The government has been denying all Opposition allegations in the matter.
A court in Delhi sought the response of the ED on an application moved by former Union Minister P Chidambaram
P Chidambram said the coronavirus pandemic has exposed gaping loopholes in the political system, charging that in a corroded diminished democracy, rulers find diverse ways to evade responsibility
Several heavyweight ministers are resigning before the massive reshuffle of the Modi government this evening.
Karti Chidambaram is the son of former Union Finance minister P Chidambaram
The pace of changes in the first 100 days of a minority govt remains unparalleled till today
The three governments of that decade - the Congress, the United Front, and the National Democratic Alliance - went along because whatever the RBI did had no impact on votes
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said the answer to this 'crisis' is to spur demand by putting money in the hands of the people
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Friday said it is bizarre that the government wants to hold elections in Jammu and Kashmir first and grant statehood later. He said the Congress and other parties in Jammu and Kashmir want statehood first and the elections later. "Congress and other J&K parties and leaders want Statehood first and Elections afterward.Government's response is Elections first and Statehood later," he said on Twitter. "The horse pulls the cart. A state must conduct elections. Only such elections will be free and fair. Why does the government want the cart in front and the horse behind? It is bizarre," he added. Nearly two years after the bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir into two UTs and revocation of its special status, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held talks with top political leaders from the erstwhile state, and said the Centre's priority is to strengthen grassroots democracy there for which delimitation has to happen quickly so that polls can be
Chidambaram cited the example of Congress-ruled Rajasthan, Punjab and Chhattisgarh.
Former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram has alleged that contrary to claims of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, GST dues of Congress-ruled states Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh are yet to be cleared.
His comments came on a day when retail inflation rose to 6.3 per cent in May, breaching the RBI's comfort level, on the back of costlier food items.
P Chidambaram accused the central government of needlessly delaying approval to Coronavirus vaccines in the country for many months except in the case of Covaxin, Covishield and Sputnik V
Thakur said reforms undertaken, and strong fundamentals ensured India is witnessing a 'swift' rebound from a contraction of 24.4 per cent in April-June 2020 to a growth of 1.6 per cent Jan-March 2021.
Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur on Wednesday said India's growth will rebound on the back of consistent reforms and strong fundamentals.
Congress leader P. Chidambaram has slammed the union government for converting the GST to a bad law, saying it was notified with horrendous rates of tax
He said that no one can predict when things will get better as it is not known whether there will be a third and fourth wave of coronavirus
Former Union Minister P Chidambaram again called for scrapping of the contentious farm laws
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday stayed trial court proceedings in the CBI's INX Media corruption case involving Congress leader P Chidambaram and his son Karti