Mani Shankar Aiyar's comment and suspension 'strategic': Arun Jaitley
Dec 08, 2017, at 04:24 pm
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IBNS): Congress might have tried to salvage the political crisis by suspending Mani Shankar Aiyar, who called Prime Minister Narendra Modi "neech aadmi" or "low person" drawing controversy, the Bharatiya Janata Party feels the move by the Congress was "strategic".
Vice President Naidu inaugurates 12th Annual Convention of Central Information Commission
Dec 07, 2017, at 12:58 am
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated the 12th Annual Convention of Central Information Commission (CIC), here on Wednesday.
Arun Jaitley slams Rahul Gandhi over his 'GST concept'
Dec 02, 2017, at 01:31 am
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IBNS): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday attacked Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi over his single GST issue.
Jaitley hits back at Sonia over winter session in parliament, says Congress also rescheduled
Nov 21, 2017, at 04:23 pm
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IBNS): Hitting back at Congress president Sonia Gandhi, who criticised the Modi government for delaying the winter session in the parliament, Union finance minister Arun Jaitley said the Congress also rescheduled the session in 2011, media reports said.
Recognition of reforms, says Jaitley on upgradation of India's sovereign credit by Moody's
Nov 17, 2017, at 07:03 pm
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IBNS): Union finance minister Arun Jailtey on Friday said the upgradation of India's sovereign credit from stable to positive by the US-based ratings agency Moody's is an acknowldegement of the reform processes enforced by the BJP-led central government.
Recommendations of GST Council will further benefit citizens: Modi
Nov 11, 2017, at 03:36 am
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the recommendations of the GST Council will further benefit Indians.
Notes ban a watershed moment, says Arun Jaitley ; Black day, says Manmohan Singh
Nov 07, 2017, at 10:05 pm
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IBNS) : Claiming that Demonetisation was a "watershed moment for India", Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said it has led the nation to a more transparent paradigm.
Ease of Doing Business rankings: Congress, BJP exchange barbs
Nov 01, 2017, at 11:06 pm
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IBNS): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday attacked the Congress and its UPA rule and said during the BJP-led rule of the Central government the 'ease of doing corruption' has been replaced by 'ease of doing business'.
Demonetisation, GST led Indian economy to ICU: Rahul Gandhi
Oct 26, 2017, at 05:17 pm
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IBNS): Taking a dig at Union finance minister Arun Jaitley once again, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said the two biggest steps taken by the Modi government recently, demonetisation and Goods and Services Tax (GST), led the Indian economy to a critical condition.
BJP to observe Anti Black Money Day on Nov 8
Oct 26, 2017, at 04:21 am
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IBNS): The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday announced it will observe Nov 8 as the Anti Black Money Day.
Mamata Banerjee calls demonetisation as 'biggest scam', TMC to observe 'Black Day' on Nov 8
Oct 25, 2017, at 11:11 pm
Kolkata, Oct 25 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said her party will observe 'Black Day' on Nov 8.
BJP will observe Nov 8 as Anti Black Money Day: Jaitley
Oct 25, 2017, at 09:49 pm
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IBNS): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday announced that the BJP will observe Nov 8 as Anti Black Money Day.
Centre to infuse Rs 2.11 lakh crore into PSU banks
Oct 25, 2017, at 02:01 am
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IBNS): In a major development, the Centre on Tuesday announced a Rs 2,11,000 crore plan for recapitalisation of the public sector undertaking banks.
GST Council announces relief to small and medium businesses
Oct 07, 2017, at 03:29 am
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IBNS): The GST Council, in its 22nd meeting which was held on Friday in the national capital under Chairmanship of the Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Arun Jaitley, has recommended some changes to ease the burden of compliance on small and medium businesses.
Yashwant Sinha hits back at Arun Jaitley's job application remark
Sep 29, 2017, at 06:10 pm
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IBNS): The verbal tussle between former and present finance ministers of India, Yashwant Sinha and Arun Jaitley respectively, seems to be prolonged and episodic as Sinha has once again attacked Jailtey and this time over the job application remark.
I don't have the luxury of being a former finance minister: Arun Jaitley
Sep 29, 2017, at 02:41 am
New Delhi, Sept 28 (IBNS): Responding to the criticism of his handling the Indian economy poorly by former finance minister and own party veteran Yashwant Sinha, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday responded saying he does not have the luxury of being a former finance minister turned columnist.
