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Chidambaram says add another Rs 50,000 cr as cost of demonetisation

New Delhi, Aug 11 (PTI) Taking a potshot at the government over demonetisation, former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Friday said another...

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Chidambaram asks why six FIPB secretaries not named as accused

New Delhi, Aug 5 : Former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Saturday asked the government why it had not named six secretaries...

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Government not serious about Backward Classes bill, says Chidambaram

New Delhi, Aug 1: Senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram today slammed the central government by saying it is not serious about the passage of...

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New tax regime introduced by govt is Indian indirect tax and not GST : P Chidambaram

New Delhi, July 23: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram and former finance minister today said that the new tax regime introduced by...

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People of Kashmir are between two maximalist positions, Says Chidambaram

New Delhi, July 16: Former finance minister P. Chidambaram on today blamed the Central government for prevailing instability in the Valley, said...

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P Chidambaram calls Current GST “Imperfect” and a “Mockery”

New Delhi, July 6 : Calling the GST law a “mockery” and inflationary with multiplicity of rates, the Congress party on Thursday...

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GST to effect micro, small and medium traders: Chidambaram

Chennai, July 1, 2017: Senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Saturday said the Goods and Services Tax (GST) would severely affect micro,...

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Current GST is not original that expert had drafted earlier: P Chidambaram

New Delhi: Congress which has been given the credit for originating the idea of GST boycotted the event for its implementation claiming...

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Lynch mobs don’t fear PM Narendra Modi, says Chidambaram on Jharkhand murder

Congress leader P Chidambaram today said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should tell the nation how would he enforce his writ against...

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Demonetisation move slowed down Indian economy: P Chidambaram

New Delhi, June 1, 2017: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday attacked Modi government’s demonetisation move by saying India’s economy is...

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My son didn’t influence FIPB decision, says Chidambaram

New Delhi, May 29: Former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Monday said his son Karti Chidambaram, who is under the CBI and...

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Demonetisation was a wrong move, can’t base its success on election results : P Chidambaram

Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram while speaking at ABP News' event 'Shikhar Sammelan' said demonetisation was a wrong move by the current...

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ED registers Money Laundering case against Karti Chidambaram

New Delhi, May 19: The Enforcement Directorate filed a money laundering case against Karti Chidambaram, son of former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, under the...

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Will not be cowed down by Centre’s vendetta politics: Congress

New Delhi, May 16, 2017: The Congress on Tuesday accused the BJP-led Centre of vendetta politics and said the opposition would not...

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CBI raids won’t stop me from speaking, writing: Chidambaram

Chennai, May 16, 2017: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday morning conducted a raid at Union Minister P Chidambaram and...

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Railways worst operating ratios in 2016-17 and 2000-01, both under BJP govts: P Chidambaram

A lower figure of operating ratio is therefore regarded better and is indicative of better financial health of the system.

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Chidambaram accuses ED of making ‘wild allegations’ against Karti

New Delhi, Apr 18 : Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram today accused the Enforcement Directorate of making wild allegations against his son Karti...

ED notice to Karti Chidambaram, Vasan Health Care

Chennai, April 17 : The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday said it has issued notice to Vasan Health Care Pvt Ltd, its promoter...

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Chidambaram asks PM Modi, why only poor, Muslims, Dalits & Christians are targeted by saffron brigade

New Delhi, April 15: Former finance minister P. Chidambaram on Friday cited atrocities to poor and minorities under the Modi regime and...

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Chidambaram mocks Modi’s 5/10 score in by-polls

New Delhi, April 14: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Friday tweeted the report card of by poll and mocked ruling BJP for its...

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Implementation of VVPAT: SC issues notice to EC, Centre

New Delhi, April 13: Responding to Bahujan Samaj Party petition filed by Senior advocate and congress leader P Chidambaram, the Supreme Court on...

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Congress raps government for ‘bypassing’ Rajya Sabha in Budget session

It was an assault on the Constitution of India and we hope that, sooner than later, the courts will pronounce upon the...

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Chidambaram asks Tarun Vijay: Are Indians only people from RSS, BJP?

New Delhi, April 8: Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday took a bitter jibe at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Tarun Vijay for his racist...

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Rajya Sabha returns Finance Bill with amendments

New Delhi, March 29: Rajya Sabha returns Finance Bill with amendments after a lot of criticism over linking of Adhaar with PAN card and...

