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Shashi Tharoor has had his hands full recently fighting battles on various fronts. On August 31, the Delhi police asked a city court to frame charges of abetment to suicide against him in the case related to death of his wife Sunanda Pushkar in 2014. (Photo: ANI)

‘Did not join Congress for lifelong career’: Shashi Tharoor after ‘Hindutva lite’ remark

‘I came because I believed it is the best vehicle for advancement of the ideas of inclusive and progressive India,’ he said.

09 Sep 2019 8:51 PM

Cong duty to defend secular space: Shashi Tharoor

‘Hindutva Lite’ not answer to heartland woes: Tharoor.

09 Sep 2019 4:00 AM

Tharoor argued that rather than allowing itself to be intimidated by the BJP's success, it is far better for the Congress to stand up for what it has always believed in and urge the country to follow its principles. (Photo: File)

Cong's duty to defend secular, hindutva not an answer to Hindi heartland: Tharoor

Tharoor said western dictionaries have defined secularism essentially as the absence of religion and distancing from religion.

08 Sep 2019 6:32 PM

Senior Congress leader and Lok Sabha MP Shashi Tharoor said here on Wednesday that National Register of Citizens (NRC) has made "many people who have families, careers, properties in India suddenly a foreigner" in their own country. (Photo: File)

Many people became foreigners in their own country after NRC: Tharoor

The opposition parties have raised fears that a large number of Indian citizens have been excluded from the NRC.

05 Sep 2019 10:13 AM

However, the university defending the action said it is following its ordinance “in letter and spirit” in the appointment of professor emeritus at JNU. (Photo: File)

‘Can JNU sink any lower?’ Tharoor after Romila Thapar told to present her CV

The Jawaharlal Nehru University Teachers’ Association (JNUTA) on Sunday called the move 'politically motivated'.

02 Sep 2019 9:43 AM

Delhi Police wants to prosecute Shashi Tharoor on murder charges

The police said Pushkar was suffering from mental agony due to a strained relationship with her husband.

01 Sep 2019 1:56 AM

Endorsing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's suggestion of all Indians learning one word a day in any Indian language, Congress party Shashi Tharoor on Friday said the move is a 'departure from Hindi dominance' in the country. (Photo: File)

Departure from Hindi dominance: Tharoor backs PM's language challenge

Earlier in the day, Modi asserted that media can play a major role to bridge the language barrier and bring different cultures together.

30 Aug 2019 2:56 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: File)

Credibility by praising PM?

In the democratic zone of Western Europe and North America, it is hard to think of Opposition leaders cheering on the government.

29 Aug 2019 12:01 AM

Congress senior spokesperson Anand Sharma said unlike the BJP, everyone has the right to express themselves in the Congress as the party has not indulged in 'demonisation' as some of the BJP leaders have. (Photo: File)

Democracy will be destroyed if Oppn starts singing praises for those in power: Cong

Congress leader Anand Sharma said, 'I have quit giving advice, everyone should realise their responsibility.'

28 Aug 2019 9:16 AM

'As you know, I have argued for six years now that @narendramodi should be praised whenever he says or does the right thing, which would add credibility to our criticisms whenever he errs. I welcome others in Oppn coming around to a view for which I was excoriated at the time!' Tharoor had tweeted on Sunday. (Photo: File)

Congress in Kerala seeks action against Shashi Tharoor over ‘praise’ for PM Modi

In June, Kerala Congress had expelled A P Abdullakutty from the party, after he had put up a Facebook post lauding Modi.

27 Aug 2019 3:31 PM

Kerala Congress leaders slam Tharoor for praising PM

No need to glorify Modi, say state leaders.

26 Aug 2019 2:33 AM

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor. (Photo: File)

India has same place in ICC as US has in UNSC: Tharoor recalls Jaitley's 'best' remark

The Congress leader said he felt a terrible sense of loss at the veteran politician's demise.

25 Aug 2019 8:20 PM

The Congress leader said he will remember Jaitley in many ways as a consummate Delhi insider, somebody who was completely at home in Lutyen's Delhi. (Photo: File)

India has same place in ICC as US has in UNSC: Tharoor recalls Jaitley's best remark

Tharoor said they had mutual regard for each other.

25 Aug 2019 4:49 PM

'Which BJP leader has stood up and publicly advised the Prime Minister and his party to 'stop demonising the Opposition and it’s leaders'?' Sibal asked (Photo: FIle)

'Has any BJP leader said stop demonising the opposition and its leader?' asks Sibal

The reaction comes a day after Congress leaders said that always demonising Modi government won't help.

24 Aug 2019 4:38 PM

‘Nation building is an ongoing process carried on by successive governments. Instead of trying to diminish Pandit Nehru they should accept his and Congress's immense contribution and carry it forward,’ Former president Pranab Mukherjee's daughter Sharmistha Mukherjee said. (Photo: File)

Shashi Tharoor, Abhishek Singhvi come out in support of Jairam Ramesh

‘I have argued for six years now that Narendra Modi should be praised whenever he says or does the right thing,’ Tharoor said.

23 Aug 2019 5:17 PM

Tharoor had said the BJP will write a new Constitution which will pave the way for a nation, much like Pakistan, where the rights of minorities are not respected. (Photo: File)

Kolkata HC stays arrest warrant against Shashi Tharoor for 'Hindu Pakistan' remark

The stay on the warrant was granted by Justice Rajshekhar Mantha till the disposal of the revision application filed by Tharoor's lawyer.

22 Aug 2019 3:57 PM

Once again, in his tweet, he used the situation to introduce another complex word 'Schadenfreude' for his followers on social media. (Photo: File)

Tharoor supports Chidambaram with another word, netizens reach out for dictionary

Schadenfreude, word of German origin, means 'pleasure derived by someone from another person's misfortune', according to Oxford dictionary.

22 Aug 2019 3:26 PM

The submission was made while hearing arguments on framing of charges against Tharoor in the case related to Sunanda Pushkar's death. (Photo: File)

15 injury marks found on Sunanda Pushkar's body, says Delhi police

The case is now listed for next hearing on August 31.

21 Aug 2019 8:58 AM

The petitioner also claimed that Tharoor's statement had violated section 2 of the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971. (Photo: File)

Arrest warrant against Cong MP Shashi Tharoor over 'Hindu Pakistan' remark

The matter has been scheduled for hearing again on September 24.

14 Aug 2019 11:26 AM

In the petition, it was mentioned that Tharoor refused to apologize for his remark. (Photo: ANI)

Tharoor slapped with arrest warrant over 'Hindu-Pakistan' remark

Tharoor was also sued under Section 2 of the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971.

13 Aug 2019 1:21 PM

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