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.
May 25, 2009 16:36 IST
A Delhi HC judge recently took the very progressive step of scolding marriage officers for sending prior notices of weddings to the couples' residences.
Mon, May 25, 2009May 24, 2009 02:04 IST
Doon School will have a larger representation in the 15th Lok Sabha than ever before.
Sun, May 24, 2009May 19, 2009 12:47 IST
LK Advani displayed rare grace and dignity in defeat. He behaved in the finest democratic tradition by announcing his decision to step down as Leader of the Opposition.
Tue, May 19, 2009May 17, 2009 01:29 IST
Manmohan Singh is one Indian prime minister who did not consult an astrologer to find out whether he would remain PM....
Sun, May 17, 2009May 12, 2009 22:09 IST
The reasons why its hard to develop a story round this campaign
Tue, May 12, 2009May 10, 2009 00:35 IST
There is a story behind the usually reserved Rahul Gandhi agreeing to hold an open press conference for the entire Delhi media last...
Sun, May 10, 2009May 08, 2009 13:14 IST
Can our political parties really afford to adopt intransigent positions towards other political groups?
Fri, May 08, 2009May 03, 2009 23:53 IST
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhis breakfast-to-lunch fast on Monday was perhaps not quite the spur of the moment decision....
Sun, May 03, 2009May 01, 2009 16:21 IST
If you go by the record of our pollsters in the last five years,you will find they got it wrong as often as they got it right.
Fri, May 01, 2009May 01, 2009 00:00 IST
The ruder the campaign,the more difficult post-poll allying
Fri, May 01, 2009April 26, 2009 23:27 IST
The Congress high command is incensed and the Gandhi family deeply hurt over Sanjay Dutt spewing venom against the party on the campaign trail...
Sun, Apr 26, 2009April 24, 2009 08:34 IST
The choice for the topic this week was between a real-life fairytale and the parliamentary elections.
Fri, Apr 24, 2009April 19, 2009 17:59 IST
Dont heed the bad press it gets. Syria is a tranquil country full of beautiful ruins and warm people. And its waiting to be discovered
Sun, Apr 19, 2009April 19, 2009 00:28 IST
Manmohan Singh addressed four press meets within a week,after the Congress election strategists decided that the prime ministerial candidate had to be more visible....
Sun, Apr 19, 2009April 14, 2009 18:11 IST
The RSS vision of an Akhand Bharat has an unlikely supporter,the Grand Mufti of Syria.
Tue, Apr 14, 2009April 12, 2009 01:16 IST
If the first front is the UPA,then the second front is the NDA. The aim of the second front is to oust the first front.
Sun, Apr 12, 2009April 06, 2009 14:44 IST
Coomi Kapoor | Blog Bytes<br><p> A recent article in the New York Times by Somini Sengupta points out that despite galloping economic growth in India,we have one of the worst malnutrition rates in the world.
Mon, Apr 06, 2009April 05, 2009 00:11 IST
Mayawatis penchant for setting up parks has,ironically,not found favour with environmentalists and naturalists.....
Sun, Apr 05, 2009March 29, 2009 23:52 IST
The elevation of Mohan Bhagwat as sarsanghchalak of the RSS in place of K.S. Sudarshan is not the only important aspect of this change of guard......
Sun, Mar 29, 2009March 25, 2009 23:21 IST
Congress might die a thousand seat-sharing cuts
Wed, Mar 25, 2009March 24, 2009 15:35 IST
Coomi Kapoor | Blog Bytes<br> Showing the speech once or twice is understandable,but telecasting it more than 20 times a day is not.
Tue, Mar 24, 2009March 16, 2009 16:19 IST
Coomi Kapoor | Blog Bytes<br> Until now,political parties generally ignored the young and first-time voter. In the upcoming Parliamentary elections,the focus is on garnering the youth vote.
Mon, Mar 16, 2009March 15, 2009 00:47 IST
When Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik learnt that BJP leader L.K. Advani had sent newspaper editor and nominated Rajya Sabha MP Chandan Mitra....
Sun, Mar 15, 2009March 11, 2009 22:50 IST
Why theyre unstable perhaps more now than ever
Wed, Mar 11, 2009March 08, 2009 04:26 IST
Our Marxists have never hidden their contempt for pop culture and American commercial cinema and TV. But when the CPI(M) discovered that two of its own were getting awards from such reviled bourgeois institutions
Sun, Mar 08, 2009