Chidambaram’s statement fails to convince BJP
May 10th, 2012 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party Thursday refused to accept Home Minister P. Chidambaram's statement contending that he or his family did not get any stake ... Read more...
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Lok Sabha adjourned after opposition angers Pranab
May 10th, 2012 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was adjourned Thursday as Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee lost his cool when Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members disrupted the house and ... Read more...
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Evolving hostage policy under consideration: Chidambaram
May 9th, 2012 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Days after a kidnapped district collector was freed in Chhattisgarh, Home Minister P. Chidambaram Wednesday said the government will consider evolving a central hostage ... Read more...
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No plan to review laws on death sentence: Chidambaram
May 9th, 2012 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) There were no plans to review laws on death sentence, Home Minister P. Chidambaram clarified Wednesday and said the present government had disposed of ... Read more...
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Parliament disrupted, opposition targets Chidambaram (Lead)
May 8th, 2012 - 1:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Both houses of parliament were disrupted Tuesday morning as the opposition raised the pitch over the alleged role of Home Minister P. Chidambaram in ... Read more...
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Uproar in Lok Sabha over Chidambaram’s role in telecom deal
May 8th, 2012 - 1:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was briefly adjourned Tuesday with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) seeking a reply from the government on the role of Home ... Read more...
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Hard decisions will have to be taken: Chidambaram on NCTC
May 6th, 2012 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram has said the government will take a "hard decision" on the controversial National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) given the terror ... Read more...
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Haven’t caused centre-state distrust: Chidambaram
May 5th, 2012 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Coming under sharp attack from Gujarat and Tamil Nadu Chief Ministers Narendra Modi and J.Jayalalithaa, Home Minister P. Chidambaram Saturday rejected their criticism that ... Read more...
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No final decision on NCTC: Chidambaram
May 5th, 2012 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) There will be no National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) as of now, Home Minister P. Chidambaram hinted Saturday after the government failed to convince ... Read more...
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Jayalalithaa attacks home ministry per se (Lead)
May 5th, 2012 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Rejecting the NCTC in its present form, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Saturday blamed the home ministry for the growing distrust between the ... Read more...
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NCTC an ‘important pillar’ of India’s security: Chidambaram
May 5th, 2012 - 1:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Saturday strongly defended his pet project, the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), which he said would be an "important pillar" ... Read more...
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Crucial NCTC meet begins in Delhi
May 5th, 2012 - 11:33 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Home Minister P. Chidambaram Saturday will meet chief ministers on the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) amid an unending ... Read more...
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NCP demands Meghalaya CM’s resignation
May 4th, 2012 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, May 4 (IANS) The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Friday demanded Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma's resignation over the deteriorating law and order situation in the three insurgency-ravaged districts of ... Read more...
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Ahead of Saturday meet, government softens NCTC stand
May 4th, 2012 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Hoping for a degree of consensus on the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), the central government has agreed to dilute some of its discretionary ... Read more...
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Salwa Judum never existed: Raman Singh
May 4th, 2012 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh, who arrived here Friday after the release of abducted district collector Alex Paul Menon a day earlier, said there ... Read more...
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No discrimination against students from northeast: Chidambaram
May 4th, 2012 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram said Friday that it was incorrect that northeast students were more vulnerable to discrimination than those from other regions. Addressing ... Read more...
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BJP to demand debate on plight of Pakistan’s Hindus
May 3rd, 2012 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party Thursday said it will seek a detailed discussion in both houses of parliament on the plight of Hindu minorities in ... Read more...
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Government will not impose its view on Telangana: Chidambaram
May 2nd, 2012 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Wednesday said the government will not thrust its opinion on Telangana and the decision on the statehood issue will be ... Read more...
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Atrocities on Hindu women in Pakistan: BJP corners government
May 2nd, 2012 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) The government will make a statement on the alleged forcible conversion of Hindu women in Pakistan, Home Minister P. Chidambaram told the Lok Sabha ... Read more...
