Not opposed to LTCG tax, question is about the timing: P Chidambaram, former Finance Minister"I do not think it is the business of government to temper exuberance on the market."
06 Feb, 2018, 10.19 AM IST
Election Commission not favouring any party: CEC Achal Kumar JotiChief Election Commissioner Achal Kumar Joti on Monday said EC was not ‘favouring any party’ and it shall not interfere in the poll process...
24 Oct, 2017, 12.43 AM IST
CBI questions Karti Chidambaram in graft caseKarti was questioned at the CBI headquarters on Lodhi Road soon after he appeared before the investigators on Wednesday morning.
24 Aug, 2017, 12.20 AM IST
CBI issues fresh summons to Karti ChidambaramThe Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), in its third notice to Karti, asked him to appear at its headquarters in south Delhi's Lodhi Roa...
20 Jul, 2017, 12.33 AM IST
P Chidambram blames high inflation for UPA's defeat in electionsChidambaram said he had only made a passing reference to the stimulus package that led to the Centre breaching targets on fiscal and revenu...
08 Mar, 2015, 05.08 PM IST
P Chidambram squeezes poor to balance booksThe squeeze on spending is evident from comparing revised estimates for 2013-14 with the budget estimates.
20 Feb, 2014, 10.53 AM IST
Vote on Account 2014: Government announces service tax exemption for riceFinance Minister P Chidambram announced that service tax would be abolished on rice from the staple's loading to storage stage.
17 Feb, 2014, 06.37 PM IST
Vote on Account 2014: Rice exempted from service taxThe FM's decision was also seen as a result of huge political pressure he came under in his home turf, Tamil Nadu, from the ruling AIADMK, ...
17 Feb, 2014, 03.09 PM IST
PM's directive on India-Abu Dhabi air services agreementThe Prime Minister had last month directed that the India-Abu Dhabi air services agreement (ASA) should not be operationalised till it was ...
02 Jul, 2013, 10.49 PM IST
Ministeries oppose P Chidambram's disinvestment programme in PSUsMinistries are opposing stake sale in PSUs under their administrative control, a roadblock for FM's plans of pursuing disinvestment program...
07 Sep, 2012, 06.41 AM IST
- Railways seeks Chidambaram's help as over 30,000 passengers stranded
At least 26 trains were cancelled due to violence in Assam, prompting Railway Minister Mukul Roy to seek enhanced security from Home Minist...
24 Jul, 2012, 10.14 PM IST
- Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pressurized by capitalists, says CPI leader B B Bardhan
CPI leader B B Bardhan today alleged that PM was pressurized by captialists to follow 'anti-people' economic policies.
12 Jul, 2012, 07.09 PM IST
Crackdown on Ramdev supporters at Ramila ground was preplanned to please political masters: Amicus to Supreme CourtThe SC was today told that the decision on midnight crackdown on Ramdev and his supporters was taken in advance by the Centre and police im...
16 Dec, 2011, 11.30 PM IST
- Sanjiv Bhatt's arrest: Wife seeks P Chidambaram's help
The wife of arrested IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt has written a letter to the Union home minister P Chidambram stating that he apprehends dange...
03 Oct, 2011, 08.11 PM IST
- GoM to take up Greater Noida Airport issue
The Greater Noida airport project gets a breather as a group of ministers (GoM) is expected to take up the issue on January 20.
13 Jan, 2009, 09.08 PM IST
- Bonus for paddy growers inadequate, says Badal
Describing the Rs 50 bonus announced by the Centre on the Minimum Support of paddy as "woefully inadequate", Punjab Chief Minister Parkash ...
17 Nov, 2007, 10.01 PM IST
- WB chief meets Chidambaram
World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz on Friday met Finance Minister P Chidambram and discussed the progress of Bank funded projects in India...
19 Aug, 2005, 12.32 PM IST