New Delhi: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor was on Tuesday summoned as an accused in connection with the suicide of his wife Sunanda Pushkar after a court took cognisance of the police chargesheet and found sufficient grounds to proceed against him for abetment to suicide and cruelty. The 62-year-old parliamentarian from[Read More…]
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Rijiju, others criticise ‘Why I Am A Hindu’, Tharoor hits back
New Delhi: Congress MP and noted writer Shashi Tharoor has been on a tour of literature festivals to promote his recent book “Why I Am A Hindu” but he faced the ire of Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju who took a subtle dig at Tharoor’s book on[Read More…]
Shashi Tharoor can’t be ‘compelled to speak’ on Pushkar death, HC tells Republic TV
The Delhi High Court on Friday said that Republic TV news channel’s right to air stories on the death of Sunanda Pushkar cannot be curbed, but it has to be “tempered and balanced”, and that Congress MP Shashi Tharoor cannot be “compelled to speak”. The court also came down on[Read More…]
New Congress president will be elected through free and fair electoral process: Tharoor
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said the new party President will be elected through a free and fair electoral process and that party workers felt a strong connect at a personal level with its Vice President Rahul Gandhi. “… there will be free and fair elections among Congress workers.[Read More…]
Exclusive: Shashi Tharoor’s defamation suit solely “a matter of principle”
Congress leader and former Union Minister Shashi Tharoor filed a defamation case against popular journalist Arnab Goswami for 2 crores and 10,000 rupees earlier this week. Speaking exclusively to Newsd, a close associate of the Member of Parliament said, “Tharoor decided to file the defamation case, against the wishes of[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…]