Shashi Tharoor: News
14 Aug 2018
IndiaIs China printing Indian currency? China hasn't denied it yet
China has yet to deny a report by the South China Morning Post (SCMP) which claimed that China Banknote Printing and Minting Corporation (CBPMC) was printing currency notes for India and several other countries.
12 Aug 2018
IndiaEncourage Bhutan to deploy more soldiers around North-Doklam: Parliamentary panel
India should encourage Bhutan to ensure an increase in the deployment of soldiers around Northern Doklam in the Sikkim sector to check China's military activities in the sensitive region, a parliamentary panel suggested.
10 Aug 2018
Narendra ModiModi's remark on Congress's Hariprasad deleted by Rajya Sabha chairman
In an embarrassment to the ruling NDA, Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu on Friday expunged (deleted from records) PM Modi's remarks which he made on Thursday in the Upper House.
01 Aug 2018
Delhi PoliceSunanda Pushkar case: Delhi-court allows Shashi Tharoor to travel abroad
A Delhi court today allowed Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, accused in his wife Sunanda Pushkar's death case, to travel abroad.
19 Jul 2018
IndiaRajnath passes buck to states on lynching, Opposition walks out
Condemning the lynching incidents across India, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today passed the onus of it on state governments prompting a walkout by Opposition leaders in Lok Sabha.
16 Jul 2018
ThiruvananthapuramBJP activists vandalize Shashi Tharoor's office following 'Hindu Pakistan' comments
On Monday, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor alleged that BJP Yuva Morcha "vandals" had trashed his constituency office at Thiruvananthapuram, and even tied a banner which read "Hindu Pakistan".
14 Jul 2018
KolkataFor 'Hindu Pakistan' statement, Shashi Tharoor summoned by Kolkata court
A Kolkata court has summoned Congress leader Shashi Tharoor over his 'Hindu Pakistan' remarks and has asked him to appear on August 14.
13 Jul 2018
Pakistan News'Hindu-Pakistan': Aligarh youth offers Rs. 11,000 for blackening Tharoor's face
After Congress leader Shashi Tharoor's 'Hindu Pakistan' remark, a Muslim youth leader from Aligarh has announced a reward of Rs. 11,000 for anyone who blackens his face.
12 Jul 2018
IndiaTharoor says BJP win in 2019 will create 'Hindu Pakistan'
Delivering a lecture on 'Threats Faced by Indian Democracy and Secularism' in Thiruvananthapuram, eminent Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said Bharatiya Janata Party will create a 'Hindu Pakistan' if voted to power after Lok Sabha elections of 2019.
05 Jul 2018
Delhi PoliceSunanda Pushkar death: Tharoor gets anticipatory-bail on Rs. 1L surety
Two days after Congress leader Shashi Tharoor sought anticipatory bail in the Sunanda Pushkar death case, Delhi's Patiala House court has granted his request on a surety of Rs. 1L.
04 Jul 2018
Delhi PoliceSunanda Pushkar death case: Delhi-court reserves order on Tharoor's anticipatory-bail-plea
A Delhi court on Wednesday reserved its order on Congress party leader Shashi Tharoor's anticipatory bail plea for Thursday in a case related to his wife Sunanda Pushkar's death.
03 Jul 2018
Virat KohliNo 'lambs' were sacrificed: Rathore slammed Tharoor over PM's video
Information and Broadcasting Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore slammed Congress leader Shashi Tharoor for spreading a report that claimed Rs. 35 lakh was spent to film PM Narendra Modi's fitness challenge video.
03 Jul 2018
Delhi PoliceSunanda Pushkar death: Shashi Tharoor moves court for anticipatory bail
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, accused of abetting Sunanda Pushkar's suicide, today moved Delhi's Patiala House Court seeking anticipatory bail.
05 Jun 2018
Delhi PoliceShashi Tharoor summoned as accused in Sunanda Pushkar death case
Congress parliamentarian Shashi Tharoor has been summoned as an accused in his wife Sunanda Pushkar's death by a Delhi Court on Tuesday.
05 Jun 2018
IndiaMarijuana should be legalized in India, Shashi Tharoor writes why
In an opinion piece written for The Print, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor argued why it is important to legalize marijuana in India, the land of bhang.
28 May 2018
Delhi PoliceAll I pray for is death, Sunanda wrote to Tharoor
"I have no desire to live...all I pray for is death," Sunanda Pushkar wrote in an e-mail to her husband Shashi Tharoor nine days before she was found dead in a luxury hotel room in Delhi, police told a court in the national capital.
24 May 2018
Delhi PoliceSunanda Pushkar death: Court fixes May 28 for next hearing
A Delhi court has transferred the Sunanda Pushkar death case to the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate.