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BJP ‘stealing’ elections in Goa, Manipur:Chidambaram

New Delhi, Mar 13 : Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram today accused the BJP of “stealing” elections in Goa and Manipur, saying a...

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Modi most dominant leader, says Chidambaram

"The victories in Uttar Pradesh (UP) and Uttarakhand have re-confirmed that Mr Narendra Modi is the most dominant political leader," said Chidambaram...

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Congress shares Untold stories of Demonetization – Impact on Indian Economy

New Delhi, March 3: All India Congress Committee conducted a Seminar in the capital on Firday: ‘Untold stories of Demonetization – Impact...

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Chidambaram slams Jaitley for his comments on Ramjas ruckus

New Delhi, February 27: After Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said it was “alliance of subversion” that was responsible for violence on university campuses,...

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Naidu asks Congress to respond to Chidambaram’s ‘anti-national’ statement

Hyderabad, Feb 26 Reiterating his allegation that former Home Minister P. Chidambaram’s statement on Kashmir is “anti-national”, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister...

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SC tells Unitech to pay interest to flat buyers

New Delhi, Feb 20 : The Supreme Court on Monday asked real estate major Unitech to pay interest to 39 flat buyers who...

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Note ban was reason Raghuram Rajan left: Chidambaram

Chidambaram made this comment at an event organised to launch a book written by him -- 'Fearless in Opposition, Power and Accountability'.

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Give evidence to back allegation against Chidambaram in Aircel-Maxis deal: SC to Swamy

New Delhi, Feb 10 : The Supreme Court on Friday asked BJP leader Subramanian Swamy to place before it concrete evidence backing his...

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P Chidambaram says terrible budget, lacks revival plan for demonetisation hit economy

New Delhi, February 9: Former Finance Minister and the member of Parliament P Chidambaram while discussing the Union Budget 2017 in the Rajya Sabha...

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Mallaya Letters: Manmohan Singh terms BJP allegations baseless

Addressing a press conference at the AICC headquarters today, former Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh and former Finance Minister, P. Chidambaram termed the...

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Former PM Manmohan Singh says, Indian economy not in good shape

New Delhi, January 30: Ahead of Union Budget that is slated on February 1, Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and former Finance...

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P Chidambaram outlines Do’s and Don’ts for Jaitley’s budget speech

New Delhi, January 29: Three days before the presentation of Union Budget, Former finance minister P Chidambaram has outlined do’s and don’ts for his Counterpart Arun...

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Cut indirect tax rates, not direct ones: Chidambaram

Jan 28: In view of the “sufferings” of the common people resulting from demonetisation, former Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Saturday suggested...

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Chidambaram calls BJP govt “the Best Event Manager”

New Delhi, Jan 11, 2017: Congress leader P Chidambaram calls the BJP government the “best event manager known to Indian history.” “But,...

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Government has virtually taken over RBI’s functions: Chidambaram

New Delhi, Jan 4: Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday said that the government has virtually taken over the Reserve Bank of...

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Modi should accept Demonetisation was a false move: P Chidambaram

Chennai,24 Dec: Slamming demonetisation of Rs. 1,000 and Rs. 500 notes as a failed policy, former Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Friday...

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Rise above slogans, join the movement: Jaitley counters Congress

New Delhi, Dec 13: Amid opposition calling demonetization a scam and failure, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday asserted that the Centre was...

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Demonetisation biggest scam of 2016, must be probed: Chidambaram

New Delhi, Dec 13, 2016: Former Finance minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday lashed out at the Narendra Modi government by calling the...

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More holes in Modi’s Income Declaration Scheme: Chidambaram

New Delhi, December 5: Former Finance Minister and senior congress leader P Chidambaram tweeted on Sunday that Modi government’s Income Declaration Scheme...

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India gained by not retaliating post-26/11: Chidambaram

New Delhi, Dec 2 : India “gained enormously” by not retaliating against Pakistan after the November 2008 Mumbai terror attacks that claimed more...

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Would have resigned if PM had asserted on demonetization: Chidambaram

Senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Sunday said that if demonetization move was implemented during his time as Finance Minister he would...

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Don’t understand why Rs 2,000 notes have been introduced, says Chidambaram

Senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Wednesday is addressing a press conference after government’s move to demonetize the notes of Rs 500...

