ED added that the accused persons were "withholding the information relevant for investigation"
BJP spokesperson G V L Narasimha Rao defended the Election Commission's decision of not announcing the Gujarat poll dates with that of the Himachal Pradesh Assembly election
Tamil actor Vijay has come under attack from Bharatiya Janata Party leaders in Tamil Nadu, one of whom has also sought to give a communal twist by raking up the actor's religion
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram pitched for greater autonomy for the restive Jammu and Kashmir yet again today, drawing stinging criticism from the BJP, with Union minister Smriti Irani calling it "shocking and shameful". "The demand in the Kashmir Valley is to respect the letter and spirit of Article 370, that means they want greater autonomy. My interactions in J&K led me to the conclusion that when they ask for azadi, mostly, I am not saying all... the overwhelming majority, they want autonomy," he told reporters in Gujarat's Rajkot. "Yes, I do," Chidambaram said when he was asked if he still thinks that Jammu and Kashmir should be given greater autonomy. Chidambaram had in July 2016 advocated greater autonomy for Jammu and Kashmir, saying India should restore the "grand bargain" under which Kashmir had acceded by granting a large degree of autonomy to it. He had warned that otherwise the country will have to pay a "heavy price". Reacting sharply, the BJP ...
Chidamraram, his wife Nalini, son Karti and daughter-in- law Srinidhi had filed four pleas for quashing of the notice from the IT department
In its review petition, filed on June 14, the department contended that the sanction order was an administrative order and had been filed along with the complaint in the CMM court
I am not wishing it happens, but it will happen, says Chidambaram
Chidambaram dubbed NDA govt's economic policy a 'betrayal' of the country
Chidambaram said demonetisation and the ill-conceived GST destroyed millions of jobs
In a series of posts on Twitter, the former finance minister also asked if Modi had forgotten he was prime minister
Chidambaram's comments come after a poster was released on the social media showing upcoming Gujarat elections as a face-off between "HAJ" and "RAM".
Modi also accused Pakistan of colluding with Congress leaders to defeat the BJP in Gujarat
Chidambaram said Modi had to deliver on his promises of economic growth, jobs, doubling farm income, and 'sabka saath, sabka vikas'
He said he would not succumb to pressure and continue to speak and write
Prime Minister Modi respects poor people who work hard to earn their livelihood: BJP
"On the day when PM invited world business to invest in India, Ahmedabad was hit by mob violence," said P Chidambaram
The senior Congress leader said there was a sense of crisis in every sector, be it banking, industry, construction or the real estate
'The chorus of dissent against Budget provisions grows. ... Dr Rathin Roy, Member, PMEAC joins Dr Panagariya'
The central government blamed ex-Union finance minister P Chidambaram for deciding to relaxing the 80:20 gold import scheme three days before the 2014 general election, saying 13 export houses were benefited to the extent of Rs 45 billion.The government did not name Chidambaram directly but said 'then finance minister'. Nor did it name the 13 entities. Sources in the bullion market said three of these were known jewellery houses. One importer defaulted and left India in 2013f but a company controlled by him was given permission to import gold as a trading house under this relaxation.The 80:20 scheme was diluted on May 21, 2014, by issue of a circular, days before current government was to take charge. In a ' factual clarification' the government said on Monday that the then FM "cleared the scheme three days before the general election results were to be out and the model code of conduct was in place". It stated the then government knew there was a huge shortage of gold for domestic ...
The charge-sheets or prosecution complaints have been filed by the department before a special court in Chennai under Section 50 of theBlack Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Impositio