Shashi Tharoor
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Rahul-Tharoor meeting eases tensions in Kerala Congress
Thiruvananthapuram: A surprise half-hour meeting between senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Thiruvananthapuram Member of Parliament Shashi Tharoor at 10 Janpath, Delhi, appears to have eased tensions within the party in Kerala.…
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Congress closes chapter on Tharoor’s article praising Kerala’s entrepreneurial growth
Thiruvananthapuram: The national leadership of the Congress party on Tuesday stated that the controversy surrounding party leader Shashi Tharoor’s article, which praised Kerala’s entrepreneurial growth under the Left government, is a closed…
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Congress mouthpiece in Kerala writes editorial criticising Tharoor’s remarks
Thiruvananthapuram: Veekshanam Daily, Congress party’s mouthpiece in Kerala, on Monday published an editorial criticising Congress leader Shashi Tharoor -without naming him- for praising the entrepreneurial growth of the state under the left…
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Shashi Tharoor defends his article on Kerala’s growth
Thiruvananthapuram: Defending his recent article in an English daily that stirred a political controversy, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has clarified that not highlighting the industrial advancements made during the previous UDF regime…
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Adani bribery row: Tharoor slams BJP over anti US accusations
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday slammed the BJP after the US rejected the ruling party’s allegations that elements in the American “deep state” were behind attempts to destabilise…
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SC extends stay on defamation proceedings against Shashi Tharoor
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday extended by four weeks the stay on the trial court proceedings against Congress MP Shashi Tharoor in a defamation case filed for his alleged “scorpion…
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SC to hear Shashi Tharoor’s Plea in defamation case over remarks against PM Modi
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a plea of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor against a Delhi High Court verdict that refused to quash defamation proceedings against him…
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Remarks against PM Modi: SC stays proceedings against Shashi Tharoor
New Delhi: In a relief for Shashi Tharoor, the Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed proceedings before a trial court in a defamation case lodged against the Congress MP for his alleged “scorpion…
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Tharoor slams govt’s reluctance to give oppn key parl committee chairs
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday hit out at the government over its “reluctance” to give the opposition chairpersonship of important parliamentary committees, and said it only reflects its…
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HC refuses to quash defamation proceedings against Tharoor on remark targeting PM
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to quash the defamation proceedings against Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on a complaint over his alleged “scorpion on shivling” remark targeting Prime Minister…
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Very little to cheer about in Budget; only Bihar, Andhra gained: Shashi Tharoor
New Delhi: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday criticised the Central government over the Union Budget, saying that there was very “little to cheer about” in the Budget as it has failed…
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Tharoor slams Karnataka’s job reservation bill as ‘unconstitutional’ and ‘unwise'”
Thiruvananthapuram: Congress Working Committee member and Lok Sabha MP Shashi Tharoor on Friday criticised his party-ruled Karnataka’s bill mandating job reservations for Kannadigas in the private sector, describing it as “unconstitutional” and…
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Finally ‘400 paar’ but in another country: Tharoor on UK poll results
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor took a swipe at the BJP on Friday after the Labour Party in the UK secured a landslide victory in the general elections there, saying…
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Tharoor urges govt to build mitigating structures to combat sea erosion in Kerala
New Delhi: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor drew the government’s attention on Monday to sea erosion impacting the economically and socially disadvantaged coastal communities in Kerala and demanded that a robust network of…
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Don’t see myself contesting another LS poll: Shashi Tharoor
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday said if the next Lok Sabha polls take place five years down the line, he does not see himself contesting another election for…
