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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).

As per the causelist published on the website of the apex court, a bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and R. Mahadevan will take up the matter for hearing.

Tharoor beat Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar by 16,077 votes to register his fourth straight victory from the constituency.

The Congress is part of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance in Maharashtra along with Shiv Sena (UBT) and NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar).

Before stepping into the conference room, journalists were asked to leave their mobiles and pens with the security

The Left Parties' alliance has announced candidates for all the LS 20 seats in Kerala, including Wayanad, which is represented by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.

Shashi Tharoor, a former UN diplomat and Congress MP, was awarded France's highest civilian distinction, the 'Chevalier de la Legion d'honneur,' for his support of France and efforts to strengthen Indo-French relations.

French Senate Chairman Presents Honor to Tharoor at Residence Event