New Delhi: Home Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday met those injured in the Delhi High Court blast and said he was "deeply sorry" for their sufferings. "I have met all the people who have been seriously injured, two of them are critical. Many people have suffered injuries in the lower limb because the blast had affected their legs," he said after visiting the injured at the Ram Manohar Lohia hospital...
10:16 PM, Sep 07, 2011
Sivaganga: An uninhabited ancestral house of Union Home Minister P Chidambaram's family located near his residence at his native Kandanur in the district was burgled on Monday, a police official said. Window grills of five rooms on the ground floor of the house, which belongs to Chidambaram and his two brothers, were found cut and four rooms broken open, DSP Mangaleswaran, who went to the spot for investigations, said. It...
06:41 PM, Aug 15, 2011
Ahmedabad: Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday shot off a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh seeking his direct intervention against Home Minister P Chidambaram for his remarks on Gujarat IPS officers, saying they were aimed at "promoting indiscipline" in the police force. "Congress-led UPA government is trying to destabilise the democratically-elected government of the state of Gujarat," Modi said in his letter to the Prime Minister. "Home Minister's comments...
10:45 PM, Aug 13, 2011
New Delhi: On the eve of talks between Indo-Pak Foreign Ministers, Home Minister P Chidambaram on Monday said that India cannot take its "eyes off the ball" on the issue of 26/11 terror attacks as Pakistan has "done very little" to bring to justice those behind the carnage. The Home Minister also ruled out that there was any disconnect between his ministry and Minister of External Affairs over the policy...
05:43 PM, Jul 25, 2011
New Delhi: Home Minister P Chidambaram will undertake a two-day visit to Kashmir Valley from Monday during which he would hold a security review and meet officials of South Kashmir besides visiting a border post in North Kashmir. Chidambaram will arrive in Srinagar on Monday evening along with Director General of CRPF K Vijay Kumar, BSF Chief Raman Srivastava and senior officials from Home Ministry. Official sources said he will...
08:41 PM, Jun 19, 2011
New Delhi: Against the backdrop of the 26/11 trial in the US, Home Minister P Chidambaram and his US counterpart Janet Napolitano met the press after their meeting to present the main points that were discussed. She refused to comment on the involvement of the ISI in the 26/11 attacks. Janet Nepolitano's visit marks the state of official co-ordination between New Delhi and Washington on internal security. Significantly Napolitano stated...
12:50 PM, May 27, 2011
New Delhi: Against the backdrop of 26/11 trial in the US, Home Minister P Chidambaram and the Chief of US Homeland Security Janet Napolitano will meet in the capital on Friday. Just ahead of launching the first structured homeland security dialogue in New Delhi, Napolitano paid a visit to the police memorial in Mumbai for those died during 26/11 - a sign of just how important the attacks are to...
08:52 AM, May 27, 2011
Karan Thapar: Hello and welcome to Devil's Advocate and a special interview with the Home Minister P Chidambaram. Mr Chidambaram, let's start with the revelation that at least two out of the 30 odd Indians who you believe are fugitives from justice hiding in Pakistan turn out to be living in Mumbai. I'm talking specifically about Wazhul Kamar Khan and Feroz Abdul Rashid Khan. Has this embarrassed the Home Ministry? ...
03:24 PM, May 22, 2011
Anatnag: The stage is set for the return and rehabilitation of 20 young Kashmiris who have been stranded across the Line of Control (LoC) - all of them are former-militants. Families in Anantnag are eagerly awaiting for their sons to return. Iqbal was 16 when he left his Shangus home to cross over to Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) for arms training. He has since been stuck across the border, his ...
08:18 AM, May 17, 2011
Anatnag: The stage is set for the return and rehabilitation of 20 young Kashmiris who have been stranded across the Line of Control (LoC) - all of them are former-militants. Families in Anantnag are eagerly awaiting for their sons to return. Iqbal was 16 when he left his Shangus home to cross over to Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) for arms training. He has since been stuck across the border, his...
08:18 AM, May 17, 2011
New Delhi: Home Minister P Chidambaram on Monday assured a "free, fair and thorough" probe into the alleged fake CD involving eminent lawyer Shanti Bhushan, a member of the joint drafting committee on Lokpal Bill. "I have been assured by the Delhi Police that there would be free, fair and thorough probe. The CD will be examined in at least two different labs for separate reports," he told reporters. The...
05:37 PM, Apr 18, 2011
Amroha (Uttar Pradesh): While the Jat community continues to disrupt rail services here demanding quotas in government jobs, president of the All India Jat Arakshan Samiti (AIJAS) Yashpal Malik left for Delhi along with other Jat leaders on Saturday to hold talks with the central government over their demand. "A delegation of 15-20 Jat leaders will meet Home Minister P. Chidambaram later in the day. Jats from Haryana will also...
02:27 PM, Mar 19, 2011
New Delhi: Terming the Budget as "good" and "balanced", Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Monday said it will promote inclusive growth and the projected increase in revenues will be used for augmenting investment in health, education and security sectors. "The Finance Minister has focused on high growth; on investing in, incentivising and increasing agricultural production in order to moderate inflation; and on fiscal consolidation," Chidambaram said in a statement...
01:45 PM, Feb 28, 2011
Kolkata: The West Bengal government on Thursday lodged a fresh complaint with the Centre against Trinamool Congress, accusing it of having a "nexus" with Maoists. In a letter to Home Minister P Chidambaram, Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee cited the arrest of two persons from a Trinamool Congress-run camp in Midnapore who allegedly had Maoist link. "The chief minister sent a letter to the Union Home Minister during the day on...
04:10 PM, Feb 03, 2011
New Delhi: Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday termed as an "after thought" Home Minister P Chidambaram's claim that he had not misled the CVC selection panel and his contention that the BJP leader was making "thoughtless allegations". "I have seen that (Chidambaram's) statement. I have to only say that if he knew the case was pending it was the primary duty of the government...
02:49 PM, Feb 02, 2011
New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhatacharjee met Home Minister P Chidambaram in the capital to apprise him of the law and order situation in the state. During the 45-minute meeting, Bhattacharjee is understood to have explained the situation in violence-hit areas to the Home Minister and the steps being taken by the state government, sources said. "It was a good meeting," Bhattacharjee said immediately after coming out of...
10:12 AM, Jan 19, 2011
New Delhi: Relieved that "no one has found anything negative about security" measures for the just concluded Commonwealth Games, Home Minister P Chidambaram on Saturday said the mega event had led to a "better" outlook among Delhiites towards security personnel and safety rules. "I am gratified that no one has found anything negative about security. People also have learnt that tight security measures are a must for a modern city....
01:35 PM, Oct 16, 2010
On Hindi Diwas, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram speaks in Hindi. ...
02:32 PM, Sep 14, 2010
On Talking Point, CNN-IBN Editor-in-chief speaks to a panel of experts to find out if it is inappropriate to use term 'saffron terror'. ...
12:18 AM, Aug 28, 2010
Home Minister P. Chidambaram said on Thursday the government was "actively considering" a proposal to amend the existing law . ...
01:48 PM, Aug 05, 2010
