Congress' Shashi Tharoor calls Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget 2024 'underwhelming'
New Delhi/IBNS: In an initial reaction from the main opposition party, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor called Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget 2024 "underwhelming".
In a rare praise, Shashi Tharoor calls Delhi Lt Governor 'conscientious civil servant'
New Delhi/IBNS: In a rare shoutout to Lt Governor VK Saxena, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor praised the work to control water flooding as Delhi broke an 88-year-old rain record this morning in a much-needed respite from an unprecedented months-long heatwave.
Postpone June 23 exam amid controversies around NEET-UG: Shashi Tharoor
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has urged the Indian government to postpone the NEET-PG exams that is scheduled to take place on June 23 amid the ongoing controversy around the alleged irregularities in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET-UG) examination.
Shashi Tharoor trails behind BJP's Rajeev Chandrashekhar in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram
New Delhi/IBNS: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor is trailing narrowly behind BJP's Rajeev Chandrasekhar by around 5,000 votes at 10.30 am in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha seat that he has won for the past three elections, as per early trends
BJP's Rajeev Chandrasekhar will defeat Shashi Tharoor in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram: Exit Poll
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor may face a setback in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram seat with pollsters predicting a possible win for BJP candidate and central minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar against the INC heavyweight, according to Exit Poll prediction Saturday.
'Fascinating,' Shashi Tharoor says on Yogendra Yadav's Lok Sabha election prediction
New Delhi/IBNS: Swaraj India chief Yogendra Yadav's prediction for the 2024 Lok Sabha election which did not give a thumping third straight win for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP caught Congress MP Shashi Tharoor's attention Thursday.
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor's former personal assistant was arrested at Delhi Airport in a gold smuggling case by the Delhi Customs on Wednesday, media reports said.
The Election Commission of India is all geared up for the second phase of the Lok Sabha polls on Friday in a high-stakes battle across 13 states and union territories with the campaign marked by sharp jibes by the leaders of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and it's main opposition the Congress as well as other opposition parties.
Congress releases first list of 39 candidates for LS polls, Rahul Gandhi to contest from Wayanad
New Delhi/IBNS: The Congress released its first list of 39 candidates for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections on Friday, with Rahul Gandhi contesting from Wayanad in Kerala.
'A beautiful soul': Shashi Tharoor remembers wife Sunanda on her 10th death anniversary
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor Wednesday remembered his late wife Sunanda Pushkar on her tenth death anniversary.
New Delhi/IBNS: In a fresh political faceoff with the Centre, several opposition leaders including Congress' Shashi Tharoor, Trinamool Congress' Mahua Moitra, Shiv Sena's Priyanka Chaturvedi claimed a "state-sponsored" hacking attempt citing a notification which they received on their Apple phones.
Shashi Tharoor suggests opposition bloc be called 'BHARAT' after row over India name change
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor Wednesday took a swipe at the government over the speculated 'Bharat' name change row, saying the opposition bloc could call itself the "Alliance for Betterment, Harmony And Responsible Advancement for Tomorrow (BHARAT)" and then perhaps the ruling party might stop the "fatuous game of changing names".
'Rahul Gandhi shouldn't be declared PM candidate, INDIA should decide after polls': Shashi Tharoor
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has felt the INDIA alliance should decide on the Prime Minister only after the Lok Sabha elections, turning down the idea of pitching in his party colleague Rahul Gandhi as the candidate for the top post.
Shashi Tharoor gives a shoutout to PM Modi as Congress hails Jawaharlal Nehru for popularising yoga
New Delhi/IBNS: On the ninth International Yoga Day, as the Congress Wednesday thanked former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru for "popularising yoga", senior party leader Shashi Tharoor replied in the affirmative but gave credit to the BJP-led government for popularising and internationalising the same.
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor Friday slammed the country's Olympics body chief PT Usha for criticising the wrestlers' public protest over alleged sexual misconduct by the wrestling body head.