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  Interim budget will boost demand: Industry

  February 23, 2014 20:20 IST

  New Delhi: The interim budget presented by Finance Minister P. Chidambaram is expected to provide some relief in a situation where overall demand continues to remain subdued, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has said.“However,

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  All profit can't be used to pay higher wages, Chidambaram tells bank staff

  India | February 10, 2014 19:10 IST

  New Delhi:  As public sector bank employees started a two-day strike today seeking higher wages, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said the profit of banks cannot be used only to enhance salaries because there are other

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  Patel was the first to agree to partition, says Chidambaram

  India | November 11, 2013 21:42 IST

  New Delhi: Joining debate with BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi over partition, Finance Minister P Chidambaram today quoted excerpts from Maulana Abul Kalam Azad's book to say that Sardar Patel had agreed to the

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  Finance Minister P Chidambaram seeks support on Insurance, Pension bills

  August 04, 2013 15:45 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 4: Keen to ensure passage of key bills on opening up the insurance and pension sectors, Finance Minister P Chidambaram today reached out to opposition leaders for support in the monsoon session

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  Chidambram tells US India respects IPRs

  World | July 12, 2013 21:23 IST

  Washington, July 12: Seeking to allay US concerns about business climate in India, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram has told American lawmakers that India respects intellectual property rights (IPRs) and its laws are compliant with World

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  'Some new bank licences to be issued before March 2014'

  June 06, 2013 16:51 IST

  Mumbai, June 6: Finance Minister P Chidambaram has expressed hope that some new bank licences would be issued before March next year.“RBI has released guidelines for licensing of new banks and I hope that some

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  I have drawn red lines for Budget: Chidambaram

  January 30, 2013 19:36 IST

  London, Jan 30 :  Red lines have been drawn for next month's Union Budget, Finance Minister P Chidambaram has said ruling out abandoning of all subsidises while non-merit ones could be eliminated over a period

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  Chidambaram welcomes RBI rate cut

  January 30, 2013 18:18 IST

  London, Jan 30 :  Finance Minister P Chidambaram has welcomed RBI's decision to cut interest rates and said more steps will have to be taken by the government to boost growth.“They (RBI) have taken the

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  Govt looking at more steps to curb gold import: Chidambaram

  January 30, 2013 16:21 IST

  London, Jan 30 :  India is looking at “some other” steps to curb gold import which has led to widening of the Current Account Deficit (CAD), Finance Minister P Chidambaram has said.“We are looking at

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  Constitutional amendment for GST by year-end: Chidambaram

  World | January 23, 2013 19:37 IST

  Singapore, Jan 23: Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Wednesday hoped that parliament would by the end of this year approve the constitutional amendment needed to introduce the goods and services tax (GST) regime.Addressing a business event