Shashi Tharoor
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No issues are ever resolved in Indian TV debates, only exacerbated: Shashi Tharoor to Imran Khan
India | Feb 23, 2022, 12:30 PM ISTImran Khan said on Feb 22 that he would like to have a TV debate with Modi to resolve differences between the two neighbouring countries.
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When Ramdas Athawale corrected typos in Shashi Tharoor's English- Here's what happened
India | Feb 11, 2022, 01:39 PM ISTUnion Minister Dr Ramdas Athawale pounced at the chance to school the Thiruvananthapuram MP and said "one is bound to make mistakes while making unnecessary claims."
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Jyotiraditya Scindia objects to Shashi Tharoor's remarks over replies in Hindi in Lok Sabha
India | Feb 04, 2022, 10:52 AM ISTWhile responding to supplementary questions asked by members from Tamil Nadu in English, the civil aviation minister Scindia replied in Hindi.
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Budget 2022: Shashi Tharoor terms Budget 'extremely disappointing, damp squib'
Business | Feb 01, 2022, 01:57 PM ISTIndia has set a target to reduce fiscal deficit to 6.4 per cent of GDP in 2022-23 from the estimated 6.9 per cent in the current financial year, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday.
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'O Mitron' far more dangerous than Omicron: Shashi Tharoor's latest to target PM Modi
Elections | Jan 31, 2022, 02:22 PM ISTSenior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has said that far more dangerous than Omicron is “O Mitron”! We are measuring the consequences of the latter every day in increased polarisation, promotion of hatred & bigotry, insidious assaults on the Constitution & the weakening of our democracy.
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'Ironic Congress doesn't need his services': Kapil Sibal on Ghulam Nabi Azad's Padma award
India | Jan 26, 2022, 12:44 PM ISTVeteran Congress leader and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Azad, who was part of the group of 23 which has been critical of the party leadership and has sought an organisational overhaul, has been awarded the Padma Bhushan for his contribution to public affairs.
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Shashi Tharoor not to host Sansad TV show until suspension of 12 Rajya Sabha MPs revoked
India | Dec 06, 2021, 04:35 PM ISTTharoor's decision to stop hosting the talk show "To The Point" on Sansad TV comes a day after Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi, who is among the 12 suspended Rajya Sabha MPs, said she has stepped down as the anchor of the Sansad TV's show "Meri Kahaani".
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Protest by BJP MPs in Parliament provocative, rubs salt in wound: Shashi Tharoor
India | Dec 03, 2021, 03:02 PM ISTBJP MPs staged a protest in Parliament on Friday against the 'unruly' behaviour of Opposition parties. On the other hand, Opposition MPs protested against suspension of 12 Rajya Sabha MPs.
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Tharoor's selfie with women MPs sparks row; leader says 'Sorry if some people are offended'
India | Nov 29, 2021, 04:49 PM ISTTharoor later apologized for offending some people and said the "whole selfie thing" was done at the women's MPs' initiative.
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Present leadership has forgotten key lesson of inclusivity: Shashi Tharoor
India | Nov 18, 2021, 08:16 AM ISTSpeaking at the launch of his book, 'Pride, Prejudice, and Punditry', Tharoor said that it was a flaw of the parliamentary system that "creates opportunity for those who are divisive".
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'Fight the sin but love the sinner', Tharoor quotes Gandhi after backlash on birthday wish to Advani
India | Nov 11, 2021, 05:56 PM ISTA controversy had erupted on Monday after Tharoor tweeted a birthday message for Advani in which he described him as "a fine human being" and "a gentleman in politics".
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Tharoor appointed as chief of Parliamentary Committee on IT again amid BJP's reservations
India | Oct 09, 2021, 08:03 PM ISTSenior Congress leader and three-time Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha member Shashi Tharoor has been appointed the chairman of Parliamentary Committee on Information Technology again on Saturday, despite BJP MPs demand for his removal.
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Shashi Tharoor asks for immediate change of leadership in Congress
India | Sep 18, 2021, 03:40 PM ISTTharoor was part of the Group of 23 Congress leaders, who last year wrote a letter to Sonia asking for sweeping changes in the party.
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May he work more successfully to ensure 'vikas' actually dawns in country: Tharoor on Modi's B'Day
India | Sep 17, 2021, 06:36 PM ISTTharoor's remarks came as Congress said that the day is being observed as "unemployment day", "anti-farmer day" and "high prices day".
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Telangana Congress chief apologises to Shashi Tharoor for his derogatory remark
India | Sep 17, 2021, 07:40 AM ISTTelangana Congress chief A Revanth Reddy on Thursday withdrew his remark and apologised to Shashi Tharoor after a row over his derogatory remark directed at the former Union minister.
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Shashi Tharoor sings Ek Ajnabi Haseena se... Seen yet?
News | Sep 06, 2021, 07:40 PM ISTCongress leader Shashi Tharoor has often left all speechless through his vocabulary skills. This time too everyone was floored, but not because of his English-speaking skills, but his ability to sing.
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WATCH: Shashi Tharoor sings Ek Ajnabi Haseena se... Seen yet?
India | Sep 06, 2021, 07:20 PM ISTIn his performance, the Thiruvananthapuram MP was seen referring to his phone for the lyrics while singing one of Bollywood's classic - Ek Ajnabee Haseena Se - from the 1974 film Ajnabee, starring Rajesh Khanna and Zeenat Aman.
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'Stop attempting to rewrite history in petty way': Tharoor on exclusion of Nehru from ICHR's poster
News | Aug 30, 2021, 11:40 PM ISTAfter Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) excluded former PM Jawaharlal Nehru from its poster, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor asked Centre to stop attempting to rewrite history in petty way.
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Youth Congress Wing protests in Thiruvananthapuram over COVID mismanagement
News | Aug 26, 2021, 09:40 PM ISTYouth Congress Wing of Thiruvananthapuram protested against the Central Government over its mismanagement regarding the COVID-19 situation. Congress Party MP from Thiruvananthapuram, Shashi Tharoor also participated in the protest
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Shashi Tharoor gets into spirit of Onam, participates in 'Swing tradition'. Seen yet?
India | Aug 21, 2021, 11:24 AM ISTCongress leader Shashi Tharoor today posted a video of him participating in swing tradition as part of Onam.