Son's rebuttal is a cheap trick: Yashwant Sinha on Jayant Sinha article refuting him
Sep 29, 2017, at 02:23 am
New Delhi, Sept 28 (IBNS): Former finance minister and veteran BJP leader Yashwant Sinha, who recently blasted his own party's Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and also did not spare Prime Minister Narendra Modi for pursuing "wrong economic policies", said a rebuttal of what he said by his son and union minister Jayant Sinha in an article was "the easiest and cheapest" response to his scathing attack on the government.
Yashwant Sinha's opinion must be taken seriously: Shatrughan Sinha
Sep 28, 2017, at 06:55 pm
New Delhi, Sept 28 (IBNS): Former actor and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Shatrughan Sinha on Thursday defended senior party veteran Yashwant Sinha and said the latter's criticisms about the country's economic condition and the present finance minister is 'thought through and must always be taken seriously'.
BJP leaders oppose Yashwant Sinha's comments on Jaitley and Indian economy
Sep 28, 2017, at 05:40 am
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IBNS): Reacting to veteran BJP leader Yashwant Sinha's criticism of Union finance minister Arun Jaitley, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said that it is Sinha's frustration that is doing the talking, according to media reports.
Arun Jaitley made a mess of economy, says Yashwant Sinha
Sep 27, 2017, at 05:21 pm
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IBNS): Making the Modi government uncomfortable, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) veteran Yashwant Sinha has said union finance minister Arun Jaitley made a mess of the Indian economy, media reports said.
Sonowal meets Jaitley-Prabhu and requests centre’s help for new Industrial Policy
Sep 17, 2017, at 12:51 am
Guwahati, Sept 16 (IBNS) : Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday called on Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley at the latter’s official residence at 2 Krishna Menon Marg in New Delhi and apprised him of the challenges posed by flood and erosion in Assam and sought his intervention for early release of the pending amount under the Flood Management Programme.
Arun Jaitley congratulates new ministers
Sep 03, 2017, at 10:41 pm
New Delhi, Sept 3 (IBNS): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday congratulated all those leaders who took charge as Union Ministers.
Amit Shah's meeting with eight ministers fuels cabinet reshuffle buzz
Aug 31, 2017, at 08:14 pm
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IBNS) : Amid speculations over a possible cabinet reshuffle, BJP President Amit Shah held a meeting at his residence with eight ministers on Thursday, while in a significant reply Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, told reporters that he may not have to shoulder the additional responsibility of the Defence Ministry for long.
Sonowal urges Jaitely for early release of Rs 1138 crore FMP fund
Aug 24, 2017, at 03:29 am
Guwahati, Aug 23 (IBNS): With a view to ensure seamless implementation of flood management programmes in the state, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal urged the Union Government to expeditiously release the pending amount of Rs 1138 crore at the earliest.
Arun Jaitley calls RSS worker's killing in Kerala as 'barbaric'
Aug 07, 2017, at 01:00 am
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 6 (IBNS): Visiting the family of an RSS activist killed recently in Kerala, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday called the act as 'barbaric'.
Arun Jaitley to visit the house of slain RSS member in Kerala
Aug 04, 2017, at 09:54 pm
Thiruvanthapuram, Aug 4 (IBNS) : Amid the cycle of political violence involving the ruling Marxists and the saffron brigade, Union minister Arun Jaitley will visit Kerala on Sunday and meet the family members of a murdered RSS worker, CNN-News 18 reported.
No Congress MLAs searched in Bengaluru resort: Arun Jaitly on Karnataka I-T raids
Aug 02, 2017, at 05:31 pm
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IBNS): Dismissing the claims of using state machinery to target the opposition parties, Union finance minister Arun Jaitley said no Congress MLAs from Gujarat were searched in the Bengaluru resort hours after Karnataka Minister DK Shivakumar was raided by the I-T Department officers on Wednesday morning.
Arun Jaitley highlights benefits of GST as it completes one month
Aug 02, 2017, at 01:09 am
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS): Union finance minister Arun Jaitley addressed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday evening to highlight the benefits of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) as it completed one month since its enforcement.
Arun Jaitley releases case study on birth of GST in India
Jul 26, 2017, at 12:25 am
New Delhi, July 25 (IBNS): A Case Study on the birth of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in India – “The GST Saga: A Story of Extraordinary National Ambition†was released here on Tuesday by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his office in North Block in the national capital.
Arun Jaitley to inaugurate Delhi Economics Conclave-2017 on Saturday
Jul 19, 2017, at 10:17 pm
New Delhi, July 19 (IBNS): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will inaugurate the Delhi Economics Conclave-2017 on July 22 in the national capital.