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Dom's Take: Fall in GDP: Why blame corona?

Dom's Take: Fall in GDP: Why blame corona?

Rediff.com3 Sep 2020

Dominic Xavier asks if it is right to blame coronavirus and the lockdown for India's economic decline.

Dom's Take: Kafeel Khan, free at last!

Dom's Take: Kafeel Khan, free at last!

Rediff.com2 Sep 2020

Dominic Xavier heaves a sigh of relief for Dr Kafeel Khan who has been languishing in Mathura jail since January.

Dom's Take: GDP contraction act of God too?

Dom's Take: GDP contraction act of God too?

Rediff.com1 Sep 2020

Dominic Xavier wonders whether the steep decline in GDP numbers should be considered as an act of God too.

Dom's Take: Oh My Dog!

Dom's Take: Oh My Dog!

Rediff.com31 Aug 2020

Dominic Xavier captures Sunday's scene of contrasts

Dom's Take: JEE-NEET: Agni Pariksha ahead

Dom's Take: JEE-NEET: Agni Pariksha ahead

Rediff.com28 Aug 2020

Dominic Xavier mulls over the Agni Pariksha for students caught in the tussle between the government and Opposition parties.

Dom's Take: COVID-19 cases rise and rise

Dom's Take: COVID-19 cases rise and rise

Rediff.com28 Aug 2020

Dominic Xavier believes it is time government agencies aggressively concentrate on bringing down the COVID-19 caseload, which spikes with each passing day, since there could be no vaccine this year.

Dom's Take: Who will save the poorest?

Dom's Take: Who will save the poorest?

Rediff.com26 Aug 2020

Dominic Xavier wonders what will happen to the poorest who have been ravaged by the strict lockdown imposed by the Narendra Modi govt in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic and the unemployment rates spiralling out of control every passing month.

Dom's Take: What if Joe Biden becomes US President?

Dom's Take: What if Joe Biden becomes US President?

Rediff.com21 Aug 2020

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

Dom's Take: Is PM-CARES allergic to RTI?

Dom's Take: Is PM-CARES allergic to RTI?

Rediff.com19 Aug 2020

Dominic Xavier mulls over the intriguing puzzle why the PM-CARES fund is opposed to the transparency guaranteed by the RTI.

Dom's Take: Who will fill MSD's shoes?

Dom's Take: Who will fill MSD's shoes?

Rediff.com18 Aug 2020

As a glorious era ends, Dominic Xavier asks which cricketer can fill the huge void left by Dhoni's departure.

Dom's Take: From Russia with Love?

Dom's Take: From Russia with Love?

Rediff.com12 Aug 2020

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

Dom's Take: Three Cheers for the Assam Rifles!

Dom's Take: Three Cheers for the Assam Rifles!

Rediff.com6 Aug 2020

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

Dom's Take: If you can't beat them... join them...

Dom's Take: If you can't beat them... join them...

Rediff.com5 Aug 2020

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the dilemma of the Congress leadership who may feel that the BJP has secured a clear advantage with Hindu voters and the construction of the Ram temple may pave a way for Modi winning the Lok Sabha election three times in a row.

Dom's Take: COVID-19 vaccine: So close, yet so far

Dom's Take: COVID-19 vaccine: So close, yet so far

Rediff.com3 Aug 2020

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the COVID-19 vaccine which experts feel should be expected in mid-2021 only. Till then we have to get used to live with the virus.

Dom's Take: Will we get JOBS?

Dom's Take: Will we get JOBS?

Rediff.com1 Aug 2020

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the most pertinent question playing on the mind of every youngster -- will these sweeping changes being brought in the education system create better employment opportunity?

Dom's Take: NEP: MORE Teachers Please!

Dom's Take: NEP: MORE Teachers Please!

Rediff.com30 Jul 2020

Dominic Xavier says there is an urgent need to implement the NEP and quickly reduce the gap in the pupil-teacher ratio.

Dom's Take: Shy of The Tiger

Dom's Take: Shy of The Tiger

Rediff.com29 Jul 2020

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the BJP's Tiger dilemma -- boast of India's success in enlarging the tiger population on the planet and airbrush the 'Tiger of Mysore's presence out of Karnataka history.

Dom's Take: Will IPL 2020 kickstart our economy?

Dom's Take: Will IPL 2020 kickstart our economy?

Rediff.com28 Jul 2020

Dominic Xavier asks if the IPL -- to be held in the UAE from September to November -- will provoke Indian consumer demand and stir the economy out of its current somnolence.

Dom's Take: What will Modi do?

Dom's Take: What will Modi do?

Rediff.com27 Jul 2020

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the prime minister's unenviable dual tasks -- drive the Chinese out of Ladakh without a shot being fired and flattening the coronavirus curve before India overtakes Brazil and the US as the worst affected COVID-19 country in the world.

Dom's Take: This is how we treat COVID-19 patients!

Dom's Take: This is how we treat COVID-19 patients!

Rediff.com24 Jul 2020

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

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