Chidambaram hints at providing special status to Bihar

Hinting that the Centre might provide special status to Bihar, Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Saturday declared to set up a committee to determine the new criteria for backwardness. Chidambaram......

'Who Does Not Want To Be Prime Minister?'

'We are going to need more technical people in government.''You can't expect a generalist to understand the complicated world of financial engineering.''I regret to say that most of our politicians......

India Inc cabinet wishlist

Montek Singh Ahluwalia, deputy chairman of  the Planning commission. is the most-preferred choice of the Indian Industry to become India's next finance minister. Capital market expert Prithvi......

'Unhappy' party real reason behind Natarajan's resignation?

While its widely being publicised that Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan resigned from the council of ministers to work for the Congress party ahead of the crucial Lok Sabha polls, political......

Chidambaram favours downsizing Planning Commission

Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Friday favoured downsizing of the Planning Commission amid reports that Narendra Modi government is likely to dismantle or at least drastically reduce the......

Who will be India's new finance minister?

Nine days after he took charge of the finance ministry after incumbent P Chidambaram was shifted to the home ministry following the terror attacks in Mumbai, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has......

Who will be the next finance minister?

The country's new home minister, Palaniappan Chidambaram, on Monday said he prefers a Congressman as his successor in the finance ministry, setting off speculation about the implication of his......

Interview with Planning Commission Deputy Chairman

A day after Finance Minister P Chidambaram presented Budget 2013-14, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia answers diverse queries on it and related matters, at a press......