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Dom's Take: 60,00,00,00,00,000!

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the NMP.

Fri, Sep 30, 2022
What Will India Do Without Boom Boom?

Dominic Xavier offers his take on pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah missing the...

Thu, Jul 21, 2022
Dom's Take: The Kohli Dilemma

Dominic Xavier offers his take on Indian cricket's Kohli Dilemma.

Wed, Jun 1, 2022
KK, Where Will Love Be Without You?

Dominic Xavier salutes KK -- the king of love ballads -- who passed suddenly...

Mon, May 30, 2022
Dom's Take: Hardik, Gujarat Titans Rule!

Dominic Xavier celebrates Hardik Pandya and Gujarat Titans's IPL 2022 triumph.

Mon, Nov 15, 2021
Dom's Take: Aussies Rule!

Dominic Xavier congratulates Team Australia on becoming T20 World Champions.

Wed, Nov 10, 2021
Dom's Take: We Want Sanju!

Dominic Xavier offers his take on #JusticeForSanjuSamson trending on Twitter...

Tue, Nov 9, 2021
Dom's Take: End of A GREAT Innings!

Dominic Xavier salutes Virat and Ravi on their immense contributions to...

Mon, Nov 1, 2021
Dom's Take: AND WE SURRENDER

Dominic Xavier wonders why India has lost its mojo.

Mon, Sep 27, 2021
Dom's Take: Arsonist As Firefighter

Dominic Xavier offers his take on Indian diplomat Sneha Dubey's fiery...

Fri, Sep 24, 2021
Dom's Take: Taliban: What SANCTIONS!

Dominic Xavier wonders if economic sanctions will make any difference to the...

Wed, Sep 22, 2021
Dom's Take: Hoshiyar Koshyar

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the ongoing tussle between Maharashtra's...

Mon, Sep 20, 2021
Dom's Take: Captain's Innings Ends

Dominic Xavier offers his take on what looks like the end of the Captain era...

Thu, Sep 16, 2021
Dom's Take: Pegasus Row: We have nothing to HIDE!

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the Supreme Court rapping the Central...

Wed, Sep 15, 2021
Dom's Take: Stalin, 'NEETly' Done!

Dominic Xavier offers his take on Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin's...

Tue, Sep 14, 2021
Dom's Take: Congratulations India!

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the country crossing the landmark of...

Mon, Aug 30, 2021
Dom's Take: Paralympians SHINE!

Dominic Xavier salutes the Indian Paralympians for their TRIUMPH at the Tokyo...

Mon, Aug 23, 2021
Dom's Take: BEWARE the Third Wave!

The National Institute of Disaster Management has warned of a third COVID-19...

Fri, Aug 20, 2021
Uttam and Dom's Takes: LPG@859.5

Uttam Ghosh and Dominic Xavier offer their respective takes on the Modi...

Tue, Aug 17, 2021
Dom's Take: Afghans ABANDONED

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the situation in Kabul after the Taliban...

Mon, Aug 16, 2021
Dom's Take: A Washed Out Session

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the Monsoon session of Parliament.

Thu, Aug 12, 2021
Dom's Take: Leo@PSG

Dominic Xavier predicts the Amazing Leo, who will play alongside two other...

Tue, Aug 10, 2021
Dom's Take: Which Medal did He win?

Dominic Xavier offers his cheeky take on Monday's event when government...

Thu, Aug 5, 2021
Dom's Take: Indian MEN Rise!

Dominic Xavier salutes the Indian men's hockey team for winning a Olympic...

Tue, Aug 3, 2021
Dom's Take: CHAK DE! India

Dominic Xavier is praying that India's incredible women's hockey team brings...

Fri, Jul 30, 2021
Dom's Take: No Beaches for GIRLS?

Two minor girls were allegedly gang-raped on Benaulim beach in Goa on...

Tue, Jul 27, 2021
Dom's Take: 'I Resign Of My Own Free Will'

Dominic Xavier offers his take on B S Yediyurappa's resignation as Karnataka...

Mon, Jul 26, 2021
Dom's Take: THANK YOU, Mirabai

Dominic Xavier congratulates Mirabai Chanu on winning an Olympic silver medal...

