New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday defended the controversial “Cockroach Janta Party” (CJP), asserting that claims portraying the movement as a Pakistani-manufactured conspiracy were “too simplistic” and stressing that a vast majority of its followers were Indians.Referring to counter-claims made by CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke, a Boston University student, Tharoor said 94 per cent of the party’s followers were reportedly based in India, underlining …
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New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) BJP Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha has approached the Delhi High Court seeking protection of his personality and publicity rights against the alleged unauthorised use and misuse of his name, image, likeness, and identity across online and digital platforms, including through AI-generated and morphed content. As per the cause list published on the official website of the Delhi High Court, the matter is scheduled to be heard on Thursday by a single-judge Bench of Justice Sub…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 15 (IANS) Even as Kerala prepares for the swearing in of V.D. Satheesan as the Chief Minister of the state on Monday, one prominent Congress leader will be missing from the high profile event in Thiruvananthapuram would be the flamboyant local MP Shashi Tharoor. But if recent political developments are any indication, Tharoor’s absence from the ceremony is unlikely to diminish his growing visibility within the Congress and Kerala politics.In a characteristically elegant s…
Mumbai, May 11 (IANS) Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Monday reacted to Congress MP Shashi Tharoor’s remarks alleging that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process likely influenced election outcomes in West Bengal and Kerala, saying that allegations were being made but no one could be silenced merely through accusations. Speaking to reporters, Athawale defended the SIR process and said it was carried out to remove the names of deceased voters and identify duplicate entries in electoral …
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday said that it will pass an interim order protecting the personality and publicity rights of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor in a suit seeking the removal of alleged deepfake videos and AI-generated content falsely depicting him as praising Pakistan. A single-judge Bench of Justice Mini Pushkarna issued summons on Tharoor’s plea and directed the respondents, including the Centre and social media intermediaries such as Meta and X, to file their re…
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Congress MP Shashi Tharoor met his party chief, Mallikarjun Kharge, on Friday to share his impressions of the situation in Kerala and discuss recent political developments within the party. In a post on X, Tharoor wrote: “Met with @INCIndia President Mallikarjun Kharge to share my impressions of the situation in Kerala and discuss recent political developments involving our party. Always good to share views with the robust, direct and experienced veteran!”In a separat…
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has approached the Delhi High Court seeking protection of his personality and publicity rights against the alleged misuse of his name, likeness and identity across digital platforms, including through AI-generated and morphed content. As per the cause list published on the official website of the Delhi High Court, the matter is scheduled to be heard on Friday by a single-judge Bench of Justice Mini Pushkarna.Tharoor has reportedly sought relief …
Thiruvananthapuram, May 4 (IANS) With trends indicating a strong advantage for the UDF in Kerala, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Monday described the outcome as a “historic day” and a victory that has exceeded expectations. Interacting with reporters, Tharoor said: “This is a historic day for us. It’s a tremendous victory—one that, I dare say, most people would agree is even greater than we had expected. We are looking at an extraordinary result in Kerala, potentially crossing a hundred seats…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 4 (IANS) Celebrations broke out at the Congress headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday as trends firmly pointed towards a near landslide victory for the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF), marking a dramatic political turnaround in the state.As counting reaches the last lap, the UDF is ahead in 97, the Left Front in 40, and the BJP in three seats.Inside the packed Congress office, state president Sunny Joseph remained glued to television screens tracking con…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 4 (IANS) As vote counting was underway in Kerala with the UDF ahead, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Monday expressed confidence that his party will secure a comfortable majority to form the government. Talking to IANS, Tharoor said: “I am very enthusiastic. The trends so far are positive and better than we expected. I believe we will see good results today and secure a comfortable majority.”He added that while Kerala remains a state with diverse and strong political opinio…