About Pankaj Vohra
If he hadn’t become a journalist, Pankaj Vohra could have been anything from a cop to a politician or even a musician, cartoonist or a sportsman. He has strong views on a number of subjects, which often rub people the wrong way because he does not conceal his real feelings while writing. Being a thorough bred Delhiite, he has tremendous love for the city he was born in and has seen its metamorphosis over the years. Pankaj Vohra is at present the Political Editor of Hindustan Times and has worked in all the three top newspapers of this country-The TOI, The Hindu and HT. He loves to travel but his heart is always in his favorite city- Delhi.
The Congress has been in the news for the wrong reasons. Two Cabinet ministers belonging to the party, both Punjabis had to quit the government recently following separate controversies. [Read more]
Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 7:49 pm
Filed under india · Tagged Ashwani Kumar, cbi report on coal scam, coal scam, Congress, Manmohan Singh, Pankaj Vohra, pawan bansal, railway bribery scam, Sonia Gandhi, UPA congress rift
The Karnataka assembly election outcome for the Bharatiya Janata Party would not have been so dismal had its leadership drawn a leaf from Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s political acumen and persisted with its old war horses. [Read more]
Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at 8:59 pm
Filed under india · Tagged Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP, BS Yeddyuruppa, Capital Closeup, Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Hindustan Times, Karnataka assembly election, LK Advani, news, Pankaj Vohra, Sonia Gandhi, virbhadra singh
In the last one week, the entire country has watched in a state of helplessness how the Pakistan authorities have treated the entire Sarabjit Singh affair and how our own government has been totally ineffective in dealing with the grim situation. [Read more]
Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at 6:31 pm
Filed under Activism, Capital Closeup, New Delhi, india · Tagged Congress, Dalbir Kaur, Hindustan Times, Pankaj Vohra, Sarabjit singh, Sonia Gandhi
Nine days after she turned 94 years old, the original nightingale with a crystal clear voice, Shamshad Begum passed away in Mumbai leaving behind some of the most memorable songs of Bollywood films. This Amritsar born legend was perhaps one of the most talented and also the most underutilized female playback singer. [Read more]
Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at 8:37 pm
Filed under Cinema · Tagged bollywood, hindi films, Hindustan Times, mughal-e-azam, Music, news, OP Nayyar, Pankaj Vohra, qawali, shamshad begum
An impression is sought to be created that the JD (U) was opposed to the Bharatiya Janata Party’s attempts at making Narendra Modi as its Prime Ministerial nominee for the next Parliamentary poll. [Read more]