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“ISRO will bounce back, as it has done before,” he said, extending his best wishes to the organisation.
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Taking to X, his son Karti P Chidambaram, said that he is fine and is being examined by the doctors. In another tweet, he clarified that due to the extreme heat and dehydration.
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India must stand with saner voices in the world such as Canada, Britain, France, Germany and Japan and collectively do everything to prevent a tariff and trade war, Chidambaram stated.
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Initiating discussion on Union Budget 2025-26 in Rajya Sabha, Chidambaram also accused Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman of claiming to improve fiscal deficit by cutting Centre's capital expenditure and grants-in-aid to states and terming it as bad economics.
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In the post that was later deleted, Chidambaram had advocated for regional autonomy.
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P Chidambaram, who has frequently voiced his concerns about inflation, used the post to subtly highlight the disparity in pricing between states, noting the apparent difference in inflation between Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.
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Sitharaman presented the Budget for 2024-25, her 7th straight presentation surpassing the record of former prime minister Morarji Desai. This was the first Budget during Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government's third term in office.
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The All India Congress Committee (AICC) organised a remembrance ceremony to mark the 33rd death anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi in Delhi on May 21. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge paid homage to the former Prime Minister at Vir Bhumi. Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi also paid tributes to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. Several Congress leaders including Sachin Pilot, P Chidambaram, and KC Venugopal also paid their tributes.
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Instead of fostering a robust Indian economy, UPA government chose to mislead our citizens, betraying their aspirations for a prosperous country, said the union minister
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Lok Sabha elections 2024: Caste census, legal guarantee for MSP and passing a constitutional amendment to raise the 50 per cent cap on reservations for SCs, STs and OBCs are among the key promises made by the Congress in its manifesto.
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Chidambaram said before External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and others make statements straining the relations between India and Sri Lanka, let them remember that there are 25 lakh Sri Lankan Tamils and 10 lakh Indian Tamils living in the island nation.
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Hours after Beijing's statement on the Modi-Xi conversation that claimed it was held at the Indian side's request, Indian sources said there was a pending request from the Chinese side for a bilateral meeting, suggesting that New Delhi has not heeded it.
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Addressing a press conference here, the former Union finance minister said the key economic indicators are pointing downward and there is low confidence that the economy will reach the high growth path.
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The former Union finance minister said that a few weeks after demonetisation, the government and the RBI were forced to re-introduce the Rs 500 note and he will not be surprised if the Centre re-introduces the Rs 1,000 note as well.
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Describing the political landscape as an undeclared emergency, Chidambaram in an exclusive emailed interview said the ruling Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) has made the Congress its prime target wishing its elimination in order to more easily manage the regional parties.
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The resolution alleged that the nation has suffered greatly in the nine years of the Modi government owing to its "incompetent" management of the economy.
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A provisional order for attaching movable properties worth Rs 3.30 crore and immovable assets worth Rs 3 crore has been issued under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the federal agency said in a statement.
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Budget 2023: Chidambaram said that though he has high expectations from the Budget, he is also "prepared for great disappointment".
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Vice President Dhankhar on Wednesday had said "one-upmanship and public posturing" from judicial platforms is not good and these institutions must know how to conduct themselves.
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The 'minority' judgement pointed out the 'illegality' and the 'irregularities' in the demonetisation, Chidambaram said on Monday soon after the apex court made its verdict.
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On the poll results and their implications for the road to 2024 general elections, he said that before 2024, there is 2023 and elections in several states, including Karnataka, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.
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He also said Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu ”failed” to protect Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge last week from being summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) when the House was in session.
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Chidambaram swipe at Sitharaman came after she had on Tuesday retweeted images unveiled by NASA from its new powerful space telescope.
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Speaking at the finance ministry’s iconic week celebrations of ’Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’, Nageswaran had said last week that IMF has forecast the Indian economy to cross USD 5 trillion by 2026-27. India’s Gross domestic product (GDP) in dollar terms has already crossed USD 3 trillion.
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P Chidambaram and Rajeev Shukla of the Congress, BJP's Sumitra Valmiki and Kavita Patidar, former Congress leader Kapil Sibal, RJD's Misa Bharti and Jayant Chaudhary of the RLD were among the 41 winners declared elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha.
