Tharoor Praises Modi

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor today praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's oratory skill as "impressive" but one that's also a weakness due to a "disconnect between the oratory and implementation."

PM Narendra Modi praised each member of the Olympic bronze-winning men's hockey team individually - but it was his post for goalkeeper PR Sreejesh that caught the eye of senior Congress leader and Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor.

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Thursday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for expressing concern over the Capitol Hill violence, saying it is a "good sign" that India has distanced itself from the Donald Trump administration, adding that New Delhi will have to work with the new Biden administration to "strengthen democracy around the world".

Former US President Barack Obama's memoirs have "huge praise for Manmohan Singh" but Prime Minister Narendra Modi "is not mentioned by name at all", Congress leader Shashi Tharoor says in a series of tweets. Mr Tharoor wrote that he had an advance copy of the first of Obama's two-part memoir "A Promised Land", releasing Tuesday and had read every b...

An 8-year-old climate change activist from Manipur, Licypriya Kangujam, who recently turned down a government honour on Women's Day to operate Prime Minister Narendra Modi's social media accounts has now hit out at the Congress and its leader Shashi Tharoor. Ms Kangujam, who had urged PM Modi to "listen" to her voice instead of honouring her, reite...

Close on the heels of senior Congress leaders Shashi Tharoor and Jairam Ramesh praising Narendra Modi, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot also on Wednesday appreciated the Prime Minister's oratory skills.

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said today that he is irritated when people say he has praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi when he only suggested that the Congress should figure out why people voted for him again in 2019.

In a fresh salvo targeting Shashi Tharoor, who had come under attack for his alleged "Modi praise", party colleague K Muraleedharan once again made a veiled attack on the Thiruvananthapuram MP.

At the centre of a controversy for stating that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should be praised for the "right things", Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Thursday said he was "relieved" the party accepted his explanation.

The Congress in Kerala has decided to seek an explanation from its MP Shashi Tharoor for praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who belongs to the rival party BJP.

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor came out in support of party colleague Jairam Ramesh on Friday, saying "demonising" Prime Minister Narendra Modi was "wrong" and the PM should be praised for doing the right things. This comes after Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi also supported Mr Ramesh.

The United Nation Security Council's decision to list Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist created a flurry in political circles today, with those from the ruling BJP laying the credit at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's door and opposition leaders preferring to praise the efforts of Indian diplomats instead.

The Kerala BJP is trying to persuade Malayalam movie star Mohanlal to join its ranks ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, party legislator O Rajagopal told NDTV today. "There are a few among us who feel that a man like Mohanlal should be fielded. He is from Thiruvananthapuram, and he has evinced a keen interest in public affairs. Although Mohanlal is symp...

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's launch into politics shows the Congress will not hold back its big guns and will pull out all the stops before the general elections, senior leader Shashi Tharoor said, asserting his party wants "defenestration" of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government.

Our media sees every debate in the binary terms made famous by George W. Bush: "are you with us or against us?"

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor today praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's oratory skill as "impressive" but one that's also a weakness due to a "disconnect between the oratory and implementation."

PM Narendra Modi praised each member of the Olympic bronze-winning men's hockey team individually - but it was his post for goalkeeper PR Sreejesh that caught the eye of senior Congress leader and Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor.

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Thursday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for expressing concern over the Capitol Hill violence, saying it is a "good sign" that India has distanced itself from the Donald Trump administration, adding that New Delhi will have to work with the new Biden administration to "strengthen democracy around the world".

Former US President Barack Obama's memoirs have "huge praise for Manmohan Singh" but Prime Minister Narendra Modi "is not mentioned by name at all", Congress leader Shashi Tharoor says in a series of tweets. Mr Tharoor wrote that he had an advance copy of the first of Obama's two-part memoir "A Promised Land", releasing Tuesday and had read every b...

An 8-year-old climate change activist from Manipur, Licypriya Kangujam, who recently turned down a government honour on Women's Day to operate Prime Minister Narendra Modi's social media accounts has now hit out at the Congress and its leader Shashi Tharoor. Ms Kangujam, who had urged PM Modi to "listen" to her voice instead of honouring her, reite...

Close on the heels of senior Congress leaders Shashi Tharoor and Jairam Ramesh praising Narendra Modi, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot also on Wednesday appreciated the Prime Minister's oratory skills.

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said today that he is irritated when people say he has praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi when he only suggested that the Congress should figure out why people voted for him again in 2019.

In a fresh salvo targeting Shashi Tharoor, who had come under attack for his alleged "Modi praise", party colleague K Muraleedharan once again made a veiled attack on the Thiruvananthapuram MP.

At the centre of a controversy for stating that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should be praised for the "right things", Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Thursday said he was "relieved" the party accepted his explanation.

The Congress in Kerala has decided to seek an explanation from its MP Shashi Tharoor for praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who belongs to the rival party BJP.

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor came out in support of party colleague Jairam Ramesh on Friday, saying "demonising" Prime Minister Narendra Modi was "wrong" and the PM should be praised for doing the right things. This comes after Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi also supported Mr Ramesh.

The United Nation Security Council's decision to list Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist created a flurry in political circles today, with those from the ruling BJP laying the credit at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's door and opposition leaders preferring to praise the efforts of Indian diplomats instead.

The Kerala BJP is trying to persuade Malayalam movie star Mohanlal to join its ranks ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, party legislator O Rajagopal told NDTV today. "There are a few among us who feel that a man like Mohanlal should be fielded. He is from Thiruvananthapuram, and he has evinced a keen interest in public affairs. Although Mohanlal is symp...

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's launch into politics shows the Congress will not hold back its big guns and will pull out all the stops before the general elections, senior leader Shashi Tharoor said, asserting his party wants "defenestration" of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government.

Our media sees every debate in the binary terms made famous by George W. Bush: "are you with us or against us?"