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Saturday, August 16, 2025
TopicShashi Tharoor

Topic: Shashi Tharoor

‘Maun vrat’: Congress’s Op Sindoor delegation members will not be speaking in Parliament debate

Those picked by Congress to speak during debate on Op Sindoor include Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Gaurav Gogoi, Deepender Singh Hooda and Praniti Shinde.

A student asked Shashi Tharoor the ‘inevitable’ Congress question. How the MP responded

Tharoor's relations with Congress have been on a downswing for a while now. He also led one of the government's delegations to world capitals to present India's stance on terror.

Day before her execution, a ray of hope for Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya in Yemen

Priya was scheduled to be executed Wednesday. Postponement gives Save Nimisha Priya campaign time to negotiate ‘blood money’ & mount renewed efforts.

The weight of poll promises & pulling a hat out of a rabbit

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Emergency column puts Tharoor in firing line. Congress says ‘decide which party you belong to’

In LDF camp, survey by private agency suggests former Kerala health minister Shailaja is the more popular choice for chief minister’s post, even ahead of CM Pinarayi Vijayan.

Priyank Kharge questions ‘immature approach’ of ‘young BJP MP’ who ‘broke protocol’ to meet Trump

Bengaluru: Adding grist to the rumour mill about a Bharatiya Janata Party MP breaking protocol to meet US president Donald Trump during a parliamentary delegation’s...

‘Squatter’ under the bridge & Tehran’s got 99 problems and ‘too many victories’ may be one

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Habeas no-Corpus & our Lord and saviour, Trump

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Cong-Tharoor rift deepens with ‘bird’ posts on X, party leader Manickam Tagore calls it ‘war of birds’

Attacking Tharoor, Kharge said Cong puts 'country first,' unlike those who put 'Modi first', to which Tharoor replied with cryptic post 'wings are yours..sky belongs to no one'.

Kharge’s ‘Modi first’ swipe at Tharoor. Congress MP responds ‘wings are your, sky belongs to no one’

Though Kharge avoids clear reply to whether Tharoor will face disciplinary action, he makes it clear that ties have soured to an extent that no efforts are being made to mend it.

On Camera

Nobel committee, note how Trump allowed Munir to make nuclear threat against India from US soil

So far, India has responded to his threats with a measured, diplomatic, strategic, and multi-dimensional approach. Now, it needs to react firmly.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?