Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Friday said that there is a need to make way for youngsters for the elections of Pradesh Congress Committees (PCC).
May 7, 2022P Chidambaram, a senior Congress leader and former Finance Minister, has now praised Umran Malik and asked the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to include the sensational pacer in the national team.
April 28, 2022Last year, the Finance Minister had projected 2021-22 fiscal deficit at 6.8 per cent. It is 6.9 per cent.
February 8, 2022Meanwhile, the Centre, on Monday, clarified that it had not frozen the bank accounts of the Missionaries of Charity.
December 29, 2021Chidambaram tweeted, "MoD has 'absolved' itself of any deal with the NSO Group, Israel. Assuming, MoD is correct, that takes out one Ministry/Department. What about the remaining half a dozen usual suspects?"
August 10, 2021Chidambaram demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi make a statement in Parliament clarifying whether there had been surveillance or not.
July 25, 2021'When Mr Nitish Kumar declares that this will be his 'last election' he has effectively conceded defeat,' P Chidambaram said on Twitter.
November 6, 2020'Will the government say if that obligation was fulfilled?' he asked
September 24, 2020Ahead of the general elections in 2019, Congress had suggested changes to farm laws that would see the APMC Act abolished.
September 19, 2020He said that the economic revival will need money. 'Borrow and don't hesitate on this.'
September 6, 2020Briefing reporters after the 41st meeting of the GST Council on Thursday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the economy is facing an extraordinary 'Act of God' situation, which may result in economic contraction.
August 29, 2020Meanwhile, the CISF tweeted that it has ordered an enquiry into the matter and that 'it is not the policy of CISF to insist upon any particular language.'
August 10, 2020Chidambaram pointed out that the only importer of defence equipment in India is the Defence Ministry and 'any import embargo is really an embargo on oneself.'
August 9, 2020Former finance minister's remarks came after the Congress party yesterday clarified that the Rs 20 lakh donation received from the PMNRF was used for the relief work in Andaman and Nicobar islands following the 2004 tsunami.
June 27, 2020His comments come a day after RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das informed that the GDP growth in 2020-21 is expected to remain in the negative category with some pick up in second half.
May 23, 2020Sitharaman had on Wednesday announced that Rs 3 Lakh Crore will be made available for collateral free loan for those MSME units which have Rs 25 crore outstanding loan payments or Rs 100 crore turnover. While Nitin Gadkari said that government agencies owed MSMEs Rs 5 lakh crore in unpaid dues.
May 15, 2020PM CARES Fund Trust on Wednesday decided to allocate Rs 3100 crore for the fight against COVID-19 out of which approximately Rs 2000 crore will be earmarked for the purchase of ventilators, Rs 1000 crore will be used for the care of migrant labourers and Rs 100 crore will be given to support vaccine development.
May 14, 2020