Fri, Jul 23, 2021
Dom's Take: INDIA, Go for GOLD!

As the Tokyo Olympics begins, Dominic Xavier wishes the Indian contingent all...

Thu, Jul 22, 2021
Dom's Take: Big Bro is LISTENING

Dominic Xavier offers his take on Snoopgate.

Fri, Jul 16, 2021
Dom's Take: Modi Applauds UP

Dominic Xavier offers his take on Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi's...

Thu, Jul 15, 2021
Dom's Take: The BARBARIANS Return

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the Taliban making rapid advances across...

Tue, Jul 13, 2021
Dom's Take: Adieu Yashpalji

Dominic Xavier mourns 1983 World Cup hero Yashpal Sharma who passed into the...

Thu, Jul 8, 2021
Dom's Take: Will Modi's New STARS Shine?

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the Big Reshuffle.

Wed, Jul 7, 2021
Dom's Take: Alvida, Saab

Dominic Xavier mourns the legendary actor who passed into the ages on...

Tue, Jul 6, 2021
Dom's Take: Frying Pan into the Fire

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the surge in prices of daily essentials in...

Mon, Jul 5, 2021
Dom's Take: RIP, Father Stan Swamy

Dominic Xavier remembers tribal rights activist Father Stan Swamy who passed...

Fri, Jul 2, 2021
Dom's Take: Main Banunga CM

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the tussle between Chief Minister Captain...

Thu, Jul 1, 2021
Dom's Take: Doctors, Our Lifeline

On the occasion of Happy National Doctors Day, Dominic Xavier salutes the...

Wed, Jun 30, 2021
Dom's Take: 'Tis Raining Sports!

Ardent sport lover Dominic Xavier is spoilt by choice these days, what with...

Fri, Jun 25, 2021
Dom's Take: Modi Controls the See-Saw!

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the latest political initiative to pose a...

Tue, Jun 22, 2021
Dom's Take: Umbrella in Cricketers' Toolkit?

Dominic Xavier wonders whether ICC should also include an Umbrella in...

Mon, Jun 21, 2021
You will NEVER be FORGOTTEN

Dominic Xavier salutes the Incomparable Milkha Singh, an inspiration to...

Fri, Jun 18, 2021
Dom's Take: The Modi Shuffle

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the Modi Shuffle.

Thu, Jun 17, 2021
Dom's Take: WTC Final: May the BEST team win

Dominic Xavier salutes both teams, wishes both sides luck and hopes for five...

Tue, Jun 15, 2021
Dom's Take: A SALUTE to the Galwan Martyrs

Dominic Xavier pays homage to the 20 brave Indian soldiers who were brutally...

Mon, Jun 14, 2021
Dom's Take: Roger. Rafa. Djoko. GOAT!

Dominic Xavier salutes the three incomparable masters of the modern era:...

Thu, Jun 10, 2021
Dom's Take: Hum Honge Kamyab Ek Din?

Dominic Xavier offers his first take on UP 2022

Wed, Jun 9, 2021
Dom's Take: Modi-Yogi Rift?

Has Ajay Mohan Bisht, the ruler of UP, fallen out of favour with Narendra...

Mon, Jun 7, 2021
Dom's Take: We Stand By MANJUL!

Dominic Xavier stands in solidarity with Manjul on the Right to Freedom of...

Thu, Jun 3, 2021
Dom's Take: 22 MILLION Jobs LOST

Dominic Xavier offers his take on India's grim employment situation.

Wed, Jun 2, 2021
Dom's Take: Will The Olympics Go On?

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the chorus of voices rising in Japan to...

Tue, Jun 1, 2021
Dom's Take: Achche Din?

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the economy.

Mon, May 31, 2021
Dom's Take: Xi, World Wants to KNOW!

Dominic Xavier's take on the ongoing global debate about the origin of the...

Fri, May 28, 2021
Dom's Take: Yeh Dil Maange More!

Dominic Xavier's take on the Modi government's 7th year report card.

Thu, May 27, 2021
Dom's Take: Why Lakshadweep?

