Congress will form govt in Mizoram: Shashi Tharoor

Congress will form govt in Mizoram: Shashi Tharoor

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Saturday exuded confidence that his party will form the next government in Mizoram. File | Photo Credit: MOORTHY RV Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Saturday exuded confidence that his party will form the next government in Mizoram. Addressing a press conference here, the Lok Sabha MP from Thiruvananthapuram … Read more

Shashi Tharoor slams BJP over Manipur situation, calls for imposition of President’s rule

Shashi Tharoor slams BJP over Manipur situation, calls for imposition of President’s rule

In a tweet, Shashi Tharoor said, “As the Manipur violence persists, all right-thinking Indians must ask themselves what happened to the much-vaunted good governance we had been promised.” | Photo Credit: PTI Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on May 7 said the voters of Manipur are feeling “grossly betrayed” just a year after putting the … Read more

PM Modi says strong Central government is essential for national development

PM Modi says strong Central government is essential for national development

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the flagging off ceremony of Kerala’s first Vande Bharat Express, in Thiruvananthapuram, on April 25, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi said only a strong government at the Centre could harness the power of States to spur national development. On April 25, Mr. Modi was in Thiruvananthapuram … Read more

Congress will be de facto fulcrum around which Opposition parties converge: Tharoor

Congress will be de facto fulcrum around which Opposition parties converge: Tharoor

Welcoming the recent “wave of Opposition unity”, Lok Sabha MP Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said the Congress will be the de facto fulcrum around which other parties converge. He however asserted that if he were in the party leadership, he would not “crow about it” and encourage one of the smaller outfits to play the … Read more

Team Tharoor complains about violations of polling guidelines

Team Tharoor complains about violations of polling guidelines

 Ahead of Wednesday’s counting of votes in the Congress presidential poll, Lok Sabha member Shashi Tharoor’s team is learnt to have sent official complaints to the party’s Central Election Authority (CEA) regarding the polling process. On Wednesday, the Congress is all set to elect a non-Gandhi party chief as it geared up for the counting … Read more

Contest with Tharoor is for betterment of country and Congress: Mallikarjun Kharge

Contest with Tharoor is for betterment of country and Congress: Mallikarjun Kharge

Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge said this during an interaction with party delegates at party office in Srinagar Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge said this during an interaction with party delegates at party office in Srinagar Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on October 9 said his contest with Shashi Tharoor for the post of party president was aimed … Read more

Rahul Gandhi was asked to request me to withdraw from Congress president polls: Shashi Tharoor

Rahul Gandhi was asked to request me to withdraw from Congress president polls: Shashi Tharoor

Shashi Tharoor said that he never expected big leaders to support him and does not expect it even now, but at the same time he needs everyone’s backing Shashi Tharoor said that he never expected big leaders to support him and does not expect it even now, but at the same time he needs everyone’s … Read more

Congress president polls | Shashi Tharoor, K.N. Tripathi and Mallikarjun Kharge file nomination

Congress president polls | Shashi Tharoor, K.N. Tripathi and Mallikarjun Kharge file nomination

Earlier, both Digvijaya Singh and Ashok Gehlot stated that they have dropped out of the race. Earlier, both Digvijaya Singh and Ashok Gehlot stated that they have dropped out of the race. Senior Congress leader and MP Shashi Tharoor on September 30, 2022 filed his nomination for the post of party president at the office … Read more

Kerala government will use COVID-19 vaccine as instructed by Centre: Health Minister

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Thiruvananthapuram: As India’s drugs regulator approved restricted use of Bharat Biotech’s COVID-19 vaccine and Oxford COVID-19 vaccine Covishield, the Kerala government on Sunday said the state was ready to distribute it once the Centre gave the nod. Meanwhile, senior Congress leader and Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor criticised the approval for Covaxin and said it was … Read more