Chidambaram
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Government ramming through CAB to promote Hindutva agenda: Chidambaram in Rajya Sabha
National | Dec 11, 2019, 04:55 PM ISTSenior Congress leader P Chidambaram in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday said that the government was ramming through the Citizenship Amendment Bill to advance its Hindutva agenda.
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'Does she eat Avacado?' Chidambaram takes dig at Sitharaman for 'don't eat onion' comment
India | Dec 05, 2019, 04:07 PM ISTSpeaking at a press conference later, Chidambaram said that his comments on the finance minister was not "sarcastic".
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Chidambaram attacks PM Modi over 'floundering state of economy', says govt is 'clueless'
India | Dec 05, 2019, 01:27 PM ISTIn a first press conference after his release from the Tihar jail, former finance minister P. Chidambaram on Thursday ripped into the government on the state of the economy and said the problem lies in the government's assumption that problems faced by the economy are cyclical.
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Chidambaram to address press conference, likely to attend Parliament today
India | Dec 05, 2019, 07:46 AM ISTChidambaram was arrested on August 21 by the CBI in connection with a probe into granting the Foreign Exchange Promotion Board (FIPB) approval to the INX Media, now known as 9X News, when he was Finance Minister.
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Happy to breath air of freedom: Chidambaram
India | Dec 04, 2019, 10:24 PM ISTSpeaking to reporters after meeting Gandhi, Chidambaram said, "I am happy that Supreme Court has passed an order granting bail and I am happy that I have stepped out and breathing the air of freedom after 106 days."
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'Happy to breath air of freedom': Chidambaram walks out of Tihar after 106 days
India | Dec 04, 2019, 11:33 PM ISTFormer Union Minister P Chidambaram is a free bird, at least for now. He walked out of Tihar jail Wednesday night after securing bail in the INX-Media corruption case. The Congress stalwart met party president Sonia Gandhi and said that he would address a press conference on Thursday.
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Released after 105 days, Chidambaram to attend Parliament
India | Dec 04, 2019, 04:43 PM ISTSenior Congress leader P Chidambaram's wife Nalini on Wednesday welcomed the Supreme Court's order granting him bail in the INX Media money laundering case and said he will attend Parliament's winter session. He is likely to be released from the Tihar Jail in the evening, she told PTI over phone.
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Chidambaram gets bail -- Chronology of events in INX Media case
India | Dec 04, 2019, 02:10 PM ISTINX Media case: The top court observed that Chidambaram should not tamper with the evidence and not influence the witnesses. He should also not give press interviews or make public statements in connection with this case.
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Chidambaram gets bail after spending 106 days in jail, can't leave country without permission
India | Dec 04, 2019, 12:54 PM ISTThe Supreme Court on Wednesday granted bail to former Finance Minister & Congress leader P Chidambaram in INX Media money laundering case, registered by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Granting bail Justice Bopanna said that Chidambaram cannot leave the country without permission.
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'Substantial influence' on witnesses: ED opposes Chidambaram's bail plea in INX Media case
India | Nov 28, 2019, 12:14 PM ISTSolicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Enforcement Directorate (ED), told a bench headed by Justice R Banumathi that economic offences are grave in nature as they not only affect the nation's economy but also shake people's faith in the system.
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Chidambaram not a criminal like 'Ranga, Billa' to be denied bail, Sibal tells Supreme Court
India | Nov 27, 2019, 07:55 PM ISTConvicts Ranga and Billa who were sent to the gallows for the sensational kidnapping and killing of two siblings in Delhi in 1978 got mentioned in the Supreme Court on Wednesday by a counsel for Congress leader P Chidambaram while seeking his bail in the INX Media money laundering case.
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Rahul, Priyanka meet Chidambaram in Tihar
India | Nov 27, 2019, 09:37 AM ISTFormer Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and his sister and party General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday visited former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram in Tihar jail, party leaders said.
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SC seeks ED response on Chidambaram's bail plea in INX Media money-laundering case
India | Nov 20, 2019, 11:58 AM ISTSenior advocates Kapil Sibal and Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for Chidambaram, told the top court he should be granted bail as he is in custody for over three months.
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INX Media case: Chidambaram moves SC challenging HC order dismissing bail plea
India | Nov 18, 2019, 12:08 PM ISTA bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde, who was administered the oath of office by President Ram Nath Kovind earlier in the day, was told by senior advocate Kapil Sibal that Chidambaram was in jail for around 90 days and his bail plea be heard either on Tuesday or Wednesday.
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No bail for Chidambaram, Delhi HC says he played 'active role' in offence
India | Nov 15, 2019, 03:44 PM ISTThe Delhi High Court Friday denied bail to former finance minister P Chidambaram in the INX Media money laundering case filed by the ED, saying prima facie allegations against him are serious in nature and he played active and key role in the offence.
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INX Media case: Chidambaram's judicial custody extended till November 27
India | Nov 13, 2019, 09:48 PM ISTChidambaram was produced before Special CBI Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar via video conferencing at the end of his judicial custody.
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Chidambaram fine, need not be hospitalised: SG Mehta tells Delhi HC
India | Nov 01, 2019, 04:30 PM ISTThe Delhi High Court was informed Friday that former finance minister P Chidambaram, lodged in Tihar jail in the INX Media money laundering case, is fine and does not require hospitalisation.
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Delhi HC constitutes board to examine Chidambaram's health
India | Oct 31, 2019, 03:31 PM ISTThe Delhi High Court on Thursday directed the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Director to immediately constitute a board of doctors, including former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram's family physician Doctor D. Nageshwar Reddy, and examine whether the Congress leader is required to be admitted in a sterile environment in a hospital or not.
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Chidambaram suffers from Crohn's disease, needs treatment: Sources
India | Oct 29, 2019, 10:00 PM ISTSenior Congress leader and former Union finance minister P Chidambaram, who is currently in the Enforcement Directorate custody in the INX Media money laundering case, has been suffering from the chronic Crohn's disease and needs immediate specialised treatment at a super speciality hospital, sources close to him said.
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Supreme Court grants bail to Chidambaram in INX Media case by CBI
India | Oct 22, 2019, 11:38 AM ISTThe relief from the Supreme Court for Chidambaram came on Tuesday -- around two months after he was arrested.