Page 21 - Latest Updates on Shashi Tharoor
Congress MP Satav challenges party seniors, gets Team Rahul's support
Anand Sharma, Shashi Tharoor, Milind Deora and Mukul Wasnnik have all voiced their opinion about party leaders speaking out against the UPA-II
 "Congress MP Satav challenges party seniors, gets Team Rahul's support")
Need national policy on Covid-free certification for expats, says Tharoor
Every citizen of India has an absolute unconditional right to come home, whatever his health status, Tharoor asserted
 "Need national policy on Covid-free certification for expats, says Tharoor")
Cong chides govt on Ladakh stand-off; Kerala CM condoles death of soldiers
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury accused the BJP and the prime minister of completely failing on the front of national security
 "Cong chides govt on Ladakh stand-off; Kerala CM condoles death of soldiers")
Tharoor moves HC seeking police to preserve Sunanda Pushkar's tweets
The application was filed in a pending petition seeking direction to the police to place before the trial court certain tweets of Pushkar
 "Tharoor moves HC seeking police to preserve Sunanda Pushkar's tweets")
Crosswords in lockdown
At a time when so many of us are confined to our homes, crosswords provide an intellectually challenging alternative to passive binge-watching
Police in MP to start home delivery of FIRs for violating lockdown
The government in the state has been following the lockdown rules strictly after a sharp increase in the number of Covid-19 cases
 "Police in MP to start home delivery of FIRs for violating lockdown")
Covid-19: Twitterati push 'grid' in top five trends as arguments flow in
Anticipating a significant fluctuation in power demand for a short duration, the power ministry along with PGCIL and POSOCO have been busy drafting a plan for managing the grid and efficient supply
 "Covid-19: Twitterati push 'grid' in top five trends as arguments flow in")
'Photo-op' PM created feel-good moment; no vision of future: Shashi Tharoor
Modi also asked people to maintain the "lakshman rekha" of social distancing by staying indoors and not getting together in groups during the exercise
 "'Photo-op' PM created feel-good moment; no vision of future: Shashi Tharoor")
Shashi Tharoor thanks PM Modi for extending birthday wishes in Malayalam
'Thank you, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, for this elaborate birthday greeting in shudh sahitya Malayalam! Am touched by your thoughtfulness,' Tharoor tweeted
 "Shashi Tharoor thanks PM Modi for extending birthday wishes in Malayalam")
Unrest brewing over K Surendran's appointment as Kerala BJP president
Surendran, one of the four general secretaries in the state, belongs to the faction led by Union minister V Muraleedharan, a known Modi-Amit Shah acolyte
 "Unrest brewing over K Surendran's appointment as Kerala BJP president")
Is Modi quitting social media? Here's what happened when he hinted he may
Some speculated the PM might be planning to switch to an Indian platform, much like China's Weibo, on which Modi made his debut on May 4, 2015
 "Is Modi quitting social media? Here's what happened when he hinted he may")
Sunanda Pushkar death case: HC seeks Delhi govt's response on Tharoor plea
The Congress MP has moved the high court against a trial court order of January 30 dismissing his plea for directions to the police to place before it certain tweets of Pushkar
Family plots
Congress must escape Nehru-Gandhi grip
 "Family plots")
Cong's organisational structure weakened due to vacancies in depts, cells
Legal department head Vivek Tankha resigned in June last year after the Congress drubbing in the Lok Sabha polls
 "Cong's organisational structure weakened due to vacancies in depts, cells")
Congress must elect leaders to energise workers, inspire voters: Tharoor
Tharoor's appeal came in support of his party colleague and former MP Sandeep Dikshit's remarks that the the biggest challenge the party faces is the 'leadership question'
 "Congress must elect leaders to energise workers, inspire voters: Tharoor")
The pangs of transition
The way technology has impacted the global order ever since the invention of the wheel is no less significant
 "The pangs of transition")
BJP govt has become tukde-tukde gang, is partitioning Indian soul: Tharoor
Participating in the debate in Lok Sabha on the motion of thanks to the President's Address, Tharoor made a strong attack on the government
Implementing NPR, NRC would be complete victory for Jinnah: Shashi Tharoor
On the BJP's defence that the NPR was carried out during the UPA regime, Tharoor said the Congress government had utilised a decision of the NDA government led by former Prime Minister Vajpayee
 "Implementing NPR, NRC would be complete victory for Jinnah: Shashi Tharoor")
States can't say they won't implement CAA, resolutions 'political': Tharoor
Congress govt in Punjab passed resolution against the law in Assembly; party backed Left Front in Kerala.
 "States can't say they won't implement CAA, resolutions 'political': Tharoor")
Tharoor apologises for 'power without responsibility' remark on Kejriwal
The remark drew sharp criticism on social media as netizens accused him of "transphobia" and asked him to apologise to the LGBT community