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Tharoor, 6 journalists booked for sedition in UP over Delhi's Jan 26 chaos

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor and six journalists have been booked by the Noida Police for sedition, among other charges, over the violence during farmers' tractor rally in Delhi, officials said

Shashi Tharoor to meet people, incorporate their views in UDF manifesto

The Kerala assembly elections are approaching

Shashi Tharoor suggests cancelling Republic Day parade due to Coronavirus

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has suggested cancelling the Republic Day festivities after Prime Minister Boris Johnson cancelled his India visit due to the the coronavirus situation in the UK, saying getting crowds to cheer the parade as usual would be "irresponsible". Johnson, who was scheduled to attend the Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi as chief guest, has cancelled his visit to India later this month due to the growing health crisis created by the new coronavirus variant in the UK. "Now that @BorisJohnson's visit to India this month has been cancelled due to the COVID Second Wave, & we don't have a Chief Guest on Republic Day, why not go one step farther & cancel the festivities altogether?" Tharoor asked Twitter on Tuesday night. "Getting crowds to cheer the parade as usual would be irresponsible," he said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephonic conversation with Johnson on Tuesday, during which the British leader reiterated his thanks for India's ...

Mr Tharoor's identity crises

Book review of The Battle of Belonging

Approval to Covaxin premature, could be dangerous, says Shashi Tharoor

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said that the emergency approval to Covid-19 vaccine--Covaxin is premature and could be dangerous as it is still under phase 3 trial

President should guide government to end farmer stalemate: Shashi Tharoor

Shashi Tharoor on Thursday said that the President has an important moral role in guiding the government to take steps towards resolving the stalemate

Facebook's India head Ajit Mohan deposes before Parliamentary panel

Mohan deposed before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology, chaired by Congress leader Shashi Tharoor

Shashi Tharoor joins Punjab MPs protesting over farm bills at Jantar Mantar

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor joined the protest staged by his party colleagues from Punjab at Jantar Mantar in demanding the withdrawal of the new farm laws

Secularism as a principle and practice is in 'danger' in India: Tharoor

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Saturday said secularism as a principle and practice in India was in danger and the ruling dispensation might even try to remove the word from the Constitution

Triumph of Hindutva movement would mark end of 'Indian idea': Tharoor

The Hindutva movement is the "mirror image" of the Muslim communalism of 1947 and its triumph would mark the end of the Indian idea, says senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor

HC stays defamation case against Tharoor for 'scorpion on shivling' remarks

The Delhi HC stayed criminal proceedings against Congress leader Shashi Tharoor in a defamation complaint over his alleged scorpion on shivling' remarks referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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"

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

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