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Page 20 - Latest Updates on Shashi Tharoor

TRP system not very scientific, prone to manipulation: Par panel told

Sources in the panel said an elaborate and comprehensive discussion was held on fake news, the alleged TRP scam and issues related to media regulation in the current era of convergent technology

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Updated On : 15 Oct 2020 | 10:30 PM IST

A troll in so many words

Tharoorosaurus is a collection of 53 short essays, each of which covers the meaning of a specific word, gives an example of its usage, traces the etymology behind it, and provides anecdotes

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Updated On : 18 Sep 2020 | 11:48 PM IST

Air quality not a class issue, but mass issue,says Shashi Tharoor

Air quality is not a class issue but a mass issue and politicians should not ignore it as the poor are the biggest victims of smog and air pollution, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said on Wednesday

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Updated On : 09 Sep 2020 | 10:57 PM IST

KC Venugopal: What makes the leader from Kerala important in the Congress

Valued by both Rahul and Sonia Gandhi, his sights are set on the chief minister's job in Kerala and he may make it there eventually

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Updated On : 05 Sep 2020 | 7:04 AM IST

Parliamentary panel discussion with Facebook to continue: Shashi Tharoor

A Parliamentary panel looking into alleged misuse of social media platforms has decided to continue its "discussion" with representatives of global giant Facebook, Tharoor said

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Updated On : 02 Sep 2020 | 11:42 PM IST

Parliamentary panel probes FB India chief; accuses firm of bias, collusion

BJP MPs alleged that those who follow Left ideology, or have worked with the Congress are dominating the third party firms which do fact checking for Facebook

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Updated On : 02 Sep 2020 | 11:32 PM IST

Govt wants Parliament to be a 'notice board': Tharoor on 'no Question Hour'

Reacting to the development, Tharoor said, "I said four months ago that strongmen leaders would use the excuse of the pandemic to stifle democracy and dissent"

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Updated On : 02 Sep 2020 | 8:15 PM IST

Facebook India chief Ajit Mohan appears before Parliamentary panel

A fresh round of political slugfest started on Monday with Rahul Gandhi claiming that the international media has "exposed" Facebook and WhatsApp's "brazen assault" on India's democracy

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Updated On : 02 Sep 2020 | 7:42 PM IST

Will the Left view on airport privatisation stifle Kerala's infra progress?

Thiruvananthapuram Airport, once the property of the Maharaja of Travancore, was the first one to link Kerala with international destinations

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Updated On : 30 Aug 2020 | 7:29 PM IST

Shashi Tharoor a 'guest artist' in Cong, says KPCC working president

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who was among the "group of 23" that wrote to Sonia Gandhi seeking urgent organisational overhaul, has come under attack from some leaders in Kerala

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Updated On : 28 Aug 2020 | 4:12 PM IST

Point of no return

Congress caught between the family and the hard place

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Updated On : 24 Aug 2020 | 11:49 PM IST

23 Congress leaders write to Sonia Gandhi, seek major changes in the party

The signatories cutting across various age groups and regions, include senior Congress leaders, former union ministers and ex-CMs

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Updated On : 23 Aug 2020 | 10:00 AM IST

Airport privatisation will expand potential, attract investors: Tharoor

The congress MP had faced flak not only from the Left parties but even from his own party for his stand favouring privatisation of the Trivandrum airport

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Updated On : 22 Aug 2020 | 10:19 PM IST

BJP's Plan 'A' and Plan 'B' to block Shashi Tharoor's summons to Facebook

With Tharoor moving a privilege motion against a BJP MP for questioning his power to unilaterally summon Facebook representatives, the BJP has realised the Congress seriousness in the matter

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Updated On : 21 Aug 2020 | 6:46 PM IST

BJP leader wants Speaker to remove Tharoor as parliamentary panel chief

Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore says Congress leader should not have spoken in public about his intention to summon Facebook officials.

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Updated On : 20 Aug 2020 | 6:03 PM IST

Congress alleges Facebook, WhatsApp helping BJP in polls, demands JPC probe

On the basis of a report published in an American newspaper, The Wall Street Journal, Rahul Gandhi has alleged that Facebook and WhatsApp are controlled by BJP and RSS in India

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Updated On : 17 Aug 2020 | 7:35 AM IST

Congress must expedite process of finding a full-term president: Tharoor

'need to arrest the growing public perception, fuelled by a dismissive media, that the Congress is adrift and rudderless', said Tharoor

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Updated On : 09 Aug 2020 | 3:06 PM IST

Assure if omission of 80 mn in Ayodhya speech is inadvertent: Tharoor to PM

'A correction would be reassuring,' says Congress MP about PM congratulating '1.3 billion Indians'

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Updated On : 07 Aug 2020 | 9:15 AM IST

Wonder why Amit Shah chose private hospital, not AIIMS: Shashi Tharoor

Taking to Twitter, Shah said that he underwent coronavirus test after getting the initial symptoms of the virus

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Updated On : 03 Aug 2020 | 1:19 PM IST

Rahul upset with infighting, leaders urged to keep views internally: Report

The party has told leaders that questioning the UPA's 10 year regime from 2004 to 2014 is 'unacceptable'

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Updated On : 03 Aug 2020 | 12:57 PM IST