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Derek O’Brien
The writer is Trinamool's Parliamentary party leader, Rajya Sabha
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Rediscovering an old love and learning to enjoy the journeySubscriber Only
November 08, 2024 04:35 IST
Growing up, my favourite indoor ‘sport’ was contract bridge. The recent deaths of four people I knew have made me think a little more about life, living and getting back to doing what I really wanted to do.
Wed, Nov 13, 2024
When Parliament isn’t in session, standing committees are where the action isSubscriber Only
October 25, 2024 03:40 IST
Unfortunately, these panels have been undermined by governments
Fri, Oct 25, 2024
Happy birthday, Mr Amitabh Bachchan: What you may not know about India’s biggest starSubscriber Only
October 11, 2024 00:55 IST
On his 82nd birthday, some nuggets about his favourite directors, favourite actors, the Amul ads he inspired, his first ever job and more
Fri, Oct 11, 2024
Derek O’Brien writes: An excess of cessSubscriber Only
September 27, 2024 06:21 IST
It is being used like never before by the Union government to deprive states of revenue
Fri, Sep 27, 2024
Derek O’Brien writes: How direct benefit transfer empowers womenSubscriber Only
September 13, 2024 07:15 IST
By placing cash directly in the hands of women, it offers financial autonomy, improving their position in the family
Fri, Sep 13, 2024
Derek O’Brien writes: Between 2012 Delhi rape and R G Kar, little has changedSubscriber Only
August 30, 2024 08:05 IST
Speeches in Parliament are not enough. This August we failed a young doctor in Kolkata. We failed a tribal woman in Raigarh. We failed a 15-year-old in Jodhpur, a 7-year-old in Delhi, two 4-year-olds in Badlapur
Sat, Aug 31, 2024
Derek O’Brien writes: In Parliament, Opposition is feeling a new ‘josh’Subscriber Only
August 16, 2024 08:00 IST
Opposition is on the front foot, representing the pulse, energy and diversity of India, backed by citizens who are tired of BJP/NDA rule
Fri, Aug 16, 2024
Derek O’Brien writes: What I saw in a cancer centreSubscriber Only
August 02, 2024 07:45 IST
Accompanying a friend who had been diagnosed with the Big C, I saw how patients juggle hope and resilience
Fri, Aug 02, 2024
Derek O’Brien writes: This, Session, let the Opposition speakSubscriber Only
July 19, 2024 08:10 IST
Fairer distribution of time between the government and the Opposition needs to be addressed, to uphold the principles of accountability and representative democracy.
Sun, Jul 21, 2024
Derek O’Brien writes: The Opposition’s new hero is Awadhesh PrasadSubscriber Only
July 04, 2024 17:08 IST
Before the election results, most would have asked — Awadhesh who? But the SP’s first-time MP from Faizabad will be INDIA bloc candidate for Deputy Speaker
Thu, Jul 11, 2024
New Parliament should get rid of bad lawsSubscriber Only
June 21, 2024 08:19 IST
This is an opportunity to do away with laws that put the rights of citizens at risk.
Fri, Jun 21, 2024
How digital platforms overtook traditional media to reach the voters this electionSubscriber Only
June 07, 2024 07:30 IST
It revolutionised election communication, with virtual engagement taking the place of large public meetings that are not always feasible in the summer heat.
Fri, Jun 07, 2024
Derek O’Brien writes: A fictional BJP manifesto for the year 2034Subscriber Only
May 24, 2024 07:15 IST
In the heat, dust and rhetoric of elections, let us remind each other not to take ourselves so seriously
Fri, May 24, 2024
Why voters no longer believe ‘Modi ki guarantee’Subscriber Only
May 10, 2024 08:09 IST
As is well known in marketing, you can get someone to buy something once, or even twice, but eventually the consumer will see through you.
Fri, May 10, 2024
Derek O’Brien writes | Spread and spread of the Sangh: The BJP-RSS network has only expanded under the current governmentSubscriber Only
April 26, 2024 09:21 IST
Many officials, trained and subscribing to the Sangh ideology, currently work under various union public services.
Fri, Apr 26, 2024
Derek O’Brien writes: My encounter with the Delhi PoliceSubscriber Only
April 12, 2024 06:50 IST
Peaceful protestors were detained and moved to an unknown location, with no explanation offered
Fri, Apr 12, 2024
Derek O’Brien writes: No warranty for ‘Modi Ki Guarantee’Subscriber Only
March 29, 2024 18:11 IST
From employment to Digital India, Nari Shakti and others, the BJP government has yet to fulfil its many promises
Sat, Mar 30, 2024
2024, the election year, the conflict yearSubscriber Only
March 14, 2024 21:50 IST
In more than 60 countries, polls will decide direction of societies ruptured by conflicting ideologies
Fri, Mar 15, 2024
The nari shakti jumla: Six times BJP failed womenSubscriber Only
March 01, 2024 07:55 IST
For all its talk, from Shaheen Bagh clampdown to inaction in Manipur, the Modi government has failed the women of India
Fri, Mar 01, 2024
Derek O’Brien writes: How BJP government’s Data Fails Rekha, Kavita, and MohanSubscriber Only
February 16, 2024 07:07 IST
Daily struggles of ordinary men and women do not find a place in the government’s interim Budget Session speech in Parliament
Fri, Feb 16, 2024
Derek O’Brien on President Address to Parliament: Basket of empty promisesSubscriber Only
February 02, 2024 06:56 IST
Commitments made in past decade find little mention in current Budget Session speech
Fri, Feb 02, 2024
Derek O’Brien writes: Creaking infrastructure and an absent BJP governmentSubscriber Only
January 19, 2024 07:07 IST
Railways, bridges, tunnels, roads – they are marred by delays and poor quality, while government is elsewhere
Fri, Jan 19, 2024
Derek O’Brien writes: How BJP has made a mockery of democracySubscriber Only
January 05, 2024 07:07 IST
We are all for reform. But in the name of reform, let us not become more repressive than the colonisers
Fri, Jan 05, 2024
Derek O’Brien writes: 25 per cent of India has been silencedSubscriber Only
December 21, 2023 19:25 IST
This is the columnist’s first communication since his suspension from the Rajya Sabha. No commentary. Just the facts
Fri, Dec 22, 2023
Derek O’Brien writes: Let’s bring laughter back to ParliamentSubscriber Only
December 08, 2023 07:07 IST
Some wit in parliamentary debates makes them more robust. Let’s not take ourselves too seriously
Sat, Dec 09, 2023Journalism of Courage
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