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Page 8 - Latest Updates on Shashi Tharoor

Protest by BJP MP's in Parliament provocative, rubs salt in wound: Tharoor

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday said that the protest by the ruling party's MPs in the parliament was like rubbing salt in the wound

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Updated On : 03 Dec 2021 | 2:41 PM IST

Not right to resort to Internet shutdown every time: Parliament panel

The Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology has recommended that the Union government should not shutdown the Internet services in every case.

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Updated On : 02 Dec 2021 | 9:17 AM IST

Tharoor's selfie with 6 women MPs with 'attractive place' tweet sparks row

Tharoor later apologised for offending "some people" and said the "whole selfie thing" was done at the women MPs' initiative in "great good humour"

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Updated On : 29 Nov 2021 | 10:43 PM IST

HC extends stay on criminal defamation proceedings against Shashi Tharoor

Delhi High Court extended an interim stay on criminal proceedings against Congress leader Shashi Tharoor in a defamation complaint about his alleged scorpion on shivling remarks referring to PM Modi

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Updated On : 21 Oct 2021 | 7:17 PM IST

Adani Group takes over Thiruvananthapuram airport; MP hopes for the best

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Friday said he was hoping for the best after the Adani Group took over the operation and management of the Thiruvananthapuram international Airport

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Updated On : 15 Oct 2021 | 9:50 PM IST

Racism, offensive: Jairam Ramesh, Tharoor slam UK's Covid travel rules

Indian students and citizens are being harassed and fleeced for exorbitant tests, the Congress leader said

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Updated On : 20 Sep 2021 | 11:08 PM IST

Tharoor pulls out of UK events to protest quarantine for vaccinated Indians

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has pulled out of several planned engagements in the United Kingdom citing the Covid-19 quarantine rules put in place by the British government

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Updated On : 20 Sep 2021 | 3:36 PM IST

Role reversal: Tharoor, Priyanka Chaturvedi turn interviewers for Sansad TV

Opposition MPs Shashi Tharoor and Priyanka Chaturvedi are moving to the other side of the mic as hosts for their own shows on the newly launched Sansad TV.

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Updated On : 16 Sep 2021 | 6:47 PM IST

'Conclusion to long nightmare,' says Tharoor after verdict on wife's death

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor called the judgement a 'conclusion to a long nightmare' while expressing thanks to the Court

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Updated On : 18 Aug 2021 | 4:40 PM IST

Delhi court discharges Shashi Tharoor in wife Sunanda Pushkar's death

A Delhi court on Wednesday discharged senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor in a case related to his wife Sunanda Pushkar's death in a luxury hotel here.

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Updated On : 18 Aug 2021 | 11:29 PM IST

Disregarding Parliament

Govt officials cannot be allowed to ignore committees

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Updated On : 02 Aug 2021 | 10:40 PM IST

Tharoor urges action over officials' skipping parliamentary panel meet

In his letter to the speaker, Tharoor said the action of representatives of three ministries constitutes "breach of parliamentary privilege and contempt of the House".

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Updated On : 30 Jul 2021 | 11:17 PM IST

'Some elements' reducing parl panel on IT to 'ping pong match': Tharoor

Asked about reports of BJP MP Nishikant Dubey moving a "privilege motion" against him, Tharoor told reporters that it has no "validity"

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Updated On : 29 Jul 2021 | 7:22 PM IST

Pegasus snooping issue 'most important' for IT panel, says Tharoor

Leaders from all parties have been maintaining that the entire opposition is united on this matter and they want a discussion on the Pegasus snooping issue in Parliament.

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Updated On : 27 Jul 2021 | 5:08 PM IST

Tharoor seeks SC judge-monitored probe into Pegasus snooping allegations

He indicated that opposition parties would continue to disrupt Parliament's proceedings until the government agrees to a debate

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Updated On : 26 Jul 2021 | 10:57 PM IST

Govt is attempting to use Parliament as notice board, says Shashi Tharoor

Ahead of the Monsoon session, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday alleged that the government is attempting to use Parliament as the notice board instead of a forum for taking accountability

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Updated On : 18 Jul 2021 | 11:51 PM IST

UP population Bill an attempt to demonise a particular community: Tharoor

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday termed it as anti-national discussion and said the policy was pure political fingerprinting in an attempt to demonise a particular community

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Updated On : 19 Jul 2021 | 12:02 PM IST

Rising fuel price, unemployment caused by BJP's mismanagement: Tharoor

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over rising fuel prices and unemployment, saying it is a result of the ruling party's mismanagement of the economy.

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Updated On : 16 Jul 2021 | 3:49 PM IST

Pogonotrophy and the joy of being 'beardiful'

Sandeep Goyal examines the culture of the beard and its significance in these WFH times

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Updated On : 09 Jul 2021 | 11:22 PM IST

Govt has created a 'mess': Shashi Tharoor on new income tax portal

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on alleged that even after spending Rs 4,200 crore on IT portal, the government had "failed" to make it user-friendly and created a "mess" instead

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Updated On : 06 Jul 2021 | 1:10 PM IST