All stories by Dominic Xavier
Dom's Take: Aussies Rule!
Rediff.com15 Nov 2021Dominic Xavier congratulates Team Australia on becoming T20 World Champions.
Dom's Take: Freedom Not At Midnight
Rediff.com12 Nov 2021With the lady's retelling of history, it is perhaps time for Narendrabhai's government -- which is already remodelling the central vista in the national capital -- to commission a fresh sculpture to replace Devi Prasad Roy Chowdhury's famous Gyarah Murti sculpture on Sardar Patel Marg -- depicting the Mahatma and 10 other freedom fighters during the Dandi March in Gujarat 90 years ago -- with folks madam says got us Indians freedom seven years ago.
Dom's Take: While We Were Napping?
Rediff.com11 Nov 2021Dominic Xavier wonders if the Pentagon's claim that China has built a village in Arunachal Pradesh is true, was the government caught napping?
Dom's Take: We Want Sanju!
Rediff.com10 Nov 2021Dominic Xavier offers his take on #JusticeForSanjuSamson trending on Twitter afer the wicket-keeper batter was not picked for the T20I home series against New Zealand.
Dom's Take: End of A GREAT Innings!
Rediff.com9 Nov 2021Dominic Xavier salutes Virat and Ravi on their immense contributions to Indian cricket, which will never be forgotten.
Dom's Take: Happy DIWALI!
Rediff.com3 Nov 2021Dominic Xavier wishes Readers and their families a very Happy Diwali.
Dom's Take: Climate Change: Miles To Go!
Rediff.com2 Nov 2021Dominic Xavier offers his take on the likely outcome of the COP26 summit despite the grand promises and declarations to end climate change.
Dom's Take: AND WE SURRENDER
Rediff.com1 Nov 2021Dominic Xavier wonders why India has lost its mojo.
Dom's Take: BAN Climate Change!
Rediff.com29 Oct 2021Dominic Xavier offers his take on the UN's climate conference, COP26 in Glasgow, where top world leaders -- barring Xi Jinping and Vladmir Putin -- will discuss how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that are driving climate change and altering our planet forever.
Dom's Take: A Big Hurrah For Liberty!
Rediff.com28 Oct 2021Dominic Xavier offers his take on the Supreme Court decision to appoint an expert committee to investigate the ongoing Pegasus row.
Dom's Take: Mysterious Twists and Turns
Rediff.com26 Oct 2021Dominic Xavier is mystified by the many twists and turns Aryan Khan's case has taken in recent days
Dom's Take: Let's STAND UP For Shami!
Rediff.com25 Oct 2021Dominic Xavier is shocked by the abuse on Twitter directed against Mohammed Shami -- one of India's finest cricketers -- after Sunday's loss to Pakistan at Dubai and hopes that his team-mates -- who took the knee for the Black Lives Matter movement! before the game -- and the BCCI leadership will support the pacer who has played a key role in many Indian cricketing victories.
Dom's Take: Mother Nature Is Angry
Rediff.com20 Oct 2021Dominic Xavier is shocked by the unseasonal rains that have devastated large parts of Uttarakhand and Kerala, undermining countless lives and damaging property.
Dom's Take: MAHA BANDH
Rediff.com11 Oct 2021Dominic Xavier offers his take on the bandh called across Maharashtra by the state government to protest the killing of farmers in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri district on October 3.
Dom's Take: Fuel Prices on FIRE!
Rediff.com6 Oct 2021Dominic Xavier offers his take on the Petrol and diesel prices which surged to highest levels in seven years on Tuesday.
Dom's Take: The Lakhimpur Kheri Tragedy
Rediff.com4 Oct 2021Dominic Xavier offers his take on Sunday's tragic incident in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri involving two SUVs allegedly running over farmers who were protesting against the farm laws.
Dom's Take: Arsonist As Firefighter
Rediff.com27 Sep 2021Dominic Xavier offers his take on Indian diplomat Sneha Dubey's fiery rebuttal to Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's speech to the United Nations General Assembly.
Dom's Take: Taliban: What SANCTIONS!
Rediff.com24 Sep 2021Dominic Xavier wonders if economic sanctions will make any difference to the Taliban who earn billions of dollars from the opium trade.
Dom's Take: Hoshiyar Koshyar
Rediff.com22 Sep 2021Dominic Xavier offers his take on the ongoing tussle between Maharashtra's Maha Vikas Aghadi government and Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari.
Dom's Take: Captain's Innings Ends
Rediff.com20 Sep 2021Dominic Xavier offers his take on what looks like the end of the Captain era in Punjab politics -- even if he joins another political party.