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'Should be scrutinised thoroughly': Tharoor calls for withdrawal of EIA 20
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 12 (ANI): Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has urged the Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar to immediately withdraw the proposed Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) draft in its current form till it is possible to widely deliberate and consult on its proposal
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Tweets of Sunanda Pushkar are primary evidence: Shashi Tharoor's lawyer te
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): Senior lawyer Vikas Pahwa appearing for Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday told the Delhi High Court that the tweets of deceased Sunanda Pushkar are primary evidence which is stored in mobile and laptop and the reply filed by Delhi police is not ba
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Self-reliant India Mission is nothing but repackaged version of Make in In
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday took a jibe at the Rs 20 lakh Crore economic package and "Self-reliant India Mission" announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as being nothing new but a repackaged version of "Make in India" initiative.
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Thiruvananthapuram gets 9,000 PPE kits from MPLAD funds: Shashi Tharoor
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], April 22 (ANI): Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday informed that a total of 9,000 personal protective equipment (PPE) kits have been delivered to Thiruvananthapuram from his Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLAD) funds.
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Shashi Tharoor backs PM Modi's decision to extend lockdown till May 3
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI): Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday supported Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision to extend the nationwide lockdown till May 3, saying that the gains made during the lockdown could not be discarded.
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Tharoor points out electricity boards concerns for Apr 5, alleges PM didn'
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Saturday expressed concern over the Prime Minister's call to switch off lights at 9 pm on April 5, saying that it is not a contemplated move and might cause electric grid to crash.
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PM's address disappointing, did not talk of people left out of financial p
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's video message was "disappointing" as he did not address the needs of people who "felt left out" of financial package announced by government earlier and there are many issue
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Just a 'feel-good moment' : Shashi Tharoor on PM Modi's call to light cand
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): Hitting out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his call to light candles on Sunday at 9 pm in order to ward off corona's darkness, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor termed it as a "feel-good moment" curated by the PM Modi without any vision to ease people's pa
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MP funds can now be used for COVID-19 equipment
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 24 (ANI): Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday said that his "request" to Prime Minister Narendra Modi made in presence of Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla had been approved and now MP funds can be used for essential and urgently needed equipment to combat coronavirus.
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Shashi Tharoor welcomes PM's 'Janta Curfew' call amid coronavirus outbreak
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 19 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Thursday welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for "Janta Curfew" and said there is a need for more reinforcement of social distancing.
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Tharoor moves Delhi HC against trial court's order in defamation case
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 12 (ANI): Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Thursday moved the Delhi High Court challenging a trial court order issuing summons against him in a defamation case over his remark that an unnamed RSS leader had compared Prime Minister Narendra Modi to "a scorpion sitting
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Shashi Tharoor thanks PM Modi for extending birthday wishes in Malayalam
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Mar 10 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for extending birthday wishes to him in Malayalam.
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