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Shimla: Congress leader P Chidambaram said Operation Blue Star was not the right way to capture militants holed up in the Golden Temple in 1984, due to which the then Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi, "paid with her life". "There was a way to retrieve and capture all militants but Operation Blue Star was the wrong way and I agree that Mrs Gandhi paid with her life for the mistake but the mistake was cumulative decision of the Army, intelligence, police and civil defence and you cannot completely b ...Read More >
Prime Minister Narendra Modi challenged the Congress to reveal who prevented India's military response after the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, stating this "weakness" emboldened terrorists. Speaking at the Navi Mumbai International Airport inauguration, he emphasized national security and highlighted the government's aim to make India a global aviation MRO hub, noting the significant increase in airports since 2014. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the Congress should tell the natio ...Read More >
Navi Mumbai, Oct 8 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday attacked the Congress party demanding it disclose to the nation who prevented India from mounting a military response following the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, which were linked to Pakistan. Speaking at a function after the opening of the first phase of the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA), Mumbai metro's Aqua Line and other projects, he blamed the Congress-led UPA government (2004-14) for "weakening the fight against t ...Read More >
Former Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram has disclosed that he was inclined towards retaliatory action against Pakistan after the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks but was ultimately persuaded against it. Speaking on an ABP News Podcast, Chidambaram recounted the decision-making process within the government and how international diplomatic pressure, particularly from the United States, shaped India's stance. Chidambaram recalled that he took charge as Home Minister on November 30, 2008, a day afte ...Read More >
Lucknow: Senior Samajwadi Party leader and former minister Gayatri Prajapati was attacked by a fellow inmate inside Lucknow Jail on Tuesday. The scuffle took place within the jail premises, after which prison authorities launched an internal inquiry. According to a statement issued by Dr Ramdhani, DIG Prisons, Lucknow Range, the incident occurred after Prajapati allegedly used abusive language towards another inmate, Vishwas Rajput. In response, Vishwas attacked Prajapati using a sharp object i ...Read More >
BJP leader and Lok Sabha member Baijayant 'Jay' Panda was appointed on Wednesday as the Chairman of the Select Committee constituted to examine the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2025. BJP leader and Lok Sabha member Baijayant Panda was appointed on Wednesday as the Chairman of the Select Committee constituted to examine the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2025. According to an official notification, the Select Committee will comprise 24 members drawn from th ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Lok Sabha has constituted a select committee to examine the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2025, and senior MP Baijayant Panda has been appointed as its Chairperson. The 24-member panel comprises a diverse mix of lawmakers from across parties, including Supriya Sule, Mahua Moitra, Karti P Chidambaram, Biplab Kumar Deb, and Dr CN Manjunath, among others. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), enacted in 2016, is a landmark reform aimed ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Former Union home minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday refuted claims that the United States prevented India from taking military action against Pakistan after the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, saying he was misquoted by the media.In a social media post on X, Chidambaram said, "In no part of the interview to Megha Prasad's podcast did I say that 'US stopped us from retaliating after the 26/11 attack.""Yet, channel after channel and the media and the Twitterati are merrily attributing words to ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 1 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party MP Baijayant Panda has been appointed as the Chairperson of the Select Committee of Lok Sabha on the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2025. Apart from Panda, 23 other MPs from various political parties have been appointed to the committee. Also Read | Rahul Gandhi Retained in Parliamentary Defence Committee, Kamal Haasan Makes Debut. The committee includes BJP MPs D Purandeswari, CN Manjunath, Mitesh Patel Bakabhai, An ...Read More >
