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Karti Chidambaram booked for getting visas for Chinese nationals for Rs 50L

The CBI has filed a fresh case against Karti Chidambaram for allegedly facilitating visas of 250 Chinese nationals after receiving illegal gratification of Rs 50 lakh.

Economy a cause of worry as foreign exchange reserves deplete: Congress

"The government is actually fueling the rise of inflation by its wrong policies, especially through high taxes on petrol and diesel, high administered prices and high GST tax rates," Chidambaram said

Congress slams govt's wheat export ban, terms the move 'anti-farmer'

According to an official notification, India has banned wheat exports with immediate effect as part of measures to control rising domestic prices

State of the economy cause of 'extreme concern', says P Chidambaram

Chidambaram said a slower rate of growth has been the "hallmark" of the present government in the last eight years, and the post-pandemic recovery has been "indifferent and halting".

Congress leader P Chidambaram heckled by party workers outside Calcutta HC

Lawyers representing West Bengal Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury in a case against the Trinamool Congress-led state government were seen protesting and showing black flags to Chidambaram

Railways not to cancel any more passenger trains, restore gradually

The national transporter is of the view that coal supply is now reaching normative levels and does not need any more special measures

Govt 'totally unprepared' to tackle coal-rail-power crisis: P Chidambaram

Various states continued to reel under power crisis on Friday with soaring mercury pushing demand higher, as opposition parties blamed the Centre for coal shortage at thermal plants

FinMin 'embarrassed' PM by putting out GST dues: Chidambaram

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram took a dig at the Centre over the Rs 78,704 crore it owes to the states in GST compensation

Complete breakdown of law & order, says Chidambaram on demolitions

Fair to assume that this "novel" method of removing encroachments is aimed at the Muslim community and the poor, senior Congress leader and former home minister P Chidambaram said

Chidambaram slams Centre's defiance of court order in Jahangirpuri

Taking to Twitter, Chidambaram said: "We see the Rule of Law break down every day. Soon there will be no law and no rules, Once arbitrary Orders' override Law', we are on the road to hell"

BJP's bulldozer carrying 'hatred, terror': Rahul Gandhi after MP violence

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram also attacked the BJP over violence during Ram Navami celebrations

Social sector spending dipped 'as a proportion' after 2014-15: Chidambaram

P Chidambaram on Tuesday hit back at Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for stating that the NDA government's developmental expenditure was higher than that under the UPA regime

Budget session: Rajya Sabha bids farewell to 72 retiring MPs

The retiring members represent 19 states and some of them have experience of five terms

Income Tax Act must be replaced by Direct Tax Code: P Chidambaram

The debate remained inconclusive and will be resumed on Tuesday, along with the Finance Minister's reply

GDP growth projections in Budget not credible, says P Chidambaram

He urged Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman that she must reassess these growth projections and tell the House about the more realistic nominal and real GDP growth numbers

INX case: HC notice to Chidambaram, son on ED plea against earlier order

Delhi High Court issued notice to former Union Minister P Chidambaram, his son Karti Chidambaram and others on a petition filed by the Enforcement Directorate against an earlier trial court order

Court grants regular bail to Chidambaram, his son in Aircel-Maxis case

The probe agencies say the approval was granted in 2006 when P. Chidambaram was the Union Finance Minister

Opposition vote-split helped BJP defeat Congress in Goa: Chidambaram

Chidambaram on Thursday said that while the people of Goa wanted change, their votes were split amongst the opposition parties.

Goa polls: Talks on between Congress and non-BJP leaders, says Chidambaram

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said talks were on between leaders of his party and other opposition parties in Goa ahead of counting of votes in the Assembly elections in the coastal state.

India's Covid death toll suspect, says Chidambaram citing Science journal

The reputed journal estimates that the Covid toll in India between "1-6-2020 and 1-7-2021 was 3,200,000 - eight times the official death toll of 400,000", Chidambaram said on Twitter