Everything you need to know about Chidambaram West: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Chidambaram West: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Karachi, May 21 (ANI): Irish all-rounder Kevin O'Brien, whose team will face Pakistan in the upcoming two ODI series at home, has said that Saeed Ajmal is a "tricky customer" as well as "one of the best spinners in the world", but have admitted that they have no specific plans on how to tackle Ajmal in the upcoming matches.
New Delhi, May 21 (ANI): Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram has favoured mergers in the banking industry so that India can have two-three global sized banks.
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Ratings agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) Friday said its outlook on India remained negative and there is a one-in-three chance of a downgrade within the next 12 months. But the government asserted that there is nothing to worry about as it is taking the right measures to keep the country on a sustainable growth path.
London, May 17 (ANI): Finance Minister P Chidambaram has said that the Group of Ministers (GoM) formed by the government will work towards giving functional autonomy to CBI, but at the same time asserted that accountability is important.
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Wednesday left on a three-nation visit to UK, France and Qatar, in a bid to sell the India-growth story and woo overseas investors.
New Delhi, May 15 (ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley today termed the Congress-led UPA Government's move to set up a Group of Ministers (GoM) to draft a new bill to insulate the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) from political interference as an eyewash.
Mumbai, May 15 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will issue inflation-linked bonds of Rs.12,000 crore to Rs.15,000 crore in the current financial year to protect the savings of the poor and middle classes from the general price rise and help curb gold imports.
New Delhi, May 15 (ANI): Finance Minister P. Chidambaram left today on a five-day three nation tour of UK, France and Qatar.
Hyderabad, May 14 (IANS) Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Tuesday said he would set up a cell in his office to monitor and resolve the issues for speedy completion of the stalled infrastructure projects.
Bangalore, May 14 (IANS) Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Tuesday met top bank executives and leading industrialists here on speeding up execution of infrastructure projects by addressing procedural and structural issues.
New Delhi, May 14 (ANI): In the wake of the Supreme Court's criticism of the government for influencing the CBI report in the coal blocks allocation scam, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has formed a Group of Ministers (GoM) headed by Finance Minister P. Chidambaram to decide the plan of action to insulate the investigating agency from external influence.
Patna, May 13 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday pinned hope on the Congress-led UPA Government at the Centre for the granting of special status to his state.
Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram has said that the assurance regarding the Nalanda University has given in Parliament would definitely be implemented and it will continue to receive all central assistance in the next ten years
Patna, May 12 (ANI): Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram has said that Nalanda University would continue to receive all central assistance in the next ten years.
Patna, May 11 (IANS) Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Saturday said that Bihar will be accorded special category status after the change of criteria.
Patna, May 11 (ANI): Hinting that the Centre might provide special status to Bihar, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Saturday declared to set up a committee to determine the new criteria for backwardness.
Patna, May 11 (IANS) Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Saturday said that Bihar will be accorded special category status after the change of criteria.
New Delhi, May 9 (ANI): Leaders of the Left Parties met Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P. Chidambaram here on Thursday, and demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the chit fund scam in West Bengal.
New Delhi, May 9 (ANI): Police produced the three accused in the Saradha chit-fund case in a court in New Delhi.
New Delhi, May 8 (ANI): In what could be termed a probable first for a member of the Union Cabinet, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram turned television channel reporter briefly outside Parliament on Wednesday, which seemed to be his way of expressing his delight over the Congress Party's poll victory in Karnataka.
New Delhi, May 8 (ANI): The Empowered Group of Ministers on Drought, headed by Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, on Wednesday approved an additional assistance of Rs 256 crore for rejuvenation of orchards in drought-hit Maharasthra.
New Delhi, May 8 (ANI): Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday expressed his delight with the Congress Party getting absolute majority in Karnataka, saying the state will now get a stable, progressive and hard-working government for the next five years.
Greater Noida, May 4 (IANS) India Friday asked the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to support the development of its planned industrial corridors especially the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC), which is estimated to cost over $90 billion.
Greater Noida, May 4 (IANS) India Friday made a strong pitch for expanding financial resource base of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to help alleviate poverty and improve infrastructure in poor countries.
New Delhi, May 4 (ANI): Finance Minister P.Chidambaram on Saturday said the government is confidentabout pushing ahead with its proposal to raise the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) cap on the insurance and pension sectors.
