The Congress’s presence in Thiruvananthapuram, where Shashi Tharoor is the local MP, has been dwindling over the years. But it has marked a comeback this election.
After months of mixed signals, public divergence & praising opponents, Tharoor has realigned with Congress leadership—attacking Centre in Parliament & campaigning for UDF in Kerala.
A handful of large poor states can theoretically determine the fate of the entire country, leaving others 'feeling like bystanders in their own country,' the Congress MP says.
Shashi Tharoor might not be present at the meeting due to an injury in his leg, the 10-member election panel’s chair, Ramesh Chennithala, told reporters Friday.
Thiruvananthapuram MP, who backed the Centre on Op Sindoor, took a swipe at ministers Piyush Goyal & Jaishankar for evading questions on India’s purported pledge to US on Russian oil.
Tharoor’s absence from a meeting of Congress high command & its Kerala leadership had deepened concerns within party that its ties with Thiruvananthapuram MP were nearing breaking point.
Shashi Tharoor was in conversation with Vir Sanghvi at The Park, where The Oxford Bookstore announced the longlist of contenders for its 11th Book Cover Prize.
Oppn benches in Lok Sabha erupted in protest as Rural Development Minister Shivraj Chouhan sought to introduce the new Bill, which seeks to replace MGNREGA.
The students who paid Rs 5 lakh for a leaked paper and the students who paid Rs 5 lakh for legitimate coaching did not sit the same exam. That is the real scandal.
Speaking at IAF think-tank seminar, Air Marshal Dixit was backed by Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh, who said unmanned aerial systems are no longer just the eyes in the sky but ‘claws in the sky’.
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