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Finance Minister Arun Jaitley
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Sack Finance Minister Arun Jaitley over bank frauds: Congress
New Delhi, Oct 22: The Congress on Monday sought regulation of Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for “allowing” bank…
Congress slams Jaitley after Mallya says he met him, demands response from government
New Delhi, As fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya on Wednesday said he had met Finance Minister Arun Jaitley before…
Jaitley rejects Mallya’s claim, says never met him
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday rejected Vijay Mallya’s claim that the fugitive…
Congress demands independent probe into coal scam involving ‘Modi’s friend’ Adani
Congress launched a frontal attack on the Prime Minister and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for being silent on the scam involving “Modi’s industrialist friend” Gautam Adani
Education fee cap for martyrs’ children removed
New Delhi, March 22: A Rs 10,000 cap on the education fee paid to the children of military…
Direct taxes for 11 months, at Rs 7.44 lakh cr, grow 20% YoY
New Delhi, March 8: In line with the recent upward trend, India’s direct tax collections for 11 months…
PNB has potential to raise capital: Jaitley
New Delhi, March 6: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said the fraud-hit Punjab National Bank (PNB) has…
Bank recapitalisation will boost lending, says Jaitley
New Delhi, Feb 10: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said the government’s move to recapitalise public sector banks…
1 lakh Income Tax notices sent to Bitcoin investors
New Delhi, Feb 6: The Indian Income Tax Department has issued about one lakh notices to people who…
RBI likely to hold interest rate at monetary policy review
Mumbai, Feb 5: With the annual retail inflation rate breaching the five per cent mark in December and…
Budget 2018-19 : What will be cheaper & dearer
New Delhi: In his last full budget before the general elections in 2019, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley raised…
National security: India needs to nurture indigenous-technology driven policy focus
IANS: India’s overall financial outlay in the national budget offers some instructive insights about the constraints and the…
Union Budget 2018-19 Key Highlights : 10% LTCG tax introduced, No Personal income-tax Relief
New Delhi, Feb 1: Finance minister Arun Jaitley today presented Union Budget 2018-19. He said Budget 2018-19 will focus on…
Equity indices plunge on LTCG tax rate announcement
Mumbai, Feb 1: Key Indian equity indices plunged after Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday announced in his Budget…
Budget 2018: For senior citizens, Rs 50,000 interest income exempted
In a bid to provide relief to senior citizens, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday unveiling Budget 2018 announced that exemption of…
Indian missions abroad should issue Aadhar to NRIs: Congress
Panaji, Jan 23: Indian embassies and consulates should issue Aadhar cards to NRIs, Goa Congress President Shantaram Naik…
LS passes bill on changes in bankruptcy code
New Delhi, Dec 29: The Lok Sabha on Friday passed a Bill that seeks to amend the Insolvency…
PM Modi didn’t question Manmohan Singh, Ansari’s commitment to the nation, says Jaitley in Rajya Sabha
New Delhi, Dec 27: The government and the Opposition reached a truce on Wednesday in the Rajya Sabha…
2017 in Retrospect: Regional routes power India’s Civil Aviation sector
India’s civil aviation sector soared in 2017 as passenger traffic continued to rise on the back of more…
FRDI Bill and bail-in: Your deposits were never safe(r)
By Nikhil Arora One obviously reads how social media and technology have the power to breed beliefs only…
Congress’ Gujarat manifesto one of ‘fiscal impossibility’: Jaitley
New Delhi, Dec 9 : Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday slammed the Congress party’s Gujarat poll manifesto as…
Jaitley fooling people on loan waiver to capitalists: Congress
New Delhi, Nov 30: Countering Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s claim that the government has not waived off bank loans…
India needs ‘boom period’ to achieve 10% growth: Jaitley
New Delhi, Nov 30: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said the country will need a “boom period” like…
No loan waiver for capitalists, says Jaitley
New Delhi, Nov 28: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday denied that the government had waived off bank loans…
President nod to bankruptcy code ordinance
New Delhi, Nov 23: President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday approved an ordinance to introduce amendments in the Insolvency…
Parliament’s winter session will be held, to be regular session: Jaitley
New Delhi, Nov 22: Rejecting opposition criticism, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Wednesday that Parliament’s winter session will…
Winter session will be held, delays happened earlier too: Jaitley
