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.

July 16, 1998 00:00 IST
New Delhi, July 15: Differences between the Law Ministry and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Justice M M Punchhi over the procedure fo...
Thu, Jul 16, 1998
July 12, 1998 00:00 IST
Small is gossip``Why don't you write serious articles instead of gossip?'' is the all-too-frequent gratuitous advise offered to this columni...
Sun, Jul 12, 1998
July 05, 1998 00:00 IST
Pulling the stringsThe British government has reason to be puzzled at the way in which some Indian ambassadors appear and disappear with ama...
Sun, Jul 05, 1998
June 28, 1998 00:00 IST
Deeds not words!Home minister L.K. Advani's tough talking on terrorism and Pakistan has drawn flak from an unexpected quarter. Far from bein...
Sun, Jun 28, 1998
June 21, 1998 00:00 IST
Trying to talk toughThe RSS would like to blame the muddling and lack of direction of the BJP Government -- which is becoming all too obviou...
Sun, Jun 21, 1998
June 14, 1998 00:00 IST
Lobby languageIn the Yashwant Sinha Budget, obvious concessions to a select group of favoured individuals and companies suggests some high-p...
Sun, Jun 14, 1998
June 07, 1998 00:00 IST
Divided houseIn diplomacy, Pakistan always seems streets ahead of India. Within minutes of its nuclear explosions, Pakistan had dispatched a...
Sun, Jun 07, 1998
May 10, 1998 00:00 IST
Sushma's double billThe slogan during Sushma Swaraj's recent poll campaign in the South Delhi parliamentary constituency was: ``Ab ki baari ...
Sun, May 10, 1998
May 07, 1998 00:00 IST
NEW DELHI, May 6: Even before his three nominees for elevation to the Supreme Court could pass government consideration, Chief Justice Madan...
Thu, May 07, 1998
April 05, 1998 00:00 IST
NEW DELHI, April 4: Former Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao is opposed to the concept of dynastic rule in modern-day India. In an interview,...
Sun, Apr 05, 1998
March 08, 1998 00:00 IST
New Delhi, March 7: The media was starry-eyed, Congress workers euphoric and the BJP cadres disheartened by the entry of Sonia Gandhi into t...
Sun, Mar 08, 1998
February 22, 1998 00:00 IST
Up to our gillsThanks to the ban by the Election Commission on pre-poll surveys, exit polls and publicity to candidates on election eve, the...
Sun, Feb 22, 1998
February 10, 1998 00:00 IST
ALLAHABAD, February 9: Feroze Gandhi's grave is just a few kilometres from Anand Bhawan, the original seat of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty. Doze...
Tue, Feb 10, 1998
February 01, 1998 00:00 IST
Snow Queen thawsThere has been a sea-change in Sonia Gandhi's personality after her entry into active politics. The Congress first lady was ...
Sun, Feb 01, 1998
January 28, 1998 00:00 IST
ALLAHABAD/VARANASI, January 27: Lucknow may be the Capital of Uttar Pradesh, but the people of Allahabad are more politicised. ``In Lucknow ...
Wed, Jan 28, 1998
January 18, 1998 00:00 IST
Sonia and so farIt is not Sonia Gandhi who may be responsible for pipping the BJP at the post, but the in-fighting within the party as well....
Sun, Jan 18, 1998
January 11, 1998 00:00 IST
Pardey ke peechey Which came first, the chicken or the egg? In the murky world of Delhi politics, nothing is simple and straightforward. One...
Sun, Jan 11, 1998
January 04, 1998 00:00 IST
Unendearing imageAs mentioned in this column a fortnight back, the SPG joint director in charge of Sonia Gandhi's security was more clued in...
Sun, Jan 04, 1998
December 22, 1997 00:00 IST
Though he goes to hospital for dialysis every second day because of his failed kidneys, V P Singh still has time and energy to devote to na...
Mon, Dec 22, 1997
December 21, 1997 00:00 IST
Just three years ago, Laloo Yadav had caught Ramakrishna Hegde by his shirt-collar and showered abuses because the Karnataka leader had rec...
Sun, Dec 21, 1997
December 17, 1997 00:00 IST
NEW DELHI, Dec 16: Could Rajiv Gandhi's assassination have been prevented?The LTTE left considerable evidence of its intentions months befo...
Wed, Dec 17, 1997
December 14, 1997 00:00 IST
December 13: Is the Jain Commission a political inquiry or a judicial commission?Chief Justice J S Verma felt that the terms of reference o...
Sun, Dec 14, 1997
December 13, 1997 00:00 IST
December 12: The issue of privilege has (thus) dogged the Commission throughout its proceedings for the past four years ever since it was f...
Sat, Dec 13, 1997
December 12, 1997 00:00 IST
NEW DELHI, Dec 11: Perhaps former Home Minister S B Chavan was smart enough to foresee what the rest of his party couldn't. For he candidly...
Fri, Dec 12, 1997
December 07, 1997 00:00 IST
There is enough ammunition buried in the Jain Commission's 17-volume interim report to be used not just against the DMK but almost everyone...
Sun, Dec 07, 1997




