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  Secularism will face a big threat if BJP comes to power: P Chidambaram

  India | April 14, 2014 9:46 IST

  Puducherry : Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram yesterday said secularism would face a big threat if the BJP came to power in the Lok Sabha polls.  Canvassing for Congress nominee and his ministerial colleague V

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  Six 'super-rich' candidates in TN poll fray

  Politics | April 07, 2014 11:21 IST

  Chennai: Six ‘super-rich' candidates, each having assets worth over Rs 50 crore, are in the fray in the Lok Sabha polls in Tamil Nadu, with Congress nominee and businessman H Vasanthakumar topping the list at

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  Rahul will make a hard working, compassionate PM: Chidambaram

  Politics | April 01, 2014 7:28 IST

  New Delhi: Finance Minister P.Chidambaram Monday said that Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi will make a hard working, honest and compassionate prime minister if the party forms government after the Lok Sabha elections.Answering queries at

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  Switzerland not agreeing to end bank secrecy: Chidambaram

  Politics | April 01, 2014 6:47 IST

  New Delhi: Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Monday said he had strongly taken up the issue of black money of Indians stashed abroad but Switzerland was not complying with the G20 resolution concerning end of bank

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  Modi only hope for India's economic development: Smriti Irani

  Politics | March 30, 2014 17:40 IST

  Ahmedabad: Accusing the UPA government of mismanaging the economy, BJP's national vice president Smriti Irani today claimed that Narendra Modi would bring it back on track after the NDA government comes to power at the

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  Swamy accuses Chidambaram of taking economy to 'complete mess'

  Politics | March 30, 2014 17:09 IST

  Bangalore: BJP leader Subramanian Swamy today accused Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram of having left the country's economy in a “complete mess” and said the next government led by Narendra Modi would have to undertake

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  BJP's 18 questions to Chidambaram on economy

  Politics | March 30, 2014 17:09 IST

  New Delhi: Senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha today accused Finance Minister P Chidambaram of “running the economy to the ground” and posed an 18-point questionnaire to him on price rise, economic growth and job fronts.

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  New Delhi should have supported resolution against Sri Lanka: FM

  Politics | March 28, 2014 14:14 IST

  Chennai: Differing with his government's stand of abstaining from voting in UNHRC on the US-sponsored resolution against Sri Lanka, Finance Minister P Chidambaram today said New Delhi should have supported it.  “It is my personal

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  Will soon respond to Chidambaram's letter, says Swiss govt

  Politics | March 28, 2014 11:32 IST

  New Delhi: Switzerland today said it would soon respond to Finance Minister P Chidambaram's letter that has raised concerns about not providing information on alleged unaccounted money stashed by Indians in Swiss banks.“We confirm that

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  Jaitley questions logic behind Rahul's BJP balloon jibe

  Politics | March 28, 2014 10:24 IST

  Amritsar: A day after Rahul Gandhi's BJP balloon jibe, Arun Jaitely today wondered whether the Congress leader's remark was an “astrological prediction” or based on some rational political thinking and charged the Congressman of “living

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  Switzerland not sharing info on bank accounts of Indians:FM

  Politics | March 27, 2014 13:27 IST

  New Delhi: Upping the ante against Switzerland for not sharing information on Indians stashing money in its banks, Finance Minister P Chidambaram has threatened to drag the European nation to multilateral foras like G20 for

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  Stable UPA govt providing strength to Indian economy: FM

  Politics | March 25, 2014 11:47 IST

  Sivaganga (TN): Finance Minister P Chidambaram today rejected media analysis that the “hope” of a stable government after elections is bringing in investments and driving up the capital market and the value of Rupee.  He

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  Isolated Congress trying to energise partymen in TN

  Politics | March 22, 2014 11:07 IST

  Chennai: Isolated politically in Tamil Nadu, Congress is making all out efforts to energise its cadres ahead of the April 24 electoral fight for 39 Lok Sabha seats in the state.An air of despair has

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  Resentment surfaces over Congress candidate's selection in TN

  Politics | March 21, 2014 17:36 IST

  Chennai: A day after Congress announced candidates for the April 24 Lok Sabha polls in Tamil Nadu, resentment over selection of candidates reared its head with a group staging protest at the party headquarters here.

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  Chidambaram move shows Cong has lost will to fight polls: BJP

  Politics | March 21, 2014 23:32 IST

  New Delhi: Taking potshots at Congress, rival BJP today claimed that the decision of Finance Minister P Chidambaram to opt out of the Lok Sabha poll race indicated the state of affairs in the party

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  Read fourth list of Congress candidates: Azad from Udhampur, Laxman from Vidisha

  Politics | March 21, 2014 14:14 IST

  New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday night released its fourth list of 50 candidates for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections. Karti Chidambaram, son of Finance Minister P Chidambaram will contest from Sivaganga, while Health Minister

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  AIADMK, DMK need support of Congress or BJP to get things done: FM

  Politics | March 18, 2014 11:56 IST

  Sivaganga (TN): Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Monday claimed neither AIADMK or DMK would be able to get anything done in Delhi if their MPs are elected after the coming Lok Sabha polls as they

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  Congress an 'underdog' in LS polls: Chidambaram

  Politics | March 16, 2014 11:26 IST

  Chennai: Finance Minister P Chidambaram today admitted that Congress was the “underdog” in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections but averred that in a multi-cornered contest, an underdog too could win several seats.  “I know it

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  Will fight alone in TN if no alliance: Chidambaram

  Politics | March 10, 2014 16:30 IST

  Sivaganga: Facing the daunting task of going it alone in the Lok Sabha polls in Tamil Nadu where 39 seats are up for grabs, Congress has put up a brave face with Union Finance Minister

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  CAD in India to be less than $40 bn: P. Chidambaram

  March 09, 2014 21:01 IST

  New Delhi: India's current account deficit (CAD) will be contained at less than USD 40 billion this financial year, well below the record level in 2012-13, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said today.“On the CAD, the