Dominic Xavier offers his take on Lakshadweep Administrator Praful Khoda...

Wed, May 26, 2021
Dom's Take: Social Media, Join the Force!

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the central government's new diktat for...

Tue, May 25, 2021
Dom's Take: Smart Science?

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the controversy featuring Baba Ramdev and...

Wed, May 12, 2021
Dom's Take: India Wants This CVC

Dominic Xavier highlights the CVC India needs.

Tue, May 11, 2021
Dom's Take: Kab Milegi Vaccine!

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the vaccine crisis angering India's youth.

Fri, May 7, 2021
Dom's Take: What's More Important?

Dominic Xavier wonders what's more important for India: A new house for the...

Tue, May 4, 2021
Dom's Take: Total Lockdown 2.0?

Dominic Xavier wonders if Modi will impose a national lockdown to try and end...

Mon, May 3, 2021
Dom's Take: SOS, Modiji

Now that he is free from election responsibilities, Dominic Xavier hopes the...

Sun, May 2, 2021
Dom's Take: Game Over Modi

Dominic Xavier offers his take on Mamata's Election Triumph.

Fri, Apr 30, 2021
Dom's Take: Everything Else Can Wait...

The results of the assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil...

Thu, Apr 29, 2021
Dom's Take: Covid times, but CVP must go on

Dominic Xavier is mystified by Modi's refusal to halt a scheme whose funds...

Wed, Apr 28, 2021
Dom's Take: All Well With You, Dr?

Dominic Xavier is startled by the minister's claim which may seem delusional...

Tue, Apr 27, 2021
Dom's Take: The Vaccine Cost Controversy

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the controversy over the cost of the...

Mon, Apr 26, 2021
Dom's Take: Even China, Pakistan want to Help!

Dominic Xavier on how several nations -- including China and Pakistan -- have...

Sat, Apr 24, 2021
Dom's Take: Covid Leadership Crisis

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the Covid Leadership Crisis confronting...

Thu, Apr 22, 2021
Dom's Take: India's Oxygen Crisis

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the Oxygen Crisis confronting India after...

Wed, Apr 21, 2021
Dom's Take: The Plight of the Migrants

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the plight of the migrant workers.

Tue, Apr 20, 2021
Dom's Take: India Mourns With You

Dominic Xavier mourns for the hundreds of Indians who have lost their lives...

Fri, Apr 16, 2021
Dom's Take: India needs OXYGEN NOW!

Dominic Xavier wants Prime Minister Modi to know that India needs Oxygen NOW!...

Thu, Apr 15, 2021
Dom's Take: Thank You Modi Uncle!

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the Modi government's decision which offers...

Wed, Apr 14, 2021
Dom's Take: Election or Vaccine?

Will Modi and his government begin the battle against the second surge in the...

Fri, Apr 9, 2021
Dom's Take: India's Vaccine Crisis

Dominic Xavier wonders why Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan and his health...

Mon, Apr 5, 2021
Dom's Take: Covid Surge? Poll show goes on!

Dominic Xavier hopes there won't be a COVID-19 surge in the states going to...

Tue, Mar 30, 2021
Dom's Take: Pawar-Shah: What's Up?

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the reported meeting between Sharad Pawar...

Fri, Mar 26, 2021
Dom's Take: CM Kejriwal ban gaya aam aadmi

Dominic Xavier offers his take on Parliament passing a bill equating the...

Wed, Mar 24, 2021
Dom's Take: Boot the Virus Out!

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the government's refreshing decision to let...

Tue, Mar 23, 2021
Dom's Take: Use and Throw

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the ugly controversy which threatens to...

Mon, Mar 22, 2021
Dom's Take: Uddhav, Pawar Checkmated?

Dominic Xavier asks if Param Bir Singh's allegations about state Home...

Thu, Mar 18, 2021
Dom's Take: Rawat's purani genes

Dominic Xavier wonders why politicians always seem to have a problem with the...

Wed, Mar 17, 2021
Dom's Take: Uddhav's Waze Headache

Will the Vaze arrest destabilise Uddhav Thackeray's coalition government...

