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Senior Congress MP Shashi Tharoor will deliver the inaugural Jyoti Komireddy Memorial Lecture in Hyderabad on November 13. His talk, “Radical Centrism: My Vision for India,” will be followed by a discussion with author Kapil Komireddi and an audience Q&A.

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said India won’t initiate normalisation with Pakistan after repeated betrayals, urging Islamabad to dismantle terror networks on its soil. He stressed India would reciprocate once Pakistan demonstrates genuine intent to curb terrorism.

After winning his first National Award for Jawan, Shah Rukh Khan thanked Shashi Tharoor in a humorous response to the MP’s congratulatory message. Calling Tharoor’s simple praise a blessing, SRK joked about dodging more “sesquipedalian” compliments.

Shah Rukh Khan thanked Shashi Tharoor in a humorous post after winning his first National Award for “Jawan”. He shared a heartfelt video, calling the award a reminder of responsibility and passion.

A VoteVibe pre-poll survey shows strong anti-incumbency in Kerala, with Shashi Tharoor emerging as the top CM choice. Both LDF and UDF face leadership gaps, while nearly half the voters seek new MLAs, signalling major political shifts before 2026 elections

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor praises Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s energetic leadership and strategic diplomatic outreach post-“Operation Sindoor,” emphasizing that a united India is key to a resilient foreign policy

Shashi Tharoor has confirmed his ongoing differences with the Congress leadership but asserted he will remain in the party. His absence from the Nilambur campaign and praise for PM Modi have sparked sharp criticism from party colleague Rajmohan Unnithan

Taking to socila media platform X, Sherman wrote,“I urged the Pakistani delegation to relay to their government the need to free Dr. Shakil Afridi, who continues to languish in prison for helping the United States kill Osama Bin Laden. Freeing Dr Afridi represents an important step in bringing closure for victims of 9/11.”

The Indian delegation led by Tharoor interacted with members of various think-tanks at the US Embassy on Thursday, which emphasised upon India's fight against terrorism and the multi-faceted India-US partnership, the Indian Embassy at the US posted on social media platform X.

The delegation on Monday also thanked the South American country for understanding India's stand against terrorism and views shared on the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack.

The Congress MP said that the visit to the 9/11 Memorial was in a spirit of solidarity and was a “very moving moment for us”. He said that, unlike the US, India has had to endure a “very much larger number of terrorist attacks

The eight MPs and Taranjit Singh Sandhu, the former Indian Ambassador to the US, were to start their mission in New York on Saturday evening with a visit to the 9/11 memorial at the World Trade Centre to honour the victims of the worst terror attack on the US.

Tharoor, along with other MPs from fifth all-party delegation, will visit Guyana, Panama, Colombia, Brazil and the US.

The matter has gained urgency as an all-party delegation led by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor is set to visit Washington in the first week of June, and Khalistani separatists have levelled threats against the team, they added.

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, in a closed-door briefing to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs, clarified that India did not carry out any strikes on Pakistan's nuclear infrastructure during Operation Sindoor

The parliamentary committee is headed by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor and is expected to focus on diplomatic, military, and regional implications following the Indian military’s Operation Sindoor.

In yet another move imitating India's actions, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has asked former Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari to present the country's “case for peace" on foreign capitals

The Congress said it was not stopping anyone from being part of diplomatic delegations to be sent to various countries following Operation Sindoor and that its leaders who have been named at the instance of the government must listen to their conscience and contribute to the exercise

According to the list of business in the Lok Sabha, BJP MP Radha Mohan Singh and Samjawadi Party MP Virendra Singh will present reports of the Standing Committee on Defence for grants of the Ministry of Defence for the year 2025-26.

Tharoor, a long-time supporter of Samson, felicitated the wicketkeeper-batter during a special ceremony at his residence on Monday, where he presented him with a blue ‘ponnada’ (shawl).