Shashi Tharoor

Congress Should Clarify Stand On Ram Temple Issue: Rajasthan BJP

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 16, 2018

Rajasthan BJP today condemned Congress lawmaker Shashi Tharoor's remarks that no good Hindu would want the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, by destroying somebody else's place of worship and asked the opposition party to clarify its stand on the issue.

Opinion: Tharoor A Good Hindu, TV Anchors Wrongly Target Him

Opinion | Ashutosh | Tuesday October 16, 2018

Why is there such a hullaballoo over Shashi Tharoor's statement? What did he say that has the BJP/RSS so publicly pained? Why are TV channels going bonkers trying to paint Shashi Tharoor anti-Hindu? Did he really say something which is objectionable or is it another post-truth which needs no verification and authentication?

Shashi Tharoor's Comments On Ayodhya Temple Provoke BJP Fury

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday October 15, 2018

Congress parliamentarian Shashi Tharoor said today that he condemned the "malicious distortion" of his words on a Ram temple at the site of the razed Babri mosque in Ayodhya. Speaking at a literature festival in Chennai on the weekend, Mr Tharoor had said that "no good Hindu would want a Ram Temple built by demolishing somebody else's place of wors...

Sunanda Pushkar Case: Cops Told To Hand Over Documents To Shashi Tharoor

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday October 12, 2018

A court in Delhi today directed the Delhi police to hand over certain documents to Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, accused in a case related to the death of his wife Sunanda Pushkar.

Fear Of Long Words? Shashi Tharoor Explains With Very Long Word In Latest Tweet

India News | Sanya Jain | Thursday October 11, 2018

"I'm sorry if one of my tweets y'day gave rise to an epidemic of hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia!" wrote Shashi Tharoor, going on to explain that the word meant a fear of long words.

The 29-Letter Word That Shashi Tharoor Used To Announce His Book On PM

India News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Wednesday October 10, 2018

Congress parliamentarian Shashi Tharoor's latest wordplay is longer than 'lalochezia' and may not be as catchy as 'webaqoof', but it's a 29-letter tongue-twister compressed into a single word. Mr Tharoor 'unveiled' the word floccinaucinihilipilification to the public in a tweet that also introduced his new book The Paradoxical Prime Minister, on wh...

NIOS Kerala Students Can't Register, Centres Are Full: Shashi Tharoor

Education | NDTV Education Team | Saturday October 6, 2018

He also demanded NIOS and Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar to fix the problem.

Shashi Tharoor Given Copies Of Evidence In Sunanda Pushkar Case: Police

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 4, 2018

The Delhi Police today informed a court in the national capital that it has handed over copies of all the evidence to Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, accused in the death case of his wife Sunanda Pushkar.

India Should Continue Buying Oil From Iran: Shashi Tharoor

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 4, 2018

Congress parliamentarian Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday said the country should make efforts to continue oil supplies from Iran against the backdrop of US sanctions as Iranian oil is the cheapest it could get.

"There Is No Modi Wave In The Country Today," Claims Shashi Tharoor

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 4, 2018

Claiming that there is "no Modi-wave today" in the country, former Union minister Shashi Tharoor said Wednesday the BJP will "be lucky to win 10 seats" in Uttar Pradesh in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, if the Congress, SP and BSP come together.

Shashi Tharoor Flays Media For Not Investigating Rafale Issue

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday October 3, 2018

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor Wednesday said the Rafale issue is 20 times bigger than the Bofors issue but the media is "not giving any importance like before".

"Sushma Swaraj's UN Address Was A Campaign Speech," Says Shashi Tharoor

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 2, 2018

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday lashed out at the BJP for criticising him for describing External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj's UN address as a "campaign" speech and alleged that the saffron party "politicised" foreign platforms.

Shashi Tharoor's Critique Of Pak-Bashing In Sushma Swaraj's UN Speech

India News | Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Sunday September 30, 2018

Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj's address at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has "disappointed" Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, who feels that all the Pakistan bashing in New York was aimed at the BJP voters. His other objection to her speech on Saturday was that it didn't portray India in a good light.

Plea Challenging Bail "Not Maintainable", Says Shashi Tharoor

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday September 26, 2018

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor told the Delhi High Court on Tuesday that a plea for cancelling his anticipatory bail is not maintainable as the petitioner has no locus standi.

Hinduism Wonderful Religion Suited For Modern Era: Shashi Tharoor

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday September 21, 2018

Hinduism is a "wonderful" religion suited for the modern era of uncertainty and questioning because it values incertitude, according to Congress parliamentarian and author Shashi Tharoor.