Tag: Shashi Tharoor
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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 -
Shashi Tharoor to be conferred Crossword Book Lifetime Achievement award
Tharoor is a bestselling author of 18 books and has a proven track record of producing literary works, both in fiction and non-fiction, that have lasting relevance.
December 8, 2018 -
Central governments underspending on health, education: Shashi Tharoor
According to him, insurance companies are the "gainers" with the government-backed insurance scheme.
November 4, 2018 -
Criminal defamation charge against me frivolous: Shashi Tharoor
Asked whether he felt the criminal defamation suit against him “is an attempt to throttle his voice”, Tharoor said, “Apparently it seems so”.
November 3, 2018 -
Criminal defamation complaint against Shashi Tharoor over ‘scorpion’ remark
A criminal defamation complaint was filed against Congress leader Shashi Tharoor in a Delhi court n Saturday for his alleged "scorpion" remark against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
November 3, 2018 -
Ravi Shankar Prasad calls Shashi Tharoor ‘murder accused’, gets legal notice
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor triggered a major controversy with a comment comparing Prime Minister Narendra Modi to a scorpion on a Shivling.
November 1, 2018 -
Shashi Tharoor hits back at BJP over ‘scorpion on Shivling’ metaphor for PM Modi
In the midst of a BJP backlash over the remark, Tharoor took to Twitter stating that his quote was from an article published six years ago.
October 28, 2018