IST
BJP President Rajnath Singh was incensed by commentator Suhel Seths sharp attack on joker feudals who believe they are a law unto themselves....
Sun, Oct 25, 2009October 23, 2009 02:50 IST
The Shiv Sena,BJP and NCP must rethink their politics...
Fri, Oct 23, 2009October 11, 2009 04:59 IST
Defence Minister A K Antony was to preside over the opening of the coast guard command office at Gandhinagar on October 3.
Sun, Oct 11, 2009October 09, 2009 17:03 IST
Of the four Indians to win the Nobel Prize in science,only one,C V Raman,was awarded for research work done in his own country.
Fri, Oct 09, 2009October 06, 2009 01:40 IST
Mumbai has not,thankfully,totally swallowed Bombay
Tue, Oct 06, 2009October 04, 2009 01:09 IST
DMK,which has a near-monopoly on TV channels in Tamil Nadu,is known to put pressure on the Centre not to issue licences to others....
Sun, Oct 04, 2009October 01, 2009 13:38 IST
The manner in which investigations and prosecutions in the Bofors case were spectacularly bungled is proof enough that whoever took the Bofors money is supremely powerful.
Thu, Oct 01, 2009September 27, 2009 02:02 IST
Pakistani ambassador Shahid Malik has encountered the same problem that Mani Shankar Aiyar recently faced....
Sun, Sep 27, 2009September 24, 2009 15:45 IST
One man's cattle class is another man's idea of supreme luxury. Which is why the Congress austerity drive has a hollow ring.
Thu, Sep 24, 2009September 20, 2009 03:36 IST
Minutes before the helicopter carrying Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy crashed,he phoned his wife to...
Sun, Sep 20, 2009September 13, 2009 00:09 IST
Many of his cabinet colleagues are furious with Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee for publicly admonishing S M Krishna and Shashi Tharoor....
Sun, Sep 13, 2009September 12, 2009 17:17 IST
Should Y S Jaganmohan Reddy be permitted to step into his father YS Rajasekhar Reddy's shoes?
Sat, Sep 12, 2009September 06, 2009 02:37 IST
After the NCPs poor performance in the parliamentary poll,the Congress wants to squeeze its ally in the Assembly poll for Maharashtra....
Sun, Sep 06, 2009September 04, 2009 19:45 IST
Why should the Indian electorate trust its valuable vote to an EVM which provides no audit trail and no receipt?
Fri, Sep 04, 2009September 02, 2009 03:05 IST
The BJP prides itself that,unlike most political parties,it is democratic and not controlled by a single family. But this very...
Wed, Sep 02, 2009August 30, 2009 21:41 IST
IT IS a sad reflection on the mentality of the Indian bureaucracy that it believes that paperwork are of a greater concern than a child's life.
Sun, Aug 30, 2009August 30, 2009 03:32 IST
Media reports blamed former HRD minister Arjun Singh for using up the entire ministerial discretionary quota for seats in Central government schools before he demitted office...
Sun, Aug 30, 2009