New Delhi, Apr 28: Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Tuesday welcomed Sri Lanka’s decision to call a ceasefire against the rebel Liberation of Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), and said the diplomatic efforts made by India paid off and combat operations came to an end.

New Delhi - India on Monday welcomed Sri Lankan government's announcement that it would stop using heavy weapons because combat operations in northern parts of the island nation had reached a conclusion, news reports said. "It means cessation of hostilities. It means to the government of India that the Sri Lankan government has put an end to the ongoing offensive," India's Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram was quoted as saying by the PTI news agency as saying.

Chennai, Apr 25: Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Saturday said the Davis Cup event is completely safe and secure.

Chidambaram's statement came after the Tennis Australia decided to pull out of the Davis Cup tie against India, which is to be held in Chennai next month.

"The Davis Cup event is completely safe and secure. Foolproof security will be provided for the three days event. It is one event, one stadium, three days no security problem," Chidambaram told reporters here.

Mumbai, Apr 15 : Home Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for not including any measures to boost the public sector and private sector in its election manifesto.

Addressing a press conference here, Chidambaram said the manifesto had failed to incorporate efficient steps to build up the economy at the time of global recession.

New Delhi, Apr. 10 : Union Home Minister P Chidambaram has revealed that the threat level in the country is “pretty high” as four Pakistan-based terror organizations along with the Taliban are trying to infiltrate into India.

“We simply have to keep our powder dry. Make sure that we remain on high alert because four organisations are working in consort. That means the level of threat is pretty high,” Chidambaram told NDTV in an interview.

Chandigarh, Apr 8 : Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday held two separate meeting with officials of Haryana and Union Territory of Chandigarh to review the internal security situation ahead of Lok Sabha elections. According to police sources, Chidambaram, who reached Chandigarh this morning, held an hour-long review meeting with Punjab Governor and UT administrator, S F Rodrigues, Adviser Pradip Mehra, Home Secretary Ram Niwas and other senior officials.