Shashi Tharoor

25Apr

Elections, Lok Sabha Election 2024

MV Rajeev Gowda, ‘Karnataka’s Shashi Tharoor’, To Run For The Polls From Bangalore North

MV Rajeev Gowda, a politician, academician, and economist, has been a former member of Rajya Sabha and the national spokesperson of Congress. Considering his fluent English and educational background, Gowda is called 'Karnataka's Shashi Tharoor'. He currently chairs the Congress Research Department ...

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24Apr

Sports

Shashi Tharoor’s ‘Justice For Sanju Samson’ Post Ahead T20 World Cup Team Announcement

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has once again extended his support for the RR captain Sanju Samson ahead of the T20 World Cup 2024. In his post on X, wrote that there is not enough buzz about the RR captain while he is leading Keeper-batsman in the IPL.  Tharoor slammed the Indian selection committee...

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3Apr

India

Centre Hands Over 40 Sainik Schools To Institutions Tied To RSS, BJP Leaders And Allies: Report

Between 2022 and 2023, the Centre sanctioned agreements for the establishment of 40 Sainik Schools to educational institutions associated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Hindutva organizations, and leaders affiliated with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) or its allies, as revealed throug...

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3Apr

Elections, Lok Sabha Election 2024

Shashi Tharoor Replies To ‘Who Is The Alternative To Modi’ Question

Replying to the media, Thiruvananthapuram Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said that the question of who could be an alternative to Prime Minister Narendra Modi is “irrelevant” in the parliamentary system. He then elaborated by reminding that we do not elect an individual as in the presidential form of go...

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25Mar

Elections, Lok Sabha Election 2024

Congress Drops Controversial Sunil Sharma; Announces New Candidate For Jaipur

Congress yesterday (March 24) dropped Sunil Sharma, the candidate the party nominated for Rajasthan's Jaipur Lok Sabha constituency. The decision was taken following an uproar over the ticket given to Mr Sharma noting his association with 'Jaipur Dialogue,' a right-wing organisation that was at the ...

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18Mar

India, Lok Sabha Election 2024

PM Modi’s ‘Viksit Bharat Sampark WhatsApp Message’ Raises Data Leakage And Privacy Concerns

The BJP-led central government's 'Viksit Bharat Sampark' WhatsApp message hints at data privacy and data leakage of not just Indian citizens but also Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) and non-Indians. The Opposition calls it as blatant violation of Model Code of Conduct. The WhatsApp message, sent to s...

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27Feb

Elections, Lok Sabha Election 2024

Pannian Raveendran: The Veteran Face Of CPI To Contest From Thiruvananthapuram

The Communist Party of India (CPI) has announced the candidate list for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Senior leader Pannian Raveendran is the party candidate in the Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency. Pannian Raveendran, the former CPI state secretary, was born in Kannur in 1945. The 7...

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17Feb

Arts and Literature

Richly Deserved: Shashi Tharoor On Jnanpith Award To Gulzar

Author and politician Shashi Tharoor has lauded the decision to award the prestigious Jnanpith Award to veteran Urdu poet, lyricist, and filmmaker Gulzar, calling it "richly deserved." Tharoor took to Twitter to express his congratulations, writing, "Warmest congratulations to Gulzar Sahib on win...

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9Feb

India

“All The Best For The Future”: Shashi Tharoor Wishes Sakshi Malik

"All the best for the future, #Sakshi," Congress MP Shashi Tharoor wished Olympic medalist and ace wrestler Sakshi Malik. Senior Congress leader has unexpectedly met Sakhi Malik and her husband Satyavrat Kadian on Friday on his flight to Thiruvananthapuram. He shared a photograph with them in his X ...

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7Feb

Education

Promotion In STEM Careers Seems To Be Denied To Women: Shashi Tharoor In Parliament

Speaking in the Lok Sabha today, Congress’ Shashi Tharoor called attention to the fact that, despite the WISE-KIRAN program, there are still few women in senior positions in the STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). Tharoor raised the matter by saying it a very importan...

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