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Shashi Tharoor

DOB: March 9, 1956

Shashi Tharoor is an Indian politician serving as Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, since 2009. He is a former career international diplomat. He is a member of Indian National congress and at present serves as Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs and All India Professionals Congress. Tharoor was a former Minister of State in the Government of India for External Affairs during the period of 2009-2010. Tharror as a writer have authored eighteen best selling works including fiction and non fiction both and he is also author of hundreds of columns and articles in publications such as The New York Times, The Washington Post etc.Tharoor was appointed as Director of Communications Executive Assistant to Secretary-General Kofi Annan in 1996. Tharoor became Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information (UNDPI) on 1 June 2002. Tharoor was in controversy when her wife Sunanda was found dead in room number 345 of the Leela Palace hotel in Chanakyapuri, New Delhi.

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Dokalam issue: Foreign Secretary briefs Rahul Gandhi, other members of Shashi Tharoor-led Parliamentary panel

India | Oct 18, 2017, 11:16 PM IST

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs chaired by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor was briefed by Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar.

Parliamentary panel, headed by Shashi Tharoor, to examine

Parliamentary panel, headed by Shashi Tharoor, to examine Doklam, Rohingya issue

India | Oct 11, 2017, 06:26 AM IST

The 73-day Dokalam standoff and the Rohingya issue will be examined by a parliamentary panel on external affairs headed by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor

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Goddess Sita in a warrior avatar? See how Amish Tripathi’s book cover carries feminism with ‘pride’

Books & Culture | May 04, 2017, 02:32 PM IST

The cover sees Sita as a powerful lady, with her lathi, single-handedly fighting a crowd of men, who have come to abduct her.

Presidential form of govt needed to check one man rule:

Presidential form of govt needed to check one man rule: Shashi Tharoor

Politics | Apr 28, 2017, 11:37 PM IST

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor today said the country is moving towards the rule of one person and the presidential form of government is needed to check it.

Sushma Swaraj asks Shashi Tharoor to draft resolution

Sushma Swaraj trashes reports of Tharoor drafting statement on Kulbhushan Jadhav

Politics | Apr 11, 2017, 11:54 PM IST

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor today helped External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to draft a resolution condemning death sentence handed to former Indian naval officer Kulbhushan Jadhav by a Pakistani military court.

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor denies reports of joining BJP

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor denies reports of joining BJP

Politics | Apr 10, 2017, 01:35 PM IST

Congress MP and former Union Minister Shashi Tharoor today denied reports that he was joining the BJP.

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Online petition nominates Shashi Tharoor as UPA's PM Candidate in 2019 Lok Sabha polls

Politics | Mar 14, 2017, 01:23 PM IST

After the Indian National Congress (INC) suffered a humiliating defeat in the just-concluded UP Assembly elections, the leadership qualities of the Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi is being increasingly questioned all across the country.

Shashi Tharoor showed mirror to Britain

‘Why don’t you teach colonial history in schools?’ Shashi Tharoor asks Britain

India | Mar 04, 2017, 07:10 PM IST

Former UN Under-Secretary General and Congress MP, Shashi Tharoor is undeniably the best orator of the time. People have always admired him for standing for his country and showing the mirror to the British.

Shashi Tharoor

Jallianwala Bagh centenary a ‘good time’ for British to apologise, says Shashi Tharoor

Politics | Jan 16, 2017, 02:34 PM IST

Congress MP and author Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said the Jalianwala Bagh centenary in 2019 will be a “good time” for the British to apologise to the Indians for wrongs committed during their rule. The

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Illusion of freedom of speech is a way to stifle dissent, says Shashi Tharoor

Politics | Dec 21, 2016, 04:07 PM IST

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor today said that the creation of an illusion of freedom of speech is one of the more insidious ways to stifle dissent in the society.

File pic of Congress leader Shashi Tharoor

Shashi Tharoor’s Lutyens’ house burgled, valuables including PM Modi’s gift missing

Politics | Dec 07, 2016, 02:09 PM IST

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor’s home in the well-guarded Lutyens’ Zone was burgled on November 29 and the robbers made away with several valuable items.

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Stop talking and take ‘tangible’ action against Pakistan, Shashi Tharoor tells PM Modi

Politics | Nov 30, 2016, 11:50 AM IST

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor today asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take ‘concrete’ and ‘tangible’ action against Pakistan instead of making frequent remarks about retaliating against Pakistan-backed terrorists.

Pakistan, Shashi Tharoor, Tata litfest, India

Create constituency of goodwill in Pakistan: Shashi Tharoor

Politics | Nov 17, 2016, 11:33 PM IST

India needs to create a constituency of goodwill among Pakistani people to protect its own interests, Shashi Tharoor, Congress MP and former Union Minister, today said.

Shashi Tharoor

Railways was British govt’s big colonial scam, says Shashi Tharoor

Politics | Nov 17, 2016, 07:19 PM IST

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor today said that the perception that Indians should be grateful to the British for giving the country the facility of Railways is not really true. He pointed out that

Narendra Modi

I admire Narendra Modi’s personal energy, says Shashi Tharoor

Politics | Oct 27, 2016, 12:57 PM IST

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his personal energy and spirit.

Shashi Tharoor

Shashi Tharoor backs Rahul Gandhi, says Gandhi killers were from RSS

Politics | Sep 06, 2016, 07:48 AM IST

Former Union minister and Congress MP Shashi Tharoor threw his weight behind his party vice-president Rahul Gandhi stating that historical evidences suggests that Godse was a member of RSS and that the organization distributed sweets

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor

Shashi Tharoor-led panel wants ‘eminent personalities’ posted as diplomats

Politics | Aug 03, 2016, 08:19 PM IST

Voicing concern over the shrinking space for non-career ambassadors in the illustrious Indian Foreign Service, a Parliamentary Committee headed by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has proposed that individuals who have excelled in diverse fields should

Mehr Tarar

Sunanda Pushkar case: Mehr Tarar quizzed by Delhi Police, denies any romantic liaison with Tharoor

India | Jul 18, 2016, 09:26 AM IST

New Delhi: Delhi police have quizzed Pakistan-based journalist Mehr Tarar in connection with the Sunanda Pushkar murder case. According to a report in The Times of India, Tarar came to India two, three months ago

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Congress workers refuse to accept Robert Vadra's relatives as leaders

Politics | May 18, 2016, 05:17 PM IST

Pune: The internal discontent among Pune Congress workers came out in open during an event organised by Maharashtra Congress secretary Shehzad Poonawalla at Congress Bhavan on Tuesday where party MP Shashi Tharoor and Shehzad's younger

Subramanian Swamy

Sunanda Pushkar case: Subramanian Swamy seeks SIT inquiry, says Tharoor should be interrogated

Politics | May 15, 2016, 07:09 PM IST

New Delhi: After requesting Home Minister Rajnath Singh for a court-monitored SIT inquiry in the mysterious death case of Sunanda Pushkar, BJP leader Dr Subramanian Swamy today asserted that Member of Parliament Shashi Tharoor should

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