New Delhi: Former union minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday moved the Delhi High Court challenging the cognisance of money laundering charges against him by a trial court in the INX Media case and argued the mandatory sanction to prosecute him wasn’t obtained. Senior counsel N Hariharan appearing for the Congress leader argued that in 2021, … Read more
Last Updated:October 27, 2024, 12:45 IST A consultative committee is commissioned by the ministry of parliamentary affairs with members from both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha Recently, the government formed a total of 41 consultative committees. (PTI File) The central government recently announced the reconstitution of the consultative committees for the current term. Among … Read more
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday claimed that the Centre bypassed the Law Commission in enacting the three new criminal laws that came into effect from July 1. The Law Commission, comprising of retired judges, legal experts, professors, and permanent legal staff, would normally hold consultations with bar council members, and advocate associations and … Read more
Union Ministers Nirmala Sitharaman and Smriti Irani (FIle Image: PTI) The former RBI governor in his memoir wrote that there was ‘little understanding and sensitivity’ in the erstwhile UPA government on the importance of the RBI’s autonomy The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday attacked the Congress party over former RBI Governor Duvvuri Subbarao’s claim that … Read more
Eminent economist and Nobel laureate Amartya Sen on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court’s recent judgment annulling the electoral bonds scheme, denouncing it as a scandal. Speaking to PTI from Massachusetts, USA, Sen said that the move will lead to greater transparency among people in the electoral context. “Electoral bonds were a scandal, and I am … Read more
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram has termed the party’s debacle in the recently held Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan assembly polls as “unexpected” and “a matter of worry”. In an exclusive interview with PTI, Chidambaram on Sunday said the BJP fights every election “as if it is the last battle” and that is what opposition parties “must … Read more