Internet/Hyderabad, Oct 1 (Maxim News) Senior All India Congress leader and Former Union Home Minister P Chidambaram said he wanted to take retaliatory action against Pakistan after the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, but he was convinced against it. Here To Join Us On WhatsApp News appearing in various news channels and print media, Chidambaram said that he considered taking active retaliatory action against Pakistan and discussed this with then-Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and other key offici ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Veteran Congress leader Raashid Alvi on Wednesday slammed his colleague P Chidambaram after he said that India decided not to retaliate against Pakistan after 26/11 Mumbai attacks due to pressure from the United States.Alvi questioned why Chidamabaram is making such a claim after 16 years and said that such remarks will only benefit the BJP."Does this mean he was working under US pressure? Such a statement will only benefit the BJP. Why is Chidambaram making this claim after 16 years? ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Former Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram has revealed that after the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, he was inclined towards retaliatory action against Pakistan but was told to depend on diplomatic efforts. He disclosed the details of the events that followed the Mumbai terror attacks in an interview with ABP News channel, recounting the decision-making process within the then government and how international diplomatic pressure, particularly from the US, affecte ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 1 (ANI): Former Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram has disclosed that he was inclined towards retaliatory action against Pakistan after the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks but was ultimately persuaded against it. Speaking on an ABP News Podcast, Chidambaram recounted the decision-making process within the government and how international diplomatic pressure, particularly from the United States, shaped India's stance. Chidambaram recalled that he took charge as Home Minis ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], September 30 (ANI): BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad on Tuesday labelled UPA government, led by then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as a "weak government" following revelations of senior Congress leader P Chidambaram that India had considered military retaliation after the 26/11 Mumbai attacks but chose not to do so apparently under pressure from the US and other countries. The BJP MP also sought a response from the Congress MP and Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi, asking if he will s ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 30 (PTI) The BJP on Tuesday attacked the Congress over the remarks of former home minister P Chidambaram related to the 2008 Mumbai attack, claiming that the then UPA government bowed to pressure and it was a weak dispensation. In a podcast, the Congress leader had suggested that he personally favoured military retribution against Pakistan following the ghastly terror attack but the government led by the then prime minister Manmohan Singh decided to go by the external affairs min ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday said that India has "paid a heavy price" for the sins committed by the Congress Party while Union Minister Pralhad Joshi has accused the Oppostion party of "mishandling" the situation after the 2011 terror attacks in Mumbai in under foreign pressure. Rijiju was reacting to recent remarks by Congress leader P Chidambaram that India had considered military retaliation after the 26/11 Mumbai attacks but chose not to do s ...Read More >
New Delhi: Former Union home minister P Chidambaram on Monday, September 29, revealed that the then Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government decided not to launch military action against Pakistan after the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks amid international pressure, especially from the United States. Chidambaram said that "retribution crossed my mind", but the government decided not to carry out any military action against the neighbouring country. The former union minister made the ...Read More >
BJP is making strides towards establishing a government in Manipur, aiming to finalize the process by the end of the month, spurred by Prime Minister Modi's recent visit. The state has been under President's rule since February after N Biren Singh's resignation amidst ethnic violence. BJP is inching closer to forming the government in Manipur and is preparing to do so by month-end. Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Manipur on Saturday and it has triggered fresh efforts from the party to for ...Read More >
Nashik, September 14: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)-SCP chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Manipur, asserting that it was a long-standing "demand" of the violence-hit state that the Prime Minister should visit. Speaking at a press conference in Nashik, Pawar said, "It was being demanded that PM Modi visit the state. It is good that he went there." Earlier in the day, Congress leader P Chidambaram criticised PM Modi's Manipur visit, accusing him of fa ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 14 (ANI): Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his visit to Manipur, accusing him of failing to apologise for not coming earlier and questioning the short duration of his stay. In a post on X, Congress Rajya Sabha MP Chidambaram claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has "not even bothered" to visit Manipur and "did not apologise for not coming." The Congress leader wrote, "In the 2023 riots in Manipur. 258 people ...Read More >
