Shashi Tharoor

Pumpkin On Thanksgiving? Shashi Tharoor's Curious Wishes Confuse Twitter

Aditi Ahuja | Thursday November 26, 2020

Thanksgiving Wishes: Indian politician Shashi Tharoor took to Twitter to greet on the occasion, however, his wishes left his followers confused.

Obama Praised Manmohan Singh, No Mention Of PM Modi: Shashi Tharoor

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday November 16, 2020

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...

10th Grader Impresses Shashi Tharoor With Words He'd Never Heard Of. Watch

Offbeat | Thursday November 5, 2020

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor often has people reaching for their dictionaries with his use of long and obscure words - but he may have met his match in Diya, a teenager from Kerala

Being "BJP Lite" Will End Up Making "Congress Zero": Shashi Tharoor

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday November 1, 2020

Secularism as principle and practice in India is in "danger" and the ruling dispensation may even try to remove the word from the Constitution, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has said, but asserted that "forces of hatred" cannot alter the country's secular character.

"Apologise For?": Shashi Tharoor On BJP's Attack On Pulwama

India News | Reported By Sunil Prabhu, Edited By Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Saturday October 31, 2020

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor today dismissed BJP demands for an apology from his party for questions posed to the government after the Pulwama terror attack in J&K in February last year

"India Needs To Fix Domestic Issues To Win Respect Abroad": Shashi Tharoor

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday October 23, 2020

Underlining that India has been more of a "rule taker" than a "rule maker" at the UN, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday said the country needs to fix its domestic issues, including that of the economy, and have "moral authority" if it wants to be a rules contributor to the world.

"Is IMF's Relocation To Beijing Imminent?" Shashi Tharoor

India News | Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Tuesday October 20, 2020

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor today hinted at the radical changes brought about by COVID-19 in the global economic hierarchy by asking a pointed question: "Is the IMF's relocation to Beijing imminent?"

"Brilliantly Appropriate": Shashi Tharoor's Twitter Praise For Covid-Themed Durga Puja

India News | Edited by Arun Nair | Monday October 19, 2020

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor today praised the creative spirit of a Durga Puja committee based in Kolkata which has chosen coronavirus theme for the five-day festival starting from October 22.

High Court Dismisses Kerala Plea Against Airport Lease To Adani Group

India News | Sneha Mary Koshy | Monday October 19, 2020

The Kerala High Court has dismissed the state government's petition against the Adani group managing Thiruvananthapuram airport.

Shashi Tharoor "Demeaned" India, Says BJP Leader Sambit Patra

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday October 18, 2020

The BJP attacked the Congress party after MP Shashi Tharoor's remarks at a Lahore event, accusing him of "demeaning and discrediting" India.

Activists Under Detention For Their Words, Not For Owning Guns: Shashi Tharoor

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday October 17, 2020

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Saturday said a large number of people, including activists Varavara Rao, Sudha Bharadwaj and Anand Teltumbde, are under detention for their words, although none of them is accused of hitting anyone or possessing a gun.

Court Stays Proceedings Against Shashi Tharoor Over "Scorpion" Remark

India News | ANI | Friday October 16, 2020

The Delhi High Court on Friday stayed the proceedings against Congress lawmaker Shashi Tharoor in connection with a defamation case pertaining to his alleged "scorpion sitting on Shivling" remark against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Tanishq Ad Pulled Amid Trolling; Boycott Call Divides Internet

India News | Reported by Sakshi Bajaj, Edited by Swati Bhasin | Tuesday October 13, 2020

An advertisement by the Titan's Tanishq, a popular jewellery brand, has divided the internet after #BoycottTanishq trended on Twitter on Monday. The advertisement - released last week about an interfaith baby shower ceremony - was accused by many on social media of "promoting love jihad".

Look Into TRP Scam, Karti Chidambaram Tells House IT Panel Chief Shashi Tharoor

India News | Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Friday October 9, 2020

Congress MP Karti Chidambaram today asked the Parliament's Standing Committee on Information Technology to take up the alleged television rating point (TRP) scam that the Mumbai Police uncovered on Thursday.

Viral: British Man Calls Idli Boring, Shashi Tharoor And A Bunch Of Desi Netizens Aren't Pleased

Sushmita Sengupta | Friday October 9, 2020

Idli is usually enjoyed with sambhar and chutney and has a number of fans across home and abroad. This is why, when a British citizen tried calling it boring on Twitter, things didn't go down too well, especially among desi Twitter users.