18 May 2018
Mount EverestGurugram: Meet this father-daughter duo who scaled Mt. Everest
Around 4:30AM on Wednesday, when many of us were still rolling on our beds and were in our slumber, there was a Gurugram duo who reached the summit of Mount Everest, becoming India's first father-daughter duo to achieve the feat.
15 May 2018
Indian Premier League (IPL)Shashi Tharoor's harassment, flirtatious-behavior drove Sunanda to suicide: Chargesheet
Delhi Police recently wrapped up its most expensive probe, the Sunanda Pushkar death case, after 1,577 days and many twists and turns.
14 May 2018
Delhi PoliceSunanda's death: Shashi Tharoor booked for 'abetment to suicide'
In a major development in the Sunanda Pushkar death case, the Delhi police charged Congress MP Shashi Tharoor with abetment of suicide.
06 May 2018
EnglandThe moment when even Shashi Tharoor didn't check facts
Shashi Tharoor, like many others, felt proud on learning former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan was appointed as governor of Bank of England.
29 Apr 2018
XRahul Gandhi now the most followed Congress leader on Twitter
Congratulations are in order for Indian National Congress President Rahul Gandhi. He has finally overtaken Kerala MP Shashi Tharoor to become the most followed Congress leader on Twitter.
15 Apr 2018
Crime Against WomenDelhi: Man stalks teen, kidnaps her, rapes for 10 days
After Kathua and Unnao, tales of horror continue to emerge from more places. A 19-year-old woman in Delhi was allegedly kidnapped, held captive in Aman Vihar for 10 days and raped repeatedly by a 'friend.'
29 Mar 2018
XShashi Tharoor wished Mahavir Jayanti using Buddha pic, got trolled
Shashi Tharoor, or as you may call 'The man who gives a complex to Oxford Dictionary', wished Mahavir Jayanti on Twitter by posting a picture of (wait for it) Gautam Buddha.
25 Mar 2018
Delhi PoliceDelhi: Stalked, harassed by neighbor, police aspirant hangs herself
Unable to cope with the constant stalking by her neighbor, a 17-year-old of Delhi's Rohini hanged herself in her house two days ago.
16 Mar 2018
XReports of PM Modi having 60% fake followers false: Twitter
Twitter has discredited the reports of top Indian politicians like Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress Party President Rahul Gandhi having fake followers on the micro-blogging platform.
07 Jan 2018
West Bengal32-year-old man arrested for stalking, harassing Sachin Tendulkar's daughter
A 32-year-old man from West Bengal has been arrested for stalking and harassing Sachin Tendulkar's daughter Sara.
22 Dec 2017
HyderabadHyderabad stalker sets woman afire on the street, victim dies
In a shocking case, a 22-year-old woman in Hyderabad was set on fire in public by a stalker yesterday evening.
14 Dec 2017
India'Rodomontade': The latest English lesson from Shashi Tharoor
Remember how Congress leader Shashi Tharoor sent India into a tizzy with one tweet on "farrago"?
20 Nov 2017
IndiaIndia battles Britain to get its candidate re-elected to ICJ
The UN General Assembly (GA) and Security Council (SC) will be convening to hold the 12th round of voting to break the deadlock between India's Dalveer Bhandari and Britain's Christopher Greenwood for re-election to the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
20 Nov 2017
IndiaShashi Tharoor's tweet on Manushi Chhillar irks Twitterati
Call it a "farrago" of humor or "distortion" of freedom but Shashi Tharoor's tongue-in-cheek remark on Miss World Manushi Chhillar came as a rude-shocker to many of his followers.
18 Nov 2017
BollywoodPadmavati row: Smriti Irani taunts Shashi Tharoor over "Maharaja" comment
The recent "Padmavati" row has gotten more dramatic as Shashi Tharoor and Smriti Irani exchanged barbs.
26 Oct 2017
Sunanda PushkarSunanda Pushkar death: HC junks Swamy's plea for CBI probe
Delhi HC has dismissed a plea filed by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy seeking a CBI investigation in the death of Sunanda Pushkar, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor's wife.
12 Oct 2017
Rahul GandhiThe woman who awakened Congress' sleeping social media cell
Till a few months ago, the Congress was struggling to maintain a positive image. Amid a string of electoral defeats, it was far from easy.
24 Jul 2017
IndiaNow states can have their own flag, says Tharoor. Really?
With Karnataka opening a fresh debate on whether states could have their independent flags, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor recently said that as long as one observed a system of checks and balances it could be allowed.
23 Jul 2017
Sunanda PushkarDelhi: NH24 traffic signal develops glitch, leads to 6-hour jam
Things turned chaotic for commuters at NH 24-Noida Link Road on Saturday when a traffic signal developed a glitch leading to six-hour traffic jam. The signal, usually green throughout the day, was functioning in 30-seconds cycle.
28 Mar 2017
IndiaIndia, Pakistan to hold maritime meet
Sources stated that India may host the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency next month for a meeting focused on maritime security with the Indian Coast Guard.
