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Detention without charges worst abomination in democracy: Chidambaram

Unjust laws must be opposed through peaceful resistance and civil disobedience. That is satyagraha, he said

Chidambaram slams Amit Shah over remarks against Shaheen Bagh protesters

Shah on Saturday had reportedly said that there should be "no Shaheen Bagh" in Delhi and the electorate must press the BJP's lotus symbol on February 8 for it

You will be dubbed as anti-national if you are secular: Chidambaram

"We have reached a point where the debate on secularism has shifted to a debate on citizenship

Demonetisation, GST, banks squeeze sent economy into tailspin: Chidambaram

Addressing students at the Shri Ram College of Commerce here, the former finance minister also said that the country was heading towards another 'listless' year in terms of economic growth

Budget 2020 is indeed a 'bold' Budget; you cannot fault Sitharaman here

If doing away with tax exemptions is not 'bold', what is? It has annoyed savers which is as good a definition of 'bold' as you will ever get. Structural reform is like that only

Nothing in the budget to believe growth will rebound in FY21: Chidambaram

Slamming the Budget, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said the Modi government is in complete denial that the economy faces a 'grave macro economic challenge'

Delhi court revives Aircel-Maxis matter against Chidambaram, Karti

Additional Solicitor General Sanjay Jain, appearing for the agencies sought time to file the report, which was allowed

People keen to hear facts about economy, not abuse: Chidambaram to PM Modi

Claiming that the PM and his ministers seem to be cut off from reality, the former finance minister suggested economic issues on which they can speak about in the Delhi elections

Let five critics of CAA-NPR debate with PM Modi, says P Chidambaram

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Tuesday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi as to why he or his government did not accept his suggestion of the PM holding an open debate with five critics of the amended Citizenship Act and let people draw their own conclusion. "I had suggested that the PM should select five of the most articulate critics and hold a Q&A session with them. Why doesn't the PM/Government accept the suggestion? "Let five critics of CAA-NPR debate the PM. Let the event be televised live. And let the people draw their own conclusions," he said on Twitter. In another tweet, he said, "HM (home minister) has dared the Opposition to debate CAA. Is that not what the Opposition, jurists, academics, writers, artists, students and youth have been doing since Dec 12?" Accusing the opposition of "misleading" people on the amended citizenship law, Amit Shah threw a challenge for the debate to Rahul Gandhi (Congress), Mamata Banerjee(Trinamool Congress), Akhilesh ...

IMF, Gopinath will draw govt's ire, warns Chidambaram after growth forecast

"I suppose we must prepare ourselves for an attack by government ministers on the IMF and Dr Gita Gopinath," Chidambaram said.

INX Media case: Karti Chidambaram appears before ED again under PMLA Act

The investigating officer of the case recorded the statement of Karti, a Congress MP from Tamil Nadu's Sivaganga, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

After Assam NRC fiasco, Modi govt changed gears to talk of NPR: Chidambaram

Speaking to reporters in Kolkata, Chidambaram said that NPR is "nothing but NRC in disguise".

If unemployment rises, youth may explode in anger, says Chidambaram

The sliding economy is an even greater threat to the country, the former finance minister said in a series of tweets

Mend your ways or meet same fate as Chidambaram: BJP MLA warns Mamata

The MLA from Bairia Assembly constituency Surendra Singh said the Trinamool Congress supremo should "become the Prime Minister of Bangladesh" as she was opposed to the National Register of Citizens

BJP, Cong in blame game over National Population Register & detention camps

The BJP said the Congress-led UPA initiated the NPR in 2010, along with the Census 2011 exercise, and that it had also approved construction of detention centres

Top news today: Chidambaram's bail plea hearing, CARTOSAT-3 launch & more

From Supreme Court hearing on Chidambaram's bail plea to the government tabling key economic bills, Business Standard brings you top news of the day

INX Media case: Supreme Court seeks ED reply on Chidambaram's bail plea

The high court had dismissed the former finance minister's bail plea in the ED case, saying prima facie allegations against him were serious and he played an "active and key role" in the offence

INX media case: P Chidambaram moves SC against HC order denying bail

A team of lawyers led by senior advocate and Chidambaram's party colleague Kapil Sibal was told by Registrar (Judicial) to mention the petition on Wednesday morning in the apex court

SC to hear Chidambaram's plea against HC order denying him bail today

Chidambaram was arrested on August 21 night from his Jor Bagh residence by the CBI in the corruption case and was produced before a trial court on August 22

Mukherjee, Chidambaram, Jaitley stood ground against Sahara: Ex-Sebi chief

The biggest and most expensive legal minds in the country appeared for Sahara at various stages