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Hazare starts Maharashtra tour from Shirdi (With Image)
May 2nd, 2012 - 12:22 am ICT by IANS
Shirdi (Maharashtra), May 1 (IANS) Anna Hazare Tuesday started his five-week Maharashtra wide tour to demand a strong Lokayukta from here and took a pot shot at several Congress ... Read more...
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Majority in favour of Tendulkar’s nomination: Chidambaram (Lead)
April 30th, 2012 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Monday said the nation has welcomed the nomination of ace cricketer Sachin Tendulkar to the Rajya Sabha.He was responding to ... Read more...
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Lokayukta to probe sensitive cases after appointment: Parrikar
April 30th, 2012 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, April 30 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar Monday said sensitive cases involving politicians and mining mafia would be handed over to the lokayukta once the ombudsman is ... Read more...
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Barua group gives ULFA 3 months to ‘return to active duty’
April 30th, 2012 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 30 (IANS) A breakaway ULFA group led by Paresh Barua and opposed to any talks with the government, has set a three-month deadline for the ... Read more...
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Majority in favour of Tendulkar’s nomination: Chidambaram
April 30th, 2012 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Monday said the nation has welcomed the nomination of ace cricketer Sachin Tendulkar to the Rajya Sabha.He was responding to ... Read more...
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Discuss Telangana issue outside parliament: Chidambaram
April 30th, 2012 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Members who supported the cause of a separate state of Telangana should hold discussions outside the house and not disrupt parliament, Home Minister ... Read more...
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Repatriation of Mizoram refugees from Tripura fails again
April 27th, 2012 - 2:05 pm ICT by IANS
Kanchanpur (Tripura), April 27 (IANS) The much-awaited repatriation of Reang tribal refugees from Tripura to Mizoram has failed to kick off yet again as they are unwilling to return ... Read more...
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No minister has offered to quit: Congress
April 25th, 2012 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) The Congress Wednesday dismissed rumours that five union cabinet ministers had offered to quit and work to strengthen the party and denied that any ... Read more...
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Amid uncertainty, Reang refugees to return to Mizoram
April 25th, 2012 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
Kanchanpur (Tripura), April 25 (IANS) The much-awaited repatriation of Reang tribal refugees from Tripura to adjoining Mizoram is set to resume Thursday, but there is still uncertainty over whether ... Read more...
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Apex court reserves order on Chidambaram in 2G case (Lead)
April 24th, 2012 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday reserved its order on whether to issue notice to union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on a plea of Janata Party ... Read more...
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Stormy start to parliament, 8 Congress MPs suspended (Roundup)
April 24th, 2012 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) In an unprecedented move, the Congress Tuesday moved to get eight of its MPs suspended from the Lok Sabha for repeatedly disrupting the house ... Read more...
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Congress moves to suspend eight MPs from Lok Sabha (Lead)
April 24th, 2012 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) In an unprecedented move, the Lok Sabha Tuesday suspended eight Congress MPs from the Telangana region after the party itself moved a motion against ... Read more...
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Apex court reserves order on Chidambaram in 2G case
April 24th, 2012 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday reserved its order on whether to issue a notice to union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on a plea of ... Read more...
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Storm over Telangana, price rise disrupts Lok Sabha (Lead)
April 24th, 2012 - 2:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) It was back to adjournments as the Lok Sabha met after a three-week break Tuesday with members from Telangana raising the issue of statehood ... Read more...
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Storm over Telangana, price rise disrupts Lok Sabha (Lead)
April 24th, 2012 - 2:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) It was back to adjournments as the Lok Sabha met after a three-week break Tuesday with members from Telangana raising the issue of statehood ... Read more...
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International Press Institute condemns attack on magazine
April 20th, 2012 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 20 (IANS) The International Press Institute (IPI), Vienna has reacted to the attack on "The Week" magazine's office in Mumbai, strongly condemning the brutal attack on the ... Read more...
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