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Shashitharoor

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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Sunanda Death Case: Delhi Police perplexed over probe

India | Jan 26, 2014, 09:25 PM IST

New Delhi: Delhi Police finds itself in a quandary over probe in the high-profile Sunanda Pushkar case which seems to be shuttling between different departments within the force.While no one is willing to cite the

sunanda pushkar s brother defends shashi tharoor

Sunanda Pushkar's brother defends Shashi Tharoor

Politics | Jan 25, 2014, 07:43 PM IST

New Delhi: Sunanda Pushkar's brother Rajesh, a serving Colonel in Indian Army, today came out in strong defence of Union minister Shashi Tharoor saying it was "unimaginable" that he could harm Sunanda and sought end

unimaginable to think shashi tharoor would harm sunanda

Unimaginable to think Shashi Tharoor would harm Sunanda, says her brother

India | Jan 25, 2014, 07:10 PM IST

New Delhi: Sunanda Pushkar's brother Rajesh, a serving colonel in the Indian Army, on Saturday came out in strong defence of Union minister Shashi Tharoor saying it was "unimaginable" that he could harm Sunanda and

sunanda pushkar s death case transferred to crime branch

Sunanda Pushkar's death: case transferred to Crime Branch

India | Jan 23, 2014, 04:25 PM IST

New Delhi: The probe into the death of Sunanda Pushkar, wife of Union minister Shashi Tharoor,  has been transferred to Delhi Police Crime Branch. The mystery of her death  has deepened as forensic reports today

watch rare pics of sunanda pushkar s son shiv menon

Watch rare pics of Sunanda Pushkar's son Shiv Menon

India | Jan 24, 2014, 07:01 AM IST

New Delhi: Sunanda  Pushkar was a high-profile businesswoman. Her marriage to Shashi Tharoor was her third. Her first marriage was to a business man named Sanjay Raina who was from Kashmir. After that marriage ended

sunanda pushkar s body had bite marks forensic report

Sunanda Pushkar's body had bite marks: forensic report

India | Jan 23, 2014, 09:50 AM IST

New Delhi: Sunanda Pushkar's death is still a mystery and Delhi Police is making every possible effort to find the exact cause of death as soon as possible.On Wednesday the case took another turn after

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Read the statement of Shiv Menon, son of Sunanda Pushkar, who says his mother was too strong to kill herself

Politics | Jan 22, 2014, 01:13 PM IST

New Delhi: Shiv Menon, son of Sunanda Pushkar Tharoor, wife of Union minister Shashi Tharoor who was found dead in a Delhi hotel last week, today issued a statement in which he said his mother

sunanda pushkar s autopsy report submitted shinde asks

Sunanda Pushkar's autopsy report submitted, Shinde asks police to hasten probe

India | Jan 20, 2014, 09:14 PM IST

New Delhi: The autopsy report of Sunanda Pushkar, wife of Union minister Shashi Tharoor who died on Friday, has been submitted to a subdivisional magistrate (SDM), a doctor who conducted the postmortem said on Monday.

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Sunanda Pushkar suicide: Sussanne's mother Zarine Khan had told her to forget about Shashi-Mehr Tarar issue

Bollywood | Jan 21, 2014, 06:44 AM IST

Sunanda Pushkar Tharoor who died recently was believed to share a close bond with Sussanne Roshan's mother Zarine Khan. Zarine, who is still in complete shock over the sudden demise of the popular socialite revealed

sunanda death case tharoor records statement before sdm

Sunanda death case: Tharoor records statement before SDM

India | Jan 19, 2014, 10:18 PM IST

New Delhi: The mystery over the death of Sunanda Pushkar remained unresolved today as police intensified its probe and a host of persons including her husband Shashi Tharoor, brother Rajesh and journalist Nalini Singh recorded

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Sunanda death: Shashi Tharoor writes to Shinde; offers help in Sunanda probe

India | Jan 19, 2014, 06:39 PM IST

New Delhi: Union minister Shashi Tharoor on Sunday wrote a letter to home minister Sushil Kumar Shinde offering his full cooperation in the probe into the death of his wife Sunanda Pushkar, saying he was

sunanda death mehr tarar says she is a victim of conspiracy

Sunanda death: Mehr Tarar says she is a victim of conspiracy

World | Jan 19, 2014, 06:39 PM IST

Islamabad: Peeved at being at the centre of controversy surrounding Shashi Tharoor, Pakistani journalist Mehr Tarar claimed she had no role in his marital discord with Sunanda Pushkar and was a “victim of conspiracy”.  Tarar,

we are with you in grief pm to tharoor

We are with you in grief, PM to Tharoor

India | Jan 19, 2014, 06:54 AM IST

New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh yesterday expressed his "shock and deep sadness" to junior HRD minister Shashi Tharoor over the demise of his wife, Sunanda Pushkar, saying "we are with you in this hour

sonia calls on shashi tharoor at his residence

Sonia calls on Shashi Tharoor at his residence

India | Jan 18, 2014, 10:43 PM IST

New Delhi: Congress chief Sonia Gandhi today visited Union Minister Shashi Tharoor whose wife Sunanda Pushkar was found dead at a luxury hotel in South Delhi last night.Gandhi spent around six-seven minutes at Tharoor's Lodhi

sonia visits tharoor at his residence

Sonia visits Tharoor at his residence

India | Jan 18, 2014, 09:21 PM IST

New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi Saturday visited junior HRD Minister Shashi Tharoor's house and condoled the death of his wife Sunanda Pushkar, party sources said.Gandhi went to the Lodhi Estate residence of Tharoor and

mehr tarar s personal emails to shashi tharoor leaked

Mehr Tarar's personal emails to Shashi Tharoor leaked

India | Jan 22, 2014, 07:28 AM IST

New Delhi: A day after Sunanda Pushkar, wife of Minister of State for Human Resources Development Shashi Tharoor, was found dead in a Delhi hotel room soon after a Twitter war, two personal e-mails that

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Read the joint statement by Sunanda, Shashi Tharoor a day before her death

India | Jan 18, 2014, 06:19 PM IST

New Delhi: Following was the joint statement issued by Union minister of state for HRD Shashi Tharoor and Sunanda Pushkar a day before her death.Joint statement by Sunanda and Shashi Tharoor on 16th January, 2014:"We

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Know Mehr Tarar who Sunanda Pushkar accused of having an affair with her husband Shashi Tharoor

Politics | Nov 06, 2014, 09:19 AM IST

New Delhi: Till a few days back, nobody knew who Mehr Tarar was but all of a sudden she has become a household name in India.First, the news spread that Sunanda Pushkar, wife of union

shashi tharoor not to attend jaipur literature festival

Shashi Tharoor not to attend Jaipur Literature Festival

Politics | Jan 18, 2014, 11:17 AM IST

Jaipur:  Union minister Shashi Tharoor who was slated to attend the Jaipur Literature Festival today, will not attend the event following his wife Sunanda Pushkar's death.Pushkar, who was upset over an alleged extra-marital affair between

union minister shashi tharoor discharged from aiims

Union minister Shashi Tharoor discharged from AIIMS

Politics | Jan 18, 2014, 12:27 PM IST

New Delhi: Union minister  Shashi Tharoor has been discharged from AIIMS this morning.He was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences on Friday night.He had complained of uneasiness and chest pain and was

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