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Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram has said that in 2006 he approved the sale of telecom company Aircel to a Malaysian group "in the normal course of business." The deal is being investigated for money-laundering and corruption by the CBI as well as the Enforcement Directorate or ED, which handles financial crimes.

Taking a dig at the Centre, former finance minister P Chidambaram on Saturday wondered whether the Narendra Modi-led BJP government "deserves" RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan and described him as "one of the most outstanding economists" in the world.

Former finance minister P Chidambaram today said it was "unfair" to drag Congress president Sonia Gandhi in an alleged attempt to "fix" Finance Minister Arun Jaitley during the UPA regime and accused the Modi government of acting with "ulterior motives" in the National Herald case.

Finance Minister P Chidambaram's low-key budget presentation won applause from members as he seasoned it with a fair sprinkling of quotations from poets and scholars, and highlighted sensitive issues that struck a chord with even those seated on the opposition benches.

The Supreme Court has dismissed two petitions against P Chidambaram asking for him to be investigated by the CBI in the telecom scam and to be made co-accused along with former Telecom Minister A Raja.

The Supreme Court has dismissed two petitions against P Chidambaram asking for him to be investigated by the CBI in the telecom scam and to be made co-accused along with former Telecom Minister A Raja. Full text of the Supreme Court judgement.

In huge relief for the Congress-led UPA government, the Supreme Court has dismissed two petitions seeking a CBI investigation against Finance Minister P Chidambaram in the 2G telecom scam. Mr Chidambaram was Finance Minister in 2008, when then Telecom Minister A Raja allegedly gifted mobile network licenses and frequency to ineligible companies.

A company based in Chennai, partly owned by the Home Minister's son, Karti, has decided to sue Janata Party President Subramanian Swamy for defamation. Mr Swamy alleged publicly yesterday that union minister P Chidambaram's son, Karti, owns a large part of this company, and that it benefited in 2006 from his father's position as Finance Minister t...

In a three-page letter dated April 24 to the Prime Minister, Mr Swamy has said that Mr Chidambaram should be asked to resign as Home Minister and that the CBI should include him and his son, Karti, in its investigation on the sale of telecom Aircel to Malaysian-based Maxis.

A bench of justice GS Singhvi and justice KS Radhakrishnan heard the petitions in chamber and any decision on them was not immediately known.

Refusing to give up his efforts to make Home Minister P Chidambaram a co-accused in 2G scam, Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy today said he will move the Supreme Court within a month to challenge a Delhi court's order rejecting his plea as he has a "very very strong case".

A trial court in Delhi has ruled that Home Minister P Chidambaram will not be held criminally liable for the telecom scam that unfolded in India in 2008 when he was Finance Minister. Judge OP Saini rejected a petition by Subramanian Swamy to make the minister co-accused in the case.

A trial court in Delhi has ruled that Home Minister P Chidambaram will not be held criminally liable for the telecom scam that unfolded in India in 2008 when he was Finance Minister. Judge OP Saini rejected a petition by Subramanian Swamy to make the minister co-accused in the case. "Anybody and everybody associated with a decision in any degree ca...

2G scam: Chidambaram verdict at 12.15 pm - A trial court headed by Judge OP Saini expected to decide at 12.15 pm today if Home Minister P Chidambaram should be made a co-accused in the case for allegedly allowing former Telecom Minister A Raja to gift mobile network licenses and scarce second-generation or 2G spectrum at staggeringly low prices to ...

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Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram has said that in 2006 he approved the sale of telecom company Aircel to a Malaysian group "in the normal course of business." The deal is being investigated for money-laundering and corruption by the CBI as well as the Enforcement Directorate or ED, which handles financial crimes.

Taking a dig at the Centre, former finance minister P Chidambaram on Saturday wondered whether the Narendra Modi-led BJP government "deserves" RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan and described him as "one of the most outstanding economists" in the world.

Former finance minister P Chidambaram today said it was "unfair" to drag Congress president Sonia Gandhi in an alleged attempt to "fix" Finance Minister Arun Jaitley during the UPA regime and accused the Modi government of acting with "ulterior motives" in the National Herald case.

Finance Minister P Chidambaram's low-key budget presentation won applause from members as he seasoned it with a fair sprinkling of quotations from poets and scholars, and highlighted sensitive issues that struck a chord with even those seated on the opposition benches.

The Supreme Court has dismissed two petitions against P Chidambaram asking for him to be investigated by the CBI in the telecom scam and to be made co-accused along with former Telecom Minister A Raja.

The Supreme Court has dismissed two petitions against P Chidambaram asking for him to be investigated by the CBI in the telecom scam and to be made co-accused along with former Telecom Minister A Raja. Full text of the Supreme Court judgement.

In huge relief for the Congress-led UPA government, the Supreme Court has dismissed two petitions seeking a CBI investigation against Finance Minister P Chidambaram in the 2G telecom scam. Mr Chidambaram was Finance Minister in 2008, when then Telecom Minister A Raja allegedly gifted mobile network licenses and frequency to ineligible companies.

A company based in Chennai, partly owned by the Home Minister's son, Karti, has decided to sue Janata Party President Subramanian Swamy for defamation. Mr Swamy alleged publicly yesterday that union minister P Chidambaram's son, Karti, owns a large part of this company, and that it benefited in 2006 from his father's position as Finance Minister t...

In a three-page letter dated April 24 to the Prime Minister, Mr Swamy has said that Mr Chidambaram should be asked to resign as Home Minister and that the CBI should include him and his son, Karti, in its investigation on the sale of telecom Aircel to Malaysian-based Maxis.

A bench of justice GS Singhvi and justice KS Radhakrishnan heard the petitions in chamber and any decision on them was not immediately known.

Refusing to give up his efforts to make Home Minister P Chidambaram a co-accused in 2G scam, Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy today said he will move the Supreme Court within a month to challenge a Delhi court's order rejecting his plea as he has a "very very strong case".

A trial court in Delhi has ruled that Home Minister P Chidambaram will not be held criminally liable for the telecom scam that unfolded in India in 2008 when he was Finance Minister. Judge OP Saini rejected a petition by Subramanian Swamy to make the minister co-accused in the case.

A trial court in Delhi has ruled that Home Minister P Chidambaram will not be held criminally liable for the telecom scam that unfolded in India in 2008 when he was Finance Minister. Judge OP Saini rejected a petition by Subramanian Swamy to make the minister co-accused in the case. "Anybody and everybody associated with a decision in any degree ca...

2G scam: Chidambaram verdict at 12.15 pm - A trial court headed by Judge OP Saini expected to decide at 12.15 pm today if Home Minister P Chidambaram should be made a co-accused in the case for allegedly allowing former Telecom Minister A Raja to gift mobile network licenses and scarce second-generation or 2G spectrum at staggeringly low prices to ...

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