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Scrapping of Article 370 'political equivalent of demonetisation': Shashi
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 5 (ANI): Irked over the Central government's decision to scrap Article 370 of the Constitution, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday said that it is a "political equivalent of the demonetisation".
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Tharoor shows solidarity to Omar Abdullah over alleged house arrest, says
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 5 (ANI): Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday expressed solidarity with National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah following the reports that the latter is under "house arrest" and said that "every Indian democrat" would stand with the "mainstream" leaders of
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Delay in choosing new Congress president giving impression of drift, indec
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 29 (ANI): Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday stoked a fresh debate over leadership in the Congress, saying the delay in choosing a new president was giving an impression of "drift and indecision" which cannot be allowed to drag on.
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Tharoor calls for polls to elect Congress president
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 29 (ANI): Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday said that a poll should be conducted to elect the next party president. He suggested that workers of all ranks and files should be allowed to contest.
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Delay hurting us, giving impression of drift, indecision: Tharoor on appoi
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 29 (ANI): Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday expressed frustration over the delay in the appointment of a new Congress president saying that it was giving an impression of "drift and indecision".
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Shashi Tharoor raises doubt over GDP contributions in Lok Sabha
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 08 (ANI): Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday raised doubt over the government claims of Gross Domestic Production (GDP) growth in the Lok Sabha saying the contribution to it has not increased.
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Tharoor uses cricketing analogy, says budget had no-balls instead of bound
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): Using a cricketing analogy to criticise the Union Budget, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday stated that the financial statement had unnecessary defensive strokes, dropped catches and was marred with quite a few no-balls instead of bold boundaries.
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Gap between 'rhetoric and reality' increased in last 5 years: Tharoor
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 25 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying that the latter should look at the ground reality as the gap between 'rhetoric and reality' has increased in the past five years.
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Not a realistic request: Tharoor on making Sanskrit as official language
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday did not agree with National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) chairman Nand Kumar Sai over his request to make Sanskrit as an official language and stated that 'his advice is not realistic.'
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Court grants bail to Tharoor over 'scorpion sitting on a shivling' remark
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Thursday appeared before the Rouse Avenue Court in connection with his 'scorpion over sitting on a shivling' remark case. The Court has granted bail to him on a personal bond of Rs 20,000.
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Delhi court allows Shashi Tharoor to travel abroad from June 1 to July 2
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 29 (ANI): A Delhi court on Wednesday allowed Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, facing charges in the Sunanda Pushkar death case, to travel abroad from June 1 to July 2.
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LS polls: Tharoor's hat-trick; won Thiruvananthapuram by around 1 lakh vot
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], May 24 (ANI): Continuing his winning streak for the third time, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday gained a victory over Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency by 99,989 votes.
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