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Opposition members in Lok Sabha sought the presence of Abdullah as Speaker Om Birla informed them he has written information that he was in custody. (Photo: File)

Didn't get opportunity to raise issue on Farooq Abdullah's release from house arrest: Tharoor

He said that Abdullah is put under house arrest through an executive order and government can revoke it whenever it wants.

18 Nov 2019 2:56 PM

(From L to R): Shashi Tharoor, Alexander McCall Smith and Anil Dharker

Bonding over literature

Alexander McCall Smith and Shashi Tharoor kick off the 10th edition of Tata Literature festival that will house over 150 writers from 14 countries.

15 Nov 2019 3:48 AM

Shashi Tharoor gets warrant over ‘scorpion on Shivling’ case

The magistrate also imposed a fine of Rs 500 on the complainant, Delhi BJP leader Rajiv Babbar, who also did not appear.

13 Nov 2019 4:32 AM

Tharoor, who heads the parliamentary standing committee on information technology, said in a letter to his panel members that alleged use of the technology for snooping on Indian citizens was a matter of "grave concern" and it would be discussed at the Committee's next meeting on November 20. (Photo: File)

Shashi Tharoor-headed Parl panel to take up WhatsApp snooping case on Nov 20

Earlier, WhatsApp said Indian journalists and human rights activists were among those globally spied upon by unnamed entities using Pegasus.

06 Nov 2019 12:34 PM

A man wearing protective gear roams the streets of what can only be described as a cross between a city and a gas chamber.

Smokin’, chokin’

As Delhi’s air pollution levels spiked, so did the memes on the Internet.

03 Nov 2019 12:51 AM

Following a spike in the pollution level in the national capital, Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday posted a picture on his twitter handle which says 'Delhi is injurious to health'. (Photo: ANI)

'Delhi is injurious to health': Tharoor joins netizens to laugh, compares to cigarettes

Many people reacted to Tharoor's tweet. Some felt that it was politicising the issue.

02 Nov 2019 3:03 PM

The tweet drew hilarious responses from Twitter users. (Photo: File)

Tharoor vs Adhir Ranjan: Latest tweet over Chidambaram leaves netizens confused

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor is also known to use complex words in his tweets, often leading his followers to reach for the dictionary.

23 Oct 2019 3:17 PM

He said that Pakistan had raised an issue internal to India and extraneous to their discussions for narrow political gains. (Photo: File)

‘Vituperative mudslingling’: Tharoor takes a dig at Pak for raising Kashmir issue at IPU

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said Parliament of India will not allow these malicious efforts to succeed.

17 Oct 2019 9:00 AM

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressing concern over the filing of FIR against 49 'concerned Indian citizens' who wrote a letter to PM Modi highlighting the rise of mob lynching in the country. (Photo: File)

Tharoor writes to PM Modi urging him to take public stand welcoming dissent

Tharoor said that if we are all blind to problems that exist and impact Indians, we risk becoming authoritarian regime.

08 Oct 2019 11:00 AM

Describing the current economic situation as very worrisome, Tharoor said Prime Ministers of previous Congress governments had never said, like PM Modi does, that ''all is well'' in the country. (Photo: File)

No difference between Cong, Modi govt’s stand on J&K, says Tharoor

Tharoor said, 'These allegations (by the BJP), that Pakistan is benefiting from our statements on the issue of Article 370, are surprising.'

04 Oct 2019 8:48 AM

Disgraced Indian pacer S Sreesanth has stated that he would contest the 2024 Lok Sabha elections as a Bharatiya Janta Party member from Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram constituency in order to defeat his favourite personality, Shashi Tharoor, who supported him through thick and thin times. (Photo:AFP)

S Sreesanth thinking to contest 2024 Lok Sabha elections from Thiruvanthapuram to defeat Congress MP Shashi Tharoor

In the interview, he also mentioned about the time he spent in Tihar jail and the experience he faced there.

30 Sep 2019 3:23 PM

Tharoor, the Thiruvananthapuram MP, is now chairing the panel on information and technology. (Photo: File)

Shashi Tharoor nominated by LS Speaker to House panel on External Affairs

Under Tharoor's chairmanship the panel had summoned then foreign secretary S Jaishankar over the issue of Doklam standoff.

25 Sep 2019 7:27 PM

Tharoor had found himself in a spot of Twitter trouble when he posted a picture of Nehru and Indira Gandhi in what he claimed was the US only to clarify later that it was probably from their visit to the USSR. (Photo: File)

Nehru only Indian PM to be greeted on arrival at airport by US President: Tharoor

Tharoor's statement came after the 'Twitter kerfuffle' over his posting of photographs of the former Indian premier.

25 Sep 2019 2:21 PM

Tharoor put up another photo of former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to make his point that most Indian prime ministers have been popular abroad – not just Narendra Modi. (Photo: Twitter)

Tharoor finally manages to find 'authentic' pic of Nehru's US visit

Tharoor's post came a day after a tweet on Tuesday had gone geographically and grammatically wrong.

25 Sep 2019 12:21 PM

Tharoor shared a photo of India’s first Prime Minister’s Jawaharlal Nehru and his daughter Indira Gandhi’s mega reception abroad in the 1950s. (Photo: Twitter)

Tharoor falls prey to ‘farrago of distortions’ in tweet about Nehru-Indira

Tharoor misspelt Indira as India. Soon the gaffe #IndiaGandhi, used as a hashtag in the tweet, began to trend.

24 Sep 2019 1:18 PM

The BJP's idea of Hinduism is a ‘political ideology’ and does not have any connection with Hinduism, the Congress leader went on to say. (Photo: ANI)

‘It is an insult to Lord Ram that people are killed in his name’: Shashi Tharoor on lynching incidents

He hit out at those who indulge in those activities and asserted that he too was a Hindu himself but ‘not of this kind’.

22 Sep 2019 3:21 PM

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Saturday said Pakistan is the "least qualified" country to criticise India on the Kashmir issue, especially in view of its own record in PoK. (Photo: File)

Pakistan ‘least qualified'’ to criticise India on Kashmir: Shashi Tharoor

Talking about Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Shashi Tharoor said he must be given his due as a democratically elected prime minister.

22 Sep 2019 9:55 AM

He was the chief guest at the event -- 'India in Crisis' -- organised by the All India Professional Congress. (Photo: File)

No difference with Govt on PoK, but way it dealt with Article 370: Tharoor

Tharoor said that mob lynching in the name of cow is maligning the image of the country on global platform.

20 Sep 2019 10:36 AM

Terming mob lynching of a boy over chanting religious slogans as an 'insult of Hinduism', veteran Congress leader Karan Singh on Thursday stated that people involved in such acts should be ashamed of calling themselves Hindu. (Photo: File)

Beating boy to death, asking to chant religious slogans insult to Hinduism: Karan Singh

Two months ago, Tabrez was assaulted by a mob on the suspicion of committing a theft in Kharsawan district of Jharkhand.

13 Sep 2019 10:07 AM

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor is famous for using bizarre words in his speeches and tweets. (Photo: Twitter/ Shashi Tharoor)

Shashi Tharoor's 'kerfuffle' tweet on holiday photos creates fuss on social media

This is not the first time that Shashi Tharoor has introduced his followers to such obscure words.

10 Sep 2019 3:37 PM

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