Greater Noida, May 4 (IANS) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) lending is expected to decline by around 20 percent in the coming years, hitting the financial support to countries like India, as the multilateral agency is financial constrained, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said Saturday.
London, May 3 (ANI): Spice Girls musical 'Viva Forever!' will be closing in June, six months after it was first shown.
New Delhi, May 3 (ANI): Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Friday pitched for a greater use of knowledge and technology to meet the challenges of economic growth and improve the plight of people at bottom of pyramid.
Chennai, May 2 (IANS) Chennai Super Kings skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni Thursday said though they are performing, they are still not as good as they were in the fourth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), when they won the title.
Chennai, May 2 (IANS) Chennai Super Kings beat Kings XI Punjab by 15 runs in an Indian Premier League tie at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium here Thursday.
Government of India has a plan to set up Rs.5,000 crore fund to encourage innovation and entrepreneurship, top official said Thursday. An initial amount of $20 million (Rs.100 crore) would be provided to the India Inclusive Innovation Fund and the remaining amount would come via scheduled banks, insurance companies, financial institutions, corporates, high net worth individuals as well as bilateral and multilateral institutions, said Economic Affairs Secretary Arvind Mayaram.
The Union Cabinet proposed the Marriage Laws (Amendment) Bill to a Group of Ministers on Wednesday. The referred law is about woman's right to marital property in case of divorce.
New Delhi, May 1 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Wednesday referred the Marriage Laws (Amendment) Bill to a Group of Ministers.
New Delhi, May 1 (ANI): Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday termed the Bharatiya Janata Party's decision not to attend any meeting convened by Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar or Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath for the rest of the session as another sad development in the Indian democracy.
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) The Congress Wednesday hit back at Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sushma Swaraj for accusing UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi of instigating her party members to disrupt the opposition leader's speech in the Lok Sabha.
New Delhi, May 1 (ANI): Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday said there is a need to equip the Enforcement Directorate (ED) with more trained human resources and latest information technology to deal with the sophisticated crimes of money laundering.
New Delhi, April 30 (ANI): The Government on Tuesday said that it will continue with its efforts for passage of other bills on food security and land acquisition, which are equally important.
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) The UPA government was the most corrupt since Independence, the opposition parties, including the BJP, said Tuesday while contending that they were not responsible for parliament failing to transact any business.
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) The Lok Sabha Tuesday passed the Finance Bill for the 2013-14 fiscal with minor amendments but without a debate as the opposition parties walked out of the house protesting against Coalgate.
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Tuesday expressed hope that the Finance Bill for the 2013-14 fiscal will be discussed and debated in the Rajya Sabha.
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) The Lok Sabha Tuesday passed the Finance Bill for the 2013-14 fiscal with minor amendments, even as the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) walked out of the house protesting against Coalgate.
New Delhi, April 30 (ANI): The government has asked banks to fast track implementation of the Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme (DBT) ahead of the launch of its second phase from July 1.
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Monday assured a delegation of senior Congress leaders from Haryana, Punjab and Delhi that no wealth tax would be imposed on agricultural land in the country.
Mumbai, April 29 (IANS) Millions of Mumbaikars could go hungry Monday as around 20,000 hotels, restaurants, licenced tea and snacks outlets as well as ubiquitous vada-paav stalls go on strike to protest the new service tax (ST).
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Expressing concern over the misuse of central funds in Odisha, a delegation led by state Congress president Niranjan Patnaik met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to seek a need-based financial package for the state, party leaders said here Saturday.
Kolkata, April 27 (IANS) Emphasising that states do not have laws to stop fraudulent companies from duping depositors, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi Friday said the centre has the responsibility to enact effective laws against such firms and sought the immediate intervention of the prime minister in the chit fund muddle.
Mumbai, April 26 (IANS) Around 20,000 hotels and restaurants in Mumbai will join an all-India strike Monday (April 29) to protest the new service tax on fully or partly air-conditioned eateries, an official said here Friday.
Chennai, April 25 (IANS) Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni struck an unbeaten 67 as Chennai Super Kings beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by five wickets in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium here Thursday.
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath Thursday said he is confident that members of the Joint Parliament Committee on the 2G spectrum allocation will display correct judgement irrespective of their party affiliation.
