Shashi Tharoor
Elections 2024: Tight race in Thiruvananthapuram: Tharoor is expected to prevail
Keralites are a competent electorate who can distinguish the wolves in Sheep’s clothing. Ultimately, common sense will reign, and Tharoor is expected to prevail. Following Tharoor behind his constituency ‘Paryadanam’ motorcade this time around evoked […]
Time for the Congress party to reach out and work together for a united front to save democracy and the nation
I salute the victory in Telangana while blaming overconfidence and infighting for the losses in the other three states! Telangana stands out as the shining light for the Congress party in the unfortunate defeats elsewhere […]
A very different conception of ‘Ram Rajya’
Mahatma Gandhi’s idea of Ram Rajya — the very idea of Gandhi, one might say — is in danger of being swept aside by prevailing ideological currents, ironically in favor of a very different conception […]
Jaipur Literature Festival- a Mahakumbh of Men of Ideas
By Dr Yash Goyal Special Correspondent TIP JAIPUR (TIP): Described as the ‘greatest literary show on earth’, the Jaipur Literature Festival is a sumptuous feast of ideas. The past decade has seen it transform into […]
Congress President Election
‘Not going to withdraw’: Shashi Tharoor dismisses rumours of him opting out Chennai (TIP)-Shashi Tharoor on Thursday, October 6, rejected rumours that he’s going to withdraw his nomination from contesting for the Congress’ top post. […]
The bewildering inner dynamics of Congress
There are signs, however faint, that the popularity of PM Modi is fraying at the edges and people are not too happy with the govt indulging in political games, even as they are feeling the […]
Shashi Tharoor discharged in wife Sunanda Pushkar’s death case
Faith in judiciary stands vindicated, said Tharoor NEW DELHI (TIP): A Delhi court on Wednesday, August 18, discharged senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor in a case related to his wife Sunanda Pushkar’s death in a […]
Pegasus and farmers issues lead to pandemonium in Indian Parliament: Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha adjourned
Parliamentary panel likely to question officials on Pegasus phone tapping allegations Agenda of July 28 meeting is ‘Citizens’ data security and privacy’ NEW DELHI (TIP): Parliament remained disrupted on Pegasus snooping row and farmers’ issues […]
Cong demands vax for all, starts social media campaign
New Delhi (TIP): Amid rising cases of Covid-19 in the country, the Congress has started a social media campaign for vaccination for all. Claiming that the country is facing shortage of vaccines, the party said […]
Shashi Tharoor Questions Concepts of Nationhood, Identity at JLF
Dr. Yash Goyal JAIPUR (TIP):”Who is Indian and what is ‘nationhood’ was a big question that took centerstage during a conversation between Congress politician and author Shashi Tharoor and journalist Faye D’Souza at the first […]
A long list of opponents
Sedition charge is being brought against anyone critical of the government “But just as I am troubled by the sedition charges against Rajdeep, I am also troubled by the continuous assaults by this government on […]
Indian-Origin Priyanca Radhakrishnan Elected as New Zealand’s First – Ever Indian- Origin Minister
NEW ZEALAND (TIP): Priyanca Radhakrishnan, who on Monday became New Zealand’s first-ever Indian-origin minister, has been receiving a large number of congratulatory messages on social media. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is one of the many […]
Lok Sabha passes Citizenship (Amendment) Bill
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Lok Sabha passed the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, which seeks to provide Indian citizenship to non-Muslim refugees coming from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan after facing religious persecution there, a little past midnight […]
Sunanda case: Tharoor gets anticipatory bail
NEW DELHI (TIP): Congress leader and lawmaker Shashi Tharoor was today granted anticipatory bail by a Delhi court in a case relating to his wife Sunanda Pushkar’s death almost four years ago in a luxury hotel here. The Thiruvananthapuram MP, who has […]
Jaipur Literature Festival arrives in USA
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): Jaipur Literature Festival, the world’s largest literary festival of its kind, will make its mark at a number of literary and art events in USA this fall. The festival has entered into a collaboration with New York […]
PM Modi’s Raincoat barb leads to disruption of Parliament
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Rajya Sabha witnessed, February 9, repeated adjournments and was unable to function as the Opposition raised objections to Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s remarks made against Dr. Manmohan Singh a day earlier. […]
NY Indian Film Festival Planned in May
The New York Indian Film Festival, the oldest, most prestigious South Asian Film Festival in North America has been scheduled from May 7-14, 2016, a press release said. NYIFF screens feature films, documentaries and shorts by […]
Embarrassed Cong disowns Digvijaya, Tharoor remarks on Yakub hanging
NEW DELHI (TIP): Congress on July 30 scrambled to disown the controversial remarks of its party leaders Digvijaya Singh and Shashi Tharoor over the hanging of Yakub Memon. With finance minister Arun Jaitley pouncing on […]
LS passes bill to amend Juvenile Act
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Lok Sabha on Thursday cleared an amendment bill to try a juvenile in the age group of 16 to 18 years under the laws meant for adult offenders in case of […]