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Saturday, June 29, 2024
TopicShashi Tharoor

Topic: Shashi Tharoor

BJP MP urges Speaker to remove Shashi Tharoor as chairman of parliamentary panel on IT

The IT panel, meanwhile, decided to summon representatives of Facebook & IT ministry on 2 September to hear their views on measures taken to prevent misuse of social media platforms.

Privilege vs privilege — Shashi Tharoor, BJP MP take Facebook hate speech row to Speaker

Shashi Tharoor sent a letter to the LS Speaker against BJP MP Nishikant Dubey for making ‘disparaging remarks’, while the latter alleged Tharoor violated Parliament rules.

Hate speech issues were internally flagged in Facebook in 2018, claims MP Mahua Moitra

Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra, also a member of the Parliamentary panel on IT, says some former employees of Facebook had reached out to her on the hate speech issue.

BJP MPs complain about Tharoor for seeking to hear from FB on hate speech without discussion

The MPs are members of the Parliamentary panel on Information Technology, headed by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor. They have complained to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.

Robert Vadra’s temple greeting, Tejasvi Surya’s dharma lesson & Shashi Tharoor’s warning

The most politically correct and incorrect tweets of the day from across the political spectrum.

Not young versus old, Congress battle is between two failed guards

Between Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, Shashi Tharoor and Rajiv Satav, the Congress party is in a free fall — without anyone to really guard it.

Congress leaders jump to Manmohan Singh’s defence after young colleagues question UPA II

Shashi Tharoor, Manish Tewari, Anand Sharma, Milind Deora tweeted about how the UPA govt led the country with a sense of purpose and a commitment to the common man.

Sambit Patra gets a bashing, Kanhaiya Kumar’s poem and Shashi Tharoor’s riddle

The most politically correct and incorrect tweets of the day from across the political spectrum.

Shashi Tharoor approaches Delhi HC to direct police to preserve Sunanda Pushkar’s tweets

The application said the Twitter timeline of Pushkar is important in the case & as she is not alive, there is an apprehension that the account may be deleted.

Congress targets govt using SpeakUpIndia campaign days before BJP’s mega anniversary plans

As part of the campaign, Congress urged the Modi govt to give Rs 7,500 to needy families every month for 6 months, and provide Rs 10,000 immediately.

On Camera

Biden couldn’t answer that single burning question in the debate. It’ll cost the Democrats

The trouble for the Democrats is that their choices are bad. Even Biden’s Vice President, Kamala Harris, admitted that he had a slow start. The calls for him to step aside will only grow.

Unproductive speculation, rising household debt — SEBI, RBI’s concerns about India’s F&O market

RBI said India’s rising retail participation in the F&O market may pose several challenges, and the stock of household debt is 'comparatively high' in relation to GDP per capita.

Base price of Rafale agreed upon, fighters for Navy to have India-specific enhancements

Navy team has already visited Ambala air station where IAF has kept one squadron of Rafales to understand commonalities of maintenance that can be pursued.

Modi’s new universe: the normal irritants of democracy & awkward chai with Rahul Gandhi

Changed reality for Modi govt in its 3rd innings is by no means rise of a new phenomenon. It's a return to old normal where even majorities had to routinely wrestle with storied million mutinies.