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Amit Shah suffering from swine flu, admitted to AIIMS

Amit Shah suffering from swine flu, admitted to AIIMS

Rediff.com16 Jan 2019

According to sources at AIIMS, the BJP leader was admitted following complaints of chest congestion and breathing issues.

Loan 'melas' are back: PSBs to hold credit meets in 400 districts, says FM

Loan 'melas' are back: PSBs to hold credit meets in 400 districts, says FM

Rediff.com20 Sep 2019

The NDA government will be following the footsteps of its predecessor, the UPA, which had introduced the concept of "loan mela" to boost credit by directing banks to lend to people through public meetings.

Vasundhara will take back land from Vadra: Modi

Vasundhara will take back land from Vadra: Modi

Rediff.com29 Nov 2013

On the last day of campaigning at Pokhran in Rajasthan, Bhartiya Janata Party prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi took potshots at the son-in-law of chairperson of United Progressive Alliance Sonia Gandhi, Robert Vadra.

Jaitley leaves for Turkey to participate in G-20 meet

Jaitley leaves for Turkey to participate in G-20 meet

Rediff.com3 Sep 2015

RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan will also participate in the meet.

Now, Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad in verbal spat with cops

Now, Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad in verbal spat with cops

Rediff.com20 Apr 2017

Videos of the alleged heated argument between Gaikwad, his supporters and police personnel at Latur in Marathwada region, have gone viral on social media.

Jaitley: No vendetta, I-T raids on basis of evidence

Jaitley: No vendetta, I-T raids on basis of evidence

Rediff.com10 Apr 2019

The searches are linked to suspected movement of hawala money during the ongoing polls season and tax evasion.

IMF monitoring situation in India, bats for RBI's independence

IMF monitoring situation in India, bats for RBI's independence

Rediff.com2 Nov 2018

The IMF expressed its opposition to any move that compromises the independence of central banks anywhere in the world.

Women's bank: Ramesh asks PC to take tips from AP govt

Women's bank: Ramesh asks PC to take tips from AP govt

Rediff.com31 Mar 2013

Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram's proposal about setting up an all-women bank -- first suggested in this year's budget -- received much acclaim.The proposed bank will lend mostly to women and women- run businesses, support women self-help groups and women's livelihood, Chidambaram had said.

Budget needs to focus on growth: Adi Godrej

Budget needs to focus on growth: Adi Godrej

Rediff.com16 Jan 2013

According to a CII statement, Godrej mentioned that in the given economic condition, it would have been natural to seek a stimulus including reductions in excise and service tax rates.

How the GST deal was clinched

How the GST deal was clinched

Rediff.com28 Jul 2016

Top Congress sources said they would not hold up the Bill.

Anti-Lanka stir: 500 students held; lawyers on fast in TN

Anti-Lanka stir: 500 students held; lawyers on fast in TN

Rediff.com21 Mar 2013

Students across Tamil Nadu, including in Chennai, continued their protests on the Sri Lankan Tamils issue while some fishermen in Nagapattinam district observed a fast mid-sea.

Man arrested for 'offensive' tweet on Chidambaram's son

Man arrested for 'offensive' tweet on Chidambaram's son

Rediff.com31 Oct 2012

A small-scale industrialist in Puducherry was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly posting 'offensive' messages on the micro-blogging site Twitter targeting Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram's son Karti Chidambaram.

Ex-finance minister Madhu Dandavate dead

Ex-finance minister Madhu Dandavate dead

Rediff.com12 Nov 2005

Ex-finance minister Madhu Dandavate dead

India needs to spend $1.4 trillion on infra to become $5 trillion economy

India needs to spend $1.4 trillion on infra to become $5 trillion economy

Rediff.com31 Jan 2020

Investment in infrastructure was necessary for the economy, as power shortages, inadequate transport and poor connectivity affect overall growth performance, as per the Economic Survey 2019-20 tabled in Parliament by Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. "To achieve GDP of USD 5 trillion by 2024-25, India needs to spend about USD 1.4 trillion (Rs 100 lakh crore) over these years on infrastructure so that a lack of infrastructure does not become a constraint to growth," it said.

Direct Cash Transfer scheme not complex: FM

Direct Cash Transfer scheme not complex: FM

Rediff.com24 Dec 2012

Addressing officials of Puducherry government and various banks at a meeting organised by state level Bankers Committee in Puducherry, Chidambaram said 'with the availability of banking technology, the scheme is not a complex arrangement but an easy programme.'

No sovereign bond issue: Raghuram Rajan

No sovereign bond issue: Raghuram Rajan

Rediff.com6 May 2013

Earlier, finance ministry officials had said sovereign bonds could address the financing problems of the CAD and the infrastructure sector.

'More a lawyer's Budget than the finance minister's'

'More a lawyer's Budget than the finance minister's'

Rediff.com28 Feb 2013

Soon after Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram presented the Union Budget 2013 in Parliament, Trinamool Congress leader and former Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi joined us for the Budget chat.

Exclusive: PC's son hails 'gender-sensitive' budget

Exclusive: PC's son hails 'gender-sensitive' budget

Rediff.com28 Feb 2013

In an exclusive conversation with Rediff.com, Finance Minister P Chidambaram's son Karthik Chidambaram stated that the Union budget presented by his father in Parliament on Thursday was a "gender sensitive" one.

Chaiwala politics boils again: BJP netas to have tea with people in Gujarat

Chaiwala politics boils again: BJP netas to have tea with people in Gujarat

Rediff.com25 Nov 2017

Arun Jaitley and Amit Shah and other ministers will listen to PM's radio talk 'Mann ki Baat' while having tea with people across poll-bound Gujarat on Sunday.

