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Karti Chidambaram can't leave India for now: SC

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday said Karti Chidambaram, son of former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, cannot leave the country for now as the court will hold a further hearing on the Central Bureau of Investigation’s (CBI) plea on October 4. The bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
SC ruling on privacy will pave way for relook at Section 377: Chidambaram

New Delhi: Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Thursday said that with the Supreme Court ruling that right to privacy is a fundamental right it would be possible to ask the apex court to take a second look at Section 377, which criminalises gay sex. “In my view, it (Section 377) was rightly struck down or read […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
Threat of economic slowdown is real: Chidambaram

New Delhi: Former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Saturday said the economic slowdown is real as stated by the government’s Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian and asked whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley believed him. “Economic slowdown is real. CEA says so. Will PM and FM believe him,” Chidambaram asked in […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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CBI raids Chidambaram's Chennai residences

Chennai: The CBI on Tuesday raided the residences of former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram and his son Karti in Chennai, Delhi and various other places alleging he could have benefited to the tune of Rs 3.5 crore for helping in the clearance of an FIPB proposal of media company INX Ltd when his father was […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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MGNREGA in doldrums due to BJP govt's neglect: Chidambaram

New Delhi: Accusing the BJP-led government of neglecting the MGNREGA, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Monday said in times of “rural distress”, the one thing that staved off hunger was the employment programme and now that too was in the “doldrums”. The former finance minister claimed that the states had exhausted the money allotted […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
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Glad key people shedding fear, breaking silence on govt decisions: Chidambaram

New Delhi: Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday said it was heartening that persons who were in key posts in the government were “shedding their fear and breaking silence” on important policies and decisions. His reaction came a day after Lieutenant General (Retd) D S Hooda, who was the Northern Army commander when the surgical […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
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Probing Chidambaram's role in Aircel-Maxis deal: CBI to court

The CBI on Monday told the special 2G court hearing the Aircel-Maxis case that the FIPB approval given by former Finance Minister P Chidambaram in the deal was a "mistake"

  • Saturday, 26 June 2021
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FM asks regulators to be alert, curb excessive volatility

Concerned over the sudden spurt in stock markets ahead of poll results, Finance Minister P Chidambaram today asked regulators, including Sebi and RBI, to remain alert and take necessary actions to curb excessive volatility

  • Friday, 25 June 2021
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Rajan's credentials outstanding, should remain RBI chief: FM

RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan has an outstanding record and the next government must respect his appointment, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Thursday

  • Friday, 25 June 2021
Chidambaram has always played fraud in Budget: Yashwant Sinha

A day after Indian Finance Minister P Chidambaram taunted him for presiding over "worst years" of Indian economy since liberalisation, BJP leader Yashwant Sinha Friday hit back saying Chidambaram has always "played fraud" in the Budget, including the interim one for the current fiscal

  • Tuesday, 22 June 2021
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Economic growth of 6 pc in FY15 is possible: Chidambaram

India's economy is likely to recover and achieve 6 per cent growth in 2014-15 on the back of sound economic policies and a pick-up in investment, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Thursday

  • Tuesday, 22 June 2021
Govt has right to set inflation target for RBI to achieve: FM

Stressing that economic stability should include steady prices, Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Friday said Parliament could set an inflation target for the Reserve Bank to achieve

  • Monday, 21 June 2021
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Agri credit to cross Rs 7 lakh cr; exports to surge over $45 bn

Agriculture credit is likely to exceed the target of Rs 7,00,000 crore while farm exports are expected to increase to over USD 45 billion in the current fiscal, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Monday

  • Monday, 21 June 2021
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Fiscal deficit will be contained at 4.6 pc of GDP: Chidambaram

The government on Monday said the fiscal deficit for the current financial year will be contained at 4.6 per cent of GDP

  • Monday, 21 June 2021
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FM to attend G20 meet in Australia, hold roadshows

Finance Minister P Chidambaram will visit Australia later this week to attend the G20 meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors and hold roadshows to attract investment

  • Monday, 21 June 2021
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