The Union Cabinet Thursday approved the Contempt of Courts Amendment Bill, 2004, which seeks to liberalise the law by introducing "truth" as a defence in contempt proceedings.
Talking to reporters after paying a 'courtesy call' on Chief Minister M Karunanidhi at the latter's Gopalapuram residence in Chennai, he said the Centre would fund the project in Tamil Nadu on the lines of the financial assistance extended to the metro rail projects in Bangalore and Hyderabad.
Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Saturday asked software graduates to give importance to communication skills in English besides a good technical knowledge as premier companies like Infosys looked for students with ability to communicate in English well.
The agency recorded his statement under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act with some specific queries on the circumstances and procedures adopted by the now-defunct Foreign Investment Promotion Board while giving approval to the Aircel-Maxis deal during his tenure.
The apex court observed that the government could not deny benefits to those who did not have not Aadhaar numbers.
The CPI on Friday said it was opposed to divestment and entry of foreign direct investment in certain sectors like retail trade, media, telecom and finance.
The Budget session of the Parliament is likely to begin from February 25 with the Presidential Address to a joint sitting of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha followed by presentation of rail budget and general budget on February 26 and 28.
Jayalalithaa has written to the PM complaining about FM's unilateral move on tsunami relief.
When it comes to running between the wickets -- which is exactly what an FM and a governor do -- Jadeja always defers to Dhoni's larger judgement of the situation and the needs of the team, observes T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan.
Failing which, the ICC said it will relocate next year's Champions Trophy.
'Das is friendly, but he finally does what he does. The quality of engagement is very good.'
DMK organising secretary T K S Elangovan says the party is opposed only to the sale of profit-making PSUs.
A summary of the budget speech of Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram in the Lok Sabha on Thursday.
Hoping that credit to farmers would touch the Rs 3 lakh crore mark this year, exceeding the target of Rs 2,80,000 lakh crore, Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Friday said several agriculturalists continued to be out of the institutional credit system.
What he has said is shocking and shameful, former Union minister and BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad said, noting that the son of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has repeated his remarks.
Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram said in the Lok Sabha the Reserve Bank of India and the Securities and Exchange Board of India have taken up corrective measures in the IPO scam.
The event is set to witness a lot of fireworks as it provides yet another opportunity to a section of ruling party critical of the UPA regime's economic policies.
Union Finance minister P Chidambaram on Saturday hit out at the government sector for being a 'net dis-saver' while calling for raising the savings-GDP ratio from the current 27 per cent to increase flow of domestic investment.
Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram, on Tuesday, said that he would not discuss with the media what steps the government is taking to bring down rising prices. He was speaking to journalists outside Parliament soon after the first adjournment of the house on Tuesday morning on the issue of rising prices.
'Once the Hon'ble Supreme Court has declared the law, we are obliged to accept it. However, it is necessary to point out that the majority has not upheld the wisdom of the decision; nor has the majority concluded that the stated objectives were achieved,' the senior Congress leader said in a tweet.
A comprehensive Bill on insurance sector is likely to be introduced in the winter session of Parliament, Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Friday. \n
CPI (M) is set to meet the FM to discuss economic policy ahead of the Budget.
FinCom prescribes scrapping of effective revenue deficit.
India was a country where rivers of milk and honey used to flow, is a great historical myth, believes Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram.
The Supreme Court in a 4:1 majority verdict upheld the government's 2016 decision to demonetise Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 denomination notes, saying the decision-making process was not flawed.
The government would ensure that in the next two or three years, no student would have to stop education because of financial constraints.\n
The National Stock Exchange, the country's largest bourse, entered a strategic relationship with CNBC-TV18 under which the latter would broadcast trading and other trading related information live through its channels.
The government on Saturday said it will review policies to facilitate the State Bank of India get new capital for growing business and international presence.
In a bid to protect farmers from vagaries of nature, Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Thursday launched a weather insurance scheme 'Varsha Bima 2005' that will quickly compensate peasants for crop failures and lower yields due to inadequate ra
Pointing out that government borrowings would be less than what was projected for the current fiscal, Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday said that there was pressure on inflation due to rising oil prices and money supply.
The Central government hiked the minimum export price of non-Basmati rice from $650 to $ 1,000. As the govt struggles to rein in the rising inflation rates, it is clear that the farm loan waiver in the Budget is not a permanent solution. The cost of growing food is increasing each day and this will continue to push farmers to take loans to survive. To check inflation the govt will have to continue to control food prices. The move to waive farmer loans then seems meaningless.
FM P Chidambaram launched Janasree, a Congress project, in Kerala. He voiced his concerns about benefits of India's growth reaching the poor at the launch.
The local chapter of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Coimbatore has again appealed to the Centre to reconsider the imposition of service tax on goods transportation.
Home Minister P Chidambaram has said that 'faster' reforms are necessary. He also stressed the need for 'inclusive growth'.
Japanese auto major Toyota Motors Corporation Ltd said on Tuesday that it has begun exporting transmission equipment, manufactured at its dedicated plant in Bangalore, to seven Toyota plants across the world
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