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Arun Jaitley leaves behind a rich and chequered legacy
Arun Jaitley was undoubtedly one of the BJP’s most prominent leaders, besides being the Finance Minister
Arun Jaitley to be cremated on Sunday
Arun Jaitley, who passed away at AIIMS in Delhi on Saturday, will be cremated at the Nigam Bodh Ghat here on Sunday
Arun Jaitley’s condition critical, put on extra-corporeal; several ministers visit AIIMS
Jaitley, 66, has been put on extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), which is used for patients whose lungs and heart are incapable of operating on their own.
Arun Jaitley health update: Former Finance Minister & veteran BJP leader put on life support
President Ram Nath Kovind will also visit Jaitley at AIIMS, where he has been undergoing treatment in the intensive care unit (ICU). Jaitley was put on ventilator late in the night when he was admitted.
Time to stand with judiciary, says Arun Jaitley
New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday attacked the “institutional destabilizers” saying that their lending shoulder to “completely unverified allegations” was destabilising the institution of the Chief Justice of India and said that if those peddling “falsehood” were not dealt with in an exemplary manner, the trend will only[Read More…]
Lalu seeked Jaitley’s help to influence CBI: Sushil Modi
Patna: Senior BJP leader and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi on Wednesday claimed that jailed RJD chief Lalu Prasad seeked the help of Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to influence the CBI in the fodder scam cases. Lalu had requested Jaitley to stop the Central Bureau of Investigation[Read More…]
Congress hits back at Arun Jaitley over diary remarks
New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday hit back at Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for his remarks on the AgustaWestland case about diaries being an admissible evidence, asking why his BJP was silent on the Sahara and Yeddy diaries. Congress leader Randeep Surjewala said that Jaitley was suddenly showing immense faith[Read More…]
If US can do an Abbottabad, so can India: Jaitley
New Delhi: Amid escalating tension between New Delhi and Islamabad, Union Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said if US can do an Abbottabad finishing off Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden in Pakistan’s own backyard, then so can India, drawing parallel with IAF’s Tuesday bombing of a Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) base in[Read More…]
Pakistan no longer ‘Most Favoured Nation’: India
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday announced that the “Most Favoured Nation” status which was granted to Pakistan stands withdrawn, in the wake of the worst-ever terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir a day ago when a CRPF convoy in Pulwama was rammed into by an explosives-packed SUV[Read More…]
Arun Jaitley to return as Finance Minister, to attend CCS meet
Union Minister Arun Jaitley, who returned from the US last week after a medical treatment, will resume office as the Finance Minister on Friday. Official sources said Jaitley will resume function as the Finance Minister and attend the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) convened at 9.15 a.m. The CCS meeting[Read More…]
Full Text of Budget 2019: Finance Minister Piyush Goyal’s speech in Lok Sabha
The acting Finance Minister Piyush Goyal tabled the Budget 2019-20 in Lok Sabha on today, February 1, 2019. Piyush Goyal started his Budget speech by wishing good health and speedy recovery to the Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. In the interim Budget 2019-20, Piyush Goyal announced a range of reliefs,[Read More…]
Opposition fears Modi, so ganging up: Arun Jaitley
New Delhi, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday hit out at opposition parties, saying the fear of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity and his return to power has brought them together but said this won’t work in the Lok Sabha polls as Modi remains the most popular leader. In a[Read More…]
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to be back to present Budget on Feb 1
New Delhi, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who is in the US for a medical check up, will return home on Friday, well ahead of the Budget presentation on February 1, official sources said. “The Finance Minister is set to return on the evening of January 25,” said a senior official.[Read More…]
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley calls newspaper report on Rafale jet ‘fudged arithmatic’
New Delhi, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday described as “fudged arithmatic” a newspaper article on the Rafale fighter jet deal which had said the 36 aircraft signed by the Modi government cost 41 per cent more per aircraft than what was provided in the deal negotiated by the UPA[Read More…]
BJP’s performance, not opposition lies, to control election narrative: Arun Jaitley
New Delhi, Accusing the opposition parties of creating a false narrative based on lies, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said it was the BJP which will decide the agenda and control the narrative of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls through Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership and his government’s performance[Read More…]
Sensex, Nifty in red
Mumbai, Caution ahead of the key micro-economic data and selling in the financials sector dragged the major indices in the red during the pre-afternoon trade session on Friday. Key macro-economic figures like forex reserves, Index of Industrial Production and manufacturing output are set to be released on Friday. Realty stocks[Read More…]
Jaitley rejects Congress’ demand for JPC; says family not above apex court
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday rejected the Congress’ demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the Rafale aircraft deal and said the “family” was not above the Supreme Court in a democracy. Addressing a press conference here with Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman hours after[Read More…]
Jaitley demands discussion on Rafale, RS adjourned for day
New Delhi, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday demanded a discussion on the Rafale deal in the Rajya Sabha as the upper House was adjourned for the day amidst sloganeering and noise. “I demand that Congress party should immediately start a discussion on Rafale,” Jaitley said. The Bharatiya Janata Party[Read More…]
Congress can never be nucleus of coalition: Jaitley
New Delhi: Terming the opposition’s efforts to forge a grand alliance ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls as a failure, Union Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday slammed the Congress, saying it can only be the “tail” of any alliance, but never the “nucleus”. “India is not going to experiment[Read More…]
Banks need to be strengthened to drive economic growth: Jaitley
Mumbai: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday said that the banking system needed to be strengthened to meet the market’s liquidity requirements and drive economic growth. Jaitley was speaking via video-conference at an event here to mark the 100th anniversary of the Union Bank of India. According to the Minister,[Read More…]
Personal ambitions leading to degeneration of Congress ideology: Jaitley
New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said the personal ambitions of the Congress leadership had led to the “degeneration of its ideology” and that its dynastic tendencies would have turned India into a kingdom rather than even a dynastic democracy had it not been for the BJP. He[Read More…]
Jaitley takes `clown prince’ jibe at Rahul Gandhi, counters him over Rafale offset
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday again called Congress President Rahul Gandhi a “clown prince” and countered him over the Rafale fighter jet deal, saying that Dassault Aviation has said that only three per cent of offset may come to the business house being named by[Read More…]
Absconding Industrialist Vinay mittal extradited from Indonesia on CBI request
Absconding industrialist Vinay Mittal, wanted in bank fraud cases of nearly Rs 40 crore, has been extradited from Indonesia recently on CBI’s request. Mittal was involved in Rs 40 crore bank fraud cases of Punjab National Bank & Corporation Bank. CBI had filed 7 charge sheets against Vinay Mittal, on[Read More…]
Private companies could still be allowed to use Aadhaar by law: Jaitley
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said it was possible to restore linking of mobile phone and bank accounts with Aadhaar through legislation. “By law it can still be done, provided you do it under the adequate provision,” the minister said while addressing Hindustan Times[Read More…]