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Chidambaram was brought to the CBI headquarters following the court's order and was served tea around 7 PM.
Here are other cases and allegations against Karti Chidambaram.
The arrest of Congress leader Karti Chidambaram has predictably unleashed a war of words between the Congress and BJP. Even as the Congress cried vendetta, the BJP said the case for Karti's arrest was straightforward.
This case relates to the approval given by the FIPB while his father was Union Finance Minister.
CBI had earlier opposed the plea, saying Karti might tamper with the evidence in the UK.
The CBI told a bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra that the documents contained "contemporaneous records", including the details of foreign bank accounts and properties of Karti, and the top court should look into it.
Earlier, the Supreme Court had refused Karti to move abroad and made it clear that he cannot leave India.
The Aircel-Maxis deal refers to a series of allegations of kickbacks in the telecom sector, which was part of the wider 2G scam that engulfed the UPA regime.
The agency had called Karti for questioning today in connection with the foreign investment clearance given in 2006 in the Aircel Maxis deal when his father P Chidambaram was the Finance Minister.
The apex court has posted the matter for hearing on September 11.
Karti Chidambaram, son of former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, on Wednesday appeared for questioning before the CBI in a matter related to alleged irregularities in FIPB clearance to INX Media in 2007.
Former union minister P. Chidambaram`s son Karti Chidambaram will appear before Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday.
The case involves his son Karti.
Know what is INX media bribery case involving Karti Chidambaram all about.
The CBI on Wednesday issued summons to Karti Chidambaram, the son of former Finance Minister P Chidambaram, in its ongoing probe against him in a corruption case, an official said.
As per the proposal, the company will open a wholly- owned subsidiary in India to carry out the business. It will stock food products and sell online.
The government will soon clear the US retail giant Amazon's proposed USD 500 million investment in retail of food products in India, Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal said.
US retail giant Amazon's proposed USD 500 million investment in retail of food products in India would soon get official nod, an official said.
The government on Tuesday said post the abolition of the FIPB, ministries will have to decide on FDI proposals within 60 days of the application and any rejection will need concurrence of the DIPP.
The FIPB was initially constituted under the Prime Minister's Office in the wake of economic liberalisation in the early 1990s.
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