Tue, Mar 16, 2021
Dom's Take: Who let the GUARD down?

The pandemic appeared on the decline in India a few weeks ago. What caused...

Dom's Take: It's the season for 'FREEBIES'

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the freebies promised during Election 2021.

Fri, Mar 12, 2021
Dom's Take: Beware the WOUNDED Tigress!

Dominic Xavier offers his take on Mamatadi's injuries and its likely impact...

Thu, Feb 25, 2021
Dom's Take: What's in a name, NaMo?

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the renaming of the Sardar Vallabhbhai...

Wed, Feb 24, 2021
Dom's Take: Is India facing a second wave?

Is India seeing a second wave of COVID-19 infections, asks Dominic Xavier.

Tue, Feb 23, 2021
Dom's Take: And one more Congress govt falls

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the fall of the sole Congress government in...

Mon, Feb 22, 2021
Dom's Take: And the CBI enters the scene...

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the latest episode in the BJP's Mission...

Fri, Feb 19, 2021
Dom's Take: Whatever happened to #BetiBachao?

Dominic Xavier is shocked by the Unnao tragedy where two Dalit girls were...

Thu, Feb 18, 2021
Dom's Take: Justice Served

Dominic Xavier feels happy for Priya Ramani and asserts the time has come for...

Wed, Feb 17, 2021
Dom's Take: Fuel prices hit a century!

Dominic Xavier offers his take on fuel prices as they surge across the country.

Tue, Feb 16, 2021
Dom's Take: Toolkit & the SUPPRESSION of Dissent

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the shocking trend of arresting young...

Mon, Feb 15, 2021
Dom's Take: Disha a THREAT to the nation?!

Dominic Xavier offers his take on Disha's shocking arrest and wonders how the...

Fri, Feb 12, 2021
Dom's Take: We Stand by Wasim Jaffer!

Anguished by the episode, Dominic Xavier expresses his solidarity with the...

Thu, Feb 11, 2021
Dom's Take: GoI vs Twitter

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the ongoing tussle between the Indian...

Mon, Feb 8, 2021
Dom's Take: On Hope and A Prayer

Dominic Xavier salutes the multi-agency teams engaged in heroic rescue...

Sat, Feb 6, 2021
Dom's Take: No Acche Din for Fuel Prices

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the latest blow to personal finances.

Thu, Feb 4, 2021
Dom's Take: Don't Poke Your Nose!

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the drama that took centrestage after...

Tue, Feb 2, 2021
Dom's Take: Will Nirmalaji Deliver?

Dominic Xavier offers his take on Budget 2021.

Mon, Feb 1, 2021
Dom's Take: No Country for Journalists

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the issue and wonders why the government...

Thu, Jan 28, 2021
Dom's Take: Farmers' Dilemma: Protest or Produce?

After the violence in the capital on Tuesday, Dominic Xavier wonders if the...

Wed, Jan 27, 2021
Dom's Take: Will it be Common Man's Budget?

Dominic Xavier hopes Budget 2021-2022 will belong to the common man.

Tue, Jan 26, 2021
Dom's Take: Happy Republic Day

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the protesting farmers' tractor parade on...

Mon, Jan 25, 2021
Dom's Take: BJP's Mission (Im)Possible

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the titanic tussle between the BJP...

Fri, Jan 22, 2021
Dom's Take: What do we do about the Chinese?

Dominic Xavier is puzzled by the government's reluctance to take on the...

Wed, Jan 20, 2021
Dom's Take: In Joe, Kamala we trust

Dominic Xavier congratulates President Biden and Vice President Harris and...

Dom's Take: Thank you Team India

Dominic Xavier salutes Ajinkya Rahane and his team for giving India happiness...

Mon, Jan 18, 2021
Dom's Take: Arnab, in soup yet again!

Dominic Xavier offers his take on 'Chatgate' and wonders how Arnab Goswami,...

Fri, Jan 15, 2021
Dom's Take: India, here comes the vaccine!

Dominic Xavier salutes every single person involved in making this miracle...

Wed, Jan 13, 2021
Dom's Take: Fly, Robin, Fly!

