Are Pakistan really better than India in cricket?

Are Pakistan really better than India in cricket?

In his video blog Directly Rajdeep Sardesai, the CNN-IBN Editor-in-Chief says the jury is still out on who's better. ...
08:43 AM, Feb 10, 2012

Decoding the media's Priyanka mania

Newsman |  Rajdeep Sardesai

In 1999, we experienced a 'television moment'. We were covering Sonia Gandhi's Amethi campaign when we happened to meet her daughter Priyanka. For the next ...
12:08 AM, Feb 10, 2012

Editor's take: critics harsh on Narendra Modi?

Editor's take: critics harsh on Narendra Modi? New Delhi: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the Ehsan Jafri killing in Gujarat on Wednesday filed a report in the case. While the contents of the report remain under wraps, crime branch sources have claimed that the committee appointed by the Supreme Court hasn't found enough evidence against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. However, the SIT officials haven't offered any confirmation on this. Ehsan Jafri's wife Zakia Jafri has...
10:47 PM, Feb 09, 2012
Chennai murder: What message do such incidents send out?

Chennai murder: What message do such incidents send out?

A 15-year-old Chennai school boy allegedly stabbed his teacher to death inside the classroom. ...
09:30 PM, Feb 09, 2012

Modi has the potential to be PM: Gadkari

Modi has the potential to be PM: Gadkari New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is one of the party's prime ministerial candidate for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. Talking to IBN18 Editor-in-Chief Rajdeep Sardesai, Gadkari said, "Modi has got the potential for becoming the Prime Minister." Gadkari's statement came a few hours after the Special Investigation Team (SIT) report on Gulbarg Society massacre during the 2002...
05:05 PM, Feb 09, 2012
Watch India @ 9 with Rajdeep Sardesai

Watch India @ 9 with Rajdeep Sardesai

Catch all the big news of the day on India @ 9 with Rajdeep Sardesai. ...
10:20 PM, Feb 08, 2012

Editor's take: The Karnataka sleaze row

Editor's take: The Karnataka sleaze row New Delhi: A day after three Karnataka BJP ministers were caught watching an obscene clip in the Assembly, the party has shown them the door. Three ministers, CC Patil, Lakshmana Savadi and Krishna Palemar, who were caught watching porn in the Karnataka Assembly have been barred from attending the Assembly till the probe into the matter is over. But the question is whether we are hypocritical when it comes to...
09:38 PM, Feb 08, 2012
Is Robert Vadra a symbol of a VVIP culture?

Is Robert Vadra a symbol of a VVIP culture?

There has been a row over the transfer of an officer on the day when Robert Vadra's cavalcade was stopped in UP. ...
09:56 PM, Feb 07, 2012

Editor's take: Rahul Gandhi, the politician

Editor's take: Rahul Gandhi, the politician New Delhi: Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi put everything at stake in Uttar Pradesh as the first phase of campaigning ended on Monday. Addressing a press conference in Varanasi, Rahul said that UP was not an election, but a mission for him. Ruling out any alliance, he also said that he will stay on in UP irrespective of the result. IBN18 Editor-in-Chief Rajdeep Sardesai's take on whether Rahul Gandhi has...
10:49 PM, Feb 06, 2012
India @ 9 with Rajdeep Sardesai

India @ 9 with Rajdeep Sardesai

Former ISRO chairman G Madhavan Nair writes to Prime Minister. Imran Khan says Sachin should have retired after World Cup. ...
11:35 PM, Jan 30, 2012

Editor's take: The Rushdie video cancellation row

Editor's take: The Rushdie video cancellation row New Delhi: Booker winning author Salman Rushdie's video conference was cancelled amidst high drama and following protests by Muslim groups at the Jaipur Literature Festival on Tuesday. The cancellation raises questions on not just the state government, but also the organisers and the freedom of expression. IBN18 Editor-in-Chief Rajdeep Sardesai's take on the row: With their supine approach, the Congress government in Rajasthan and the Centre clearly has been embarrassed...
10:50 PM, Jan 24, 2012
Can India avoid a whitewash in the Adelaide Test?

Can India avoid a whitewash in the Adelaide Test?

India take on Australia in the fourth and final Test at Adelaide after having lost the first three matches of the series. ...
12:07 AM, Jan 24, 2012

I don't regret reading from Rushdie's book: Joshi

I don't regret reading from Rushdie's book: Joshi New Delhi: Author Ruchir Joshi on Monday said that he does not regret reading out extracts from Salman Rushdie's banned book 'The Satanic Verses' at the Jaipur Literature Festival. Talking to IBN18 Editor-in-Chief Rajdeep Sardesai on Talking Point, Joshi said that he was even ready to do it again if required. "There's nothing in the law that prohibits people reading from a banned book," Joshi said. "Rushdie's constitutional rights are...
11:40 PM, Jan 23, 2012
Indian @ 9 with Rajdeep Sardesai

Indian @ 9 with Rajdeep Sardesai

Salman Rusdhie called off his visit to the Jaipur Literature Festival. Kalmadi says he won't resign from the post of IOA president. ...
10:50 PM, Jan 20, 2012
Is the media justified in castigating Team India?

Is the media justified in castigating Team India?

In Talking Point Point, CNN-IBN Editor-in-Chief Rajdeep Sardesai asks whether the media is justified in castigating Team India? ...
08:26 AM, Jan 14, 2012