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IShaan Tharoor, the boy of united states congress MP Shashi Tharoor, has returned to public attending after he was set away from The Washington Post amid widespread job cuts that significantly reduced the newspaper’s international coverage. In a social media post, he called the layoffs “a bad day,” sharing an image of an empty newsroom as The Washington Post announced restructuring that affected a large section of its international and sports staff.ALSO READ | Who is Ishaan Tharoor? Shashi Tharoor's son who questioned Congress MP on Pakistan in USHe described the day as “heart-breaking” and said it had been an honour to work with colleagues on the international desk for nearly 12 years, reported news agency ANI. ALSO READ | Shashi Tharoor stumbles on Parliament steps, Akhilesh Yadav rushes to help: VideoHere are key facts you need to know about Ishaan Tharoor:He is a US-based journalist, who has built a career in international journalism and global affairs commentary.He is best known as a global affairs columnist with The Washington Post, where he launched and authored the widely read WorldView column in 2017, aimed at helping readers better understand global politics and international developments.Born in Singapore in 1984 during his father’s diplomatic posting, Ishaan Tharoor has a twin brother, Kanishk Tharoor, who is also a writer.Tharoor completed his bachelor’s degree at Yale University in 2006, majoring in history with a focus on ethnicity, race and migration, and was awarded the Sudler Fellowship during his time there.He began his journalism career at Time magazine in 2006, later rising to the position of senior editor covering the New York City region, before leaving the publication in 2014 to join The Washington Post in Washington, DC.Apart from journalism, Tharoor has also been involved in academia, serving as an adjunct instructor at Georgetown University between 2018 and 2020, where he taught a course titled Global Affairs in the Digital Age at the School of Foreign Service.ALSO READ | ‘Nothing that satisfies me as a Malayali’: Shashi Tharoor on lack of Kerala's mention in Budget 2026Earlier, Tharoor had also made headlines in India after publicly questioning his father during a press interaction in the US about Pakistan’s role in the Pahalgam terror attack and whether any country had sought proof of Islamabad’s involvement, a moment that drew widespread attention.

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