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Oct 15, 2018
Congress distances itself from Shashi Tharoor's remarks on Ram temple, says he made them in his 'personal capacity'
Tharoor has kicked up a row by saying that no "good" Hindu would favour a Ram temple in Ayodhya by demolishing somebody else's place of worship. His remarks drew stinging criticism from the BJP which dubbed his party and its chief Rahul Gandhi "anti-Hindu". -
Oct 15, 2018
Rahul Gandhi, Shashi Tharoor may not want Ram temple in Ayodhya but people of India do, says Prakash Javadekar
Earlier at a press conference on Monday, BJP spokesperson GVL Narasimha Rao, too, accused the Congress of using its leaders to build a momentum against the construction of a Ram temple in Ayodhya and wondered if Rahul is a Hindu or not. -
Oct 15, 2018
Shashi Tharoor clarifies comment on 'good Hindus' not wanting Ram temple, claims 'malicious distortion of words'
Shashi Tharoor cautioned that people may have to face "more unpleasantness" over religious subjects like the Ram temple controversy ahead of the elections. -
Oct 11, 2018
Amid Rafale controversy, manufacturer Dassault Aviation releases statement, says it 'freely chose to partner with Reliance Group'
Amidst the Rafale fighter jet deal controversy in India, Dassault Aviation, the company manufacturing the aircraft has come out with an official statement clarifying on the pact with the Indian government. -
Oct 10, 2018
Internal Dassault document reveals Rafale offset deal was a 'trade-off', 'imperative and obligatory', claims Shashi Tharoor, citing French media reports
Tharoor's tweet came when the Congress continued targetting Modi government over Rafale deal. The party accused the Centre on Wednesday of "manipulating" the process of Rafale fighter jet agreement by "punishing" bureaucrats who raised objections to the deal and rewarding "obliging officials". -
Oct 10, 2018
'Floccinaucinihilipilification': Shashi Tharoor introduces new word to Twitterati while promoting latest book
According to the Oxford dictionary, the word is a noun and means "the action or habit of estimating something as worthless". -
Oct 09, 2018
Sunanda Pushkar death case: Delhi HC dismisses plea challenging cancellation of Shashi Tharoor's bail
A bench of Justice RK Gauba dismissed the plea filed by lawyer Deepak Anand challenging the Congress MP's move to bypass a magisterial court and directly approach a sessions court for anticipatory bail in the death case of his wife Sunanda Pushkar. -
Oct 03, 2018
Narendra Modi, Shashi Tharoor, Raghuram Rajan shortlisted for 16th Crossword Book Award
Narendra Modi's name features in the Children's Books category for Exam Warriors, while Shashi Tharoor's features in the non-fiction category for Why I Am A Hindu -
Oct 03, 2018
Rafale 'scam' 20 times bigger than Bofors, but media not investigating it, says Shashi Tharoor
Quoting reports, Tharoor said India was ranked 136th in terms of "freedom of press" below Afghanistan and "most of the mainstream media houses are owned by businessmen". -
Oct 02, 2018
Shashi Tharoor slams BJP over Sushma Swaraj's UN speech, accuses party of politicising foreign platforms
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor lashed out at the BJP for criticising him for describing External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj's UN address as a "campaign" speech and alleged that the saffron party "politicised" foreign platforms.