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha was repeatedly disrupted Thursday as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) continued to press for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's resignation and the Left parties raised the issue of the chit fund scam in West Bengal.
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Wednesday ruled out the possibility of early elections and said the government will take more reform initiatives in the next two-four months in a bid to boost economic growth and contain deficit and inflationary pressure.
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Wednesday ruled out the possibility of early elections, and said the government will take more reform initiatives in the next two-four months.
New Delhi, Apr. 24 (ANI): Finance Minister P. Chidambaram today said that India would limit the fiscal deficit for 2013-14 to below 4.8 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, who has been projected variously as a strong contender to succeed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh if the UPA coalition retains power, Wednesday said he had no such ambition and wanted to work for the party.
New Delhi, April 23 (ANI): Trinamool Congress party (TMC) leader Sandip Bandyopadhyay on Tuesday criticised the UPA Government at the Centre for adopting a biased attitude towards the state.
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) The Indian economy has "bottomed out" and is expected to grow at 6.4 percent in the current fiscal against the estimated 5 percent expansion registered in the previous year, the prime minister's economic advisory panel said Tuesday.
Washington, April 21 (ANI): Addressing the International Monetary Finance Committee here, visiting Indian Finance Minister P. Chidambaram has said the global economy can bounce back if the advanced economies remove policy uncertainties.
Washington, April 20 (IANS) On a road show in North America to try and boost capital flows into India, Finance Minister P.Chidambaram has assured investors that New Delhi is committed to key economic reforms and fixing some issues in the Indian system.
Washington, April 20 (IANS) Finance Minister P Chidambaram has flagged to the US Indian concerns over the proposed "discriminatory" fee hike for HiB visas coveted by Indian techies, saying "knowledge workers" should not be confused with immigrants.
Kolkata, April 19 (IANS) Livid at the central government for approving a special package of Rs.12,000 crore for Bihar, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday accused the Congress-led UPA of "political discrimination" and "depriving" her cash-strapped state.
Bangalore, April 19 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley Friday accused the Congress of using the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to "subvert" the truth about airwave allocation corruption scandal.
Boston, April 17 (IANS) Overseas capital is best protected in India and the country has all the ingredients to attract foreign direct investment, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram has said in a bid to woo investors from the US.
Boston, Apr 17 (ANI): Finance Minister P Chidambaram has told Harvard University alumni that India and China will drive global growth in the years to come.
New Delhi, Apr. 16 (ANI): Stating that there is no reason for India to be in any state of concern over the Boston marathon blasts, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Tuesday said Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, presently on his foreign visit to that nation, will look at whatever briefings are there necessary locally.
New Delhi, April 14 (ANI): Finance Minister P. Chidambaram will be visiting the United States and Canada in the coming week to drum up foreign investment.
New Delhi, Apr. 14 (ANI): Finance Minister P. Chidambaram will leave for one week two nation tour to Canada and USA today.
Chennai, April 13 (IANS) Chennai Super Kings defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by four wickets in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium here Saturday.
New Delhi, Apr. 13 (ANI): Finance Minister P. Chidambaram will leave for one week two nation tour to Canada and USA on Sunday morning.
Kolkata, Apr. 10 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has been admitted to the Belle View Clinic here after landing from Delhi this evening.
New Delhi, Apr 10 (ANI): Terming the manhandling of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her state's Finance Minister Amit Mitra in the national capital as 'extremely unfortunate', Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari on Wednesday urged all political parties to maintain restraint, and said that there is no place for violence either in language or action in politics.
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Delhi was unsafe and she was returning to Kolkata as she was unwell, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said Tuesday, a day after she faced protests from SFI activists.
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Delhi was unsafe and she was going back to Kolkata as she was unwell, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said Tuesday, a day after she faced protests from SFI activists.
New Delhi, Apr 9 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will meet Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh here on Tuesday evening to discuss the financial situation of West Bengal and seek central funds for her state.
Kolkata, Apr 8 (ANI): Asserting that West Bengal is the top performing state in the country, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said that she would be meeting Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh tomorrow and lodge a protest against the economic blockade by the Centre.
Kolkata, April 8 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday said she had never sought a special package for her state and asserted that her two-day visit to Delhi starting Monday had no political agenda.
