Tag: Shashi Tharoor
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Tharoor discharged in Sunanda Pushkar death case
"There is nothing to demonstrate any overt act on the part of the accused (Tharoor) and only on the ground that he continued the alleged affair with MT (a Pakistani journalist) (even if it is assumed) and exchanged messages with her, it cannot be presumed that he had abetted the commission of suicide by the deceased"
August 19, 2021 -
Locking account stifles freedom of expression, says Tharoor
Tharoor said, "I understand @Twitter's position that it has no choice but block accounts that violate Indian law & Twitter policy. While the law is what it is, the policy can be reviewed."
August 12, 2021 -
Universities must be an ideal version of Democracy: Shashi Tharoor
Tharoor was delivering the Distinguished Public Lecture at the World Universities Summit 2021 on "Universities of the Future: Building Institutional Resilience, Social Responsibility and Community Impact" organised by O.P. Jindal Global University.
July 22, 2021 -
Parl IT panel to take up Pegasus issue on 28 July
The Standing Committee will discuss "citizens' data security and privacy," said a statement
July 21, 2021 -
Onus on Centre, not states to bring down fuel prices: Tharoor
"Cess is a very divisive idea as it is not divisible or shared with the states. When the Centre keeps 96 per cent of the cess by itself, then the onus is on it to reduce the taxes on fuel and bring down prices, and not on the state governments,"
July 16, 2021 -
Beyond social media hashtags
It is time we acknowledged that people from the North-east are no less Indian than those from the mainland.
July 5, 2021 -
Still recovering from COVID-19, Tharoor bats for universal and free vaccination
Tharoor had tested Covid positive on April 22.
June 2, 2021 -
BJP has met its match in Bengal and lost: Tharoor
Tharoor also congratulated Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan "for his remarkable re-election, a first in 44 years".
May 2, 2021 -
Shashi Tharoor, Adhir Chowdhury test positive for COVID-19
Earlier, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi too had tested positive for Covid-19 and he is presently under home isolation, while ex-Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has been admitted to the AIIMS after contracting the disease.
April 22, 2021 -
Kerala reports 50 per cent turnout at halfway mark, likely to gather pace
Shashi Tharoor, the Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha member has opined that as things stand and given the good turnout, this could be good for the Congress-led UDF.
April 6, 2021 -
Being ‘BJP lite’ will end up making ‘Congress zero’: Shashi Tharoor
'Secularism is only a word and even if the government takes it out of the Constitution, it would still be a secular Constitution because of its basic structure.'
November 1, 2020 -
‘Still trying to figure out what to apologise for’: Shashi Tharoor over BJP’s Pulwama remark
Earlier in the morning, Prime Minister Narendra Modi attacked the opposition over Pulwama attack and said some parties were looking for political gain.
October 31, 2020 -
Facebook executives asked to appear before Parliamentary panel on Sep 2
The Parliamentary Panel on IT has summoned representatives of Facebook to appear before the committee on September 2 to discuss the subject of "safeguarding citizens' rights and prevention of misuse of social/online news media platforms including special emphasis on women security in the digital space".
August 20, 2020 -
Facebook controversy: BJP MP writes to LS Speaker seeking removal of Shashi Tharoor as IT panel chief
'Speaking in Spenserian English in foreign accent does not give one freedom to an individual to disregard parliamentary institutions,' BJP MP Nishikant Dubey wrote.
August 20, 2020 -
Facebook row: Shashi Tharoor gives breach of privilege notice against BJP’s Nishikant Dubey for ‘disparaging remarks’
In his letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Mr Tharoor took strong objection to Mr Dubey's remarks on Twitter that 'the Chairman of Standing Committee does not have the authority to do anything without discussion of the agenda with its members.'
August 19, 2020 -
Around 100 Cong leaders wrote to Sonia Gandhi seeking leadership change, transparent CWC polls: Sanjay Jha
On June 17, Congress president Sonia Gandhi had appointed Abhishek Dutt and Sadhna Bharti as the new party spokespersons while dropping Jha.
August 17, 2020 -
Congress criticises Trump for not mentioning Mahatma Gandhi in Sabarmati Ashram’s visitor book
In the visitor book at Sabarmati Ashram, Trump wrote, 'To my great friend Prime Minister Modi – Thank You for this wonderful visit.'
February 24, 2020