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"Unfortunate, Ram Rajya and Gram Swaraj never competing forces": Shashi Th
Updated : 5 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday called the Central Government's draft bill to replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme (MGNREGA) "unfortunate", saying that the concept of Gram Swaraj and the ideal of Ram Rajya were never competing forces.
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"Congress wants to politicise everything," says TN BJP's Thirupathy on ces
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Tamil Nadu BJP vice president Narayanan Thirupathy criticised the Congress party's stance on the recent cessation of hostilities between India and Pakistan, highlighting senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor's remarks should be taken note of by other Congress leaders.
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SC stays defamation proceedings against Shashi Tharoor over "scorpion on S
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed further proceedings before a trial court in a defamation case filed against senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor over his alleged "scorpion on Shivling" remark in 2018 about Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Shashi Tharoor calls upon Supreme Court to take suo moto cognizance of Kej
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor condemned the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister and AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case linked to the excise police, calling the Supreme Court to take suo moto cognizance.
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"Even China border is not fortified like it is in national capital": Shash
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday said he doesn't think the China border is fortified the way the national capital is, adding that it's a democratic right of the farmers to protest and to be heard in the national capital.
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"History should be left in the past": Tharoor after Amit Shah targets Nehr
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Responding to Union Home Minister Amit Shah's remarks targeting former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru inside Parliament, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday said that one can endlessly argue about history, but it should be left in the past.
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"Cong a respectable alternative to misgovernance in Bengaluru": Shashi Tha
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Hitting out at Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai-led BJP government in Karnataka, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said people of the poll-bound southern state have endured misgovernance in the last four years.
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Not interested in any position: Shashi Tharoor rules out contesting for CW
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday dismissed contesting for the position of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) saying that he contested for the president post as he stood up for certain principles and now it is for others to 'step forward'.
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Those who express bigotry at home should be aware of consequences abroad:
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 5 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the controversial remarks against religious minorities in the country, following which calls were made on Twitter for boycotting Indian products.
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Rising fuel price, unemployment caused by BJP's mismanagement of economy:
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 16 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over rising fuel prices and unemployment, saying it is a result of the ruling party's mismanagement of the economy.
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New IT portal 'created mess', 'failed' to attain objective, says Tharoor
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): Slamming the Centre over the reported glitches in the new Income Tax portal, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday said that even after spending Rs 4200 crore, the government 'failed' to attain the objective and 'created a mess' instead.
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Shashi Tharoor tests positive for COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday informed that he has tested positive for COVID-19.
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