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Thursday, October 31, 2024
TopicShashi Tharoor

Topic: Shashi Tharoor

‘Astonishing’: UK submits Hindi-language film with Indian cast for Oscars 2025

Directed by British-Indian filmmaker Sandhya Suri, crime thriller follows the story of a newly widowed woman who becomes embroiled in an investigation of a young girl's murder.

Rahul Gandhi is hopelessly delusional. His remark on Sikhs proves it

It is a measure of Rahul Gandhi’s conceit—and of his reflexive contempt for his compatriots—that he believes that a country as various and immense as India can be subordinated to the psychodynamics of his family.

Shashi Tharoor has a grand love affair with words. He even enjoys Indianisms

Shashi Tharoor shared that his favourite four-letter word is ‘read’ and that people need the capacity to either absorb, deflect, or reflect on the language being thrust on them.

Amid backlash from Oppn, Modi govt’s lateral entry scheme finds support from Congress’s Shashi Tharoor

Thiruvananthapuram MP's remarks come at a time when his party has criticised the scheme, with some even within the NDA slamming it for lack of reservation in appointments made through it.

At Shikwa-e-Hind launch, Salman Khurshid says a Bangladesh could happen in India

The last 10 years of BJP rule under the Modi government has marked a certain culmination of the minoritisation of the Indian Muslim, said Shashi Tharoor.

‘Forgets 26 other states & 8 UTs’: Abhishek Banerjee, Tharoor blast Modi govt’s Budget in Lok Sabha

DMK’s Dayanidhi Maran & Samajwadi Party’s Birendra Singh equally scathing in their criticism of Modi govt. PM working only for those who support him, says MP from Tamil Nadu.

An author, a diplomat & a politician agree Indian democracy needs reform—none of them knows how

Academic Radha Kumar's book launch with Shashi Tharoor was all about the renewal of democracy—just no solutions.

Kabul tales to Adani encounter, book launch dishes glam & grit of business travel

‘Going Places’, featuring the travel tales of 21 business leaders from around the world, was launched at Delhi’s IIC last week. 1st class & 5-star can come with frustrations too.

Shashi Tharoor’s former aide detained at Delhi airport for smuggling 500-gm gold chain

Shiva Kumar Prasad, 72, worked part-time in Tharoor’s airport assistance team and was found to be in possession of an aerodrome entry permit.

Rajeev Chandrashekhar is modern, moderate. But tragically loyal to bigoted BJP

Rajeev Chandrasekhar is up against Shashi Tharoor in Thiruvananthapuram. He’s marketing himself to a state that has traditionally radiated contempt for the BJP.

On Camera

Iran’s real fantasy is to take over Muslim world. Palestine is just a façade

Since 1979, Iran has used the Palestinian issue as a façade for its regional agenda to oppose American diplomacy, the Western world, and the existence of Israel.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

All about Major Bob Khathing, whose daring expedition & diplomatic parleys secured Tawang for India

The decorated Naga officer from Manipur also served as envoy to Myanmar & Nagaland chief secy. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a museum dedicated to the Tawang hero Thursday.

From 2004 to 2024, bad news has come wrapped as good news for Congress

Congress is silently acknowledging it over-read verdict of last general election. You can see it in easy concession to SP. It will likely be more reasonable in Maharashtra & Jharkhand.