Posts by: Mihir Srivastava

Mihir Srivastava -May 3, 2019

At age 81, Sheila Diskhit is upbeat about facing yet another big challenge in her political career: resurrection of the Congress party in Delhi Sheila Dikshit was busy at home on the last day of April, organising her team to face one more tough challenge in her political life spanning four decades. Her decision to […]

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Mihir Srivastava -April 26, 2019

Artistes collaborate to usher a vibrant jazz culture in Delhi with the help of a British national, inspired by the beatnik generation The Jazz scene is not new to the town, but new energy is being infused in it by an iconoclastic Briton Stefan Kaye, who made Delhi his home some 10 years ago. He […]

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Mihir Srivastava -April 26, 2019

Expats on tourist visas work in movies, music videos and ads to make a quick buck. They get work from agents constantly on the lookout for black and white models Delhi has become an important hub for foreign models and actors, much sought after by the Indian advertising and film market. Romancing a white woman […]

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Mihir Srivastava -April 26, 2019

What was promised in 2014 by the Capital’s parties is a far cry from what was delivered in the last 4-5 years. A comparative analysis In preparing a report card of Delhi’s three main political outfits — BJP, AAP and Congress — one has to keep in mind whether each party was in a position […]

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Mihir Srivastava -April 19, 2019

Lutyens Delhi has a shanty town right behind Rahul Gandhi’s residence. What do those living in such deplorable conditions keep in mind when casting their votes? There is a cluster of 250 shanties called JJ Tughlak Lane Camp just behind Rahul Gandhi’s bungalow, 12 Tughlak Lane. Actually, it is situated in the lane that separates […]

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Mihir Srivastava -April 5, 2019

VK Singh is playing the army card in Ghaziabad. The SP-BSP alliance is concentrating on local issues. If the Dalit-Muslim-Yadav alliance forms, BJP is in trouble Ghaziabad is an important constituency, which is represented by former Army Chief VK Singh — who had won by a record margin of more than 5 lakh votes — […]

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Mihir Srivastava -April 4, 2019

After a prolific career as a politician, LK Advani has been pushed to the sidelines by the party he helped rise to power This time around, Lal Krishna Advani is not a candidate of the BJP, the party he founded with Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Being a nonagenarian, he is fairly healthy for his age, but […]

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Mihir Srivastava -March 20, 2019

Shahi Imam of Delhi’s Jama Masjid Maulana Syed Ahmed Bukhari issues fatwas on political issues but his political capital remains negligible On Sunday, Daryaganj and Chandni Chowk are busy places. The street market does brisk business on the week of Holi. Elections being at the top-of-the-mind, people are seen discussing whether AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal […]

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