Shashi Tharoor

Sunanda Pushkar Case: Draft Final Report Prepared, Probe Team Tells Supreme Court

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday April 20, 2018

The Special Investigation Team today told the Supreme Court that a draft final report has been prepared after conducting "thorough professional and scientific investigations" in the case relating to the death of Congress lawmaker Shashi Tharoor's wife Sunanda Pushkar.

Shashi Tharoor Throws "Lalochezia" On Twitter Fast Lane, Passers-By Hit

India News | Written by Debanish Achom | Tuesday April 10, 2018

An hour past midnight on Tuesday, while the world was sleeping, a tweet appeared on the timeline of Congress leader Shashi Tharoor. It did not take long to stir up the trolls. What is the word to describe "the emotional relief gained from using abusive or profane language?" Shashi Tharoor knows. The latest one, too, is a rare sight -- "lalochezia".

Shashi Tharoor Tweets Mahavir Jayanti Wishes With Buddha Pic, Trolled

Offbeat | Written by Priyanka Pant | Thursday March 29, 2018

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor was left embarrassed after Twitterati pointed out he had mistakenly posted a picture of Buddha while wishing his followers on Mahavir Jayanti. Mr Tharoor was trolled for the error, which he first briefly defended and later conceded. Instead of deleting the tweet, however, the politician said he was choosing to leave it up...

SSC CGL Exam: Shashi Tharoor Demands CBI Probe, Writes To Ministry Of Personnel

Jobs | NDTV Education Team | Friday March 2, 2018

Dr Shashi Tharoor, Congress leader and Member of Parliament, came out in support of the candidates who are protesting against an alleged paper leak in ongoing SSC CGL 2017 recruitment process.

CBI Enquiry Only If Evidence Provided By Candidates Found Substantiated: SSC On Paper Leak

Jobs | NDTV Education Team | Friday March 2, 2018

Dr Shashi Tharoor, Congress leader and Member of Parliament, came out in support of the candidates who are protesting against an alleged paper leak in ongoing SSC CGL 2017 recruitment process.

Sunanda Pushkar Case: Supreme Court Issues Notice To Delhi Police

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday February 23, 2018

The Supreme Court on Friday sought the response of the Delhi Police on a plea filed by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy seeking an SIT probe into the death of Congress lawmaker Shashi Tharoor's wife Sunanda Pushkar.

When Former PM Shastri Took Rs 5,000 Loan From PNB, And His Family Paid It Back

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday February 21, 2018

Half a century before it discovered a Rs 11,400 crore scam by its officials to help billionaire jeweller Nirav Modi, the Punjab National Bank (PNB) loaned Rs 5,000 to the country's most powerful man and got it all back - even though he died before he could repay it.

Shashi Tharoor Says The Way BJP Projects Vivekananda Is "Ill-Founded"

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday February 16, 2018

Taking a dig at the BJP and other right-wing political parties, acclaimed author and Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Friday said that those trying to appropriate Swami Vivekananda have not actually read him and thus project the celebrated 19th century Hindu monk in a "blasphemous" way.

Competitive Communalism Agenda Of Party Pushing Hindutva: Shashi Tharoor

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday February 10, 2018

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor today said competitive communalism was the agenda of one party. Addressing one of the sessions of the Kolkata Literature Festival, the former union minister said "competitive communalism is the agenda of the party which preached Hindutva".

BJP Planning "Major Assault" On Constitution: Shashi Tharoor

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday February 8, 2018

The BJP government is looking to make a "major assault" on the constitution if the ruling party gets a majority in both the houses of parliament, says Congress lawmaker Shashi Tharoor, who feels the attack on various constitutional provisions, like Article 370 on Kashmir and secularism, will be part of attempts to create a "Hindu rashtra" (nation).

Rahul Gandhi's Temple Visits Not For "Demonstration Effect", Says Shashi Tharoor

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday February 4, 2018

Rahul Gandhi's visits to temples of late were not merely for "demonstration effect" but underlines the fact that what was being done quietly in the past is now done openly, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has said.

"Interesting" Rahul Gandhi Extraordinarily Well-Read, Says Shashi Tharoor

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 31, 2018

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor today said party president Rahul Gandhi is an "interesting" person with a tremendous intellectual curiosity, but the country "sadly" has not seen enough of him.

Supreme Court Questions Maintainability Of Subramanian Swamy's Plea In Sunanda Pushkar Case

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday January 29, 2018

The Supreme Court today asked BJP leader Subramanian Swamy to satisfy it on the aspect of maintainability of his plea seeking an SIT probe into the death of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor's wife Sunanda Pushkar in 2014.

BJP Icon Rejected Constitution, Cannot Worship Both: Shashi Tharoor

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday January 28, 2018

Taking a dig at Narendra Modi, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has said that while the Prime Minister describes the country's Constitution as "holy", he also hails Hindutva icon Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay as a "hero", and asserted that the two stands cannot go hand in hand.

At Literature Festival, Shashi Tharoor Questions Sushma Swaraj-Backed Hindi Move At UN

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday January 28, 2018

Congress Member of Parliament Shashi Tharoor today defended his stance against making Hindi an official language at the United Nations, saying the move would not be of any help to leaders who cannot speak the language.