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MCC nodal officer issues warning to Shashi Tharoor over 'unverified claims'

Tharoor claimed that Chandrasekhar was offering money to voters and religious leaders in exchange for votes

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Updated On : 15 Apr 2024 | 7:19 AM IST

Left devoting campaign to attack me, tactic can only help BJP: Tharoor

Tharoor had scored a hat-trick in the 2019 general elections with a margin of 99,989 votes over his nearest rival

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Updated On : 12 Apr 2024 | 1:59 PM IST

LS polls: Rajeev Chandrasekhar accuses Tharoor of defamation, sends notice

It has also contended that the Congress MP's statements were in violation of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC)

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Updated On : 10 Apr 2024 | 12:59 PM IST

Lok Sabha polls: Union IT Minister declares Rs 680 taxable income for FY22

While filing his nomination, Rajeev Chandrasekhar declared assets valued at Rs 14.4 crore while also acknowledging liabilities of nearly Rs 19.42 crore

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Updated On : 04 Apr 2024 | 5:20 PM IST

Oppn concern is 'Hindi, Hindutva, Hindustan' agenda, won't support: Tharoor

The Congress had on Tuesday said that after Anantkumar Hegde, another leader of the ruling BJP, Jyoti Mirdha, openly said that the party's aim is to change the Constitution

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Updated On : 04 Apr 2024 | 2:30 PM IST

Tharoor files nomination from Thiruvananthapuram for 4th bid in LS polls

He scored a hat-trick in the 2019 general election by securing a margin of 99,989 votes over his nearest rival

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Updated On : 03 Apr 2024 | 5:29 PM IST

Alternative to PM a group of experienced leaders not driven by ego: Tharoor

Which specific person they will choose to be the prime minister is a secondary consideration, the Congress Working Committee member said

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Updated On : 03 Apr 2024 | 1:27 PM IST

Tharoor slams CPI, says it is supporting BJP in Thiruvananthapuram

Tharoor, who has been representing Thiruvananthapuram for the past 15 years in the Lok Sabha, is eyeing a record fourth term

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Updated On : 19 Mar 2024 | 10:04 AM IST

Tharoor challenges Chandrasekhar on constituency performance criticism

"They make promises left, right and center and they never fulfil them. That is the BJP's track record. Why should we trust any new promises from this party," Tharoor asked

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Updated On : 12 Mar 2024 | 10:29 AM IST

BJP can get seats in two digits in Kerala if it is two zeroes: Tharoor

BJP has been wooing the Christian community, with the Prime Minister himself having met Christian religious leaders from the state multiple times, both in Delhi and Kerala, during his visit there

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Updated On : 29 Feb 2024 | 8:14 AM IST

Shashi Tharoor awarded top French honour for deepening India-France ties

Shashi Tharoor was given the honour, also called 'Knight of the Legion of Honour' by Gerard Larcher, Chairman of the French Senate, on behalf of the President of the French Republic in New Delhi

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Updated On : 21 Feb 2024 | 11:34 AM IST

Independent institutions being vitiated under electoral autocracy: Tharoor

While responding to a question on the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, Tharoor said that the public must not vote solely based on the construction of a temple but should focus on other development factor

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Updated On : 05 Feb 2024 | 7:01 AM IST

India needs alternative leadership that understands people's needs: Tharoor

He said that under the guise of majority, the country is turning into an "electoral dictatorship" from an electoral democracy

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Updated On : 04 Feb 2024 | 7:42 PM IST

Nitish's Bihar switch: Tharoor takes dig with word of the day snollygoster

'Word of the day! Definition of snollygoster US dialect: a shrewd, unprincipled politician. First Known Use: 1845. Most recent use: 26/7/17,' Tharoor had tweeted in 2017

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Updated On : 28 Jan 2024 | 9:13 PM IST

Modi shifts political agenda, failed to protect borders from China: Tharoor

Tharoor said that Modi contested and won in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls in the name of development and in 2019 in the name of national security by ordering surgical strikes on Pakistan

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Updated On : 21 Jan 2024 | 8:05 PM IST

I was misinterpreted, says BJP veteran hours after praising Shashi Tharoor

He also said that at present, Tharoor's presence in the Lok Sabha constituency was only nominal and that would adversely affect his prospects

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Updated On : 09 Jan 2024 | 12:46 PM IST

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Updated On : 09 Jan 2024 | 8:58 PM IST

Govt should bring laws to regulate ownership of news organisations: Tharoor

Tharoor said media in India largely had a "cavalier attitude towards facts" and was "reluctant to issue corrections".

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Updated On : 09 Jan 2024 | 7:38 AM IST

2024 shaping up to be 'Hindutva vs popular welfare': Tharoor's dig at PM

General elections 2024: In 2024, the BJP will now revert to its core message and offer Narendra Modi to the nation as a Hindu Hriday Samrat, said Congress leader Shashi Tharoor

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Updated On : 29 Dec 2023 | 12:35 PM IST

Tharoor talks about youth in politics; hints at 2024 being his last contest

Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a Congress programme here on Thursday, Tharoor, however, said there was no finality about it since it is politics

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Updated On : 29 Dec 2023 | 10:29 AM IST