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Parliamentary Committee grills Home Ministry over intelligence failure

New Delhi, October 7, 2016: Former Home Minister P Chidambaram who is also the chairman of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs,...

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BJP slams Kejriwal, Chidambaram for seeking proof of surgical strikes

New Delhi, Oct 4, 2016: The Modi-led Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) today attacked Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and senior Congress leader...

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Saradha scam: ED summons Chidambaram’s wife

The Enforcement Directorate(ED) has summoned Nalini Chidambaram, wife of former finance minister P Chidambaram, for questioning in connection with the Saradha chit-fund...

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Situation in Kashmir sliding into total chaos: Chidambaram

New Delhi, Aug 17 : Former Union Minister P. Chidambaram said the situation in Jammu and Kashmir is “sliding into total chaos” and...

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Congress calls govt GST bill a ‘clumsy draft’, Jaitley refers to Rau

Former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday called the government’s constitutional amendment bill on the Goods and Services Tax a “clumsy draft”,...

ED convene Karti Chidambaram in Aircel Maxis Scam

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued summons Karti Chidambaram over his alleged role in Aircel Maxis Scam case under Prevention of Money...

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RBI Governor has the right to speak on all issues: Chidambaram

New Delhi, July 4 : Former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Monday said that RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan had the right to speak...

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Read Chidambaram’s stand on Ishrat Jahan encounter

A day after one man panel probing to find the missing files in the Ishrat Jahan case “tutored” a witness, A senior...

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Ishrat Jahan case: Panel says only one key document traced, two still missing

In a fresh development in Ishrat Jahan encounter case, The one-man probe panel, set up to trace the missing files related to...

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Election

Chidambaram, Suresh Prabhu elected to Rajya Sabha

Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu, Power Minister Piyush Goyal, Ram Jethmalani, Misa Bharti and senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram were today elected unanimously...

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Chidambaram, Sibal, Ramesh nominated for RS polls as Cong packs firepower

NEW DELHI: Former finance minister P Chidambaram is Congress nominee from Maharashtra for the biennial elections to Rajya Sabha while senior leaders...

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Modi-led NDA government failed to create jobs, says Congress

The Congress today questioned the BJP-led NDA government for its most notable failure to create jobs during its two-year rule and said...

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P Chidambaram on Ishrat Jahan

Amid the ongoing row over the controversial Ishrat Jahan case, former union home minister P. Chidambaram said that then home secretary G....

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PM Modi to reply on Rahul’s attack in Lok Sabha Today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday will give a speech in Lok Sabha to reply on the motion of thanks to the...

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Congress president Sonia Gandhi defends Chidambaram

Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday defended former union home minister P. Chidambaram, saying the party sticks by its stand on Ishrat...

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Aircel-Maxis scam investigation at ‘critical stage’, says Jaitley

Finance Minister Arun Jaitey on Wednesday said the investigation into the alleged Aircel-Maxis scam was at a “critical stage” but refused to...

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Sonia Gandhi endorse P.Chidambaram on Ishrat Jahan case, AIADMK protest in LS

Congress President defends his party leader P. Chidambaram on Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case that Chidambaram has already explained this, we have...

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AIADMK creates ruckus, Rajya Sabha adjourned till 3:45

Proceedings in the Rajya Sabha were adjourned again and again on Tuesday as AIADMK members created a ruckus demanding action against former...

Ishrat Jahan case: SC to hear plea against P.Chidambaram

The Supreme Court is expected to hear a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking suo motu contempt action against former home minister P....

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No big idea in national budget but fiscal consolidation good, says Chidambaram

Former finance minister P. Chidambaram Today said while addressing a press conference that there was “no big idea” in the 2016-17 national...

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BJP attacks Congress over Pillai’s, Chidambaram’s remarks

The BJP sought a clarification from the Congress over former home secretary G. K. Pillai’s remarks concerning the alleged staged shootout of...

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P Chidambaram doubts over Afzal Guru’s involvement in 2001 Parliament attack

A controversial event that shakes the whole nation organised by a group of JNU students in support of executed terrorist Afzal Guru,...

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BJP’s stubborn attitude blocked GST bill: Chidambaram

Former finance minister P. Chidambaram on Friday said the Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government was too stubborn to accommodate views of the...

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