Tag: Shashi Tharoor
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Elections 2019: Kerala headed for a triangular and tough Thiruvananthapuram contest
BJP candidate Kummanam Rajasekharan, former Mizoram governor, is banking highly on the Sabarimala issue to garner votes
April 16, 2019 -
Shashi Tharoor suffers head injuries while performing ritual at Kerala temple
While Tharoor was sitting on one of the pans of the weighing scale, the hook came off and fell on his head, the party sources said.
April 15, 2019 -
Kerala BJP fears cross-voting in Thiruvananthapuram, Pathanamthitta LS seats
BJP leaders say LDF and UDF have been resorting to unethical practice as they consider the saffron party their main adversary
April 13, 2019 -
Shashi Tharoor in controversy over ‘squeamish’ tweet
Congress MP and candidate from Thiruvananthapuram constituency Shashi Tharoor landed in a controversy over the word "squeamish'' that he used in a tweet on his visit to a fish market in the Kerala capital last week as part of his election campaign.
March 31, 2019 -
Lok Sabha 2019 | Congress releases fourth list of candidates; Tharoor, Nabam Tuki notable names
Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor and former Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki are two of the prominent names in the fourth list of candidates released by Congress for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
March 17, 2019 -
Forfeit is worse than surrender: Shashi Tharoor on why India should play Pak in World Cup
The comment by Tharoor, an MP from Thiruvananthapuram, came amid growing calls for a boycott of the scheduled match against Pakistan.
February 22, 2019 -
People should have the freedom to write books we disagree with: Shashi Tharoor
In interview to The Statesman, MP Shashi Tharoor says the current regime has proved to be bad for both hard and soft power
February 10, 2019 -
Sunanda Pushkar death: Delhi Court sends case against Shashi Tharoor to Sessions court
Tharoor, former Union minister and Pushkar's husband, has been charged under sections 498-A (husband or his relative subjecting a woman to cruelty) and 306 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), but has not been arrested in the case.
February 4, 2019 -
Account for votes, damp squib: Congress slams Interim Budget 2019
The Congress on Friday called the Interim Budget 2019 “an account for votes” and a “damp squib”. At a press conference in New Delhi soon after the presentation of the last Budget of the ruling NDA government before the nation heads to polls, former Finance Minister P Chidambaram slammed both the Budget and Finance Minister …
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February 1, 2019 -
Shashi Tharoor’s tweet over Yogi Adityanath’s holy dip draws sharp reactions
Yogi Adityanath held a cabinet meeting at the Kumbh Mela on Tuesday in Prayagraj and followed it by a holy dip in River Ganga along with several state ministers at the Sangam.
January 30, 2019 -
UPA-III is far more likely than NDA-III: Shashi Tharoor in Kolkata
NDA government has failed on all fronts, Narendra Modi will not be the next Prime Minister, says the Congress MP
January 19, 2019 -
Sports gaming law a must
Shashi Tharoors new Bill to curb the malaise of match-fixing and regulate sports betting highlights the lacunae in present laws says Jay Sayta.
January 10, 2019 -
Lok Sabha approves proclamation of President’s Rule in J-K
After the passage of the resolution moved by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan allowed a brief discussion, saying although it has been passed and already been adopted, she was allowing a discussion on it as a "special case".
December 28, 2018 -
Festering discord
Could there be a more scathing indictment of Mr Modi’s brand of governance (the fulminations of Rahul Gandhi are a comparative pinprick) than the former civil servants making bold to declare.
December 21, 2018 -
Lok Sabha passes transgender persons rights bill amid din
Seeking passage of the Bill, Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Thaawar Chand Gehlot said the Bill was important in view of the rights of the transgenders and urged the members to pass it.
December 17, 2018 -
Ravi Shankar Prasad introduces Triple talaq bill in Lok Sabha
The Supreme Court had in August 2017 declared “Triple Talaq” unconstitutional and in violation of Article 14 of the Indian Constitution, which provides for equality before the law and directed the government to enact a law on the issue.
December 17, 2018 -
Shashi Tharoor files criminal complaint against Ravi Shankar Prasad for ‘defamatory remarks’
The development comes more than a month after Tharoor sent a legal notice to Prasad seeking an 'unconditional apology' for calling him a 'murder accused'.
December 10, 2018