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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Thiruvananthapuram: The news of the death of Sunanda Pushkar, wife of Union Minister Shashi Tharoor, came as a shock last night to the people in Thiruvananthapuram which Tharoor contested and won easily in his electoral
New Delhi: An aide to Minister of State Shashi Tharoor Friday night said that Sunanda Pushkar was found dead at her hotel room at 8.30 p.m. but there was "no sign of foul play".Speaking to
New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee last night spoke to Union Minister Shashi Tharoor and condoled the death of his wife Sunanda Pushkar. An official spokesperson of Rashtrapati Bhavan said the President called Tharoor and conveyed
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh tonight spoke to Union Minister Shashi Tharoor and condoled the death of the latter's wife Sunanda Pushkar.“I am deeply saddened at your loss. May God give you strength in
New Delhi: In an indecorous controversy surrounding Shashi Tharoor, the Union Minister's wife Sunanda Tharoor on Wednesday alleged that her husband was having an extra-marital affair with a Pakistan-based journalist, only to issue a joint
New Delhi: Union Minister Shashi Tharoor was today at the centre of a cross-border tweet war between his wife Sunanda Pushkar and a Pakistani woman journalist who have attacked each other.Sunanda Pushkar has accused the
Islamabad: A Pakistani journalist Thursday took on Sunanda Pushkar, wife of Indian minister Shashi Tharoor, on twitter after she was accused of stalking him."The blonde's 'aqal' (brain) is weaker thn her grammar and spellings. From
New Delhi: The Twitter handle of Union Minister Shashi Tharoor, one of the most popular Indian politicians on the networking site, was hacked today and some wacky tweets were sent from it to a Pakistani
New Delhi: Union Minister Shashi Tharoor has appreciated the principal opposition party BJP for supporting the Lokpal Bill."...without the cooperation of BJP, it could not have happened..we certainly have to acknowledge that... this is ultimately
New Delhi: Describing "reciprocity as the cardinal principle" of diplomatic relations, Union Minister Shashi Tharoor today said after ill-treatment meted out to Indian Diplomat the government reacted with outrage as the spirit of its approach
Kochi : Union Minister Shashi Tharoor today demanded justice in Tarun Tejpal sexual assault case.‘Justice should be done. The judicial process is moving on. We don't think that we can pre-judge either guilt or a
New Delhi: Sunanda Pushkar, wife of former Union Minister Shashi Tharoor died under mysterious circumstances on Jan 17 in a Delhi hotel.The mystery over Sunanda Pushkar's death has got a dramatic new twist.While the case
Thiruvananthapuram: Political parties should be brought under the ambit of the Right to Information Act to ensure transparency in governance and strengthen the trust of the people in democracy, Union Minister Shashi Tharoor said today."Political
New Delhi: Urgent action is needed to transform India, Minister of State for Human Resource Development Shashi Tharoor said Monday."Urgent action needed to transform India," Tharoor tweeted.He also quoted a couplet from saint poet Kabir:
Bhubaneswar: Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development Shashi Tharoor has said that Congress' door was always open for Naveen Patnaik, though the BJD supremo on Friday maintained that his party would like to
New Delhi: Gone are the days when you saw the trademark clothing of a politician- a white kurta pyjama! Nowadays, politicians especially the young lot is flaunting edgy and fashionable styles in Parliament which is
Indore: Congress leader and Union Minister Shashi Tharoor Friday took potshots at Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi over his statement that he never dreamt of becoming the Prime Minister."It's also my dream that Modi should
Thiruvananthapuram: Minister of State for HRD Shashi Tharoor has said he is willing to seek re-election from Thiruvananthapuran Lok Sabha seat if the Congress party gives him a second chance in the 2014 polls."I wish
Thiruvananthapuram: Minister of State for Human Resource Development Shashi Tharoor Sunday said he wants to contest the Lok Sabha election again."Having put in more than four years as an MP, I think I have been
New Delhi: India's biggest competitive advantage over countries like China, US and Japan is its young population, Minister of State for Human Resource Development Shashi Tharoor said Friday."India has a dynamic, productive and youthful workforce
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