Dilli Gupshup: P Chidambaram as prime minister?

Dilli Gupshup: P Chidambaram as prime minister?

Rediff.com5 Dec 2012

How Kamal Nath left the Opposition leaders stumped... Why Montek Singh is avoiding the poverty line... Mamata Banerjee's newest enemy. All this, and more, in this week's Dilli Gupshup.

Dilli Gupshup: P Chidambaram as prime minister?

Dilli Gupshup: P Chidambaram as prime minister?

Rediff.com5 Dec 2012

How Kamal Nath left the Opposition leaders stumped... Why Montek Singh is avoiding the poverty line... Mamata Banerjee's newest enemy. All this, and more, in this week's Dilli Gupshup.

Chidambaram to meet state FMs on Feb 14 on GST rollout

Chidambaram to meet state FMs on Feb 14 on GST rollout

Rediff.com11 Feb 2013

After discussions, there may be changes the Bill.

Real reason behind the tension between Mint Road and North Block

Real reason behind the tension between Mint Road and North Block

Rediff.com4 Jun 2018

The lack of an informal communication channel is what should bother the government and the RBI, if they want to eliminate the undesirable outcomes of the current tension between the two, says A K Bhattacharya.

Why Infy, Wipro will not set up campuses in West Bengal

Why Infy, Wipro will not set up campuses in West Bengal

Rediff.com8 Apr 2013

The West Bengal state government has delayed project approvals. And now, the IT giants may look at other states as the centre is thinking of giving sops to SEZs

UPA : Union Cabinet of Ignorance!

UPA : Union Cabinet of Ignorance!

Rediff.com31 Jan 2013

Believe it or not, Prime minister Manmohan Singh's Cabinet is unable to arrive at consensus on the exact identity of AADHAAR -- Unique Identification Number (UID).

'Penalise insurance cos for harassing customers'

'Penalise insurance cos for harassing customers'

Rediff.com15 Nov 2012

The East District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum made this recommendation while ordering Apollo Munich Health Insurance Co Ltd to pay over Rs 180,000 to a policy holder for not reimbursing his treatment expenses and illegally cancelling his insurance cover after he submitted his claim.

Some truths investors won't tell FM on his Singapore trip

Some truths investors won't tell FM on his Singapore trip

Rediff.com21 Jan 2013

India needs administrative reforms that make it easy for investors to do business in the country. Currently, it is more difficult to do business in India than in Rwanda, Pakistan, Nepal, Kenya, Nigeria and Bangladesh.

PNB scam: What Modi-Jaitley can do now

PNB scam: What Modi-Jaitley can do now

Rediff.com3 Mar 2018

Reduce the government stake in public sector banks to 33 per cent, recommends A K Bhattacharya

Why did govt sack so many tax officers?

Why did govt sack so many tax officers?

Rediff.com14 Oct 2019

'If more than 60 commissioner-level tax officials were compulsorily retired in the span of a few months, surely the malaise is far deeper,' notes A K Bhattacharya.

IL&FS' lenders to feel heat of defaults in Q2

IL&FS' lenders to feel heat of defaults in Q2

Rediff.com3 Oct 2018

PSB executives said loans to group holding company IL&FS and entities might still be treated as "standard".

After USA, global investors are looking at India

After USA, global investors are looking at India

Rediff.com7 Jan 2015

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said that after the US, global investors are looking upto India.

Why the army should not be glued to counter-insurgency

Why the army should not be glued to counter-insurgency

Rediff.com8 Mar 2013

The equation between the army and its countrymen in a democratic country should be one of mutual pride and implicit trust. Protracted deployment of the army on the home-turf tends to skew the equation. The people tend to perceive it as the occupation-army, says R N Ravi.

Why should the people of Bengal suffer lung cancer?

Why should the people of Bengal suffer lung cancer?

Rediff.com6 May 2013

Mamata Banerjee has announced a Rs 500 crore relief package to assuage those who lost their money to the Saradha chit fund. As West Bengal is dancing on the edge of bankruptcy, this money will be raised from taxes on tobacco. Having already seen their savings go up in smoke the people of West Bengal must now puff away whatever is left, says T V R Shenoy.

Will Jaitley present his 6th full Budget next year?

Will Jaitley present his 6th full Budget next year?

Rediff.com6 Dec 2018

A K Bhattacharya lists three reasons why Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will most likely present a full Budget on February 1, 2019.

Congress leaders want a 'populist' budget 2013

Congress leaders want a 'populist' budget 2013

Rediff.com14 Feb 2013

Congress leaders at the All India Congress Committee presented Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram their most important wishlist for the coming budget, when he came calling at 24 Akbar Road on Thursday evening: 'Since they are now in the election year the Congress needs a people-friendly and a vote-friendly budget'.

Differences with RBI Governor is media creation: FM

Differences with RBI Governor is media creation: FM

Rediff.com20 Nov 2012

A day after Chidambaram asked RBI to speed up the process of issuing new bank licences, Subbarao said last Friday that it would not be possible without fulfilling the enabling conditions for the same.

New system of scholarships, subsidies from Jan 1

New system of scholarships, subsidies from Jan 1

Rediff.com19 Nov 2012

Old age pension, scholarships, Minimum wages under Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, subsidies for ration and LPG would be paid directly to the beneficiaries.

TMC-SP's shocker: Want PM, not Pranab, as Prez candidate

TMC-SP's shocker: Want PM, not Pranab, as Prez candidate

Rediff.com13 Jun 2012

Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee and Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav on Wednesday threw a spanner in the Congress party's works by proposing a completely different set of names for the post of President.