FM Jaitley meets top Congress leaders over GST Bill

New Delhi, July 28 (IBNS) : Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday met top Congress leaders in a bid to reach a consensus on the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill in the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament.

Enforcement Directorate summons K Chidambaram in Aircel-Maxis case

New Delhi, July 5 (IBNS): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday summoned Karti Chidambaran, son of former Union minister P Chidambaram, over his alleged role in the Aircel-Maxis case.

The budget has been a wasted opportunity: Chidambaram

New Delhi, Feb 29 (IBNS): Congress leader P Chidambaram on Monday slammed the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley as 'wasted opportunity'.

P Chidambaram says Afzal Guru case not correctly decided

New Delhi, Feb 25 (IBNS) Amid the JNU row and arrests of students for glorifying Afzal Guru, former Union Minister P Chidambaram expressed grave doubts over Guru's involvement in the 2001 Parliament Attack and said that there is a possibility that the case was wrongly judged, here on Thursday.

Congress slams Centre over GST Bill

New Delhi, Jan 1 (IBNS) The Congress on Friday attacked the BJP-led Central government and said it could not find a way to accommodate Opposition’s demands and pass the GST Bill.

Chidambaram slams ED, IT raids on his son's firm

Chennai, Dec 1 (IBNS): With the Enforcement Directorate and income tax department conducting raids at his son Karti's firm on Tuesday, former finance minister P Chidambaram has now slammed the NDA government.

Obama buys Salman Rushdie's latest book, author takes dig again

New Delhi, Nov 29 (IBNS): Following P Chidambaram's admission that banning 'The Satanic Verses' during the tenure of ex-PM Rajiv Gandhi-led government was 'wrong', author Salman Rushdie on Sunday took a dig at the former Union Finance Minister.