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Sonia forms task force to intensify response of Congress-ruled sta
Updated : 3 days, 6 hours ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 28 (ANI): Congress President Sonia Gandhi has constituted a task force to intensify the efforts of Congress-ruled state governments to deal with the grave situation prevailing on account of COVID19 in a coordinated manner.
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P Chidambaram terms RBI's moratorium on EMIs as 'ambiguous', 'half
Updated : 4 days, 12 hours ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 27 (ANI): Former Union finance minister P Chidambaram called the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) direction on the deferment of equated monthly instalments (EMIs) as "ambiguous" and "half-hearted".
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Chidambaram suggests 10-point plan for augmenting income of vulner
Updated : 6 days, 9 hours ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 25 (ANI): Former union minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday suggested a 10-point plan to augment the income of farmers, poor and vulnerable classes of the society whose earnings have taken a hit due to the lockdown imposed in the country in the wake of the coronavirus o
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Shocking that promised COVID-19 economic task force hasn't been se
Updated : 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 24 (ANI): Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Tuesday took a pot shot at the Centre and said that four days since the Prime Minister's announcement, the COVID-19 Economic Response Task Force under Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has not been set up.
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Grateful that CMs understood importance of lockdown to fight COVID
Updated : 1 week, 1 day ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 23 (ANI): Former Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Monday said that he was "grateful" that many chief ministers across the country have understood the importance of imposing a lockdown in order to fight coronavirus.
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I'm observing Janta Curfew strictly, says P Chidambaram
Updated : 1 week, 2 days ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 22 (ANI): Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday informed that he is 'strictly' observing Janta Curfew, an initiative called by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to express gratitude towards those who are providing relentless services in a battle against COVID-19, which ha
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PM Modi will annouce tougher social, economic measures in next few
Updated : 1 week, 4 days ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 20 (ANI): Congress MP and former Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said that that Prime Minister would have 'no option but to again address the nation and announce tougher social and economic measures' to contain the spread of COVID-19.
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Chidambaram supports PM Modi's steps against coronavirus
Updated : 1 week, 5 days ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 19 (ANI): Former union minister and Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday expressed support to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his call to wage a war against coronavirus.
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COVID-19: Prasar Bharati CEO dismisses speculations of PM announci
Updated : 1 week, 5 days ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 19 (ANI): Prasar Bharati CEO Shashi Shekhar on Thursday dismissed media speculations that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will announce a lockdown in view of coronavirus outbreak during his address to the nation at 8 pm.
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Chidambaram expects PM Modi to announce total lockdown for 2-4 wee
Updated : 1 week, 5 days ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 19 (ANI): As Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to address the nation at 8 pm on Thursday amid a surge in coronavirus cases in the country, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said it would be disappointed if the former did not announce a total lockdown for
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COVID-19: Karti Chidambaram complains of substandard quarantine ce
Updated : 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 17 (ANI): Congress Lok Sabha MP Karti Chidambaram on Tuesday emphasised on complaints that people being quarantined over coronavirus suspicion have been kept under "substandard quarantine centres under unhygenic conditions".
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Centre not doing enough on coronavirus, says P Chidambaram
Updated : 2 weeks, 1 day ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 16 (ANI): Congress leader and former union minister P Chidambaram on Monday said that the Centre is not doing enough to prevent a mass outbreak of the coronavirus in the country and urged for a video conference between the Prime Minister and chief ministers of various
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