Shashi Tharoor
- India
Strong speech by Rahul Gandhi at rally, says Tharoor
New Delhi: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor commended the “strong speech” by party leader Rahul Gandhi, who attacked the Narendra Modi government’s failure to control inflation, at the party rally here on Sunday.…
- India
Tharoor meets Gehlot amid Congress prez poll run buzz
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor met Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot here on Sunday and discussed the party’s future as well as the upcoming AICC president polls, sources said. The…
- Politics
‘People free to speculate’: Shashi Tharoor on contesting Congress president polls
Thiruvananthapuram: Amid the buzz over his recent article in a Malayalam daily on the Congress presidential election, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday said people are free to speculate whether he would…
- India
G-23 leaders meet Azad, Tharoor may throw his hat in ring
New Delhi: Congress G-23 leaders Prithviraj Chavan, Anand Sharma and Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Tuesday met Ghulam Nabi Azad, who has resigned from the party and is going to hold his first…
- Politics
G-23 planning to field candidate in Congress presidential poll?
New Delhi: Leaders of the Congress’ G-23 are planning to contest the presidential polls, slated for October 17 with former Union Minister Shashi Tharoor and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan being…
- India
Twitter tells Tharoor-led parliamentary panel it follows strict data privacy
New Delhi: Twitter has told a parliamentary panel that follows it follows strict data safety standards and most of the employees do not have access to user data. Twitter officials were asked…
- India
Shashi Tharoor-led Parliament panel summons Twitter, IRCTC over data privacy
New Delhi: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor-led Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology has summoned micro-blogging site Twitter and IRCTC before it on Friday to discuss “citizens’ data security and privacy”. The panel…
- India
Tharoor to receive France’s highest civilian award, party leaders congratulate him
New Delhi: With senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor set to be conferred with France’s highest civilian award Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur, a host of party leaders congratulated him on the prestigious…
- India
Kali row: Taken aback by attack on Mahua Moitra, ‘lighten up’, says Tharoor
New Delhi: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday said he is “taken aback by the attack” on Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra for her comments on Goddess Kali, and urged people to…
- Bollywood
Vishal Dadlani stands for Indian Muslims, Shashi Tharoor applauds
Mumbai: Bollywood’s most renowned singer and composer Vishal Dadlani took to Twitter recently to voice his support for the Muslims of India amid the ongoing Prophet remark row. For the unversed, in…
- India
High time PM breaks ‘silence’ on ‘proliferation’ of Islamophobic incidents: Tharoor
New Delhi: Amid outrage over the controversial remarks on Prophet Mohammad by the BJP’s now-sacked two functionaries, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said it is high time Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
- India
Tharoor slams BJP over bigotry amid Arab countries boycotting Indian products
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the controversial remarks against religious minorities in the country, following which calls were made…
- India
Tharoor moves Private Members Bill to repeal UAPA
New Delhi: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Friday moved a Private Members Bill to repeal the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Repeal Bill, 2022 seeks to annul the UAPA,…
- India
Global food crisis looms due to Ukraine war: Tharoor
New Delhi: Amid Russia-Ukraine war, a wheat crisis looms in the world, said Shashi Tharoor, Congress MP and former UN official, citing FAO report that around 30 per cent crops won’t be sown.…
- Politics
One day Indian voter will surprise BJP: Shashi Tharoor
Jaipur: The Indian voter has always been capable of throwing up surprises and the BJP will also get to know about it one day, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said on Sunday. His…
