On Friday, Congress leader and former Union Minister Shashi Tharoor has filed a defamation case against popular journalist Arnab Goswami for an amount of 2 crores and 10,000 rupees. “We filed today in Delhi High Court. Had enough of his campaign of calumny”, he tweeted. This comes soon after an[Read More…]
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Sunanda Pushkar case: Shashi Tharoor calls TV report ‘misrepresentations and outright lies’
After a report surfaced on a TV channel in link with the death of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor’s wife Sunanda Pushkar, the former Union Minister termed it as “misrepresentations and outright lies.” “Exasperating farrago of distortions, misrepresentations and outright lies being broadcast by an unprincipled showman masquerading as a journalist,”[Read More…]
Shashi Tharoor helps govt draft statement on Jadhav death sentence row
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor helped government draft a statement on the death sentence handed to Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav in Pakistan, in a show of rare bipartisan cooperation. The statement, which may be moved as a resolution in the Lok Sabha, will be vetted by PM Modi and other parties.[Read More…]
Sena MP unapologetic on attacking AI staffer
Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad, who assaulted an Air India ground staff l at Delhi Airport, was on Friday barred from flying by Federation of Indian Airlines (FIA). The MP had assaulted the staff for providing him an economy class seat instead of business class. He had slapped the staff[Read More…]
Shashi Tharoor reacts on petition nominating him as UPA’s PM candidate in 2019
Days after an online petition proposed the name of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor as the United Progressive Alliance (UPA)’s prime ministerial candidate for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the veteran congress leader finally reacted on it seeing the huge sentiments of people attached to the idea and the amount of[Read More…]
Manu Pillai: Making History Interesting
Meet the dynamic and young Manu S Pillai, who is a sought-after author riding high on the success of his first book, The Ivory Throne, a historic account of Travancore that has been winning hearts and awards, travelling across the globe while also handling an active political office. Here’s an[Read More…]
Shashi Tharoor pushes for government interference over fishermen issue
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Thursday pursued the Central government’s intrusion concerning the recent trend of incidents involving fishermen being killed and detained by neighboring countries after they allegedly drifted into international waters. Appealing for a special assistance package to ensure justice for fishermen, he says that they are living[Read More…]
Disappointed, my cricket hero chose to enter wholly politicized debate: Shashi Tharoor on Gurmehar-Sehwag row
Congress lawmaker Shashi Tharoor is the latest personality to join the intense ongoing debate on 20-year-old Gurmehar Kaur’s Facebook posts. The leader strongly expressed regret over cricketer Virender Sehwag’s tweet that was seen as mocking Kaur’s views about her father’s death. Sehwag has taken a jibe at Kaur, a Delhi[Read More…]
No positive impact of demonetisation on economy: Shashi Tharoor
Lok Sabha MP Shashi Tharoor’s Delhi home robbed, FIR lodged
Congress leader and Lok Sabha MP Shashi Tharoor filed a First Information Report (FIR) on Wednesday after his house was robbed and many valuables went missing. Tharoor filed complaint in Tuglhak Road police station after the theft on November 29. Tharoor lives in Lodhi Estate in the Lutyens’ Zone. Several[Read More…]
British PM should seek apology for Jallianwala: Tharoor
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor says that British Prime Minister “bending on knees” asking forgiveness on the centenary of Jallianwala Bagh massacre will wash away in many ways the sense that there are wrongs that have not been acknowledged. He said that it will be in a sense an entire society[Read More…]