Tag: P Chidambaram

Chidambaram wants PM Modi to share details of NPAs under NDA govt

Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Sunday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his remarks about bad loans generated during UPA rule.

September 2, 2018

Demonetisation | Congress demands PM Modi’s apology after RBI report

Congress said the return of almost all the junked notes meant that the government had failed to unearth any black money, check terror financing and eradicate fake currency.

August 30, 2018

Political games over the Rafale deal

Recent press reports have stated that the Congress has created multiple committees to raise the issue of the Rafale deal at different levels across the nation. It has formed a specific committee to regularly project the Rafale deal in Parliament. In its view, this is the scam of the present NDA government which can cause …

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August 28, 2018

Asinine alibi

Even at the risk of these columns being accused of having a Rahul Gandhi fixation, it would amount to a ducking of duty not to raise this query. What is more ridiculous: his contention that the Congress party had little to do with the sinister, calculated massacre of thousands of Sikhs after the assassination of …

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August 28, 2018

INX media case: Delhi HC grants interim protection to ex- Finance minister Chidambaram

Justice A K Pathak directed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) not to take any coercive steps against Chidambaram in the case till August 1, the next date fixed for hearing.

July 25, 2018

Aircel-Maxis case: Delhi court grants anticipatory bail to former Finance minister P Chidambaram

Chidambaram and his son Karti Chidambaram were named in the chargesheet filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the case on July 19.

July 23, 2018

GST rates cut with eye on elections: Chidambaram

Assembly elections are due in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram later this year.

July 22, 2018

Aircel-Maxis deal case: CBI files charge sheet against Chidambaram, son Karti

The charge sheet was filed before special CBI judge O P Saini who has fixed July 31 for considering the document.

July 19, 2018

Aircel-Maxis deal case: Court extends Chidambaram’s interim protection from arrest

Special Judge O.P. Saini directed Chidambaram to join the investigation whenever required.

July 10, 2018

Cash, jewellery stolen from Congress leader Chidambaram’s house

Former Union Minister P Chidambaram's house in Chennai was robbed and cash and jewels valued over Rs 2 lakh were reportedly stolen.

July 8, 2018

Ex-Finance Minister Chidambaram’s distant kin abducted, murdered; 3 held: Police

A police patrol on the National Highway then located the car at Vengili and arrested the three men.

June 27, 2018

Calling Rahul jehadi-Maoist sympathiser is laughable and absurd: Chidambaram

In an apparent attack on Union Minister Arun Jaitley, former Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Saturday said that the allegation that “jehadists and Maoists” have earned the sympathy of Congress chief Rahul Gandhi is “laughable and absurd” adding that the party is “stoutly opposed” to the two groups. In a series of tweets, Chidambaram wrote, …

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June 23, 2018

INX Media case: CBI questions former Finance Minister Chidambaram

Former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram was on Wednesday questioned by the CBI in connection with its ongoing probe into the INX Media corruption case.

June 6, 2018

Chidambaram appears before ED in Aircel-Maxis PMLA case

Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the Aircel-Maxis money laundering case. The senior Congress leader arrived at the agency’s headquarter annexe office here at about 10:58 AM and was accompanied by a lawyer. The agency had issued a fresh summon to him yesterday to appear before …

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June 5, 2018

Delhi HC grants P Chidambaram interim protection from arrest till July 3

The Delhi High Court on Thursday granted interim protection from arrest till July 3 to senior Congress leader P Chidambaram in the INX Media case. Justice AK Pathak directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) not to take any coercive action against the former union minister Chidambaram till July 3, the next date of hearing. …

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May 31, 2018

Pranab Mukherjee should tell RSS what is wrong with their ideology: Chidambaram

Though the rest of the Congress top brass remained mum on the matter, former finance minister P Chidambaram commented on his UPA colleague’s decision on Wednesday.

May 30, 2018

Aircel-Maxis case: Court grants interim protection to Chidambaram from arrest

A special court in New Delhi on Wednesday granted interim protection to former Union minister P Chidambaram from arrest till June 5 in the Aircel-Maxis money laundering case. Special Judge OP Saini announced the order and directed him to join the investigation on June 5, the date when the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has asked him …

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May 30, 2018