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Serious attempt to undermine every institution: Shashi Tharoor
Mumbai: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Saturday said right across the spectrum there is a “serious undermining” of every autonomous institution and it seems the government has only the “loyalty” criterion before…
- India
Tharoor slams govt over removal of Maulana Azad references from NCERT textbook
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday slammed the government over the removal of references to India’s first education minister Maulana Abul Kalam Azad in the new NCERT class 11…
- Bangalore
Karnataka tired of 40% commission, wants 100% commitment: Tharoor
Bengaluru: Former union minister Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said people in Karnataka were tired of “40 per cent commission” and wanted “100 per cent commitment” that the Congress party would give if…
- India
Will caste factor keep Shashi Tharoor out of the CWC?
Thiruvananthapuram: With the now-ended 85th plenary session of the Congress in Raipur authorising party President Malikarjuna Kharge to nominate 35 members to the Congress Working Committee, the chances of former Union Minister…
- India
Tharoor slams Jaishankar for China ‘bigger economy’ remark
Raipur: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday criticised External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar for the latter’s recent remark during an interview that “China is a bigger economy” while defending India’s policy on…
- India
Was govt ‘cow-ed’ by jokes or was it ‘cow-ardice’: Tharoor smirks at ‘Cow Hug Day’
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Saturday took a swipe over the Animal Welfare Board of India withdrawing its appeal to celebrate February 14 as ‘Cow Hug Day’, asking whether the…
- Kerala
Anil Antony’s views on BBC documentary ‘immature,’ says Tharoor
Thiruvananthapuram: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday rejected the views of Anil Antony, son of party colleague and former defence minister A K Antony, on a controversial BBC documentary on Gujarat…
- Kerala
Embattled Tharoor set to meet Sonia soon
Thiruvananthapuram: Undettered by backlash from the top brass of the faction-ridden Congress in Kerala, three-time Lok Sabha member Shashi Tharoor will soon be calling on former party president Sonia Gandhi and her…
- India
Tharoor Vs Colleagues: Congress asks Kerala leaders to maintain decorum
Thiruvananthapuram: In the wake of the entire Congress top brass in Kerala joining hands to take on Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor, the party leadership on Monday directed all leaders, including Tharoor, to…
- India
Despite being educated unemployment rate among Kerala youth huge: Shashi Tharoor
Kottayam: Unemployment rate among the youth in Kerala is huge and there is a need to make the state more attractive for its younger generation to prevent them from going outside for jobs,…
- India
Yatra has done wonders, translating into votes next challenge: Tharoor
Kolkata: Congress leader Sashi Tharoor on Thursday said while the party’s Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Rahul Gandhi has evoked a massive response, “translating this into votes is the next challenge and…
- India
How poorly equipped we are to support people with disabilities: Shashi Tharoor
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday highlighted the “poorly equipped” facilities for people with disabilities as he came to Parliament in a wheelchair after he sprained his left foot…