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  Govt should put evidence before court: Chidambaram on Karti

  Politics | May 28, 2016 23:56 IST

  Under attack over alleged irregularities in financial dealings of his son Karti, former Finance Minister P Chidambaram today said the government should place any evidence it has in a court of law.

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  Wondering whether Modi govt deserves 'outstanding' Raghuram Rajan, says P Chidambaram

  Politics | May 28, 2016 21:38 IST

  New Delhi: Taking a dig at the Centre, former finance minister P. Chidambaram today wondered whether the Narendra Modi-led BJP government "deserves" RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan and described him as "one of the most outstanding

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  Chidambaram, Kapil Sibal among seven in Congress list of Rajya Sabha candidates

  Politics | May 28, 2016 15:23 IST

  Congress has released the list of candidates it will be sending to the Rajya Sabha. The names are: P Chidambaram, Oscar Fernandes, Jairam Ramesh, Ambika Soni, Vivek Tankha, Kapil Sibal and Chhaya Verma.

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  ED approaches 14 countries seeking info on Cos linked to Karthi Chidmabaram: Report

  Politics | May 23, 2016 10:42 IST

  New Delhi: Trouble seems to be piling up against former finance minister P Chidambaram's son Karti Chidambaram, the Enforcement Directorate has sought information from 14 countries on properties and banking transactions of companies which are

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  Second, short affidavit was to ‘dispel misinterpretation’, Chidambaram says on Ishrat Jahan controversy

  Politics | April 25, 2016 13:33 IST

  Senior Congress leader and former home minister P Chidambaram today reiterated that he did not sign the first affidavit in the Ishrat Jahan encounter case, claiming that the controversy over the affidavits was “only to divert attention from the real

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  In two months, NIA changed stand on Headley’s statements on Ishrat Jahan

  India | April 19, 2016 22:41 IST

  Former Home Minister P Chidambaram, already battling allegations of having tweaked the second affidavit in the case of the Ishrat Jahan encounter, thus dropping her name from the list of LeT operatives, could be in for more trouble.

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  BJP ignoring "real" issue of fake encounter killing: P Chidambaram

  Politics | April 18, 2016 22:35 IST

  P Chidambaram today hit back at BJP saying the party of ignoring the "real" issue of "fake" encounter in which Ishrat Jehan was killed.

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  Crucial UPA note on changes in Ishrat Jahan affidavit missing: Rajnath Singh

  Politics | March 10, 2016 16:47 IST

  Home Minister Rajnath Singh said that the there is enough evidence to prove that ‘she (Ishrat) was an operative of LeT’ and that ‘she was on a mission to target the then Gujarat CM Narendra Modi’.

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  Karti is being targeted because he is my son, says P. Chidambaram

  Politics | March 06, 2016 19:08 IST

  New Delhi: Former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram today said Karti is being targeted only because he is his son but “the real target is me” and rejected as “malicious and totally false” allegations that he

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  No summons to Chidambaram's wife in Saradha scam, clarifies CBI

  Politics | March 04, 2016 12:35 IST

  New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has denies sending summons to Nalini Chidambaram, the wife of former finance minister P Chidambaram, in connection with the Saradha chit fund scam case.Earlier this morning, there

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  Ishrat Jahan case: Nothing new in BJP's allgeations against Chidambaram, says Sonia

  Politics | March 02, 2016 12:12 IST

  New Delhi: Amid raging controversy over former Union minister P. Chidmabaram's role in Ishrat Jahaan case, Congress president Sonia Gandhi today said Chidambaram has already  explained himself on the issue and we stand by him.When

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  Ishrat case: 'Was forced to file 2nd affidavit, burnt with cigarettes'

  India | March 02, 2016 16:07 IST

  New Delhi: Close on the heels of former Home Secretary G K Pillai casting aspersions on the role of the then Home Minister P Chidambaram regarding his decision to file a second affidavit in the

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  Economy stagnant, lack of direction in govt: Chidambaram

  December 21, 2015 14:18 IST

  New Delhi: Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram today tore into government's management of economy saying there is "complete lack of direction" with no command over situation and the economy is "stagnant".Nineteen months into government, he

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  Congress waiting for govt's formulation on GST bill changes: P Chidambaram

  Politics | December 10, 2015 10:03 IST

  New Delhi: Attacked by BJP and government for trying to "sabotage" the GST Bill by disrupting Parliament on the National Herald case issue, Congress Wednesday said it was waiting for revised formulations and the government

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  Delhi HC judgement in Herald case 'incomprehensible': P Chidambaram

  Politics | December 08, 2015 16:51 IST

  New Delhi: Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram today said the Delhi High Court judgement in the National Herald case is "incomprehensible"."HC judgement in National Herald case incomprehensible as it says "what species of criminal offence

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  ED, I-T department conduct raid at offices of P Chidambaram's son Karti

  Politics | December 01, 2015 16:19 IST

  Chennai: Officials of Income Tax department and the Enforcement Directorate today conducted searches at "some places" of bussiness associates connected with Congress leader Karti Chidambaram, son of former Finance Minister P Chidammbaram."Some searches are happening

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  Chidambaram punctured Congress claim of intolerance: Kiren Rijiju

  Politics | December 01, 2015 7:45 IST

  New Delhi: Amidst the ongoing debate over alleged intolerance, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday said former Finance Minister P Chidambaram's statement that banning Salman Rushdie's book 'The Satanic Verses' was a mistake has punctured

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  Congress distances itself from Chidambaram's Rushdie book remark

  Politics | November 30, 2015 15:07 IST

  New Delhi: Congress today distanced itself from former Finance Minister P Chidambaram's statement that the banning of Salman Rushdie's controversial novel 'The Satanic Verses' by the Rajiv Gandhi government was wrong. Describing Chidambaram' remark as his

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  How many years to correct the mistake, Rushdie asks on Satanic Verses ban

  World | November 29, 2015 23:27 IST

  New Delhi: Hours after former Finance Minister P Chidambaram termed the ban on Salman Rushdie's book "Satanic Verses" as wrong, the author asked how many more years it would take to correct the "mistake".Rushdie's remarks

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  Ban on Rushdie's book by Rajiv govt was wrong: Chidambaram

  Politics | November 28, 2015 23:38 IST

  New Delhi: Former Union Minister P Chidambaram today said that the ban on Salman Rushdie's controversial novel 'The Satanic Verses' in 1988 by the then Rajiv Gandhi government was "wrong"."I have no hesitation in saying