Tag: Shashi Tharoor
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‘Should England be banned from hosting cricket tournaments?’ Shashi Tharoor speaks
So far, three matches have been washed out in the ongoing tournament and the weather predictions for the upcoming matches -- including that of the high-voltage clash between India and Pakistan -- is not good.
June 12, 2019 -
Ready to be Congress leader in Lok Sabha: Tharoor
He, however, insisted that Rahul Gandhi should continue as the Congress President. "The party could consider appointing a series of regional working presidents to assist him," the former Union Minister said.
May 27, 2019 -
BJP mastered WhatsApp elections in India: Shashi Tharoor
"The upcoming elections will be fought on the mobile phone... In a way, you could say they would be ‘WhatsApp elections'."
May 19, 2019 -
When you are sick, you need ‘khichdi’: Shashi Tharoor on BJP’s ‘khichdi govt’ jibe
Shashi Tharoor said, "There will be a new coalition government at the Centre with the Congress as its fulcrum when the Lok Sabha poll results will be out."
May 5, 2019 -
Lok Sabha polls | Faulty EVMs delay polling in Kerala; six deaths reported
The malfunctioning was pointed out by none other than Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan who said that election officials appear to have failed to ensure that the EVMs worked properly.
April 23, 2019 -
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