Gandhinagar, Nov 20: Countering opposition criticism, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday said the Winter Session of Parliament…
PM Modi influencing CAG to escape blame for demonetisation, GST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi increased tax base by way of implementing demonetisation and now has influenced CAG to…
Economy facing transitional challenges: Arvind Subramanian
New Delhi, Sep 23: Arvind Subramanian, whose term as Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) has been extended by a year,…
FM writes to J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti urging for introduction of GST from 1 July
June 26, Monday : Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley wrote a letter to Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti…
No charges on card payments for customers, pumps: Pradhan
New Delhi, Jan 9 There will be no additional charges on digital transactions made at petrol stations, Petroleum…
Demonetisation to have positive impact on economy: Jaitley
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said the government’s demonetisation move is going…
7th pay commission: Minimum pay hiked from Rs 7ooo to Rs 18000
In a fiscal bonanza for over one crore government 47 Lac employees and 53 Lac pensioners, the 7th…
India-China financial dialogue called off,to be held in July
Even as Finance Minister Arun Jaitley arrived in Beijing on Thursday on a five-day official visit, an important…
RBI Governor Raghuram Govind says no to second term
Ending months of suspense, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Govind Rajan formally told his colleagues on…
Hope parliament will function smoothly: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed hope that the parliament session which has begun from Today will transact…
Jaitley pushes for more funding, reforms at IMF, World Bank
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has asked the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to reassess the…
India joins G20 in fighting tax evasion, terror funding
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has joined the G20 major economies in fighting money laundering, tax evasion and terror…
PPF rate cut provokes Twitterati’s outburst
The government’s decision to slash Public Provident Fund (PPF) rate on Friday led to a big public outcry…
SEBI cracks whip on defaulters
SEBI and RBI ,India’s financial sector watchdogs took a grim view of the stress in the banking sector…
Lok Sabha passes Aadhaar bill 2016
As the Finance Minister Arun Jaitley proposed taking up the bill for consideration, the Lok Sabha today passed…
PM Modi to respond on motion of thanks in Rajya Sabha today
A day after Finance Minister Arun Jaitley withdrawals proposed tax on Employees Provident Fund, Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
Jaitley to make statement on rollback of EPF tax in Lok Sabha today
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday may clarifying the government’s stand and make a statement on the issue…
PMO, Finance Ministry officials meets to decide future of EPF tax
The decision taken on the tax for Employee Provident Fund (EPF) likely to be announced by Finance Minister…
60% of interest accrued after April 1 taxable
The ruling government on Tuesday clarified that only some portion of the interest accrued on Employees Provident Fund…
NDA leaders attending BJP Parliamentary Party in Parliament
National Democratic Alliance MPs are attending a parliamentary party meeting on Tuesday, which has been called a day…
BJP president Amit Shah hails ‘poor-friendly’ budget
Bhartiya Janta Party chief Amit Shah on Monday hailed the general budget as “pro-poor” and “pro-farmers”. “I thank…
Jaitley all set to present union budget 2016
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is all set to present India’s national budget for the next fiscal 2016-17 in…
Highlights of Macro-Economic Survey 2016-17
Finance minister Arun Jaitley on Friday tabled the ruling party government’s Macro-Economic Survey 2016-17 in Parliament. According to…
Budget Session from February 23 to May 13
The crucial Budget Session of Parliament is set to commence on February 23. While the first part of…
DDCA files defamation suits in HC against Kejriwal & Azad
DDCA on Saturday filed defamation suits in Delhi High Court against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and BJP…
Get ready to go to jail in defamation case, BJP tells Arvind Kejriwal
Lashing out at Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal over his fresh attack on the Modi government, BJP on…
Naidu meets Sonia, discusses GST bill
Hinting at an early budget session, Parliamentary Affairs Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday met Congress president Sonia…
Jaitley satisfied with performance of the Indian economy in 2015
Voicing “great satisfaction” over performance of the Indian economy in “a year of turmoil and volatility” globally, Finance…
Congress open-minded on GST bill
New Delhi, Nov 25 : The Congress on Wednesday said it was open to discussions with the government on…