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Shashi Tharoor To Head Standing Committee On External Affairs

September 19, 2024 admin

Congress will chair the crucial committee on external affairs after a gap of five years New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor will head the parliamentary standing committee on external affairs and veteran leader Digvijaya Singh will head the panel on education, party sources said on Thursday. Former Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi will…

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Shashi Tharoor On Mollywood MeToo

August 30, 2024 admin

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor spoke to NDTV on the #MeToo cases in Mollywood (File). New Delhi: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has called for changes to the “overall attitude in Indian society”, remarking also that “there must be something wrong with Indian men”, if there is to be any hope in controlling, if not eradicating, the…

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“Every Symbol Of India’s Ties With Bangladesh Is Being Attacked”: Shashi Tharoor

August 14, 2024 admin

Shashi Tharoor said that India must stand with the people of Bangladesh. New Delhi: Amid the ongoing violence in Bangladesh, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said that it is difficult for people in India to be indifferent when every symbol of the country’s friendship with Bangladesh is being attacked there. Pointing to the turmoil in Bangladesh,…

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Shashi Tharoor On Sheikh Hasina In India

August 12, 2024 admin

Shashi Tharoor spoke to NDTV on implications of Bangladesh developments leading to Sheikh Hasina’s ouster New Delhi: Praising the Centre for giving refuge to Sheikh Hasina after she was forced to resign as Bangladesh Prime Minister amid violent protests, Congress leader and MP Shashi Tharoor told NDTV that the power shift in the neighbouring country…

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Tired Of, Says Shashi Tharoor On Wrestler’s Retirement After 2024 Paris Olympics Exit

August 8, 2024 admin

Vinesh Phogat announced her retirement following disqualification from the Paris Olympics 2024 New Delhi: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor today said that Vinesh Phogat is “tired of fighting”, shortly after the wrestler announced her retirement following the shock exit from the Paris Olympics 2024 on Wednesday. In a post in Hindi on X, Mr Tharoor said,…

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Shashi Tharoor vs Jay Panda On Jobs Plan In Budget

July 23, 2024 admin

New Delhi: Job creation as the focus of this year’s budget and the Centre’s much publicised spends on infrastructure became the two key issues over which Congress’s Shashi Tharoor and the BJP’s Jay Panda butted heads this evening, each expressing views that are polar opposites. The huge push for internship and jobs for first-timers has…

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Shashi Tharoor’s UK-Themed Dig At BJP

July 5, 2024 admin

The Labour Party secured 412 seats in the 650-member House of Commons. New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor took a swipe at the BJP on Friday after the Labour Party in the UK secured a landslide victory in the general elections there, saying “ab ki baar, 400 paar” finally happened but in another country….

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Emergency May Have Been Undemocratic, Not Unconstitutional: Shashi Tharoor To NDTV

June 27, 2024 admin

The Congress leader also said that Rahul Gandhi has emerged as a “considerable leader” in his own right. New Delhi: Decrying the excesses that had taken place during the period, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has hit out at the government for using the Emergency as a “diversionary tactic” and said that while imposing it may…

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Shashi Tharoor’s Dig At Centre Amid Paper Leak Row Draws BJP’s Return Fire

June 23, 2024 admin

BJP leaders have slammed Shashi Tharoor and accused him of insulting Uttar Pradesh New Delhi: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor’s jab at the BJP over paper leaks in competitive exams at the state and all-India level has drawn a sharp response, with BJP leaders from Uttar Pradesh accusing him of running down and stereotyping the northern…

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Priyanka Gandhi’s Presence In Parliament Is Going To Be Huge Asset To Congress: Shashi Tharoor

June 19, 2024 admin

Shashi Tharoor said Priyanka could have been a wonderful candidate in Varanasi as well. Thiruvananthapuram: Priyanka Gandhi’s presence in the Lok Sabha would strengthen the opposition benches and Wayanad would have a very strong person to represent them in Parliament, Congress MP from Thiruvananthapuram Shashi Tharoor said on Tuesday. Mr Tharoor, speaking to the PTI…

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