‘Need to cooperate …’: Shashi Tharoor answers question on ‘loyalty’ amid Congress rift buzz; quotes Nehru | India News

NEW DELHI: “Who lives if India dies?” Congress MP Shashi Tharoor invoked Jawaharlal Nehru’s famous words while responding to a high school student’s question about party loyalty at an event in Kochi on Saturday.The Thiruvananthapuram MP, who has been facing criticism within the Congress, affirmed that national interests must transcend party lines.“Politics is, unfortunately or…

Read More

‘Even a free bird must watch’: Shashi Tharoor’s cryptic post ruffles Congress feathers, triggers ‘vultures’ warning | India News

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Thursday launched fresh salvos against its Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor following his cryptic social media post likely directed towards the party top brass.A day after Tharoor posted an image of a bird with the caption — “Don’t ask permission to fly. The wings are yours. And the sky belongs to…

Read More

After English, a lesson in French: Shashi Tharoor slams Pakistan in Russia – video goes viral | India News

Shashi Tharoor. (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, widely recognised for his eloquence in English, drew widespread praise this week for speaking fluent French while strongly criticising Pakistan’s inclusion in an upcoming anti-terrorism conference organised by Russia. During a meeting in Moscow with Russian Liberal Democratic Party chairman Leonid Slutsky, Tharoor responded in…

Read More

Point of no return? Kharge takes ‘Modi first’ swipe at Tharoor; Congress MP responds with cryptic message | India News

NEW DELHI: Mallikarjun Kharge’s ‘Modi first, country later’ swipe at Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday added a new chapter to the ongoing saga of an open, often bitter, fight between the Congress and its Thiruvananthapuram MP.That Congress and Shashi Tharoor are at loggerheads does not make news anymore. Since February this year, when Tharoor made his…

Read More

Evening news wrap: Shashi Tharoor’s cryptic post stirs political buzz; Shubhanshu Shukla makes space history, and more | India News

Today’s evening news wrap consists of CBSE’s move to biannual Class 10 board exams, Shubhanshu Shukla becoming the first Indian in space in 40 years, and more top stories from politics, sports, and finance.After multiple delays, the Axiom-4 (Ax-4) mission was finally launched at 2.31am Eastern Time (12.01pm IST) Wednesday and India’s Group Captain Shubhanshu…

Read More

‘Don’t ask permission’: Shashi Tharoor posts cryptic message; message for Congress top brass? | India News

NEW DELHI: Minutes after Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s veiled attack on party leader Shashi Tharoor for calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi “a prime asset for India” globally, the Thiruvananthapuram MP on Wednesday put up a cryptic post on social media.“Don’t ask permission to fly. The wings are yours. And the sky belongs to no one,”…

Read More

‘Not leaping to join BJP’: Shashi Tharoor on his Operation Sindoor article; clarifies rumours | India News

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor (File photo) NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday clarified that his recent article praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s diplomatic efforts under Operation Sindoor should not be misconstrued as an indication of his “leaping to join” the BJP. The Thiruvananthapuram MP stressed that his remarks were rooted in national…

Read More

‘Prime asset for India on global stage’: Tharoor praises PM Modi again; BJP uses his remark to target Rahul | India News

Shashi Tharoor with PM Modi. NEW DELHI: Shashi Tharoor, whose frosty ties with the Congress leadership is now an open secret, has yet again taken a diametrically opposite stand from his party and praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the global diplomatic outreach following “Operation Sindoor”. In an article published in The Hindu, Tharoor said:…

Read More