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"Cong a respectable alternative to misgovernance in Bengaluru": Shashi Tharoor

Hitting out at Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai-led BJP government in Karnataka, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said people of the poll-bound southern state have endured misgovernance in the last four years. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Apr 9, 2023

Indian opposition leader's speeches in Britain cause ructions at home

For the past fortnight, India's ruling Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) and the Congress, the main opposition, have been engaging in a war of words in parliament over Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's remarks on Indian democracy during a recent visit to London.

Radio France Internationale · Mar 26, 2023

"It is damaging to Indian democracy": Shashi Tharoor on move to disqualify Rahul Gandhi

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday wondered whether it was good for the democracy of this country when a principal opposition leader is not allowed to raise his voice in Parliament. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Mar 26, 2023

Author Patrick French passes away

Author Patrick French, who is best known for writing the biographies of Sir Vidia Naipaul and Francis Younghusband, died on March 16, 2023 in London. He was 57 years old and was suffering from cancer.

The Times of India · Mar 16, 2023

Shashi Tharoor: "Rahul Gandhi hasn't said anything that requires an apology"

As the BJP continues to demand an apology from Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his remarks in London on democracy in India, party MP Shashi Tharoor said that Gandhi has not said anything that requires an apology. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Mar 14, 2023

Viral video: Man carries Oxford dictionary to Shashi Tharoor's event in Nagaland; netizens can't stop laughing

Senior Congress leader and MP Shashi Tharoor is known for using long-winded, difficult-to-pronounce and rarely-used English words. While many are impressed, there are those who feel overwhelmed and intimidated. Some even feel the need to look up definitions in the dictionary. Like this man from Nagaland, who recently went for…

The Times of India · Mar 1, 2023

How opposition leaders praised Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget 2023

NEW DELHI: While leaders of the ruling BJP-led NDA are gloating over the budget presented by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday, some opposition leaders unexpectedly have also praised it.

The Times of India · Feb 2, 2023

Prakash Jha and Ratan Jain to make film on Sunanda Pushkar book - Exclusive

Venus Films and Prakash Jha have come together to make a film on the late businesswoman and Shashi Tharoor's wife Sunanda Pushkar. The film is based on a best seller titled Extraordinary Life and Death of Sunanda Pushkar written by Sunanda Mehta.

The Times of India · Nov 18, 2022

How Rishi Sunak as UK PM triggered row over minorities in India

NEW DELHI: Rishi Sunak taking over as the prime minister of the United Kingdom has triggered a debate on the status of minorities and people of foreign origin far away in India. Leaders of opposition parties have alleged domination of majoritarianism in the country.

The Times of India · Oct 26, 2022

The global leadership India needs

India, like China, takes enormous pride in its civilisation's scale and antiquity -- and rightly so. But such pride can also lead to a complacent and sometimes dangerous insularity. Since gaining independence from the British Empire 75 years ago, India has mostly looked inward, focusing on improving the welfare of…

Bangkok Post · Oct 20, 2022