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Tharoor appears before court over defamation suit against Sreedharan Pilla
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Feb 14 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday appeared before a court here in connection with the defamation case he filed against Mizoram Governor PS Sreedharan Pillai last year.
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Politics isn't about violence, it should be a contest of ideas, says Shash
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Feb 8 (ANI): Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Saturday condemned the firing incidents at Shaheen Bagh, which had taken place ahead of the Assembly elections in Delhi, and hinted that it could have been the result of speeches made by politicians.
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Direct Tax Vivad Se Vishwas Bill introduced in LS for resolution of disput
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 5 (ANI): A bill was introduced in Lok Sabha on Wednesday which provides for a mechanism for resolution of pending tax disputes.
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BJP government has become tukde-tukde gang, is partitioning Indian soul: S
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 4 (ANI): Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday accused the BJP-led government of having become "a tukde-tukde gang", saying they are dividing the country into Hindu versus Muslims, traitor versus patriot, us versus them, and remarked that while the country saw p
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Govt schemes should be named as 'Sit-down India', 'Shut-down India' and 'S
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 4 (ANI): Taking a dig at the Centre's BJP government and its handling of various issues over the last six years, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday said that government schemes should be named "Sit-down India", "Shut-down India" and "Shut-up India", in a sarcast
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Tharoor terms Union Budget as 'sit-down India Budget'
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 2 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Saturday said that the Union Budget 2020-21, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament, is a "sit-down India Budget".
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Govt responsible for creating environment of hatred: Shashi Tharoor on Jam
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 31 (ANI): Condemning the Okhla firing incident in which a student of Jamia Millia Islamia University sustained injuries, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Friday said the government is also responsible for creating a climate of hatred in which people feel that they are emp
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UDF workers stage protest against CAA, NRC in Thiruvananthapuram
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Trivandrum (Kerala) [India], Jan 30 (ANI): United Democratic Front (UDF) workers on Thursday staged a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Thiruvananthapuram.
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Delhi court refuses to put Sunanda Pushkar's tweet on record
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 30 (ANI): A Delhi court on Thursday dismissed an application filed by Congress leader Shashi Tharoor seeking directions to Delhi Police to put on record the tweets of his wife -- Sunanda Pushkar -- before her death.
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We are Gandhiwadi, no place for 2-nation theory: KC Tyagi on Shashi Tharoo
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 27 (ANI): Janata Dal (United) Secretary-General KC Tyagi on Monday said that he and his party are Gandhiwadi (followers of Mahatma Gandhi) and believe that Hindus and Muslims and peacefully co-exist. He remarks came in response to a media query about Congress leader Sh
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Jinnah's victory is complete if CAA leads to NRC, says Shashi Tharoor
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Jan 26 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said that Pakistan's founding father Muhammad Ali Jinnah's victory will be completed if the Citizenship (Amendment) Act leads to the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in which a large section of th
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Savarkar was first advocate of two-nation theory, says Shashi Tharoor
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Jan 25 (ANI): Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Saturday termed VD Savarkar the first advocate of the two-nation theory as he proposed the idea three years ahead of Muslim League passing the Pakistan resolution.
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