In the first of the series on Budget 2021, Dominic Xavier hopes the FinMIn...

Tue, Jan 12, 2021
Dom's Take: Will the Impasse End?

Dominic Xavier wonders if the rulers in Delhi will see the light, address the...

Sat, Jan 9, 2021
Dom's Take: The Vaccine Dilemma

Dominic Xavier ponders the Vaccine Dilemma: Should he take the shot or not?

Fri, Jan 8, 2021
Dom's Take: No State for Women?

Dominic Xavier wonders if such cruel and heinous crimes against women will...

Thu, Jan 7, 2021
Dom's Take: March for Justice

Dominic Xavier asks when the Modi Sarkar will heed the plight of the...

Wed, Jan 6, 2021
Dom's Take: Who will be R-Day chief guest?

So who will be the chief guest at this year's parade on Rajpath (no, it ain't...

Tue, Jan 5, 2021
Dom's Take: The Trust Deficit

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the breakdown of trust between the Narendra...

Fri, Jan 1, 2021
Dom's Take: Hathras: Forget Her Not

Dominic Xavier remembers the Hathras victim and hopes that the perpetrators...

Wed, Dec 30, 2020
Dom's Take: End of the Dhoni Era

Dominic Xavier salutes the cricketing legend.

Tue, Dec 29, 2020
Dom's Take: Death of An Actor

Dominic Xavier recalls the media mayhem unleashed after the actor took his...

Mon, Dec 28, 2020
Dom's Take: The LOCKDOWN

IIn the first of a year-end series of observations on 2020, Dominic Xavier is...

Fri, Dec 25, 2020
Dom's Take: Merry Xmas!

Dominic Xavier wishes everyone a HEALTHY and HAPPY Christmas

Thu, Dec 24, 2020
Dom's Take: The Brit Connection

Dominic Xavier hopes the mutated virus won't lead to a second wave of...

Tue, Dec 22, 2020
Dom's Take: Santa Shah

With assembly elections coming up in Assam and Bengal, the BJP election...

Mon, Dec 21, 2020
Dom's Take: Protection Perks

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the home ministry's protection largesse.

Fri, Dec 18, 2020
Dom's Take: Let's shake TMC tree!

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the latest episode in the Bengal 2021 drama.

Thu, Dec 17, 2020
Dom's Take: That's why it's called God's Own Country

With Malayalis immune to Modi's charms, the Pradhan Sevak must be quite...

Wed, Dec 16, 2020
Dom's Take: HUH? No Winter Session

Dominic Xavier wonders if the decision to abandon the winter session of...

Tue, Dec 15, 2020
Dom's Take: Will Tatas get the Maharaja?

The Maharaja was Air India's original symbol and Dominic Xavier is rooting...

Mon, Dec 14, 2020
Dom's Take: Who will LISTEN to the farmers?

Dominic Xavier wonders whether resolution of the farmers's grievances will...

Fri, Dec 11, 2020
Dom's Take: 'Mixopathy'

Dominic Xavier stands in solidarity with the protesting doctors and asks why...

Thu, Dec 10, 2020
Dom's Take: Ustad Astad

Dominic Xavier pays homage to the Dance Pioneer.

Wed, Dec 9, 2020
Dom's Take: The Grand Illusion

Dominic Xavier wonders why the government wants to spend so much money on...

Tue, Dec 8, 2020
Dom's Take: Who will blink first? Govt or Farmers?

Dominic Xavier asks who will blink first? The Modi Sarkar? Or the farmers?

Mon, Dec 7, 2020
Dom's Take: All you need is love, but not in UP

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the 'love jihad' controversy.

Fri, Dec 4, 2020
Dom's Take: Rajini Can?

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the Thalaiva's entry on Tamil Nadu's...

Thu, Dec 3, 2020
Dom's Take: Ab Tumhare Hawale, Amitji

Dominic Xavier wonders if a government that hates to compromise will change...

Wed, Dec 2, 2020
Dom's Take:The Free Vaccine U-Turn

I am not at all surprised by this U-turn. It is par for the course for this...

Mon, Nov 30, 2020
Dom's Take: The Hand that feeds YOU

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the farmers's protest.

