Mihir Srivastava

Calm confidence

Calm confidence

At age 81, Sheila Diskhit is upbeat about facing yet another big challenge in her political career: resurrection of the…

May 3, 2019

Jazz by the Yamuna

Artistes collaborate to usher a vibrant jazz culture in Delhi with the help of a British national, inspired by the…

April 26, 2019

It don’t matter if you’re black or white…

Expats on tourist visas work in movies, music videos and ads to make a quick buck. They get work from…

April 26, 2019

Party report cards

What was promised in 2014 by the Capital’s parties is a far cry from what was delivered in the last…

April 26, 2019

Back alley with little hope

Lutyens Delhi has a shanty town right behind Rahul Gandhi’s residence. What do those living in such deplorable conditions keep…

April 19, 2019

Triangular contest

VK Singh is playing the army card in Ghaziabad. The SP-BSP alliance is concentrating on local issues. If the Dalit-Muslim-Yadav…

April 5, 2019

Autumn of the patriarch

After a prolific career as a politician, LK Advani has been pushed to the sidelines by the party he helped…

April 4, 2019

Precarious perch

Shahi Imam of Delhi’s Jama Masjid Maulana Syed Ahmed Bukhari issues fatwas on political issues but his political capital remains…

March 20, 2019

To align or not to

The grapevine is ripe: Sheila Dikshit wants the East Delhi seat for the Congress and her favoured candidates are either…

March 20, 2019