Franklin Templeton: P Chidambram urges Centre to act promptly, quickly to resolve issue
Apr 25, 2020, at 04:44 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram, on Saturday said Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund’s decision to wind up six debt schemes is a matter of grave concern to the investors, mutual fund industry and the financial markets.
Not necessary to impose hardships on govt servants by halting DA, DR amid Covid: Manmohan Singh
Apr 25, 2020, at 02:07 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In the wake of the Centre's decision to freeze the hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) of government employees in view of the Covid-19, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday criticised the government asking it not to impose hardships on the government servants.
Opposition accuses PM Modi of ignoring concerns of the poor amid extended COVID-19 lockdown
Apr 14, 2020, at 09:14 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Minutes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the extension of lockdown till May 3, veteran Congress leader P Chidambaram accused the government of not heeding the advice of top economists in addressing the concerns of the poor and the unorganised sector.
Mar 06, 2020, at 01:17 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Responding to the government's decision to put a moratorium on the limit of withdrawals from the Yes Bank till April 3, senior Congress leader and former Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Friday said that the ability of the BJP government to govern and regulate financial institutions have been exposed.
Feb 29, 2020, at 01:19 pm
New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday slammed the Delhi government for its sanction to prosecute former JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar and nine others in connection with a sedition case, saying the Kejriwal Government is no less ill-informed than the central government in its understanding of sedition law.
INX Media case: Delhi court grants bail to former NITI Aayog CEO Sindhushree Khullar and 5 others
Feb 19, 2020, at 07:18 pm
New Delhi/UNI: A Delhi Court on Wednesday granted bail to six person including Former NITI Aayog CEO Sindhushree Khullar in the INX Media corruption case in which former finance minister P Chidambaram and his son Karti Chidambaram are also accused.
Feb 12, 2020, at 11:22 am
New Delhi/IBNS: After senior Congress leader P Chidambaram almost celebrated the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)'s victory in Delhi polls, Delhi Mahila Congress president Sharmistha Mukherjee on Wednesday slammed his colleague asking him whether the outfit has left it to the regional players to defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Economy in deep crisis, need to increase consumption and investment: P Chidambaram
Feb 10, 2020, at 02:35 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Senior Congress leader and former Finance Minister P Chidambaram told the Rajya Sabha on Monday that the Indian economy is in deep crisis and the government should take steps to increase consumption and investments in many sectors.
PSA on Omar, Mehbooba: Detention sans charges worst abomination in democracy, says Chidambaram
Feb 07, 2020, at 11:59 am
New Delhi/UNI: Senior Congress leader on Friday criticised the government for invoking the Public Safety Act (PSA) against former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, and said detention without charges is the worst abomination in a democracy.
We must prepare ourselves for government attack on IMF, Gita Gopinath: P Chidambaram
Jan 21, 2020, at 01:17 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: After the International Monetary Fund (IMF) slashed India's economic growth for 2019-2020 to below five per cent, former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday said an attack on IMF and its chief economic adviser Gita Gopinath by the ruling dispensation was imminent.
All parties fighting against CAA must come together: P Chidambaram
Jan 18, 2020, at 06:25 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Though several political parties had skipped Jan 13 Opposition meeting called by the Congress, former Union Finance and Home Minister P Chidambaram on Saturday said all parties which are fighting against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, must come together.
PM Modi must talk to his critics over CAA: P Chidambaram
Jan 13, 2020, at 12:35 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a sort of advice to Narendra Modi, former Union Finance and Home Minister P Chidambaram on Monday said the Prime Minister must talk to his critics over the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, amid the nationwide protests against the law.
MK Stain leads protest rally against CAA in Chennai, Chidambaram joins
Dec 23, 2019, at 01:11 pm
Ranchi/IBNS: Despite getting no permission from police, DMK chief MK Stalin led a massive protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, in Chennai on Monday.
Court will strike down 'unconstitutional' CAB: P Chidambaram in Rajya Sabha
Dec 11, 2019, at 03:13 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: At a time the Centre is looking to pass the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 in the upper house, Congress Rajya Sabha MP P Chidambaram on Wednesday said the bill will ultimately be struck down by the judiciary terming it as "unconstitutional".
