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Shashi Tharoor

Shashi Tharoor

DOB: March 9, 1956

Shashi Tharoor is an Indian politician serving as Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, since 2009. He is a former career international diplomat. He is a member of Indian National congress and at present serves as Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs and All India Professionals Congress. Tharoor was a former Minister of State in the Government of India for External Affairs during the period of 2009-2010. Tharror as a writer have authored eighteen best selling works including fiction and non fiction both and he is also author of hundreds of columns and articles in publications such as The New York Times, The Washington Post etc.Tharoor was appointed as Director of Communications Executive Assistant to Secretary-General Kofi Annan in 1996. Tharoor became Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information (UNDPI) on 1 June 2002. Tharoor was in controversy when her wife Sunanda was found dead in room number 345 of the Leela Palace hotel in Chanakyapuri, New Delhi.

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Was offered to join BJP by former minister: Shashi Tharoor

Politics | Dec 13, 2015, 07:12 AM IST

Bengaluru: Senior Congress leader and two time MP Sashi Tharoor today said that he was approached by major political parties, including the BJP and the Left after he left services at the United Nations(UN).Tharoor made

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Cow is safer in India than a Muslim: Shashi Tharoor

Politics | Dec 01, 2015, 09:22 PM IST

New Delhi: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor today quoted some “Bangladeshi friend” to contend that a “cow is safer in India than a Muslim” to suggest “growing intolerance” in the country.Participating in the debate on intolerance

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Death penalty an aberration in democracy, abolish it: Shashi Tharoor

Politics | Dec 01, 2015, 05:00 PM IST

New Delhi: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor today demanded abolition of death penalty, describing it as an "aberration in a healthy democracy".Raising the issue during Zero Hour, he said hanging people does not deter crime and

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Shashi Tharoor likely to be questioned again in Sunanda case

Politics | Nov 12, 2015, 07:06 PM IST

New Delhi: Investigators probing the mysterious death of Sunanda Pushkar may again question her husband and Congress MP Shashi Tharoor and move court soon seeking lie detector test on him even as a long-awaited FBI

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Sunanda Pushkar death mystery: FBI report rules out radioactive poisoning

India | Nov 11, 2015, 02:09 PM IST

New Delhi: Sunanda Pushkar, wife of Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, did not die of radioactive poisoning, a report by Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has concluded.The FBI lab reports of Sunanda Pushkar's viscera sample ruled

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Returning awards amounts to dishonouring recognition: Tharoor

Politics | Oct 15, 2015, 07:58 PM IST

Thiruvananthapuram: Taking a contrary stand on return of Sahitiya Akademi awards by eminent writers, former Union Minister Shashi Tharoor today commented that although writers have every right to stand up for their freedom of expression,

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Massive gap between PM Modi's rhetoric & reality: Shashi Tharoor

Politics | Sep 15, 2015, 07:29 AM IST

Jaipur: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday said that there is a "massive gap" between Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'impressive speeches' and the reality, as he might have given "excellent" ideas but could not provide

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Monsoon Session: 7 fashionable Politicians spotted at Parliament!

Lifestyle | Aug 04, 2015, 11:53 PM IST

The monsoon session of Parliament might have been the no-work only brawl period, but politicians made it sure that they put their most fashionable foot forward in whatever they are doing.Though, political leaders and fashion

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States should not act like 'murderers': Shashi Tharoor on executions

Politics | Aug 02, 2015, 09:04 PM IST

Thiruvananthapuram:  Under attack over his tweets after Yakub Memon's execution, Shashi Tharoor today stuck to his opposition to death penalty even for terrorists, saying states should not act like “murderers” and that the criminal justice

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Congress has not appreciated my work, Shashi Tharoor tells Sonia Gandhi

Politics | Aug 01, 2015, 03:57 PM IST

New Delhi: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has reportedly written a letter to party president Sonia Gandhi alleging that recent media reports targeting him are backed by party leadership with a sole intention to malign his

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BJP slams Digvijay, Tharoor for reaction on Yakub's hanging; says remarks 'insult' to people

Politics | Jul 30, 2015, 05:29 PM IST

New Delhi: BJP today hit out at Congress leaders Digvijay Singh and Shashi Tharoor over their reactions to the hanging of Yakub Memon, saying their comments were "insult" to the people wanting to get rid

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Congress leaders stoke controversy with remarks on Yakub's hanging

Politics | Jul 30, 2015, 04:08 PM IST

New Delhi:  Stoking a controversy, Congress leader Digvijay Singh today said the credibility of government and judiciary was at stake after the “urgency” shown in Yakub Memon's case while his party MP Shashi Tharoor questioned

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Saddened by Yakub Memon's execution: Shashi Tharoor

Politics | Jul 30, 2015, 10:40 AM IST

New Delhi:  Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said he was "saddened" by 1993 Mumbai serial blasts convict Yakub Memon's execution on Thursday."Saddened by news that our government has hanged a human being. State-sponsored killing diminishes us

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Snubbed Tharoor consulted by Rahul Gandhi in LS as he leads protest

Politics | Jul 27, 2015, 03:04 PM IST

New Delhi:  Congress MP Shashi Tharor, who recently faced Sonia Gandhi's ire, was today seen in Lok Sabha engrossed in an animated discussion with Rahul Gandhi who was playing an active role in guiding his

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Touched by PM Modi's 'graciousness', says Shashi Tharoor on his praise

Politics | Jul 25, 2015, 08:27 AM IST

New Delhi:  Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Friday said he was "touched" by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "graciousness" in praising him for his Oxford Debate speech."I am very touched by his graciousness and his generosity

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Full text: Shashi Tharoor's stunning speech at Oxford Union debate

Politics | Jul 24, 2015, 05:18 PM IST

New Delhi: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has drawn much praise for his spirited argument at Oxford Union debate, demanding reparation payments by Britain to India for its 200-year colonial rule, which, he said, led to

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Sonia Gandhi literally blasted Shashi Tharoor

Politics | Jul 23, 2015, 08:38 AM IST

New Delhi:  Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday pulled up former Union minister Shashi Tharoor over the leak of his views against party's stalling tactics in Parliament in the media."Sonia Gandhi, who generally does not

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Police may approach court seeking lie detector test on Sashi Tharoor

India | Jun 30, 2015, 10:32 PM IST

New Delhi: Investigators probing the mysterious death of Sunanda Pushkar may move a local court seeking lie detector test on her husband and Congress MP Shashi Tharoor.Six persons including three “prime witnesses” in the case

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Lalit Modi row: P Chidambaram demands release of letters to UK authorities

Politics | Jun 17, 2015, 12:31 PM IST

New Delhi: Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram today said letters written to British authorities on Lalit Modi case during UPA rule should be released as they will answer the former IPL Commissioner's accusations against him

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Delhi Police to get Sunanda's viscera report in a month

India | May 28, 2015, 08:13 PM IST

New Delhi: Delhi Police are expecting to get former union minister Shashi Tharoor's wife Sunanda Pushkar's viscera report from US-based Federal Bureau of Investigation in the next 15 to 30 days, which is likely to

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