Chidambaram And Pranab

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  "Underscores Congress' Penchant For Deceit": Smriti Irani On Ex RBI Governor's Book

  Union Minister Smriti Irani on Tuesday attacked the Congress over former RBI Governor Duvvuri Subbarao's claim that the finance ministry under Pranab Mukherjee and P Chidambaram used to pressure the RBI.

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  Pressure Was Put On RBI To Paint Rosier Picture Of Growth, Claims Ex Governor

  The finance ministry under Pranab Mukherjee and P Chidambaram used to pressurise the RBI to soften interest rates and present a rosier picture of growth to shore up sentiments, recalled former RBI Governor Duvvuri Subbarao in his memoir.

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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".

• Mumbai votes in round 6 of national election: top 10 contests today

  117 seats across 11 states and a union territory are voting today in the sixth round of the national election that ends on May 12. Five union ministers, Leader of Opposition Sushma Swaraj, President Pranab Mukherjee's son Abhijit and actor-politician Hema Malini are among the candidates in this phase.

• Rape ordinance is not final, says government: Highlights

  Union Ministers P Chidambaram and Manish Tewari spoke to the media today on the ordinance on sexual assault that was signed by President Pranab Mukherjee over the weekend.

• Cabinet reshuffle: P Chidambaram moves to Finance Ministry, Sushil Kumar Shinde takes charge of Home

  P Chidambaram is the country's new Finance Minister. He takes over from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who had been holding temporary charge after Pranab Mukherjee, who is now President, resigned. Sushil Kumar Shinde took charge as Home Minister, the portfolio Mr Chidambaram held. And Veerappa Moily, Corporate Affairs Minister, took over the power ...

• Cabinet reshuffle: P Chidambaram back as Finance Minister, Sushil Kumar Shinde gets Home

  P Chidambaram is the country's new Finance Minister. He takes over from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who had been holding temporary charge after Pranab Mukherjee, who is now President, resigned. Sushil Kumar Shinde takes over as Home Minister, the portfolio Mr Chidambaram held. And Veerappa Moily, Corporate Affairs Minister, will also handle the ...

• PM keen to give up finance portfolio, Chidambaram frontrunner: Sources

  Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who took additional charge of the finance ministry only late last month, after Pranab Mukherjee resigned, is reportedly keen to give it up. He wants a new minister soon and, sources say, Home Minister P Chidambaram is the frontrunner for the post.

• Aircel-Maxis storm: Pranab loses cool, Chidambaram quotes Franciscan nuns

  The allegations against P Chidambaram over the Aircel-Maxis deal took centrestage in Parliament, provoking ugly scenes of confrontation and quotes from Franciscan nuns. "God forgive them for they know not what they do," Mr Chidambaram said.

• Lokpal Bill: Prime Minister's all-party meet fails to evolve consensus

  Lokpal Bill: Leaders of parties in Rajya Sabha including BJP's Arun Jaitley, BSP's S C Mishra, RJD's Ram Kripal Yadav, SP's Ram Gopal Yadav, NCP'S Tariq Anwar and CPI's A B Bardhan met at the Prime Minister's residence to discuss the controversial bill, to which 97 amendments have been moved by Opposition members in the Upper House. Union Ministers...

• PM meets senior ministers to discuss 2G verdict fallout

  A high-level meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and senior ministers like Salman Khurshid, Pranab Mukherjee and Kapil Sibal is currently underway in New Delhi to review the rules that will apply for an auction of 2G spectrum. Attorney General GE Vahanvati is also present at the meeting.

• After stormy start to Winter Session, Pranab Mukherjee's statement on inflation to be discussed in Parliament today

  After the Parliament's Winter Session opened and was promptly shut yesterday with an unfazed P Chidambaram tabling his reply in the face of a protesting Opposition, a discussion on Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee's statement on price rise will take place today. But, the Opposition, especially the Left, still says it should entail voting. A breakt...

• 2G note row: Emails back Pranab Mukherjee's rebuttal

  A month ago, Pranab Mukherjee had emphatically stated that an inference about his fellow minister P Chidambaram in a controversial note on the telecom scam was not his. Email exchanges between the Cabinet Secretariat and the Finance Ministry, that NDTV has now accessed, seem to support Mr Mukherjee's assertion. The emails show that officials in the...

• Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) wants more details on Pranab's 2G note

  The Finance Ministry's note, which seemed to hint that a section of the government questioned whether Mr Chidambaram acted strongly enough, provided a windfall to the opposition and led to new demands that his role be formally investigated by the CBI. The Supreme Court is now considering that option.

• Pranab-Chidambaram truce was a farce, says Jaitley

  As the two-day national executive meet of the BJP concluded today in New Delhi, the party, not mincing any words in its attack on the government on the recent 2G note row, called the truce between Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Home Minister P Chidambaram a farce.