Fri, Nov 27, 2020
Dom's Take: One Nation, One Election, One Power

Dominc Xavier wonders if this latest Modi pitch is in tune with strongmen...

Thu, Nov 26, 2020
Dom's Take: Adios, Diego

Dominic Xavier pays homage to arguably the greatest footballer the world has...

Wed, Nov 25, 2020
Dom's Take: Atmanirbhar or Nirbhar Vaccine?

Dominic Xavier wonders if the PM will opt for the Indian-made COVID-19...

Tue, Nov 24, 2020
Dom's Take: Is Prem Ko Kya Naam Doon?

When the pandemic shows no signs of abating, when millions of Indians have no...

Mon, Nov 23, 2020
Dom's Take: Is the Left, Right?

Left or Right, governments at the Centre and in the states want to curb free...

Wed, Nov 18, 2020
Dom's Take: Will Congress see Acche Din?

Dominic Xavier wonders if the Congress will ever see happy days again.

Tue, Nov 17, 2020
Dom's Take: The race for COVID-19 vaccine

Dominic Xavier wonders when human beings can access the vaccine and terminate...

Fri, Nov 13, 2020
Dom's Take: A Pandemic Free Diwali

Dominic Xavier's wish for India and the world on Diwali.

Thu, Nov 12, 2020
Dom's Take: Not in your Control

Dominic Xavier asks why the government wants to control what we watch.

Wed, Nov 11, 2020
Dom's Take: Son rise in Bihar

Dominic Xavier offers his take on Bihar 2020.

Mon, Nov 9, 2020
Dom's Take: Donald, you are a Lame Duck

Dominic Xavier offers his take on Trump's tantrum.

Fri, Nov 6, 2020
Dom's Take: Chill, Donald, Chill

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the Trump-Thunberg Twitter tussle.

Wed, Nov 4, 2020
Dom's Take: Prez Trump: Heads I Win, Tails U Lose

Dominic Xavier is not surprised by Trump's first move in the election results...

Tue, Nov 3, 2020
Dom's Take: Modi will charm next US Prez!

Though there must be some anxiety in the prime minister's office about how...

Mon, Nov 2, 2020
Dom's Take: Will it start a second wave?

Dominic Xavier wwonders whether with 88% of suburban trains operational in...

Fri, Oct 30, 2020
Dom's Take: Endgame for PUBG

Dominic Xavier illustrates the depth of emotions Indian game fanatics are...

Thu, Oct 29, 2020
Dom's Take: Who created Aarogya Setu?

Dominic Xavier wonders why two government departments say they have no idea...

Wed, Oct 28, 2020
Dom's Take: Will Bihar women vote for Nitish?

Dominic Xavier wonders whether Bihari women will remember what Nitish Kumar...

Tue, Oct 27, 2020
Dom's Take: Filthy Air, but Great Deals?

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the 2+2 meeting and what it achieved.

Mon, Oct 26, 2020
Dom's Take: Empty promises?

Dominic Xavier wonders if the many pre-poll promises will ever materalise...

Fri, Oct 23, 2020
Dom's Take: Vaccine Politics

is puzzled by the politics of the COVID-19 vaccine. Will only Indians in...

Wed, Oct 21, 2020
Dom's Take: Will the law say: I DO?

Dominic Xavier wonders when and if the courts will legalise same sex...

Tue, Oct 20, 2020
Dom's Take: Politics scores over Sports again

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the unfortunate controversy and asks why...

Dom's Take: Hungry India

Dominic Xavier asserts that while we want to become a $5 trillion economy, we...

Fri, Oct 16, 2020
Dom's Take: Bhanu Athaiya: 1929-2020

Dominic Xavier pays homage to the design legend whose likes we will never see...

Thu, Oct 15, 2020
Dom's Take: All Izz Well?

Dominic Xavier captures the uncertainty among theatre owners and movie...

Tue, Oct 13, 2020
Dom's Take: Bollywood Avengers: Endgame?

Dominic Xavier wonders if the Bollywood Avengers will achieve the Endgame...

