"Arun Jaitley Ji was a political giant, towering intellectual and legal luminary. He was an articulate leader who made a lasting contribution to India. His passing away is very saddening. Spoke to his wife Sangeeta Ji as well as son Rohan, and expressed condolences. Om Shanti," PM Modi tweeted.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and other 11 leader who landed today at the Srinagar Airport were sent back to Delhi, reported news agency ANI.

"It is with profound grief that we inform about the sad demise of Shri Arun Jaitley... Shri Arun Jaitley was admitted in AIIMS, New Delhi on 09/08/2019 and was treated by a multidisciplinary team of senior doctors," said AIIMS in a statement.

High Alert has been sounded in Tamil Nadu after intelligence reports warned of six Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists may have entered Coimbatore.

P Chidambaram was presented before the court at around 3 PM after a medical check-up. His son Krati Chidambaram and wife had reached the court complex hours before him. So did his team of lawyers including senior Congress leaders Kapil Sibal and Abhishek Singhvi.

One day after his dramatic arrest from the residence in South Delhi, former Union Minister P Chidambaram will be produced in the court on Thursday for his alleged involvement in the INX Media Case.

“The vindictive, selective and malicious manner in which former Finance Minister & Home Minister, Shri P Chidambaram has been persecuted and prosecuted is nothing short of a brazen personal and political vendetta,” Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said at a media briefing at the party headquarters.

Former Union Home Minister P Chidambaram has been arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigations agency on Wednesday evening amid high drama outside his residence in South Delhi. His supporters shouted slogans and the CBI officials had to face harsh time while making an attempt to get inside the house. He has now been taken into the CBI custody for questioning.

Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday targeted Congress party over P Chidambaram not surrendering before the CBI in a corruption case against him. They said the latter must be ashamed of its leader who has turned into an absconder after Delhi High Court rejected his anticipatory bail plea in the matter.

Rahul Gandhi tagged the development as "disgraceful misuse of power", his sister Priyanka Gandhi said the former minister was being "shamefully hunted down".

The Enforcement Directorate and the Central Bureau of Investigation have issued lookout notice for P Chidambaram, who has been absconding since Delhi High Court rejected his anticipatory bail plea.

In the inducted ministers, 18 happens to be the new faces. Four ministers of state (independent charge) have been elevated to cabinet rank while a minister of state has been rewarded with minister of state (independent charge) rank.

According to Chaderghat police, Chekkala Anand, a carpenter from Jillellaguda area was returning home in a Multi-Modal Transport Service train (local train) after completing his work at Begumpet.

"An extremely qualified and respected member of the Rajya Sabha, @PChidambaram_IN ji has served our nation with loyalty for decades including as Finance Minister & Home Minister," Priyanka Gandhi said in a two-part tweet.

It is expected that Congress will present a good track record of P Chidambaram; claiming that he has always responded to all the summons by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED). They will also argue over the fact that there is no legal ground for his arrest.

A set of resignations were seen on Tuesday, hinting a major shakeup of the ministry as RSS leaders met top leaders in the government and BJP organization.

P Chidambaram, immediately knocked the doors of Supreme Court. The apex body will hear him on Wednesday. Officials of the Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) visited his residence to arrest him but he was not available there.

Delhi has been put on high alert as water in Yamuna river is inching towards the danger mark. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is taking stock of the situation and has asked the government departments to stay prepared to tackle the situation.