In the race for the number two in the Union cabinet, defence minister, A.K. Antony seemed to have surged ahead of the Union home minister, P. Chidambaram.

Talks of Antony replacing the the UPA pres

In the race for the number two slot in the Union Cabinet, defence minister A.K. Antony seemed to have surged ahead of Union home minister P. Chidambaram.

Home minister P. Chidambaram on Friday deprecated the issuing of diktats against women by a 'khap' panchayat in Baghpat and said that he expected the Uttar Pradesh government to take action against those who try to enforce such 'illegal' orders.

The country has been free from major terrorist violence in the last four years and the government is confident it will be able to contain terrorism, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said on Friday.

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A race for the Union Cabinet number two berth is on between home minister P. Chidambaram and defence minister A.K. Antony.

Congress managers are also finding it difficult to decide on the next Leader

BJP on Tuesday lashed out at Home Minister P. Chidambaram for his remarks that the middle class is ready to pay for mineral water and ice-cream but can't bear an increase of Re 1 in price of wheat and

Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday clarified his remarks made at a media briefing in Bengaluru on Tuesday, saying he did not 'mock' or 'chide' anyone.

As the controversy over P. Chidambaram's remarks about middle class and Salman Khurshid's comments about Rahul Gandhi continued, Congress on Wednesday said the two union ministers were 'quoted out of

Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Tuesday said that India has achieved the fastest growth after China amid global financial meltdown.

"We still remain one of the fastest growing economies of the

The government on Monday attacked the BJP's criticism of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's performance as 'distasteful' and exuded confidence of taking the economy out of the present 'trough' and bac