Dom's Take: Khushbu in Lotusland

Dominic Xavier wonders what led Khushbu to join the BJP.

Fri, Oct 9, 2020
Dom's Take: Mystery of NIA Arrests

Dominic Xavier is puzzled by the NIA's campaign against Leftist activists and...

Dom's Take: And Justice for Rhea

The many horrors a young woman -- whose only mistake appears to be loving a...

Thu, Oct 8, 2020
Dom's Take: Who is Scared of Protest and Dissent?

Dominic Xavier wonders why the Bisht government in UP is so terrified of...

Tue, Oct 6, 2020
Dom's Take: Luxury or Necessary?

Dominic Xavier wonders if such expenditure is merited at a time when the...

Mon, Oct 5, 2020
Dom's Take: Why this Silence?

Why has the prime minister of India not spoken about the Hathras incident...

Fri, Oct 2, 2020
Dom's Take: My heart bleeds for you, child

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the gruesome death of a Dalit teenager from...

Wed, Sep 30, 2020
Dom's Take: India Caste in iron

No one in the India of 2020 should be vulnerable and unprotected because of...

Tue, Sep 29, 2020
Dom's Take: Is the NCB starstruck?

Dominic Xavier wonders what the end game in the NCB's starstruck probe will be.

Fri, Sep 25, 2020
Dom's Take: Setting the farmers free

Dominic Xavier worries whether the farm bills will lead to corporatisation of...

Dom's Take: Farewell, Deano

Dominic Xavier salutes Dean Mervyn Jones.

Thu, Sep 24, 2020
Dom's Take: The Art of Distraction

Dominic Xavier is puzzled by the timing of the NCB summons to Bollywood's...

Wed, Sep 23, 2020
Dom's Take: Who cares for Opposition parties?

Dominic Xavier asks why the Modi government appears unwilling to debate and...

Fri, Sep 18, 2020
Dom's Take: Who will the Farm Bill benefit?

Dominic Xavier asks if the bills will really benefit farmers or if this is a...

Thu, Sep 17, 2020
Dom's Take: Kangana's Comet

Dominic Xavier mulls over the shooting star that is Kangana Amardeep Ranaut.

Wed, Sep 16, 2020
Dom's Take: Arresting dissent

Dominic Xavier asks if Umar Khalid's arrest is part of a fresh campaign to...

Tue, Sep 15, 2020
Dom's Take: Who cares for dead migrants?

Dominic Xavier is puzzled by the government revelation that it has no idea...

Mon, Sep 14, 2020
Dom's Take: SSF in the land of the lawless

With the graph of crimes in Uttar Pradesh in upswing mode, Dominic Xavier...

Fri, Sep 11, 2020
Dom's Take: Will Rafale be the hand of God?

Dominic Xavier believes the turning point if India and China go to war will...

Thu, Sep 10, 2020
Dom's Take: Kangana: BJP's Queen of Hearts

Dominc Xavier wonders if Kangana will take a lesson from the Smriti Irani...

Tue, Sep 8, 2020
Dom's Take: Is Rhea being made a SCAPEGOAT?

Dominic Xavier wonders whether Rhea is being made a scapegoat in a case which...

Mon, Sep 7, 2020
Dom's Take: Ranaut vs Raut

Dominc Xavier wonders when this verbal slugfest will end.

Sat, Sep 5, 2020
Dom's Take: Modi and the art of making promises

Dominic Xavier surveys the deluge of prime ministerial promises and wonders...

Thu, Sep 3, 2020
Dom's Take: Fall in GDP: Why blame corona?

Dominic Xavier asks if it is right to blame coronavirus and the lockdown for...

Wed, Sep 2, 2020
Dom's Take: Kafeel Khan, free at last!

Dominic Xavier heaves a sigh of relief for Dr Kafeel Khan who has been...

Tue, Sep 1, 2020
Dom's Take: GDP contraction act of God too?

Dominic Xavier wonders whether the steep decline in GDP numbers should be...

Mon, Aug 31, 2020
Dom's Take: Oh My Dog!

