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  P Chidambaram takes a dig at PM Modi on FDI

  Politics | November 10, 2015 23:20 IST

  New Delhi: Taking a dig at the BJP, former Finance Minister P Chidambaram today said that the party which had opposed FDI in retail was now relaxing the rules.Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chidambaram said, should

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  Voluntary Disclosure of Black Money “ Comparing 1997 & 2015

  October 07, 2015 18:57 IST

  There was considerable disappointment when the Government announced the Declarations received and amount declared under the compliance window under ‘The Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015'. According to

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  Congress will not accept GST in its present form: P Chidambaram

  Politics | August 13, 2015 18:55 IST

  New Delhi: Congress continued its attack on External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj even after Lok Sabha rejected adjournment motion against her role in Lalitgate.Talking to reporters, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said,"Why Mr. Jaitley and

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  Lalit Modi row: Chidambaram questions Swaraj on her statement

  Politics | August 07, 2015 11:37 IST

  New Delhi:  Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram today questioned Sushma Swaraj over her statement in the Lok Sabha that she did not help Lalit Modi get travel documents and wanted to know the truth about

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  Congress, BJP clash over Rajnath's "Hindu terrorism" remarks

  Politics | August 02, 2015 20:16 IST

  New Delhi:  Home Minister Rajnath Singh's accusation that the term "Hindu terrorism" was coined during UPA rule unleashed a war of words today with Congress alleging distortion and that it was being raised by BJP

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  Former president APJ Kalam no more; leaders condole the death of people's President

  Politics | July 28, 2015 0:01 IST

  New Delhi:  Leaders cutting across the political spectrum tonight paid glowing tributes to former President A P J Abdul Kalam with President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi describing him as a "people's President"

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  NDA govt anti-people, Congress will rise under Rahul's leadership: P Chidambaram

  Politics | July 24, 2015 7:14 IST

  Tiruchirappalli: Senior Congress leader and former Union Minister P Chidambaram on Thursday hit out at the NDA regime for being "anti-people" and vowed his party would rise again under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi.He said

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  P Chidambaram questions PM's silence on Lalitgate, Pankaja Munde

  Politics | June 28, 2015 16:16 IST

  Pudukottai:  Former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram today questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's silence over recent controversies involving Maharashtra Minister Pankaja Munde and former IPL boss Lalit Modi.“The Prime Minister, who criticised Manmohan Singh for

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  Zero marks to Modi govt on job creation: P Chidambaram

  May 26, 2015 7:24 IST

  New Delhi: Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram gave zero marks to the Narendra Modi government on the issue of job creation, faulted it for not carrying out major reforms despite adequate numbers in the Lok

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  Scrapped IT provision was poorly drafted, misused: P Chidambaram

  Politics | March 24, 2015 13:53 IST

  New Delhi: Congress leader P Chidambaram today welcomed the Supreme Court judgement holding Section 66A of the IT Act as unconstitutional, saying it was poorly drafted and misused."I welcome the judgement of the Supreme Court

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  TNCC chief drops action against Chidambaram loyalists

  Politics | March 14, 2015 17:33 IST

  Chennai: Tamil Nadu Congress Committee chief E V K S Elangovan today dropped action against six loyalists of former Union Minister P Chidambaram after the latter sought the intervention of AICC over the issue.In a

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  Exclusive: Chidambaram says case against Manmohan Singh will not stand

  Politics | March 12, 2015 23:52 IST

  New Delhi: P Chidambaram, former Finance Minister and senior leader of Congress, today said that the case against Dr. Manmohan Singh will not stand in the court as it does not have any credibility. He

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  Chidambaram slams Budget 2015, says it fails fiscal and financial stability test

  March 08, 2015 9:00 IST

  New Delhi: Days after the budget was announced by the finance minister Arun Jaitley, former Union Minister P Chidambaram said the latest Budget's measures do not meet the 3.6 per cent fiscal deficit target for

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  Budget focusses only on corporates, income tax payers: Chidambaram

  February 28, 2015 21:16 IST

  New Delhi: Accusing Finance Minister Arun Jaitley of pleasing just the corporates and the income-tax payers, his predecessor in the UPA regime P Chidambaram today said the Modi government's first full Budget has failed the

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  Chidambaram locks horns with TNCC chief Elangovan

  Politics | February 21, 2015 15:48 IST

  Chennai: After weeks of bickering between Karti Chidambaram and Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president E V K S Elangovan, former Union Minister P Chidambaram today directly challenged the TNCC chief by seeking the intervention of

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  Know about NDA government's new GDP formula

  February 03, 2015 8:42 IST

  New Delhi: The new methodology to calculate the gross domestic product (GDP) will indeed boost India's economy in current fiscal.The Narendra Modi government's last week decision to change the base year, from 2004-05 to 2011-12,

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  Elangovan refuses to withdraw controversial remarks

  Politics | February 01, 2015 23:28 IST

  New Delhi: TNCC President E V K S Elangovan today remained unfazed over reports that the Congress high command reprimanded him over his reported attack on P Chidambaram and his son and refused to withdraw

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  Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi should 'speak more': P Chidambaram

  Politics | October 25, 2014 7:26 IST

  New Delhi: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Friday said that Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi should “speak more” and put in action a timetable that would enable the party to play the role of

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  Arvind Subramanian an excellent choice as Chief Economic Adviser: P Chidambaram

  Politics | October 16, 2014 23:49 IST

  New Delhi: Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian is pro-growth and pro-reform, Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram today said, while terming the choice as "excellent"."Arvind Subramanian has been on the short list of candidates for CEA

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  Swachh Bharat is nothing but a UPA scheme: P Chidambaram

  Politics | October 02, 2014 23:03 IST

  Chennai: Swachh Bharat Abhiyan scheme, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched today with brooms in his hand, was “nothing new but Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan” of erstwhile Congress-led UPA Government, senior Congress leader and former union