P. Chidambaram

The operation lasted from June 1 to June 8, 1984 and was a complex military operation that led to casualties among soldiers and civilians even though the violent separatists were eliminated.

"For us, nothing is more important than national security and the safety of our citizens," PM Modi said, referring to Operation Sindoor launched after the Pahalgam terror attack.

In an exclusive interview to ABPNews, the lawyer-politician categorically stated that he was against the decision to transfer him to the Home Ministry from the Ministry of Finance.

The worst kind is a troll who suppresses the full recorded interview, takes two sentences, mutes some words, and paints the speaker in a black colour, says Congress leader.

“ISRO will bounce back, as it has done before,” he said, extending his best wishes to the organisation.

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.

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.

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.

In the post that was later deleted, Chidambaram had advocated for regional autonomy.

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.

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.

Celebrated Malayalam director Chidambaram is venturing into Hindi cinema with a new project in partnership with Phantom Studios. This collaboration was announced by Phantom Studios' CEO, Srishti Behl, marking an important milestone for both Chidambaram and the production company.

The former home minister said that in the long term, further changes must be made to the three laws to bring them in conformity with the Constitution and the modern principles of criminal jurisprudence.

The Election Commission Wednesday came down heavily on the ruling BJP and opposition Congress, asking them to desist from campaigning along caste, community, language, and religious lines.

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

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.

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.

In a post on X, the former finance minister said the BJP claims that the Indian economy is in robust health in 2023-24, but has no explanation why net foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows have dropped by 31 per cent.

The abnormal success of a low-budget Malayalam thriller, Manjummel Boys, which has broken barriers to become the fastest Malayalam film to achieve the 100-crore-club entry feat, beating last year's '2018'.

Soubin Shahir-produced Manjummel Boys, which released on February 22, has collected Rs 56 crore (India) and Rs 40 crore (overseas). It's the fastest Malayalam film to achieve this feat. Malayalam cinema is having a terrific run at the box office.