Everything you need to know about Chidambaram: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Chidambaram: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
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.
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): 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.
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 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 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).
Chennai, April 28 (IANS) Chennai Super Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 14 runs in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the M.A.Chidambaram Stadium here Sunday.
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.
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.
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 (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.
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.
New Delhi, Apr. 13 (ANI): Finance Minister P. Chidambaram will leave for one week two nation tour to Canada and USA on Sunday morning.
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.
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.
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.
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 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,
New Delhi, Mar. 21 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Thursday distanced the Congress-led UPA Government from the CBI raid conducted at DMK leader M.K. Stalin's Chennai residence, saying he was upset over the entire incident and would find out the details.
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha Thursday returned to the Lok Sabha the appropriation bill after members decided to submit their speeches to the house, skipping a debate on account of paucity of time.
Chennai/New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) The CBI raided the residence of DMK leader M.K. Stalin Thursday, two days after the party's decision to pull out of the ruling UPA. The early morning search triggered a storm with union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram expressing his "strong" disapproval while DMK chief M. Karunanidhi said enigmatically that it "may or may not be political vendetta".
Chennai, Mar. 21 (ANI): Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) supremo M. Karunanidhi on Thursday said the raid conducted by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) at his son Stalin's residence 'may or may not be a political vendetta'.
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) The CBI move to search the residence of M.K. Stalin, son of DMK chief M. Karunanidhi, was "bound to be misunderstood", Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said Thursday while expressing his "strong" disapproval of the action.
New Delhi, Mar. 21 (ANI): Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Thursday disapproved the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raid at DMK leader M.K. Stalin's residence in Chennai, saying it is bound to be misunderstood.
At around 6am, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials started out a search at the residence of M.K. Stalin, son of DMK chief M.K. Karunanidhi on Thursday. The search is being carried out since then.
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said Thursday that he strongly disapproved the CBI searching the residence of M.K. Stalin, son of DMK chief M.K. Karunanidhi, and added that it would send strong signals.
New Delhi, Mar. 21 (ANI): With the voting on US resolution on Sri Lanka to take place at Geneva, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Thursday said that he would have liked the Parliament to adopt a resolution, but the other political parties did not support such a resolution.
Chennai, March 20 (IANS) DMK president M. Karunanidhi said Wednesday that his party quit the UPA after India helped in watering down the US resolution against Sri Lanka at the UNHRC in Geneva.
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) The government Wednesday said it will move amendments to the resolution on Sri Lanka at the UNHRC by sending a "resolute message" and denied New Delhi diluted the US-sponsored motion denouncing Sri Lanka over alleged rights abuses.
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) The government Wednesday denied that it had diluted the US-sponsored resolution denouncing Sri Lanka over rights abuses at the UNHRC in Geneva.
Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday said that the government was stable despite the withdrawal of support by the DMK, and it will continue to push for legislations.
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Wednesday said that the government was stable despite the withdrawal of support by the DMK, and it will continue to push for legislations.
New Delhi, Mar 20 (ANI): Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday said that yesterday's market nosedive was due to what happened in Cyprus and to the Reserve Bank of India's 25 BPS rate cut announcement, and not because of the DMK's decision to withdraw its support from the UPA-II Government.
New Delhi, Mar 20 (ANI): A day after the DMK pulled out of the UPA Government over the Lankan Tamils issue, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday said the government wanted a strong resolution against the island nation.
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) The government Tuesday said it was talking to political parties on a resolution concerning the Sri Lankan Tamil issue in parliament, but the move was not linked to the withdrawal of support by the DMK to the UPA.
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The Congress-led UPA government is stable and enjoys majority support in parliament, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said Tuesday, after the DMK withdrew its support.
Chennai, March 19 (IANS) The DMK Tuesday quit the UPA and its government voicing dismay over India's stand over Sri Lanka at the UNHRC, but Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said there was no threat to the government.
New Delhi/Chennai, Mar 19 (ANI): Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Tuesday said the UPA has taken note of the DMK decision to leave the alliance, but added that the Congress-led government is still stable and enjoyed a majority in the Lok Sabha.
DMK Chief M. Karunanidhi has pulled out their support to Congress-led UPA and its government on Tuesday over India's stand on Sri Lanka issue at the United National Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
Chennai, March 19 (IANS) The DMK Tuesday quit the UPA and its government voicing dismay over India's stand over Sri Lanka at the UNHRC, but Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said there was no threat to the government.
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The Congress-led UPA government is stable and enjoys majority support in parliament despite the DMK's exit, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said Tuesday.
