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Friday, December 19, 2025
TopicP. Chidambaram

Topic: P. Chidambaram

Chidambaram calls Rahul Gandhi’s announcement of minimum income historic

More 140 million people were lifted out of poverty between 2004 and 2014, when the Congress-led UPA was in power, he tweeted.

Chidambaram questioned by ED in INX Media money laundering case

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram is being investigated for allegedly facilitating clearance to INX Media for receiving overseas funds to the tune of Rs 305 crore in 2007.

Chidambaram questions Jaitley’s claim that Modi govt bought Rafale jets at lower price

Chidambaram said Jaitley has been maintaining the price of the aircraft was cheaper by 9% or 20%.

Senior ministers in UPA govt should have resigned to devote time to party work: Chidambaram

Senior Congress leader claims efforts are being made to build the party organisation and that assembly poll results will reflect that.

Blinding in Kashmir and Jaitley’s loss of a friend

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Modi govt wants to gain control over RBI’s reserves, says Congress leader Chidambaram

Former finance minitser tweeted that 19 November will be a day of reckoning for central bank independence and the Indian economy.

Chidambaram, son protected from arrest till 26 November in Aircel-Maxis case

The Enforcement Directorate filed a reply to Chidambaram's plea for anticipatory bail, maintaining that custodial interrogation was necessary as he was non-cooperative in the probe.

Former RBI chief on why governments and central banks differ so much

There is a price to pay, of course, for not falling in line with the government, writes D Subbarao.

Chidambaram blames rise in petrol, diesel prices on excessive taxes by the central govt

The former finance minister demanded that petrol and diesel be brought under the Goods and Services Tax immediately.

On Camera

Why India fell off the global middle-class map

A stunted middle class may be a direct result of extreme inequality. Folks at the top don’t see teeming masses as a meaningful market, except for utilities, soap, short videos, and personal loans.

India’s inflation figures tell a growth story, a cautiously optimistic one

Based on inflation figures for the last three months, RBI is expected to look for confirmatory evidence that can mark the beginning of a sustained decline in core inflation.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.