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"Much-fairer system; better for everyone": Shashi Tharoor welcomes GST ref
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Speaking to ANI on Sunday, Tharoor said the Congress party has been demanding changes in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate slabs for several years.
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"Electoral rolls not perfect; EC must confront issues transparently": Shas
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"Everyone who has participated in elections has known that the electoral rolls are not perfect. There are duplicates, dead voters, and living voters who are not registered. Additionally, there are people who have moved to a new address and have two or three addresses in two or three diffe
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Would welcome this new tone with a "spirit of caution": Shashi Tharoor on
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Reacting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's response to US President Donald Trump on India-US relationship, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Sunday stated that while the PM Modi was very quick to respond, there was some serious repair work that was needed to be done by the governments and dip
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Shashi Tharoor expresses concern on Ranil Wickremesinghe's arrest, calls o
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Ranil Wickremesinghe was arrested on Friday on allegations of state funds' misuse to cover the expenses for a private visit to London, where he had attended a university graduation ceremony.
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"Seems reasonable...": Congress' Shashi Tharoor differs from party on bil
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Taking a slightly different stance from his party colleagues, Tharoor mentioned that while he does not know enough about the bills introduced by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, "on the face of it," it is "reasonable" that anyone doing wrong things should not be allowed to hold a political
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"Successful strikes on Pak, not Trump, contributed undoubtedly" to peace,
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Speaking at the launch of his book 'Whither India-Pakistan Relations Today? Can They Ever Be Good Neighbours?', Tharoor reinstated India's claims that it was Pakistan's DGMO, not US President Donald Trump, who came with a peace proposal.
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"Since the Oppn...": Shashi Tharoor praises Captain Shukla as Oppn skips L
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor praised Commander Shubhanshu Shukla's mission to the ISS, calling it a crucial stepping stone for India's Gaganyaan human spaceflight program. He said the mission provided vital data, boosted international cooperation, and inspired India's future scientific work
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"Far better to be recalcitrant than to be tractable": Shashi Tharoor takes
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"I hear some people are accusing India of being 'recalcitrant'. I say, far better to be recalcitrant, than to be tractable, submissive or acquiescent to injustice," Tharoor posted on X.
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"Procedure will be followed," says Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Justice Y
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday said that the three-member panel formed to investigate allegations against Justice Yashwant Varma will follow the proper process.
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"Foreign Secretary, Commerce Secretary answered around 50 questions; commi
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor shared insights from the Committee of External Affairs Meeting, where several issues such as the India-US ties and how the relationship is important were discussed during the meeting, which lasted around three hours on Monday.
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"Ministry has given fitting reply... We are not going to surrender to nucl
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Tharoor emphasised that India knows how to handle threats both in the air and on the ground, expressing confidence in the country's ability to respond to such situations. He noted that the Ministry of External Affairs has given a fitting reply to Munir's comments, dismissing the nuclear blac
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"Election Commission's own interest lies in addressing these questions": S
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"As long as there are doubts in the minds of people about the fairness of the elections, that is harming the credibility of the Election Commission. As long as those doubts are removed, then the Election Commission's credibility can be regained. The Election Commission's own interest lies
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