India ex-finance minister detained over corruption claims

India's main opposition Congress party accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling party of a "shameless witch-hunt" as a powerful former finance minister was Thursday remanded in custody on corruption allegations.Palaniappan Chidambaram, 73, was arrested in a dramatic late-night swoop Wednesday by officers from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), India's equivalent to the FBI.Chidambaram served twice as finance minister and also as a home minister in the previous Congress party-led coa