New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Congress MP Karti Chidambaram on Thursday said that while his party supports the Women’s Reservation Bill, it opposes the proposed delimitation exercise. He added that the INDIA bloc would vote against the delimitation-related proposal, asserting that the government may not have sufficient numbers to pass it. Speaking to reporters, Karti Chidambaram said, “The timing of the Parliament session itself is very devious. Tamil Nadu and West Bengal are yet to go to the p…
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Chennai, April 5 (IANS) With the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections scheduled for April 23, political parties have entered the final phase of candidate selection and campaign mobilisation. The Congress, a key ally in the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance, has been allotted 28 constituencies for the 2026 Assembly elections. The party has now announced its candidate for the Melur Assembly constituency.After days of internal discussions and reported differences among senior leaders, the Congress has …
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) Opposition parties on Wednesday criticised the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government for the introduction of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill (FCRA), 2026, in the Lok Sabha, calling the Bill ‘malafide’ and ‘undemocratic’. While the BJP, in its defence, said the Bill aims to regulate foreign funding and is in ‘national interest’.The Bill was introduced on March 25 by Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai, during the ongo…
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has placed the prosecution sanction order received from the competent authority against senior Congress leader and former Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram in connection with the alleged INX Media money laundering case before the Special Rose Avenue Court in New Delhi, according to an official statement issued by the central anti-money laundering agency on Thursday. The prosecution sanction order, which was obtained on February 10, 20…
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has placed the prosecution sanction order received from the competent authority against P. Chidambaram, the then Union Finance Minister, for the offence of money laundering in the Aircel Maxis deal, before the Special Court, according to a statement issued by the financial investigative agency on Thursday. The prosecution sanction order, which was obtained on February 10, 2026, “has been placed before the Special Rouse Avenue Court to exp…
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The Congress on Monday accused the BJP-led Central government of deliberately preventing the Opposition from speaking in the Parliament, calling it detrimental to democracy and urging the Lok Sabha Speaker to act impartially. Congress MP Deepender Singh Hooda termed it “unfortunate” that Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi was not allowed to speak.”There is a long-standing tradition in Parliament that when the Leader of the Opposition seeks to intervene…
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Agriculture Minister M.R.K, Paneerselvam’s insulting remarks against migrant workers, North Indians in particular, received the backing of Congress party on Thursday as it didn’t find anything ‘objectionable and offensive’. Tariq Anwar, Congress MP from Bihar’s Katihar district, downplaying the crass ‘pani-puri’ reference by the DMK minister, described his remarks as ‘undeniable truth’ and stated that migration from Bihar was a universal problem. …
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) In a jolt to Congress Member of Parliament Karti Chidambaram, a Delhi court on Tuesday framed charges against him in the Chinese visa scam case. The Rouse Avenue Court framed charges against Chidambaram for criminal conspiracy and bribing a public servant, paving the way for a trial in the case probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).The court also framed charges against his former chartered accountant, S. Bhaskararaman, along with other accused.One accused, …