Prior sanction to prosecute public servants under PMLA became mandatory after 2024 SC ruling. Trial against Chidambaram has remained stalled since he challenged it citing the verdict.
A Shimla-resident has challenged the extension in high court on the ground that Prabodh Saxena faces prosecution under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
On 14 September 2009, then-home minister P Chidambaram spoke to senior police chiefs in New Delhi, outlining internal security threats such as Naxalism and insurgencies.
The former Union minister was speaking at the launch of 'Contesting Democratic Deficit', written by Congress leader Salman Khurshid with Mritunjay Singh Yadav.
Congress's Chidambaram says BJP designed Union budget to appeal to middle class and poll-bound Bihar, slams 'cruelest cuts' in allocations for SC, ST, OBC and minorities.
"I reject this notion of Hindu nation. India must forge a new identity," P. Chidambaram said at the launch of Maria Shakil and Narendra Nath Mishra's book 'India on the Move'.
P. Chidambaram, Arvind Kejriwal have cited the SC order from 6 November in Delhi HC to challenge trial court taking cognisance of charges brought against them by ED.
On Wednesday, Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri stayed the trial proceedings against P. Chidambaram in the Aircel-Maxis case, citing the SC’s November ruling in the Bibhu Prasad case.
French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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