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'Extremely disappointing, a damp squib': Shashi Tharoor on Budget 2022-23

The Congress MP said there is no mention of MGNREGA, Defence or any other urgent priorities facing the public

Far more dangerous than Omicron is 'O Mitron': Tharoor takes a dig at Modi

"Far more dangerous than Omicron is 'O Mitron'," senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said on Monday in an apparent swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as he flagged "increased polarisation" and the "weakening of democracy". Tharoor has been attacking the government, alleging that it is indulging in divisive rhetoric and spreading hatred. "Far more dangerous than Omicron is 'O Mitron'! We are measuring the consequences of the latter every day in increased polarisation, promotion of hatred & bigotry, insidious assaults on the Constitution & the weakening of our democracy," the former Union minister said in a tweet. "There is no 'milder variant' of this virus," he added. "Mitron", which means friends, is a term seen to be associated with Modi, who has used it in his speeches in the past. BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawala slammed Tharoor for the jibe and asked whether the Congress can keep the COVID-19 pandemic above politics. "Can Congress keep pandemic above politics? ...

Tharoor now convinced about UDF's concerns regarding Silver Line: LoP

Kerala PCC (KPCC) president K Sudhakaran on Sunday said that no one, including Tharoor, in the party has the authority to oppose its directions

'High command should step in to tame Tharoor': Kerala Cong leader

The state party leadership appeared to be unhappy after Tharoor, while speaking at the inaugural ceremony of Lulu mall here on Thursday, said he 'stands for development'

Kerala CM Vijayan trying to make Kerala investment-friendly: MP Tharoor

Senior Congress leader and Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor on Thursday praised Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, saying he, as an administrator, was trying to change the impression

Tharoor not to host Sansad TV show until suspension of 12 RS MPS revoked

Tharoor said he has decided to suspend hosting of a talk show on Sansad TV until the suspension of the legislators is revoked and a 'semblance of bipartisanship restored to the conduct of Parliament'

Tharoor introduces bill in LS to establish HC Bench in state capitals

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor introduced a private member's bill in the Lok Sabha proposing the establishment of a High Court Bench in the state capitals

CAA fundamentally anti-national, targets a community, says Shashi Tharoor

Terming Citizenship (Amendment) Act 'fundamentally anti-national', Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Friday alleged that the act targets a particular community

Protest by BJP MP's in Parliament provocative, rubs salt in wound: Tharoor

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday said that the protest by the ruling party's MPs in the parliament was like rubbing salt in the wound

Not right to resort to Internet shutdown every time: Parliament panel

The Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology has recommended that the Union government should not shutdown the Internet services in every case.

Tharoor's selfie with 6 women MPs with 'attractive place' tweet sparks row

Tharoor later apologised for offending "some people" and said the "whole selfie thing" was done at the women MPs' initiative in "great good humour"

HC extends stay on criminal defamation proceedings against Shashi Tharoor

Delhi High Court extended an interim stay on criminal proceedings against Congress leader Shashi Tharoor in a defamation complaint about his alleged scorpion on shivling remarks referring to PM Modi

Adani Group takes over Thiruvananthapuram airport; MP hopes for the best

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Friday said he was hoping for the best after the Adani Group took over the operation and management of the Thiruvananthapuram international Airport

Racism, offensive: Jairam Ramesh, Tharoor slam UK's Covid travel rules

Indian students and citizens are being harassed and fleeced for exorbitant tests, the Congress leader said

Tharoor pulls out of UK events to protest quarantine for vaccinated Indians

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has pulled out of several planned engagements in the United Kingdom citing the COVID-19 quarantine rules put in place by the British government.Taking to Twitter, Tharoor complained that "it is offensive to ask fully vaccinated Indians to quarantine.""Because of this I have pulled out of a debate at the @cambridgeunion & out of launch events for the UK edition of my book #TheBattleOfBelonging (published there as #TheStruggleForIndiasSoul). It is offensive to ask fully vaccinated Indians to quarantine. The Brits are reviewing!" Congress MP tweeted.Currently, people vaccinated in India and in other countries such as Turkey, Jordan, Thailand, Russia are considered "unvaccinated" and have to follow the 10-day quarantine and test rule.The World Health Organisation (WHO) has so far only approved Covid vaccines developed by Pfizer-BioNTech, US pharma majors Johnson & Johnson, Moderna, China's Sinopharm and Oxford-AstraZeneca for emergency use.

Role reversal: Tharoor, Priyanka Chaturvedi turn interviewers for Sansad TV

Opposition MPs Shashi Tharoor and Priyanka Chaturvedi are moving to the other side of the mic as hosts for their own shows on the newly launched Sansad TV.

Delhi court discharges Shashi Tharoor in wife Sunanda Pushkar's death

A Delhi court on Wednesday discharged senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor in a case related to his wife Sunanda Pushkar's death in a luxury hotel here.

'Conclusion to long nightmare,' says Tharoor after verdict on wife's death

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor called the judgement a 'conclusion to a long nightmare' while expressing thanks to the Court

Disregarding Parliament

Govt officials cannot be allowed to ignore committees

Tharoor urges action over officials' skipping parliamentary panel meet

In his letter to the speaker, Tharoor said the action of representatives of three ministries constitutes "breach of parliamentary privilege and contempt of the House".