P Chidambaram was conspicuous by his absence on the dais at the second day of the plenary.
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday alleged that the taped conversation between former Telecom Minister A Raja and corporate lobbyist Niira Radia shows that the then Finance Minister P Chidambaram played a role in the 2G spectrum scam.
Dismissing as 'statistically insignificant' the 0.04 per cent hike in inflation, Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Friday said the prices of essential commodities had begun to come down and this would be reflected in the inflation index after some time. Talking to reporters after the weekly briefing on the decisions of the Cabinet and its Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), Chidambaram said the inflation figure released on Friday has come as a 'big relief'.
Amid controversy over the setting up of China-style special economic zones, India on Thursday said the government recognised SEZs as 'an useful tool' in furthering industrialisation but will implement the concept in its 'own way'.
Finance Minister P Chidambaram expressed surprise over the arrest of a person who reportedly attempted to take some pictures of him near the Chennai airport on Tuesday and sought his immediate release.
Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Monday made a veiled attack on Narendra Modi and Arvind Kejriwal, telling them "neither populism nor individualism" is an alternative way of governance and expressed confidence that people will entrust responsibility to a "hand" that works for equity.
The comments come a day after Fitch Ratings had warned the setback for the Congress party in recent state elections could imperil the fiscal deficit target by tempting the government to have less restraint on spending.
Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Friday cancelled his visit to Washington for attending the Fall meeting of the World Bank and IMF on Monday.
Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Monday announced in the Budget for 2005-06 that the Planning Commission has drawn up Tsunami relief programme costing Rs 10,260 crore (Rs 102.6 billion).
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh had to intervene to control a "big fight" in Union Cabinet meeting between Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh and Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday, over serious differences on Assam and Jammu-Kashmir getting extra grants from the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana.
"The fall of the Sensex is just a market correction and the movement in the capital market was quite orderly after the giddy rise for the last few days," Finance Minister P Chidambaram said.
Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Monday said that the United Progressive Alliance government will come back to power after the next general elections as the Manmohan Singh regime has not only lifted the country's economic growth rate, but made the process pro-poor as well.
A day after changes in their portfolios, Finance Minister P Chidambaram and Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde took charge of their respective ministries.
Growth, Finance Minister P Chidambaram pointed out while delivering the K Subrahmanyam Memorial Lecture in New Delhi, is the key for greater public welfare and greater security. Sustained high growth, he felt, is the key to become a comprehensive national power.
The outcome budget, aimed at gauging the effectiveness of money spent on various heads by different ministries, will be unveiled next week.
Analysts had said next year could see an election-year Budget.
The government said on Friday the Securities and Exchange Board of India is keeping a constant vigil on the market.
Finance Minister P Chidambaram again targeted the cement manufacturers and steel producers saying they were acting like a cartel and warned that the government was looking at legal and administrative measures to deal with them to contain runaway inflation.
Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Monday attacked Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi saying there are "deep flaws" in his character and warned people against the "danger" from one individual taking over the party, cabinet and government.
Chidambaram said this when he was asked by Financial Times Editor Lionel Barber on what he would he like to do beyond politics.
In a blistering counter attack against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa a day after she questioned his victory in last polls and slammed his economic policies, Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Saturday accused her of making 'sweeping charges' ignorant of cases pending against herself.
Focus on supplies to check inflation.
Finance Minister of the BRICS countries had also worked on the idea at various deliberations on the sidelines of the Fund-Bank and G-20 meetings, he said.
Officials said the agency had issued a notice to Karti to present himself in person or through an authorised representative and submit personal financial documents and those related to a firm this week.
Chidambaram, who was closely monitoring the case of his son in the Supreme Court which was argued by his party colleague and senior advocate Kapil Sibal, had sprung a surprise last week by filing a petition on his own accusing the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate of carrying out a political vendetta against him and his family.
The Supreme Court has dismissed Janata Party President Subramanian Swamy's petition for review of its verdict clearing Finance Minister P Chidambaram of all charges in the 2G spectrum allocation scam.
India deserves a rating upgrade in view of improvement in macro-economic situation, the conservative outlook of Standard & Poor's notwithstanding, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said.
Kumar Mangalam Birla on Friday says he hasn't done any wrong and is not worried about CBI case against him in coal block allocation.
The new Bill proposes to raise the FDI to 49 per cent from the current 26 per cent.
There is a huge opportunity for foreign investment in India as the government focuses on rapid infrastructure development in the country, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said.
The Reserve Bank of India, in its Second Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy Statement for 2014-15, kept the key interest rate unchanged at 8 per cent.
With rupee again crossing 65-to a dollar mark, Finance Minister P Chidambaram today said the currency is undervalued and hoped it will find its appropriate level.
A Delhi court Wednesday issued summons to former Union minister P Chidambaram and his son Karti in the INX Media money-laundering case on taking cognisance of the charge sheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against them.
Delaying GAAR is seen as a move partly designed to help solve Vodafone dispute.
Congress nominee from Sivaganga and Finance Minister P Chidambaram's son Karti Chidambaram says he has been working for the party since 1996.
A special Delhi court on Thursday allowed Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy to become a witness in his complaint against Home Minister P Chidambaram in the 2G case. The court also told Swamy to appear in the witness box on December 17 to give his statement. Swamy had sought the court's permission to examine witnesses, including senior Central Bureau of Investigation officials, to establish erstwhile finance minister and present Home Minister P Chidambaram's role.
Chidambaram's son Karti has been questioned twice by the ED in this case.
The government, he added, was aware of the problem and was dealing with it.
Warning that India would be left behind China in the absence of fast track reforms, Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Friday
As India prepares for elections, Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party terming its economic policies as retrograde and "blood-eyed" and asked why it's Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi had never fielded a Muslim candidate.
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