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Project Syndicate
April 12, 2018
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has unabashedly declared that data is “real wealth,” which enable “whoever acquires and controls” it to attain “hegemony.” But to protect the people who are generating that wealth, Modi must follow through on his campaign promise to deliver “minimum government, ...
Business Standard
April 11, 2018
Former diplomat and Member of Parliament (MP) Shashi Tharoor said the Britishers never wanted steel industry in India and it was Congress that created capacity for the same. “Britishers spent lot of time actually thinking to prevent creation of steel industry in India,” Congress MP from Thiruvananthapuram ...
The Indian Express
April 11, 2018
Interestingly, while Shashi Tharoor very well could be the reason behind improving many people's vocabulary on the Internet, Tharoor has managed to do that, more often than not, by cleverly taking a dig at the politicians. (Source: Express Photo). Shashi Tharoor must be a busy man but when it comes to ...
Times Now
April 10, 2018
Hitting out at trolls, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday introduced Twitterati to a new word, that he feels, best describes the reason behind the abusive language on the social media platforms. Known for his tweets, Shashi Tharoor, late on Monday night, said that trolls suffer from what is called- ...
The Indian Express
April 10, 2018
The excitement on learning a new word from 'Shashi Tharoor's tweet-ictionary' was palpable, as gratitude and tongue-in-cheek humour filled up the comments' section under the MP's tweet. (Express Archive). Shashi Tharoor, known for his fascinating lexicon, has shared yet another word with the Tweeple.
The Quint
April 3, 2018
It is no secret that Congress leader Shashi Tharoor is a man who wears different hats – more prominently, that of an author. At a recent event in Delhi, the author-politician spoke at length with journalist Vir Sanghvi about his latest book 'Why I am a Hindu', which was released in January 2018. Tharoor who ...
News18
March 17, 2018
Opinion by Shashi Tharoor | Congress Must Point Out That We Too Share Hinduism. We can turn the tables on the BJP by making them accountable for all the economic failures on their watch – both rural and urban, writes Shashi Tharoor. Shashi Tharoor |. Updated:March 19, 2018, 9:43 AM IST. facebook Twitter google ...
Times of India
December 31, 1999
CBSE Std XII kids must not be made to go through the ordeal of appearing for a re-exam, feels Congress MP from Thiruvananthapuram Shashi Tharoor. As the former Union minister of state for HRD, Tharoor was involved in addressing issues related to CBSE and affiliated schools. Though Tharoor is ...
Times of India
December 31, 1999
"It's great to be back,” said Shashi Tharoor, summing up his sentiment when he visited his alma mater St Stephen's College on Thursday. The MP was invited by SAHAS, The Women Empowerment Cell of Kirori Mal Collge, in collaboration with the Gandhi Ambedkar Study Circle of St Stephen's College.
The News Minute
December 27, 2017
While most mainstream actors have kept a guarded silence on the issue, Thiruvananthapuram Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has called out to senior male actors in the industry to stand by her. Tweeting a story by TNM, Tharoor said that although he hadn't watched the film, he supported Parvathy's right to ...
The Indian Express
December 27, 2017
In a veiled reference to Union Minister Anantkumar Hegde's remark on the Constitution, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday said Hindutvavadis reject the idea that India is a territory and all they want is a “Hindu Rashtra: a Hindu Pakistan”. “Many have pointed out that the Constitution has been ...
Economic Times
December 27, 2017
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor throws about eloquent tweets, peppered with extraordinary vocabulary that serves as rich fodder for social media. Here are the top four from Tharoor's personal dictionary this year: Exasperating Farrago Meaning: Intensely irritating; infuriating' 'confused mixture. Exasperating ...
The Indian Express
December 25, 2017
Shashi Tharoor's verbose tweets have, time and again, baffled, impressed and intrigued people on social media and generated some hilarious responses. It would perhaps be safe to say that people on social media are obsessed with Tharoor's penchant for using words that would confound and have ...
Economic Times
December 18, 2017
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday said that the trends emerging from vote counting in Gujarat are heartening as the party is showing a much improved performance compared to the last assembly elections. "The Congress is leading on some 75 seats which is good. This is twice better than the ...
The Quint
December 15, 2017
“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet,” wrote the beloved Shakespeare. Little did he know that his advice-of-sorts would be turned on its head! Enter Shashi Tharoor. The man who has words like 'farrago', 'snollygosters', and 'rodomontade' up his sleeve. In this episode of 'Tweeting Like Tharoor' ...
Outlook India
December 14, 2017
When Lok Sabha Member of Parliament (MP) from Thiruvananthapuram, Shashi Tharoor, took to Twitter on Wednesday to explain his pedantic choice of English words (read unheard) on the micro-blogging site, little did he know that he will be bombarded with more "parodies of his supposed ...
Project Syndicate
December 12, 2017
The Bollywood film Padmavati has inspired heated debate, hysterical threats of violence, and a ban in four states governed by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party – all before even being released. The tolerance and acceptance of difference that once accompanied India's remarkable diversity, are wearing thin ...
NDTV
December 31, 1999
Shashi Tharoor, a senior Congress leader, at an interactive session hosted in New Delhi, as part of the campaign, said, he pledged his support because ... New Delhi: Pledging support to a proposed private member bill for making stalking a non-bailable offence, Member of Parliament Shashi Tharoor said ...
