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Gujarat polls: Congress tears into EC for adopting 'double standard'
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Trivandrum (Kerala) [India], Dec.14 (ANI): Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Thursday lashed out at the Election Commission for adopting a double standard after the poll body did not bar Prime Minister Narendra Modi's road show, but sent a notice to Congress president-elect Rahul Gandhi for
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Tharoor 'unhappy' with Kerala govt's tackling of Cyclone Ockhi
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], December 8 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday voiced disappointment over the way measures were not taken by the Kerala government to mitigate the havoc caused by Cyclone Ockhi.
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Disturbing to see PM Modi's criticism being equated to insulting Gujarat:
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 28 (ANI): Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said on Tuesday that it was disturbing to see legitimate political criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi being equated to insulting Gujarat.
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'Uncommonly gracious': Manushi's response to his tweet wins Tharoor over
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 20 (ANI): Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday called Manushi Chhillar "beautiful, smart and uncommonly gracious" for her graceful response to his 'Chhillar' tweet, wherein he compared the surname of the newly crowned Miss World to 'loose change'.
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Miss World 2017 gives graceful reply to Tharoor's `chillar` remark
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 20 (ANI): In response to Congress leader Shashi Tharoor's comment, wherein he tried to play on Manushi Chhillar's surname, the newly-crowned Miss World 2017 has said she is not going to be upset over a tongue-in-cheek remark.
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Women activists condemn Tharoor's tweet on Manushi Chhillar
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] November 20 (ANI): The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Monday condemned Congress leader Shashi Tharoor's tweet about Miss World Manushi Chhillar and said as a politician he should think about public's interest instead of mocking at them.
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BJP corners Tharoor for his remark against Miss World
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], November 20 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday accused Congress leader Shashi Tharoor of politicising the victory of newly-crowned Miss World, Manushi Chhillar.
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Padmavati row: Kshatriya Mahasabha burns effigies of Deepika, Bhansali
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 20 (ANI): In a show of protest against movie 'Padmavati', the members of Kshatriya Mahasabha on Sunday burnt effigies of the movie's director Sanjay Leela Bhansali and actress Deepika Padukone.
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NCW to summon Tharoor for his tweet on Miss World 2017
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 19 (ANI): The National Commission of Women (NCW) on Sunday said it would summon Congress leader Shashi Tharoor for his 'derogatory and degrading' tweet on newly-crowned Miss World 2017 Manushi Chhillar.
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Jyotiraditya Scindia hits back at Shashi Tharoor over 'valourous maharajas
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Vadodara (Gujarat) [India], November 17 (ANI): Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia on Friday lashed out at his fellow party leader Shashi Tharoor over 'valourous maharajas' remark and said he should study history.
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Irani corners Tharoor over his 'Maharajas' remarks
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Nov. 17 (ANI): Union Minister Smriti Irani, on Friday took a jibe at Congress leader Shashi Tharoor for his comments on kings amidst the row over film 'Padmavati'.
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Female literacy in Rajasthan more important issue: Tharoor on Padmavati co
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 13 (ANI): Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday highlighted the state of female literacy rate in Rajasthan amid raging protests against the release of the Sanjay Leela Bhansali's magnum opus 'Padmavati'.
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