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah hopes the Supreme Court will set a deadline for restoring statehood to Jammu and Kashmir when it hears the case in October. He highlighted his government's efforts to push for restoration, including a cabinet resolution and direct appeals to the Prime Minister. Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday expressed hope that the Supreme Court will set a deadline on the restoration of statehood to the Union territory after it hears the case in October. T ...Read More >
The Congress party also paid homage to Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary. ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to former PM Rajiv Gandhi on his 81st birth anniversary * Rajiv Gandhi was India's youngest Prime Minister, serving from 1984 to 1989 * He became Prime Minister after his mother, Indira Gandhi, was assassinated Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi ...Read More >
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], August 4 (ANI): The Jharkhand government declared a three-day state mourning, starting Monday, following the passing of the state's former Chief Minister and co-founder of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, Shibu Soren. "In honour of the late Honourable former Chief Minister-cum-Rajya Sabha MP, the State Government has decided to observe 03 (three) days of state mourning from August 4 to August 6," the message from the Jharkhand government read. Also Read | Kerala Shocker: 47- ...Read More >
Mumbai: The debate over the term 'Saffron Terror' continues after the Verdict in the Malegaon Blasts case. Commenting on the term, Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati Maharaj underlined that colour means nothing with the word terrorism and noted that those who associate a colour with terrorism are the supporters of terrorism. The Shankarachary said, "A terrorist is a terrorist...What does colour mean with the word terrorism? Terrorism is terrorism, and a zero-tolerance policy shou ...Read More >
Chennai: Former Union finance minister P Chidambaram on Sunday said the reported move to add 6.5 lakh guest workers from Bihar in the electoral rolls of Tamil Nadu was alarming and illegal."The SIR (special intensive revision) exercise is getting curiouser and curiouser. While 65 lakh voters are in danger of being disenfranchised in Bihar, reports of adding 6.5 lakh persons as voters in Tamil Nadu is alarming and patently illegal," Chidambaram said in a social media post. He alleged the Election ...Read More >
Lucknow: Umar Ansari, the younger son of gangster-turned-politician late Mukhtar Ansari, was arrested by Ghazipur police from Darul Shafa area of Lucknow late Sunday night.The arrest was made following the registration of a criminal case against him for forgery in Ghazipur. He was taken into custody and transported to Ghazipur for further proceedings.Umar Ansari was booked for allegedly attempting to fraudulently reclaim a property that had been confiscated under the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and ...Read More >
Chennai: Former Union finance minister P Chidambaram on Sunday said the reported move to add 6.5 lakh guest workers from Bihar in the electoral rolls of Tamil Nadu was alarming and illegal."The SIR (special intensive revision) exercise is getting curiouser and curiouser. While 65 lakh voters are in danger of being disenfranchised in Bihar, reports of adding 6.5 lakh persons as voters in Tamil Nadu is alarming and patently illegal," Chidambaram said in a social media post. He alleged the Election ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has taken strong exception to the claims made by senior Congress leader and former Finance Minister P Chidambaram regarding the inclusion of migrant voters in Tamil Nadu's electoral rolls. Chidambaram had alleged that around 6.5 lakh migrant workers had been added to the electoral rolls in Tamil Nadu, terming it alarming and patently illegal. However, the ECI has rubbished these claims, describing them as misleading and baseless. ...Read More >
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP, P Chidambaram, has questioned the alleged move of the Election Commission of India to include names of Bihar migrant workers in voter rolls in Tamil Nadu, making them eligible for democratic rights in Tamil Nadu. In a sharp, politically charged post on X, Chidambaram accused the Election Commission of overstepping its boundaries and undermining the voting rights of the Tamil Nadu people. The controversy comes ahead of the Bihar assembly elec ...Read More >
The ripple effects of the Election Commission's (EC) ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar are being felt in Tamil Nadu. As leaders of the DMK and its allies, including senior Congress leader P Chidambaram, alleged that the poll body had included migrant workers, especially those from Bihar, in voter lists in the state, the EC Sunday dismissed the "false information". "There is no need for political leaders to spread false information with respect to the SIR exerc ...Read More >
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