Chidamabram

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  "Minimum Funds, Maximum Research": P Chidambaram Jabs Centre Over Institutions

  P Chidamabram took a swipe at the Centre over top research institutions of the country reportedly not having received any funds since April this year, saying maybe the government will coin a new slogan 'minimum funds, maximum research'.

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  "One Poignant Moment": P Chidambaram's "Bitter-Sweet" Pranab Mukherjee Memories

  Congress leader and former Union minister, P Chidambaram, described ex-president Pranab Mukherjee - who died today - as a leader with great memory, versatility, adaptability, resilience and the ability to "grasp tricky issues very quickly".

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  Congress Leaders Not Allowed To Meet P Chidambaram At Tihar Jail

  A group of Congress leaders were not allowed to meet former Finance Minister P Chidamabram who was taken to Delhi's Tihar Jail on Thursday. The veteran Congress leader was sent to jail after a Delhi court on Thursday ordered that he be sent to judicial custody in the INX Media case.

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  Karti Chidambaram, Summoned For Questioning, Wants More Time

  ED has issued summons to Karti Chidambaram, son of former Finance Minister P Chidamabram, in connection with its money laundering probe in the Aircel-Maxis deal of the 2G scam.

• Government to borrow Rs 4.57 lakh crore to bridge fiscal deficit in FY15

  During 2013-14, the government borrowed Rs 4,68,901.87 crore from the market.

• All post offices to start working on new tech by 2015: Finance Minister

  The IT modernisation project with this outlay was approved by Cabinet Committee of Economic Affairs in November 2012. It has to be implemented through eight projects which include core banking system technology, IT based management at post offices, business intelligence system to analyse and project new business opportunity.

• Interim budget 2014: 'Lower borrowing positive for equities'

  Finance Minister P. Chidambaram presented the interim budget for the fiscal year 2014/15 on Monday to cover expenditure until the government's term ends in May.

• Agriculture credit to cross Rs 7 lakh crore; exports to surge over $45 billion

  Mr Chidambaram also stated that agricultural exports are likely to cross $45 billion this fiscal, as against $41 billion in 2012-13.

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  Cars, two-wheelers prices set to fall after Chidambaram cuts duty

  Mr Chidambaram also brought down excise duty on mid and large segment cars to 20 per cent, while duty on Sports Utility Vehicles or SUVs have been brought down to 24 per cent from 30 per cent.

• Financial sector regulators to meet tomorrow to discuss economic situation

  The Finance Minister will chair the full Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) meeting tomorrow, sources said.

• Chidambaram confident of restricting fiscal deficit to 4.8%

  The minister was responding to a question about the possibility of the fiscal deficit rising after it touched 94 per cent of the budget estimate at the end of November.

• US Treasury Secretary to press Finance Minister on tax issues

  Mr Lew will host FM on October 13 for the fourth annual meeting of the India US Economic and Financial partnership.

• More reforms, investments needed to revive growth: FICCI

  Emphasising that revival and encouragement of growth will be focus of government, Chidambaram today said there was no cause of panic that has gripped currency market. His comments came on a day when rupee breached 65-mark to a dollar.

• SAIL shares down as stake sale commences on bourses

  Shares of steel major SAIL today lost 1.25 per cent on the BSE in early trade as government's 5.82 per cent stake sale of the firm commenced on the bourses.

• Budget 2013: Government to give more power to Sebi

  Promising greater powers to market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) in its silver jubilee year, Finance Minister P Chidambaram today said a proposal is under consideration to amend the Sebi Act, which governs various activities concerning the capital markets.