Dented BJP in Haryana, denied in Maharashtra, will defeat in Jharkhand: P Chidambaram
Dec 06, 2019, at 04:05 pm
Ranchi/UNI: Former Union Finance Minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Friday said the Raghubar Das government of Jharkhand has become synonymous with backwardness and incompetence which will be the cause of BJP's defeat in the assembly elections.
Hyderabad encounter should be thoroughly probed for its genuinity: P Chidambaram
Dec 06, 2019, at 03:15 pm
Ranchi/UNI/IBNS: Senior Congress leader and former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Friday called for a thorough probe into the genuinity of the Hyderabad encounter.
'Does she prefer avocados over onions' P Chidambaram over FM's 'I don't eat onions' comment
Dec 05, 2019, at 05:22 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The opposition on Thursday came down heavily on Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for her "I don't eat onions" comment in parliament with Congress calling it her "Marrie Antoinette moment" and questioned if she preferred avocados over onions.
'Stubborn' Modi government is clueless on economy: P Chidambaram in post-bail presscon
Dec 05, 2019, at 02:25 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In an unsparing attack on the current regime over the struggling economy, former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Thursday said the Modi government is clueless on economy because of its stubbornness.
After 106 days in jail, Chidambaram back in Parliament today
Dec 05, 2019, at 11:35 am
New Delhi/IBNS: After spending 106 days in jail over the INX Media case, former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram, who was granted bail by the Supreme Court a day ago, is back in Parliament on Thursday.
Dec 04, 2019, at 02:43 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: After the Supreme Court on Wednesday granted bail to P Chidambaram, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has said the former Union Finance Minister's arrest by the probe agencies- Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED)- in connection with the INX Media case was "vengeful and vindictive".
Supreme Court grants Chidambaram bail but with conditions, Congress says 'truth finally prevails'
Dec 04, 2019, at 11:35 am
New Delhi/IBNS: More than 100 days after he was arrested, former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram will walk out of Delhi's Tihar jail free as he was granted bail by the Supreme Court on Wednesday over the INX Media case.
INX Media case: Supreme Court grants bail to Chidambaram
Dec 04, 2019, at 10:43 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted bail to former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram who was arrested in connection with the INX Media case.
Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra meet P Chidambaram in Tihar jail today
Nov 27, 2019, at 10:46 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra met jailed former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram in Tihar jail, media reports said.
INX Media: Former FM P Chidambaram knocks apex court door
Nov 18, 2019, at 05:33 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Former Union Finance Minister and Indian National Congress veteran leader P Chidambaram on Monday approached the Supreme Court seeking urgent hearing and bail in a money laundering case pertaining to INX media.
Congress must lead Opposition in exposing government's economic mismanagement: Chidambaram
Nov 18, 2019, at 12:42 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prior to the beginning of the parliament's winter session on Monday, jailed former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram said his party Congress must lead the Opposition in exposing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Centre's "utter mismanagement of the economy".
INX Media case: Delhi HC issues notice to ED on P Chidambaram's bail plea
Oct 24, 2019, at 06:16 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued notice to the Directorate of Enforcement and sought reply on the plea of former Finance Minister and Indian National Congress Leader P Chidambaram for granting bail in the sensational INX Media case.
INX Media case: P Chidambaram gets bail but to remain in ED custody
Oct 22, 2019, at 11:47 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram has been granted a bail by the Supreme Court in the INX Media case which is probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), media reports said.
INX Media: CBI files chargesheet against former Finance Minister P Chidambaram
Oct 18, 2019, at 11:26 pm
New Delhi, Oct 18 (UNI) Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday filed a chargesheet before a Delhi court against former finance minister and senior Congress leader, P Chidambaram, for his alleged involvement in the INX Media corruption case.
INX Media case: CBI names P Chidambaram in chargesheet
Oct 18, 2019, at 03:05 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Arrested former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram has been named in the chargesheet filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the INX Media case, media reports said.
INX Media case: ED gets Chidambaram in its custody till Oct 24
Oct 17, 2019, at 06:05 pm
New Delhi: A Delhi court sent former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram, an accused in the INX Media case, to the custody of Enforcement Directorate (ED) till Oct 24, media reports said.