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'Honours even, which way will wind blow in 2022?': Congress leader P Chidambaram on bypoll results
Results were declared yesterday for three Lok Sabha constituencies and 30 Assembly constituencies across 13 states and one Union Territory, where bypolls were held on 30 October

'God save India's economy': Chidambaram hits out at BJP over Nishikant's Dubey's 'GDP has no relevance' remarks
Participating in a discussion in Lok Sabha, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey had said that the GDP has no relevance and it should not be treated as 'Bible, Ramayan and Mahabharat'

P Chidambaram calls electoral bonds 'biggest scam of the decade', says purchasers will be known to BJP
P Chidambaram, who is lodged in jail in cases of corruption and money laundering, said purchasers will be known to the bank and, therefore, to the government.

Chidambaram attacks govt over dip in indigenous cattle population, says ‘love for cow only on paper, not translated to increased productivity’
'Population of indigenous cattle declined by 6 percent between 2012 and 2019. Meaning, the government's love for the cow is only on paper' tweeted Chidambaram

CBI to question Indrani Mukherjea in Byculla prison today over INX Media case
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday is scheduled to question Indrani Mukerjea, who recently turned approver against P Chidambaram in the INX Media case

Aircel-Maxis case: Delhi court reserves order on anticipatory bail plea of P Chidambaram, son Karti for 5 Sep
The cases relate to alleged irregularities in grant of Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) approval in the Rs 3,500-crore Aircel-Maxis deal when P Chidambaram was finance minister

Daily Bulletin: Chidambaram to be introduced in CBI court; Raj Thackeray to appear before ED; day's top stories
Daily Bulletin: P Chidambaram arrested by CBI in INX media case, to be introduced by CBI court today; Raj Thackeray to appear before ED today; day's top stories

CBI arrests P Chidambaram from Delhi residence; ED widens probe as four more FIPB approvals come under scanner
Troubles are set to increase for former finance minister P Chidambaram, who was arrested in INX Media case on Wednesday, with ED suspecting him of having favoured four other companies during his tenure

INX Media case: Delhi HC dismisses Chidambaram's anticipatory bail plea in corruption, money laundering cases
The CBI had registered an FIR in May, 2017 alleging irregularities in the FIPB clearance granted to INX media for receiving overseas funds of Rs 305 crore during Chidambaram's tenure as finance minister

P Chidambaram hits out at J&K governor Satya Pal Malik, calls invitation for Rahul Gandhi to visit Valley 'a tool of propaganda'
Hitting out at Satya Pal Malik, P Chidambaram on Wednesday stated that his invitation to Rahul Gandhi to visit the Valley was never a sincere one but just a tool of propaganda

BJP would not have touched Article 370 if Jammu and Kashmir was Hindu-majority state, says Chidambaram
Former union minister and Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday lambasted the BJP for the abrogation of Article 370

Congress bigwigs come together to promise 22 lakh govt jobs, NYAY scheme, budget for farmers, AFSPA revision in poll document
Congress president Rahul Gandhi, senior party leaders Sonia Gandhi, Manmohan Singh, AK Antony, P Chidambaram, General Secretary K C Venugopal, spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala among others attended the event

'Is all this tweeting a conspiracy?': Ravi Shankar Prasad hits out at Digvijaya, Chidambaram, Sibal for 'questioning' IAF air strikes
Union law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad lashed out at Opposition leaders demanding proof that terrorists had been killed in the 26 February air strikes by the Indian Air Force at Balakot in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

Only Gujarat model, not parliamentary democracy appeals to BJP-appointed Governor Satya Pal Malik, says P Chidambaram
Congress veteran P Chidambaram said for Governor Satya Pal Malik, parliamentary democracy was "outdated"

P Chidambaram blames BJP's 'administrative incompetence' and 'policy blunders' for failure of economy and farm distress
Former finance minister P Chidambaram on Monday said the BJP government's "administrative incompetence" and "policy blunders" were responsible for the rising farm distress, unemployment and failure of economy.

Centre returns KM Joseph's name to SC collegium: Congress alleges 'revenge politics', CPM demands president's intervention
The Congress questioned the Centre's motive behind the decision to askthe Supreme Court collegium to reconsider its KM Joseph's recommendation.

Aircel files for bankruptcy: Why consolidation is the way forward for telecom industry
What happened to Aircel was neither sudden nor unexpected; the rapid and unprecedented market consolidation is changing the workings of the telecom market like never before

Karti Chidambaram's arrest 'wholly arbitrary', mocks constitutional conscience, says ex-law minister Ashwani Kumar
Senior Congress leader Ashwani Kumar on Thursday termed the arrest of former finance minister P Chidambaram's son Karti Chidambaram "wholly arbitrary" and accused the CBI of adopting a "persecutorial approach" in the matter.

'P Chidambaram asked us to help Karti's business': Peter and Indrani Mukerjea told ED they paid $ 7 lakh for FIPB clearance
Karti Chidambaram was arrested by the CBI today on the basis of confessional statements of INX Media Limited directors Peter and Indrani Mukerjea, alleging that they paid USD 7 lakh to him on the instructions of his father P Chidamabaram, as quid pro quo for a FIPB clearance, officials said.

Karti Chidambaram's arrest shows probe agencies are 'singing parrot' of Centre, says Kapil Sibal
The arrest of Karti Chidambaram by the CBI in the INX media case shows that the Indian investigating agencies are no longer a "caged parrot but a singing parrot" of the government, Congress leader Kapil Sibal said.