Hindustan Times
The last public picture of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi with his wife Sonia Gandhi alongside that of Rajesh Khanna published on the front page of most national dailies on May 21, 1991 remains part of the recollection of a large number of people in the capital. Read more
Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, July 18, 2012 at 8:50 pm
Filed under Cinema · Tagged Amitabh Bacchhan, amritsar, bollywood, Kaka, LK Advani, New Delhi, Pankaj Vohra, Rahul Gandhi, Rajesh Khanna, Rajiv Gandhi, Rajya Sabha, Sonia Gandhi, Vasant Kunj
There are very few people who leave their mark on our lives. There are fewer who leave their imprint on history. Read more
Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 8:08 pm
Filed under New Delhi · Tagged Capital Closeup, Congress, delhi university, Dr SS Rathi, DU, Janata Party, National Forum of Teachers, Nigambodh Ghat, Pankaj Vohra, Rajiv Gandhi, Rajya Sabha
Last week’s high political drama, which resulted in, Anna Hazare finally breaking his fast has shown up sharp divisions within the ruling Congress party. Read more
Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at 7:16 pm
Filed under india · Tagged Anna Hazare, Capital Closeup, Congress, Hindustan Times, Jyotirditya Scindia, lok sabha, lokpal bill, news, Pankaj Vohra, Rahul Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, ramlila grounds, Sandeep Dikshit, Sonia Gandhi, Sushma Swaraj, Team Anna
There have been very few political leaders in our country who have had clarity on various issues. Read more
Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at 7:13 pm
Filed under india · Tagged Arnab Goswami r, Atal Behari Vajpayee, Babu Jagjivan Ram, Chandrashekha, Congress, democracy, emergency, Govindacharya, H.D.Deva Gowd, Indira Gandhi, Jaya Prakash Narayan, Jayalalithaa, Lal Kishen Advani, Morarji Desai, Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi, Ramakrishna Hegde, Ramlila ground
The sensational disclosure about the possible bugging of finance minister Pranab Mukherjee’s office is obviously not a very simple happening but it has several dimensions to it. Read more
Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at 6:27 pm
Filed under india · Tagged Capital Closeup, CBDT, Congress, Coomar Narain case, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee, IB, Indira Gandhi, North Block, P.C.Alexander, Pankaj Vohra, pranab mukherjee's office bugged, Rajiv Gandhi, RAW, spy, Spy scandal
Arjun Singh was one of the most controversial politicians of our times. There were people who liked him or hated him but one thing was sure that no one could ignore him. Read more
Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at 5:36 pm
Filed under india · Tagged Arjun Singh, Ashwani Kumar, Hindustan Times, Makhan Lal Fotedar, Maneka Gandhi, Motilal Vora, news, Rajiv Gandhi, Sanjay Gandhi, Thakur Ram Lal, Uma Bharti, Vishwanath Pratap Singh
There is nobody who went to Doon School in the last 50 years who did not know him. There is hardly anybody in Dehra Dun who had not known him or had not heard of him. There is hardly anyone associated with public school education who did not know him or had not heard of him. Read more
Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 at 4:30 pm
Filed under india · Tagged Dehra Dun, Delhi Public School, Doon School, Doon School Cricket team, DOSCO, Mathura Road, Old Boys Association, public school education, Rajiv Gandhi, Sanjay Gandhi, Sheel Vohra, St. Stephen's College
The countdown of the Commonwealth Games has started. There are hardly 70 days left for the big event to happen and the way things are moving it will be extremely surprising if all ends well. I for one would want the Games to be held given that the country’s prestige is involved and thousands of crores have been spent in building the infrastructure and doing up the Capital. Read more
Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at 7:03 pm
Filed under New Delhi · Tagged Asian Games, athletes, Baraat, Buta Singh, commonwealth games, Connaught Place, Delhi, Dhoni, Dowry Act, Federer, Gen Sethna, Hindustan Times, HKL Bhagat, HKL Kapoor, Indian wedding, Jagmohan, MS Gill, Nadal, news, Rajiv Gandhi, Sachin Tendulkar, Sehwag, sports complexes, stadiums, Test match, United Coffee House, Usain Bolt, Wimbledon
Two crucial questions regarding the Bhopal Gas leakage case continue to remain unanswered even after the group of ministers deliberated on the subject amidst demands for increased remuneration for the victims and extradition of former Union Carbide Chairman, Warren Anderson. Read more
Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, July 7, 2010 at 7:05 pm
Filed under Capital Closeup · Tagged affidavits, Apex Court, Attorney General, Bank drafts, Bhopal gas leakage case, Bhopal victims, constitutional crisis, embassy, government, GVG Krishnmurthy, Minneapolis, Minnesota, New York, President Zail Singh, Rajiv Gandhi, RBI, receipts, Reserve bank of India, settlement, Supreme Court, tort law, Union Carbide, United states, victims, Warren Anderson, welfare
A lot has been written about jinxed houses in the Capital. But not many people know that there is a bungalow in Lutyen’s Delhi where three Prime Ministers have stayed. Read more
Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 7:49 pm
Filed under Capital Closeup, New Delhi, india · Tagged Bharatiya Jana Sangh, Hindustan Times, Indira Gandhi, jinxed houses, Kanishka, M.S.Gill, Madan Lal Khurana, Moti Lal Nehru Place, Motilal Nehru Place, Navin Chawla, news, P.V.Narasimha Rao, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Press Council of India, Race Course Road, Rajiv Gandhi, Sahib Singh Verma, Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, Vaastu
