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Chidambaram hails Rahul’s promise for minimum universal basic income to po
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 28 (ANI: Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s announcement of minimum universal basic income to poor will mark a turning point in the lives of the poor people, said former Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Monday.
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CBI files charge sheet against Chidambaram's wife in Saradha scam
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Jan 11 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday filed a charge sheet against Nalini Chidambaram, wife of former Finance Minister P Chidambaram, in a competent court here in connection with the infamous Saradha scam.
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INX Media Case: P Chidambaram appears before ED for questioning
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 6 (ANI): Former finance minister P Chidambaram on Monday appeared for questioning before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the INX Media money laundering case.
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Chidambaram diverting public attention to save himself: BJP
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi (India) Jan 6: Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram is diverting public attention to save himself from his alleged acts of corruption, said a host of senior BJP leaders and Union Ministers on Sunday.
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Not sure if Lord Hanuman even had 52-inch chest: P Chidambaram
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jan 5 (ANI): 'Who has a 52-inch chest? I have heard a story from Ramayana, where Lord Hanuman tore opened his chest. I am not sure even Lord Hanuman had a 52-inch chest', former Finance Minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said while speaking at Tam
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Chidambaram requests Army, Air Force to stay out of Rafale debate
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka), [India] Dec 21 (ANI): Former finance minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Friday requested the Indian Army and Air Force to refrain from indulging in the ongoing debate over the Rafale fighter jet deal.
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GST single rate slab 'stupid' or not: Twitter war erupts between BJP, Cong
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 21 (ANI): Former finance minister and Congress leader P Chidambaram on Friday joined Congress President Rahul Gandhi in endorsing the idea of having a single rate in the Goods and Services Tax (GST), while criticising the BJP's initial idea of having 8 rates as 'stupid
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Can't stop Parliament from examining Rafale says P. Chidambaram
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 17 (ANI): The Parliament cannot be stopped from examining the Rafale deal asserted former finance minister and senior advocate P. Chidambaram on Monday while citing that authority of the Supreme Court and Parliament are very different.
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Chidambaram mocks PM for his remark on National Herald case
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 5 (ANI): Former finance minister and Congress leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his latest remarks on National Herald case and stated that "whoever has briefed Prime Minister on the proceedings in the Supreme Court yester
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Modi govt has not, will not achieve double-digit growth: Chidambaram
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Dec 1 (ANI): Lashing out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government at the Centre, former Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Saturday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would not be able to achieve "double-digit eco
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How can GDP increase, when all growth indicators are going down: P Chidamb
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Nov 30 (ANI): Congress leader and former finance minister P Chidambaram on Friday questioned the revised Gross Domestic Product (GDP) data series published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) and asked that how can the GDP increase when all the growth indicators are goin
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Niti Aayog VC accepts Chidambaram's challenge for debate on revised GDP
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Nov 30 (ANI): Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar on Friday accepted former finance minister P Chidambaram's challenge for a debate on revised Gross Domestic Product (GDP) data.
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