Renowned documentary filmmaker and Padma Shri awardee S Krishnaswamy passed away in Chennai. Rajya Sabha MP P Chidambaram paid tribute, recalling his landmark work and documentary 'Indus Valley to Indira Gandhi', which earned global acclaim.
The Congress party on Sunday launched multiple protests against the overhaul of the national rural employment scheme, Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB--G RAM G) Act, 2025, across the country.
Congress MP and former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram alleged that the new Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) bill has serious flaws and asserted that MGNREGA is no longer an employment guarantee scheme, as it cannot be implemented for more
Rajya Sabha MP P Chidambaram on Friday raised concerns about the voter list in Tamil Nadu, noting that 66,44,881 individuals lack addresses. He acknowledged the removal of 26,32,672 deceased persons and 3,39,278 duplicate entries, but stressed the need to focus on those without addresses.
Highlighting the voter deletion in Sivagangai district and Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Friday called party's booth committee members to verify the final voter list by visiting do
Chidambaram said that the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) had been a crucial programme on which millions of people depended for their livelihood. He alleged that the government was attempting to erase the legacy of Mahatma Gandhi by renaming the scheme wit
In an X post, Chidambaram stated that Congress is against "bulldozer justice" and asked the Karnataka government not to go on the "illegal path" opposing the Supreme Court's view on demolition of houses.
In a post on X, the Congress leader wrote, "I am glad that the Ministry of Civil Aviation has woken up at last and capped the Economy Class fares. As long the duopoly in the airline sector remains, caps on Economy Class fares must remain in force. Absent robust competition, the only way t
Former Union Minister and Congress veteran P Chidambaram described the widespread flight cancellations, especially of IndiGo, as a consequence of what he termed a duopolistic market.
Speaking to ANI, P Chidambaram said, "This was expected because according to RBI and government data, the inflation has come down. Wholesale Inflation has also come down, and there is enough liquidity. Therefore, this was expected that the RBI cut the policy rate by 25 basis points. It sh