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"Poor reflection of Govt's commitment to serious results": Shashi Tharoor
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor alleged that the collapse of the Shivaji statue in Maharashtra is a "poor reflection of the government's commitment to serious results."
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Delhi HC refuses to quash defamation case against Shashi Tharoor over "sco
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Additionally, the court has lifted the previous stay on the trial court proceedings in the case.
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Hema Committee: Shashi Tharoor criticises Kerala govt's inaction on Malaya
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday said that it is utterly shameful and shocking that the government did not release the Justice Hema report for about five years. He added that the Kerala state government ought to be ashamed of itself.
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"I had argued...bring in a bill to specifically protect medical profession
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Tharoor recalled a debate he had with former Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, where he pushed for a bill to safeguard medical professionals. However, the government responded that granting protection to one profession would set a precedent for others.
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Former Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar files defamation case against C
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Former Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar has filed a criminal defamation complaint against Congress MP Shashi Tharoor from Thiruvananthapuram in a Delhi Court. The case stemmed from remarks made by Tharoor during the recent Lok Sabha elections. Chandrasekhar has alleged that Tharoor's stat
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"Every symbol of India's friendship with Bangladesh is being attacked": Sh
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Amid the ongoing violence in Bangladesh, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said that it is difficult for people in India to be indifferent when every symbol of the country's friendship with Bangladesh is being attacked there.
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Opposition demands Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into Hindenburg's a
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The allegations of the US Short seller Hindenburg against SEBI Chairperson Madhabi Buch and her husband have drawn sharp political reactions from the opposition parties with the opposition demanding a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the issue.
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"Hope Govt will now declare this a national disaster": Shashi Tharoor afte
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor expressed hope that the central government would declare landslides in Kerala's Wayanad that claimed over 300 lives as a national disaster after Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited and inspected the affected sites on Saturday.
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KTR Rama Rao welcomes SC's bail verdict for Sisodia, hopes Kavitha, Kejriw
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president KT Rama Rao welcomed the Supreme Court's decision to grant bail to AAP leader Manish Sisodia and said that others named in the chargesheet, including K Kavitha and Arvind Kejriwal would also get relief.
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"Should have been done earlier": Shashi Tharoor on SC granting bail to Sis
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to Manish Sisodia in Delhi excise policy irregularities cases.
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"Unconstitutional...many people are against introduction of bill": Shashi
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
After the introduction of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Thursday termed it as "unconstitutional," and claimed that many people are against the introduction of this bill.
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"Can't impose GST on something as essential as life insurance," says Congr
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Reacting to 18% GST implemented on life insurance and medical insurance premiums, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday said that something as essential as life insurance cannot be imposed with GST. He further emphasised that our country already has the highest outer pocket expenses in healt
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