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  Fear rules country today, claims Chidambaram

  Politics | February 06, 2019 14:55 IST

  He also says that miracles could have been performed with the kind of majority that the BJP got on its own (282) and with its allies (336) in the Lok Sabha elections of 2014.

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  Interim Budget 2019 | Budget an 'account of votes', not vote on account: Chidambaram

  Budget | February 01, 2019 14:51 IST

  Chidambaram also thanked Finance Minister Piyush Goyal for "copying" the Congress declaration that the poor will have the first right to resources of the country.

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  'Another institution died due to malicious negligence by govt': Chidambaram on NSC resignations

  India | January 30, 2019 10:59 IST

  “One more venerable institution died on 29 January 2019 owing to malicious negligence by the government,” Chidambaram said in his tweet.

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  Aircel Maxis case: Patiala HC extends interim protection of P Chidambaram and Karti Chidambaram

  India | January 28, 2019 14:36 IST

  On September 18 last year it had allowed Karti to travel to the UK from September 20-30. Karti is facing criminal cases which are being investigated by the ED and the CBI.

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  'Govt in slumber when distinguished IAS officers were indiscriminately targeted': P Chidambaram

  India | January 27, 2019 16:21 IST

    "What cause are we serving or actually hurting? asks the Finance Minister. He knows the answer. The cause of justice," the Congress leader said taking a jibe at Jaitley.

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  INX media case: CBI seeks central govt's nod for prosecution of P Chidambaram

  India | January 21, 2019 23:39 IST

  Both CBI and the Enforcement Directorate are investigating the foreign investment clearance granted to the Aircel-Maxis deal in 2006 and the INX Media in 2007 when Chidambaram was the finance minister in the UPA government.

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  BJP following scorched-earth policy: Chidambaram

  Politics | January 15, 2019 11:51 IST

  The Congress has been accusing the BJP of taking hasty decisions to woo voters just ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.  

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  ‘Truly broad-based’ alliance will be formed in UP: Chidambaram hopeful for rethink on SP-BSP coalition

  India | January 13, 2019 9:16 IST

  Chidambaram said the goal was to defeat the BJP and expressed hope that all secular, liberal parties would come together to fight the elections.

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  Aircel-Maxis case: Protection from arrest to Chidambaram extended till Feb 1

  India | January 11, 2019 18:48 IST

  Special CBI Judge O P Saini put up the matter for February 1 after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the CBI, told the court that the ongoing probe was about to be completed.

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  'World will take note of his cry of anguish and defiance': Chidambaram on IAS officer Shah Faesal's resignation

  Politics | January 10, 2019 11:05 IST

  The former home and finance minister, in a series of tweets, claimed whatever Faesal had said was an indictment of the Narendra Modi government.

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  MGNREGA in doldrums due to BJP govt's neglect: Chidambaram

  Politics | January 07, 2019 10:46 IST

  "With funds not available, work has completely stopped in many panchayats," he claimed.

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  Chidambaram targets Modi govt, raises questions over change in 'declared goals' of GST regime

  India | December 26, 2018 9:52 IST

  Shooting a series of tweets, Chidambaram said: "Until yesterday a single standard rate of GST was a stupid idea. Since yesterday, it is the declared goal of the government!"

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  Chidambaram slams PM for saying govt 'won' in SC in tax case against Sonia, Rahul

  Politics | December 05, 2018 18:05 IST

  Alleging that the Gandhi family had been enjoying privileges for four generations, Modi said the court order was the "victory of the honest".  

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  Relief for Chidambaram as HC quashes I-T order sanctioning criminal prosecution against his kin

  India | November 02, 2018 16:20 IST

  According to the I-T Department, Chidambaram, wife Nalini, son Karti failed to disclose a property they jointly own in Cambridge in the UK, worth Rs 5.37 crore.

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  Issues of jobs, women safety, inflation would haunt BJP in LS polls: Chidambaram

  October 28, 2018 7:57 IST

  Sabha elections 2019: The Congress was ushering a new way of drafting a poll manifesto, he said.  

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  Why is NDA govt buying so few Rafale fighter jets, asks Chidambaram

  Politics | October 01, 2018 17:07 IST

  "They claimed that the fighter jet was cheaper...In that case they should tell how they (jets) are cheaper...They are not revealing...besides if the cost of the plane is cheaper then why not buy more jets? why is the government buying only 36 jets?," the former Union minister said.

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  Court grants time to CBI for obtaining sanction to prosecute Chidambaram in Aircel-Maxis case

  India | October 01, 2018 13:14 IST

  The court pulled up the agency for filing the charge sheet without proper sanction and told the CBI that if required documents are not filed by November 26, the next day of hearing, the court may take appropriate action.

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  Chidambaram takes dig over Indo-Pak meet at UN

  India | September 21, 2018 16:47 IST

  Chidambaram's attack came after the MEA announced that External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will meet her Pakistani counterpart Qureshi on the sidelines of UNGA session that begins later this month. 

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  BJP might have found a way to get 'free' crude oil: Chidambaram

  Politics | September 16, 2018 16:05 IST

  While the Union government has asserted that it will not cut fuel prices, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah has claimed that the "Centre will soon arrest fuel prices", said Chidambaram in a tweet.

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  Chidambaram dares BJP to contradict official data on economy

  Politics | September 09, 2018 20:59 IST

  The former finance minister reacted after BJP president Amit Shah asked his party leaders to challenge Chidambaram and others from the opposition for an open debate on the government's economic policies based on facts and figures.