New Delhi | Attacking Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for claiming that no major terror attack took place since the BJP came to power at the Centre in 2014, senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Monday questioned her if she was giving a clean chit to Pakistan in the 2016 Pathankot and Uri attacks. In a […]
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Court extends P.Chidambarams’ interim protection from arrest
New Delhi : A Delhi court on Friday extended former Minister P. Chidambaram and his son Karti’s interim protection from arrest till February 1 in the Aircel-Maxis deal case. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) are investigating how Karti Chidambaram managed to get clearance from the Foreign Investment Promotion Board […]
INX Media case: Chidambaram appears before ED
New Delhi | Former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Monday appeared for questioning before the Enforcement Directorate (ED), which is probing his role in the INX media money laundering case for giving a Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) clearance to the group in 2007. The senior Congress leader arrived at the agency’s office at around […]
Chidambaram wants to know why GST goals are changing
New Delhi (2 Min Read) : Former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday raised questions about what caused the change in the “declared goals” of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime, why it was being changed. “Until yesterday a single standard rate of GST was a stupid idea. Since yesterday, it is the declared […]
ED quizzes Chidambaram in INX Media case
New Delhi (2 Min Read) : The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday questioned former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram in the INX Media money laundering case. ED officials grilled the former Union Minister on several issues, including Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) clearance to INX Media in 2007, soon after he arrived at the agency’s office […]
Modi government thinks it owns RBI, says Chidambaram
New Delhi (3 Min Read) : Attacking the Narendra Modi government over its differences with RBI Governor Urjit Patel who resigned on Monday midway through his term, former Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Thursday said the Modi government thinks it owns the RBI. He also hoped that the new Governor, Shaktikanta Das, although a […]
CBI gets sanction to prosecute P. Chidambaram in Aircel-Maxis deal case
New Delhi : The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday told a Delhi court that it has received requisite sanction from the competent authority to prosecute former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram in the Aircel-Maxis deal case. The investigation agency, however, sought more time to get prosecution sanction against other accused in the case. The […]
Chidambaram responds to Modi’s challenge, lists non-Gandhi Congress Presidents
New Delhi : A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi challenged the Congress to appoint a non-Gandhi as party president for five years, former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Saturday listed out the names of Congress presidents from outside the Gandhi family. Chidambaram, in a series of tweets, also said that he was “grateful” that […]
BJP is back to Hindutva theme, Modi government failed: Chidambaram
Kolkata : Former Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Thursday said the BJP has gone back to its old theme of Hindutva after failing on all fronts and reiterated that state-wise alliance would be the best way to defeat the saffron party. He also said the Central government no longer talks about “achhe din” and […]
PM’s development, job promises give way to temples, statues: Congress
New Delhi : Former Union Minister P. Chidambaram on Monday took a dig at the BJP for promising statues and temples ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, after failing to fulfil its earlier poll promises of development and jobs. “At the beginning of five years, the promise is for development, jobs and money in […]