NEW DELHI, May 15, 2012 Why did Chidambaram, as Finance Minister and member of GoM, not protest when spectrum pricing was being dropped from terms of reference in 2006? The spectrum mess is returning to haunt Home Minister P. Chidambaram, who is battling uncomfortable questions from Arun Jaitley, Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, over his role in the Aircel-Maxis deal during the former Telecom Minister, Dayanidhi Maran's term, in addition to ongoing litigation in the Supreme ...
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New Delhi, April 28, 2012 The Lok Sabha was adjourned twice on Friday, with the Opposition demanding the dismissal of Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram following allegations relating to his son's dealings in a telecom company. The proceedings were disrupted as the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Janata Dal(United) and the AIADMK stormed the well. Yashwant Sinha of the BJP, who gave notice for a discussion on Mr. Chidambaram's alleged role in the transaction, said: “Mr. ...
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NEW DELHI, February 16, 2012 In this News Analysis, Shalini Singh says a long-drawn legal battle is likely ahead. Last week, the Congress party celebrated CBI Judge O.P. Saini's decision rejecting a petition that demanded Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram be named an accused in the 2G spectrum case. But a deeper reading of the judge's order, as well as of case documents with The Hindu, suggests those celebrations may be premature. While letting Mr. Chidambaram off ...
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New Delhi, February 15, 2012 Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Tuesday termed the attack on a Israeli diplomat as a terror strike and said a well-trained person orchestrated the crime. Condemning the incident, Mr. Chidambaram said diplomats of every country were entitled to live and work in India in peace and security. “It is quite clear that a very well-trained person has committed this attack. There is reason to believe that the target was the Israeli diplomat’s wife ...
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NEW DELHI, February 5, 2012 Dismissing Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy's prayer seeking prosecution of Home Minister P. Chidambaram in the 2G spectrum case, the special court here on Saturday ruled that a decision taken by a public servant did not become criminal for the simple reason that it had caused loss to the public exchequer or resulted in pecuniary advantage to others. While Special Judge O.P. Saini agreed with Dr. Swamy that there was material on record to ...
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New Delhi, February 4, 2012 In a huge relief for Home Minister P Chidambaram, the CBI special court on Saturday dismissed a petition by Janata Party President Subramanian Swamy seeking to make him a co-accused in the 2G spectrum case. “Your prayer to summon Chidambaram as an accused is dismissed,” Special Judge O P Saini said on Swamy’s petition reading out from his much-awaited judgement. The court said it will commence the hearing on the complaint filed by Dr. ...
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New Delhi, February 3, 2012 The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Special CBI judge to take a decision on the private complaint of Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy, seeking a directive to the Central Bureau of Investigation to probe the alleged role of Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram in the 2G case during his tenure as Finance Minister. A Bench of Justices G.S. Singhvi and A.K. Ganguly, disposing of Dr. Swamy's application said it “shall not in any manner ...
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New Delhi, February 2, 2012 With the Supreme Court leaving it to the trial court to decide on the probe against Home Minister P Chidambaram in 2G case, BJP has demanded his resignation till the matter is settled. ”...He (Chidambaram) is fully involved in the entire scam and he has two days’ reprieve. But issue of probity in public life demands that either Chidambaram puts in his papers on his own, or if he refuses to do so, the Prime Minister must recommend to the ...
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NEW DELHI, February 1, 2012 Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Tuesday said nobody had prevented India-born author Salman Rushdie from travelling to India and it was the writer's decision not to visit Jaipur for the Literature Festival. However, the Home Minister admitted at the monthly press conference, that the Centre had on January 17 sent advisories to three governments, in Delhi, Jaipur and Mumbai, cautioning them that protests were likely to be held against Mr. ...
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KANCHEEPURAM, January 24, 2012 (Tehelkanews) Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Monday rejected reports of a tussle between his Ministry and the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).In fact, the Union government, he said, was contemplating incorporating ‘Aadhaar,' a unique number issued by the UIDAI, in the Resident Identity Card (RIC) issued under the National Population Register (NPR) programme to make the RIC more useful and comprehensive. Mr. ...
