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Irreverent, provocative, opinionated... Shobhaa De has been challenging status quo for four decades... and is at her best when she punctures inflated egoes. You can reach her at: @ShobhaaDe(Instagram) and @DeShobhaa(Twitter).

Police inspect the encounter site where gangster Vikas Dubey was killed when he allegedly tried to escape from the spot following an accident, near Kanpur. PTI Photo

Opinion

Shobhaa De | Gangsterism in politics: Vikas Dubey in UP's Wild West

Dubey's subsequent arrest and murder are clearly a part of the huge coverup, now that the game is up

11 July 2020 6:38 PM IST

Statues of people long dead, and possibly of zero relevance to our times, should be dismissed, ignored, and removed if they have become painful reminders of something hateful in the past. PTI Photo

Opinion

Shobhaa De | 150 years of Mahatma: Why are we so touchy?

In the case of Mahatma Gandhi, why is our national outrage this pronounced?

27 Jun 2020 5:41 PM IST

Opinion

Shobhaa De | Plug and play, says PM: Enter political gaming!

The sort of administrative negligence one comes across is mind-numbing, to say the least

13 Jun 2020 5:42 PM IST

Opinion

Shobhaa De | Where are our godmen when they are needed?

Mumbai experiences devastating floods, the authorities promptly trot out some more nonsensical statistics to justify...

30 May 2020 7:08 PM IST

Attendants wearing protective gear walk as the first special train from New Delhi after train services were partially resumed arrives at the railway station in Jammu, India. AP Photo

Opinion

Shobhaa De: Thank God Indians still have a sense of humour!

In itself and on paper, the stimulus package looked good -- at least in the way it was marketed . But did it make much...

16 May 2020 7:16 PM IST

An artist paints a mural of Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan on a wall, in Mumbai. PTI Photo

Opinion

Shobhaa De: Farewell, Rishi & Irrfan, two icons India will salute

Both died of cancer, despite getting the best possible international treatment Irrfan Khan in London and Rishi Kapoor...

2 May 2020 5:00 PM IST

A few faithful pray at the Jama Masjid in New Delhi. (DC Photo: Pritam Bandyopadhyay)

Opinion

Shobhaa De: Should Muslims vanish? Shun hate amidst crisis

Prejudice creeps in stealthily when nobody is looking

18 April 2020 2:30 PM IST

Opinion

Shobhaa De: Diya jalao, folks! Diwali in April!

Get ready to celebrate the festival in April. The coronavirus can take care of itself.

4 April 2020 9:43 PM IST

Prime minister Narendra Modi making his address to the nation.

Opinion

Dear Nagriks Seeti bajaao taali bajaao

What we were handed out was a school master's lesson in model behaviour. The PM could easily have emailed it.

22 March 2020 7:39 PM IST

Senior Indian Police Service officer Param Bir Singh was on Saturday appointed Director General of the Maharashtra Anti-Corruption Bureau. (File Photo)

Opinion

Thana welcome desks'? End cop-neta nexus

Someone did the maths and figured at any given time, 194 Mumbai constables will be busy smiling and offering water to...

7 March 2020 7:05 AM IST

A hoarding with picture of US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for Trumps forthcoming Namaste Trump event in Ahmedabad on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

Opinion

Trump bhaisaab aayega: Aapun ke vaastey kya?

The wall in India is being mocked as aggressively as the other, more notorious wall in America.

22 Feb 2020 3:16 AM IST

Protesters raise slogans during a demonstration against the amended Citizenship Act and National Register of Citizens at Shaheen Bagh in New Delhi on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)

Opinion

Is the BJP paying attention to the voices from Shaheen Bagh?

The rest of the disturbing and depressing domestic news involves comical clips that would have raised a chuckle had they...

8 Feb 2020 3:09 AM IST