Dominic Xavier captures Sunday's scene of contrasts

Fri, Aug 28, 2020
Dom's Take: JEE-NEET: Agni Pariksha ahead

Dominic Xavier mulls over the Agni Pariksha for students caught in the tussle...

Thu, Aug 27, 2020
Dom's Take: COVID-19 cases rise and rise

Dominic Xavier believes it is time government agencies aggressively...

Wed, Aug 26, 2020
Dom's Take: Who will save the poorest?

Dominic Xavier wonders what will happen to the poorest who have been ravaged...

Fri, Aug 21, 2020
Dom's Take: What if Joe Biden becomes US President?

Dominic Xavier predicts the scene if Biden and Harris win on November 3, 2020.

Wed, Aug 19, 2020
Dom's Take: Is PM-CARES allergic to RTI?

Dominic Xavier mulls over the intriguing puzzle why the PM-CARES fund is...

Tue, Aug 18, 2020
Dom's Take: Who will fill MSD's shoes?

As a glorious era ends, Dominic Xavier asks which cricketer can fill the huge...

Wed, Aug 12, 2020
Dom's Take: From Russia with Love?

Dominic Xavier offers his take on Russia's covid vaccine which scientists are...

Thu, Aug 6, 2020
Dom's Take: Three Cheers for the Assam Rifles!

Dominic Xavier salutes the Assam Rifles's decision to deploy women soldiers...

Wed, Aug 5, 2020
Dom's Take: If you can't beat them... join them...

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the dilemma of the Congress leadership who...

Mon, Aug 3, 2020
Dom's Take: COVID-19 vaccine: So close, yet so far

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the COVID-19 vaccine which experts feel...

Sat, Aug 1, 2020
Dom's Take: Will we get JOBS?

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the most pertinent question playing on the...

Thu, Jul 30, 2020
Dom's Take: NEP: MORE Teachers Please!

Dominic Xavier says there is an urgent need to implement the NEP and quickly...

Wed, Jul 29, 2020
Dom's Take: Shy of The Tiger

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the BJP's Tiger dilemma -- boast of India's...

Tue, Jul 28, 2020
Dom's Take: Will IPL 2020 kickstart our economy?

Dominic Xavier asks if the IPL -- to be held in the UAE from September to...

Mon, Jul 27, 2020
Dom's Take: What will Modi do?

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the prime minister's unenviable dual tasks...

Fri, Jul 24, 2020
Dom's Take: This is how we treat COVID-19 patients!

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the way Indians behave towards COVID-19...

Thu, Jul 23, 2020
Dom's Take: A Hope and a Prayer for the Vaccine

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in...

Wed, Jul 22, 2020
Dom's Take: Wild Wild UP

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the law and order situation in UP.

Tue, Jul 21, 2020
Dom's Take: Rafales are Coming! Rafales Are Coming!

The Made in France Rafales are clearly not the best advertisement for Modi's...

Mon, Jul 20, 2020
Dom's Take: The real floor test for Modi

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the challenges confronting the Modi...

Fri, Jul 17, 2020
Dom's Take: Where will Pilot land?

Dominic Xavier offers his take on how Sachin Pilot is keeping everyone...

Thu, Jul 16, 2020
Dom's Take: Why doesn't Pakistan set Jadhav free?

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the latest Pakistani gambit in the...

Wed, Jul 15, 2020
Dom's Take: Trump's latest flip flop

Why did the Trump administration perform a back flip on Tuesday and cancel...

Tue, Jul 14, 2020
Dom's Take: An Unexpected Crash

Dominic Xavier offers his take on Sachin Pilot's ejection as Rajasthan deputy...

Mon, Jul 13, 2020
Dom's Take: Rajasthan's Battle Royale

Who will win in the end? The Dashing Pilot or the elderly warhorse?

Fri, Jul 10, 2020
Dom's Take: A Strange Arrest. A Stranger Death

Dominic Xavier offers his take on Vikas Dubey's arrest and death.

Sat, May 30, 2020
Dom's Take: Modi and the migrants

All the real and imagined achievements of the Modi government's first year in...

Sat, May 23, 2020
Dom's Take: The Migrant Marathon

Dominic Xavier's take on the horrific hardships millions of migrants have...