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'From where will BJP get votes in South India?': Shashi Tharoor

Jun 09, 2013

Minister of state for HRD Shashi Tharoor today said Congress is confident of running for the 2014 Lok Sabha polls on its own record and that it was time "to move away from the politics of identity to the politics of performance." #Congress #BJP #Narendra Modi #Shashi Tharoor #2014 Lok Sabha Elections
Tharoor declines to answer queries on spot-fixing scam

May 31, 2013

Union Minister and Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who was embroiled in a controversy over IPL Kochi franchisee two years ago, today steered clear of the raging spot-fixing and betting scandal involving the lucrative T20 league. #IPL #NewsTracker #Shashi Tharoor #Kochi #S Sreesanth #IPL Kochi Tuskers
Gandhi's 'Gram Rajya' unrealistic in current age: Tharoor

May 31, 2013

Mahatma Gandhi's concept of a village-centric development model was an 'unrealistic' goal in the current age of globalisation and communication, Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development Shashi Tharoor said on Friday. #Mahatma Gandhi #Shashi Tharoor #Rural development #MM Pallam Raju #Panchayat #Human Resource Development

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Politicians can learn from how Team Anna used social media: Tharoor

Nov 07, 2011

One of India's most media savvy politicians Shashi Tharoor grades Team Anna's political movement for the Jan Lokpal Bill. #social media #Anna Hazare #Congress #Twitter #Team Anna #Shashi Tharoor #JanLokpal #ThinkFest
Sibal has a point; social media must find a way to screen rubbish

Jan 01, 1970

Social networking sites cannot hide behind the claim that they cannot screen content. They must find a way to screen incendiary stuff. #social media #InMyOpinion #Kapil Sibal #Shashi Tharoor #Free Speech

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Asian Age
Independent charge for Shashi Tharoor likely

2013-06-16 18:30:00

Thiruvananthapuram: The names of Shashi Tharoor and Kodikunnil Suresh are doing the rounds with the much-awaited Union Cabinet reshuffle just a few hours away, on Monday evening, to be precise. C.P. Joshi and Ajay Maken had already tendered their resign #Shashi Tharoor #Ajay Maken #C.P. Joshi
Zee News
NDRF to assist relief work in rain-hit coastal areas

2013-06-17 07:31:00

Thiruvananthapuram: A special unit from the Arakkonam-based battalion of the National Disaster Response Force will arrive to help and tackle the crisis situation caused by the strong monsoon rains in the coastal areas of Kerala's capital. The 24-member c #Shashi Tharoor #Lok Sabha
MSN India
Need for quality teaching across all levels: Tharoor

2013-06-14 19:47:00

New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Emphasizing the need for quality teaching across all levels of education, Minister of State for Human Resource Development Shashi Tharoor Friday said issues like availability of teachers need to be addressed. Addressing the Comm #New Delhi #Shashi Tharoor #Bharatiya Janata Party

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