The Central government has reappointed chairmen of multiple committees, with Congress leader Shashi Tharoor retaining chairmanship of External Affairs Committee. DMK's Kanimozhi Karunanidhi has also been reappointed as chairperson of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution committee.
In a post shared on social media platform X on Monday, Tharoor said he had written to Air India CEO and MD Campbell Wilson, conveying his strong objection to what he described as the airline's withdrawal of flights from key international airports in the state.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan visited Raj Bhavan on Saturday for the first time following the controversy over the display of the Bharat Mata portrait with a saffron flag. He attended the launch of 'Rajhamsa', the Raj Bhavan's newly introduced quarterly journal, in the presence of Gover
The tragedy has left 39 people dead at a rally addressed by Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president and actor Vijay in Karur, Tamil Nadu, on Saturday.
"I personally feel that once the decision had been made to play, if we feel so strongly about Pakistan, we should not have played... But if we are going to play them, we should play in the spirit of a game, and we should have shaken their hands... We have done this before in 1999, when th
He highlighted the surprising silence of the Indian-American diaspora on critical issues affecting India-US relations. During the meeting, a congresswoman shared that she hadn't received a single call from Indian-American voters urging policy changes, prompting Tharoor to urge the diaspor
Speaking to ANI, Tharoor mentioned that the sudden hike in H-1B visa fees is about America's domestic politics and the President is trying to gain support of the anti-immigration base, as US legislative elections are set for November this year.
"The unfairness of this has definitely created a very strong backlash in India, and the accompanying insults, both by Trump's own language in his statements and tweets. Subsequently, the extremely offensive statements by his advisor (Peter) Navarro have gotten a backlash across the countr