Economic Times
December 31, 1999
Shashi Tharoor asks BJP to desist from smear campaigns. IANS|. Dec 21, 2017, 06.12 PM IST. 0Comments. Shashi Tharoor during the session of 'Cricket as Indian democracy's alter ego' on Day 2 of Times Litfest Delhi 2017, held at the India Habitat Centre, in New Delhi, on November 26, 2017. Congress leader Shashi ...
Financial Express
September 13, 2017
DUSU Elections result 2017: Beleaguered Cong brass, from Rahul Gandhi, Shashi Tharoor to Ahmed Patel take to Twitter to hail NSUI victory.
Indian Link
September 11, 2017
The Sydney Malayalee Association's Onam celebrations at Blacktown recently had a very special guest: former diplomat, author and orator Dr Shashi Tharoor.
The Indian Express
September 11, 2017
Shashi Tharoor was attending the Melbourne Writers Festivals 2017 in Australia where he was asked if India has not benefited from the ...
The News Minute
September 10, 2017
Remember former Union Minister and author Shashi Tharoor's 2015 speech at Oxford Union, where he fiercely debated why Britain owes India ...
The Independent
September 9, 2017
Dr Shashi Tharoor, whose new book Inglorious Empire chronicles the atrocities of the British Empire, argued the former British Prime Minister's ...
BuzzFeed News
September 9, 2017
Shashi Tharoor Was Asked Where India Would Be Without The British, ... back in its place, Shashi Tharoor is the undisputed leader of the pack.
Project Syndicate
September 8, 2017
Late last month, two Indian states and the national capital were upended by rioting mobs protesting their spiritual leader's conviction on two ...
Economic Times
August 31, 2017
... High Court today asked the city police to inform it after two weeks the status of the probe into the death of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor's wife ...
Kuensel, Buhutan's National Newspaper
August 31, 2017
Shashi Tharoor (Phd), said that to some degree there would always be problems among neighbours. “For example, in South Asian Association ...
Economic Times
August 29, 2017
Congress leader and former minister of state for external affairs Shashi Tharoor has hailed Indian diplomacy in the wake of withdrawal of troops ...
NDTV
August 28, 2017
Speaking at a recent event, Congress lawmaker Shashi Tharoor was candid in his diagnosis of the party's problems. As was a former associate ...
NDTV
August 23, 2017
Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress MP Shashi Tharoor have found a spot in the LinkedIn Power Profiles List of 2017.
The Indian Express
August 19, 2017
I must confess my admiration for the Indian politician Shashi Tharoor. It has a lot to do with my “inebriation with the spoken word”. The occasion ...
The Indian Express
August 18, 2017
The high court on August 4 had asked Goswami and Republic TV to respect Tharoor's "right to silence," but did not give an order on the Congress MP's plea to ...
Project Syndicate
August 9, 2017
NEW DELHI – Seventy years ago this month, at midnight on August 15, 1947, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru proclaimed India's ...
The Indian Express
August 3, 2017
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Thursday said the newly-formed All India Professionals' Congress can become a feeder for the party and ...
Economic Times
August 3, 2017
NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor today moved the Delhi High Court seeking direction to journalist Arnab Goswami and his news ...
Economic Times
August 1, 2017
Shashi Tharoor will be the first chief of the All India Professionals' Congress organisational departments — All India Professionals' Congress ...
Times of India
July 23, 2017
NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said on Sunday that he was not opposed to states having their own flags, as long as they observed ...
Scroll.in
December 31, 1999
Shashi Tharoor, Member of Parliament, writer, and non-mincer of words, was recently in Australia to attend the Melbourne Writers Festival 2017 ...
Hindustan Times
December 31, 1999
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor took to Facebook to talk about the “spirit” of Onam as people in Kerala and around the world celebrated the ...
Times of Oman
December 31, 1999
An Indian panel headed by member of parliament Shashi Tharoor wants the government to expedite a new emigration law that removes ...
The Better India
December 31, 1999
India's economic development strategy has been affected by the fact that ours is a federal system. by Shashi Tharoor September 7, 2017, 4:11 ...
Hindustan Times
December 31, 1999
Shashi Tharoor is one of the strongest critics of the empire, reminding modern-day Britain of its colonial excesses. (Pradeep Gaur/Mint).
NDTV
December 31, 1999
Thimpu: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor today said Haryana Chief Minister M L Khattar should be sacked for his government's "complete failure" ...
Economic Times
December 31, 1999
THIMPHU: The climate was "mutually hostile" but some matters like foreign policy were above political rivalry with most parties largely on the ...
Quartz
December 31, 1999
In May 2015, Shashi Tharoor, a former undersecretary general of the United Nations and a current member of India's parliament, gave a stirring ...
News18
December 31, 1999
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor felt that the Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan was smart in his move to reach out to people who did not speak ...
Business Standard
March 24, 2017
Former Union Minister and Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday said in the current global set-up, there is no alternative to the United Nations (UN).
The Indian Express
March 24, 2017
During a discussion Friday on a bill to decriminalise suicide and provide comprehensive mental healthcare, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said he has lived with a victim of mental illness and so knows the pain the person goes through. He also described the ...
Deccan Chronicle
March 23, 2017
Shashi Tharoor, Congress MP and former Union minister, downplays the drubbing the party received in the recent Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls and argues that Rahul Gandhi has an alternative style of working.
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