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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.

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"

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

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

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

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.Taking to Twitter, Tharoor complained that "it is offensive to ask fully vaccinated Indians to quarantine.""Because of this I have pulled out of a debate at the @cambridgeunion & out of launch events for the UK edition of my book #TheBattleOfBelonging (published there as #TheStruggleForIndiasSoul). It is offensive to ask fully vaccinated Indians to quarantine. The Brits are reviewing!" Congress MP tweeted.Currently, people vaccinated in India and in other countries such as Turkey, Jordan, Thailand, Russia are considered "unvaccinated" and have to follow the 10-day quarantine and test rule.The World Health Organisation (WHO) has so far only approved Covid vaccines developed by Pfizer-BioNTech, US pharma majors Johnson & Johnson, Moderna, China's Sinopharm and Oxford-AstraZeneca for emergency use.

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.

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.

'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

Disregarding Parliament

Govt officials cannot be allowed to ignore committees

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".

'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"

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.

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

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

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

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.

Pogonotrophy and the joy of being 'beardiful'

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

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

Court defers order on whether to put Tharoor on trial in Sunanda case

A Delhi court on Friday adjourned for nearly a month the order on whether to put Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on trial in a case related to his wife Sunanda Pushkar's death in a luxury hotel here. Special Judge Geetanjli Goel, who was scheduled to pronounce order today on framing of charges against Tharoor, adjourned the matter for July 27 after the prosecution sought a week's time to file written submissions. An application has been received on behalf of prosecution seeking one week's time to file written submissions. Copy be supplied to the counsels of the accused. The application is allowed. Put up for orders/ arguments if any, on July 27, the judge said in the order. The court had earlier adjourned the matter for July 2 in view of the ongoing pandemic due to coronavirus. The court had reserved order after hearing arguments from the counsel appearing for Delhi Police as well as Tharoor. During the arguments, while police had sought framing of various charges, including 306 ..