He claimed that the budget for 2021-22 has failed as even a small amount of cash transfer has not been given to the poor and the rations are not being continued with

The term 'andolan jeevi' has sent Twitter into a frenzy as some people made sarcastic comments at the PM whereas others also welcomed the Prime Minister's latest speech

Special Judge M K Nagpal also permitted the agency to prepare a working copy of the data stored in the data carrier in encrypted form, so that it can be used for the day to day investigation of the case

Budget 2021 news: Indira Gandhi presented the Union Budget 1970-71 before she appointed Chavan as the Finance Minister

The former Union finance minister took to Twitter to say that the \"best decision\" taken by the government is the decision not to print the economic survey

The opposition party demanded a large fiscal stimulus to the economy, asserting that such a step alone will put money in the hands of people and stimulate demand

P Chidambaram, inconspicuously took a dig at NITI Aayog's CEO Amitabh Kant's reported comments on the topic of democracy

Top-down reforms since the demonetisation of 2016 have already derailed the economy and brought misery to millions, yet the great zeal to do more of the same amidst protests from several segments of population demonstrate that the intent is far from public welfare

Addressing a joint press conference, senior Congress leaders P Chidambaram and Randeep Surjewala said the proposal is part of a deeper game plan to control the banking industry

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman recently announced a host of measures to boost the economy. She introduced Atmanirbhar Bharat 3.0 stimulus package. However, former finance minister P Chidambaram believes that these steps  only address the supply-side of the economy, and not create any demand. He lays down his views on the the stimulus package and the crisis Indian economy is facing.

On the last day of campaigning for the third phase of the Bihar polls, Nitish Kumar stunned his audience with his remark that the assembly elections under way in the state were his last

The finance minister's letter to states comes four days after the GST Council meeting failed to reach a consensus on the stalemate over the Centre's proposal of states borrowing against future GST collections to make up for the shortfall

Chidambaram said farm bills do not contain a clause that final price a farmer will get from private purchaser should not be less than MSP; bills undermine only regulated market available to farmers without creating thousands of alternative markets, he adds

Nirmala Sitharaman says GST compensation will have to be paid from compensation cess kitty only; states are staring at GST revenue shortfall of around Rs 2.35 lakh crore, of which Rs 97,000 crore is believed to on account of GST compensation

Farm bills 2020: PM Modi said that the government is committed to help farmers get the right prices through Minimum Support Price amid massive protests over the three bills that were passed in the Lok Sabha on Thursday

Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram said that the \"grave flaw\" in the ordinances passed in Lok Sabha is that they don't specify that the price which the farmer gets shall not be less than the MSP

If the states are forced to borrow, the axe will inevitably fall on capital expenditure by the states which have already suffered a cut, he said

Yesterday, SBI proposed a voluntary retirement scheme under which the bank said about 30,190 employees are eligible. SBI has an existing workforce of around 2.50 lakh

Delhi Metro to resume in 3 stages, stations in containment zones to remain shutDelhi Metro is set to resume services in three stages from Sept. 7 after a hiatus of over five months due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but stations in containment zones would remain closed, DMRC said. Officials of the urban transporter also cautioned that \"trains may not stop at some of the stations\" if social distancing norms are not adhered to by the passengers.Transfer cash to poor, give free food, borrow more ...

Former finance minister P Chidambaram says the government should also increase spending on infrastructural projects and start massive public works programmes to boost economic activity