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Shashi Tharoor (Malayalam pronunciation: [ʃɐʃi t̪ɐɾuːr], SHUH-shee thǝ-ROOR; born 9 March 1956) is an Indian politician, historian, public intellectual, writer, and former diplomat, who has been serving as Member of Parliament for Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, since 2009.
SHASHI THAROOR. An author, politician, and former international civil servant, Shashi Tharoor straddles several worlds of experience. Currently a third-term Lok Sabha MP representing the Thiruvananthapuram constituency and Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology, he has previously served as Minister of State ...
15 hours ago · Congress leader Shashi Tharoor was sworn in as a member of the 18th Lok Sabha on Thursday. Tharoor, MP from Thiruvananthpuram, took oath in English while holding a copy of the Constitution. "Jai Hind, Jai Samvidhan," he said concluding his oath. Five Lok Sabha MPs, including two independents who are in jail, are yet to take oath.
Jun 5, 2024 · Shashi Tharoor, prominent Indian diplomat and politician who, after long service in the international diplomatic corps, became an official in the government of India. He was also a highly regarded author of both nonfiction and fiction books. Learn more about Tharoor’s life and career.
Follow Shashi Tharoor, a renowned author, politician and former diplomat, for his insights on India and the world.
A widely-published critic, commentator and columnist (including for The Hindu, The Times of India and Newsweek), Shashi Tharoor served the United Nations during a 29-year career in refugee work...
Jun 4, 2024 · After a neck-and-neck fight, Congress incumbent MP Shashi Tharoor has won Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha seat against BJP’s Rajeev Chandrasekhar for a record fourth term.
After a long career at the UN, and a parallel life as a novelist, Shashi Tharoor became a member of India's Parliament. He spent 10 months as India's Minister for External Affairs, building connections between India and the world.
The winner between senior leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor will succeed Sonia Gandhi as the party’s next president.
Apr 19, 2024 · Shashi Tharoor seeks fourth term in Lok Sabha, faces tough battle with BJP candidate in Thiruvananthapuram constituency.
Feb 21, 2024 · Shashi Tharoor, a prolific author and a diplomat-turned-politician, was conferred France’s highest civilian honour “Chevalier de la Legion d’honneur” at a ceremony here on Tuesday.
Shashi Tharoor is an Indian author, politician, and former international civil servant who straddles several worlds of experience. He was the Under-Secretary General at the United Nations. He has been a three time Member of Parliament for Thiruvananthapuram, India.
Jan 26, 2024 · Shashi Tharoor’s expansive and illustrious career — as a Congress MP, UN diplomat, and prolific author — can make it hard to introduce him succinctly; for the sake of the session titled ...
Author and diplomat-turned-politician Shashi Tharoor was conferred with France's top civilian honour 'Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur', or Knight of the Legion of Honour, at a ceremony in New...
Shashi Tharoor’s ‘aide’ arrested in gold smuggling case in Delhi; ‘law must take its own course’, says MP. May 30, 2024 12:17 pm. The man who identified himself as Shashi Tharoor’s aide Shiv Kumar Prasad had a gold chain weighing 500 gm in his possession.
Shashi Tharoor was the first to declare he would run for Congress president as rumours about who would enter the campaign for the position grew and most of his party colleagues refrained.
20 hours ago · New Delhi: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor was sworn in as a member of the 18th Lok Sabha on Thursday. Tharoor, MP from Thiruvananthpuram, took oath in English while holding a copy of the ...
Jun 4, 2024 · Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor defeated the BJP's Rajeev Chandrasekhar in the fight for Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram seat, which he has held since 2009.
Aug 18, 2021 · Indian MP and former UN diplomat Shashi Tharoor has been cleared of all charges related to aiding his wife's suicide. Sunanda Pushkar was found dead in the suite of a five-star hotel in Delhi...
Shashi Tharoor’s World of Words is a weekly column in which the politician, diplomat and wordsmith par excellence will dissect words and language .....
Sep 11, 2023 · Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, a former chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on External Affairs and former UN under-secretary-general, is one of the Opposition party’s foremost experts on foreign policy and diplomacy.
23 hours ago · Congress MP Shashi Tharoor takes oath as a member of the 18th Lok Sabha, at the Parliament in New Delhi on Thursday. (ANI) The Opposition parties hit back as Speaker Om Birla objected to Congress ...
15 hours ago · Shashi Tharoor, who represents Thiruvananthapuram as a MP, on June 27 said that decisions like hike in tariffs for Thiruvananthapuram International Airport can have a negative effect on the ...
Oct 23, 2022 · Even though the results of the Congress Party presidency are out, Shashi Tharoor will continue to win hearts and minds through his unique brand of autochthonous living and working. Indians in the motherland, diasporic Indians, and people who follow diplomacy, will continue celebrating the man and his words.
Aug 18, 2021 · Shashi Tharoor, a member of Parliament from the opposition Indian National Congress, was charged with cruelty and abetment to suicide in 2018, four years after his wife, Sunanda Pushkar, was...
9 hours ago · IMAGE: Congress MPs Shashi Tharoor and Deepender Singh Hooda leave after the first session of the 18th Lok Sabha, in New Delhi on Wednesday. Photograph: Rahul Singh/ANI Photo. "He is already ...
Shashi Tharoor, defending his Thiruvananthapuram turf against Union minister and BJP candidate Rajeev Chandrasekhar, said on Friday, that he was fighting for an India free of “bitterness,...
Oct 19, 2022 · A politician for just 13 years, dismissed within Congress as a niche leader, Shashi Tharoor's 1,072 votes show his message of change resonated; his tally more than what veteran Pawar got against Sitaram Kesri.
1 day ago · Parliament Session 2024: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, TMC MP Mahua Moitra and other leaders in the House during the first session of the 18th Lok Sabha, in New Delhi, Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (PTI ...