Chennai, Apr 8 (ANI): Finance Minister P Chidambaram has criticised Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for not supporting the UPA government's efforts to pass a resolution in Parliament on the Sri Lankan Tamils issue.
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) The government is planning to start transferring the subsidy for cooking gas in cash under the direct benefit transfer scheme, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said Saturday.
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) The Indian government will introduce changes in the income tax laws once the dispute with Vodafone is resolved, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said Saturday.
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) The Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme will be expanded to include Odisha, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar and Chhattisgarh, where biometric data is being collected under the National Population Register.
Kolkata, April 5 (IANS) With the Indian government aiming to reclaim its peak high tax-GDP ratio of 11.9 percent soon, union Revenue Secretary Sumit Bose Friday said boosting up of corporate tax collection is key to improving the crucial ratio.
Washington, April 3 (ANI): Authorities in West Virginia have blamed carbon monoxide poisoning for the death of "Buckwild" star Shaine Gandee, along with two other men.
Tokyo, Apr. 3 (ANI): Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said the country is willing to cooperate in developing infrastructure in India.
Ujjain, Mar. 30 (ANI): Asserting that the ruling Congress Party has very successfully run a coalition for the last nine years, Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari on Saturday said the UPA Government is completely stable and will complete its full term.
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid has said the UPA government rejects the Tamil Nadu assembly resolution calling upon it to treat Sri Lanka as an unfriendly state, impose economic sanctions on Colombo and ask the UN to pass a resolution calling for a referendum on an independent Eelam state.
New Delhi, Mar. 29 (ANI): Samajwadi Party (SP) supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav on Friday said that he has no plans now to withdraw support to the Congress-led UPA II Government at the Centre.
Lucknow, March 29 (IANS) Over cups of steaming coffee and idli, union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Friday talked business as speculation mounted over the future of the Samajwadi Party (SP)-Congress equation.
Lucknow, March 29 (IANS) Finance Minister P. Chidamabaram Friday said the central government was committed to the development of Uttar Pradesh and that it would look into the state government's request of financial assistance in this regard.
Lucknow, March 29 (IANS) Over cups of steaming coffee, idli and sambhar, union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav Friday talked business as speculation mounted over the future of the Samajwadi Party (SP)-Congress equation.
Lucknow, Mar. 29 (ANI): Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Friday reached out to the Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party (SP) Government in Uttar Pradesh, and assured full central assistance in the state's development.
Durban, March 27 (IANS) In a clear signal of their ascendance in the geopolitical space, the leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa Wednesday gave their go-ahead to a BRICS bank, rivalling the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), to address the development challenges of poor and emerging economies.
Durban, March 27 (IANS) Leaders at the BRICS Summit - where the Indian delegation was headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh - Wednesday approved the creation of a bank on the lines of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to address the development needs of emerging and poor economies.
Durban, March 26 (IANS) Finance ministers of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa have agreed on a BRICS bank on the lines of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that will address the development needs of emerging and poor economies.
Durban, March 25 (IANS) Finance ministers of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa are expected to agree on setting up a BRICS bank when they meet here Tuesday on the margins of the larger Summit among the leaders.
Mumbai, March 25 (IANS) A benchmark index for Indian equities markets was trading more than half a percent up in the afternoon trade Monday, as oil and gas, bank and public sector undertakings (PSUs) stocks gained.
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The inaugural meeting of the newly formed Indian Tennis Players Association (ITPA) is to be held April 6 in Bangalore during the Davis Cup Group I Asia/Oceania first round play-off between India and Indonesia April 5-7.
New Delhi, Mar. 23 (ANI): Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Saturday said the Congress-led UPA Government is steadily working towards new economic reforms.
New Delhi, Mar. 22 (ANI): Union Tourism Minister K. Chiranjeevi called on Finance Minister P. Chidambaram here on Friday and urged him for higher budgetary allocation for the Tourism Ministry.
New Delhi, Mar 22 (ANI): Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Friday said that the government's diplomacy has succeeded in the Italian marines case.
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) The Indian government's diplomacy has succeeded in securing the return of the two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen to India to stand trial, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said Friday.
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha Thursday returned to the Lok Sabha the appropriation bill after members decided to skip a debate on account of paucity of time and submitted their speeches to the house,