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New Delhi, January 21, 2012 A Delhi court on Saturday reserved its order for February 4 on Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy’s plea seeking prosecution of Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram in the 2G scam case. “Put up for orders on February 4,” Special CBI judge O.P. Saini said after Mr. Swamy concluded his arguments in support of his allegations against Mr. Chidambaram. During the arguments, Mr. Swamy said the evidence he had brought on ...
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Agartala, May 17, 2011 (PTI) Union Home Minister, P Chidambaram today expressed grave concern over the post-poll violence in West Bengal and asked the Governor to take all measures to stop the violence. “It is a matter of concern. I do not know whom to blame for it. Last night I have spoken to West Bengal Governor to take all possible measures to stop violence there, because violence cannot be tolerated”, Mr. Chidambaram told reporters here. “There were three incidents after ...
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New Delhi, May 13, 2011 (PTI) Congress and its alliance managed to capture West Bengal, Assam and Kerala, but has showed a poor performance in Tamil Nadu Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Friday described the victory of Trinamool-Congress alliance in West Bengal and Congress in Assam as “spectacular” and termed the poll results in Tamil Nadu as “disappointing.” In a statement, Mr. Chidambaram said he was delighted by the massive victory recorded by the TMC-Congress alliance ...
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Itanagar/New Delhi, May 4, 2011(PTI) A party sent by the circle officer has located the crash site of the Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister’s Pawan Hans, on the flight path of the chopper. Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorji Khandu, who went missing on Saturday on a flight from Tawang, is believed to have died when his helicopter crashed in the mountains and the wreckage was located on Wednesday. Along with him, four other occupants of the single-engined Euro Copter B8 of Pawan ...
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New Delhi,, May 2, 2011 India today said the killing of global terrorist Osama bin Laden was a matter of grave concern as it proved that terrorists belonging to different groups find sanctuary in Pakistan. Union Home Minister P Chidambaram said in a statement that perpetrators of the Mumbai terror attacks, including the controllers and handlers of the terrorists, continue to be sheltered in Pakistan. He said that earlier today the U.S. government informed New Delhi that Osama bin ...
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Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday criticised the UPA government for failing to take adverse note of Germany and Austria’s refusal to grant licences to arms manufacturers for exporting arms to states such as Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Orissa. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the Chief Ministers’ meeting on internal security here, he said the central government should have blacklisted Germany and Austria as the two countries had refused to supply ...
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Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday accused Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj of making thoughtless allegations and “tying herself in knots” by levelling the charge that he had misled the panel which selected P.J. Thomas as Central Vigilance Commissioner. Taking exception to Ms. Swaraj’s charge that he misled the committee by informing it that Mr. Thomas had been acquitted in the Palmolein case, the Minister asserted that he did not say so. I take exception ...
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As the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Ekta Yatra enters the final stage, Home Minister P. Chidambaram appealed to BJP leaders Arun Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj to give up the “path of confrontation” and not push any “political agenda” that will affect peace in Jammu and Kashmir. The Home Minister noted that the Jammu and Kashmir government has made it clear that it would neither let any yatra to Srinagar nor would it allow any assembly at Lal Chowk. “The BJP leaders should respect the ...
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New Delhi, January 19, 2011 (Special Correspondent) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah after meeting Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram in New Delhi on Wednesday. Photo: V. Sudershan Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah after meeting Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram in New Delhi on Wednesday. Photo: V. Sudershan Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday asked the Bharatiya Janata Party not to “precipitate” the situation in the Kashmir ...
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Acknowledging that situation in Jammu and Kashmir is “not yet” normal, the Centre on Friday made it clear that it was committed to holding quiet dialogue with all shades of opinion in the State and said “we are willing to hold talks with our own people.” Asked whether any political party was also involved in disrupting peace in the Valley, Mr. Chidambaram nodded in agreement and said “presumably”. Briefing reporters here after presenting his report card for the month of ...
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