Jaitley likely to meet PM Modi today, discuss China and Swamy issues

Jaitley likely to meet PM Modi today, discuss China and Swamy issues

New Delhi, June 27 (IBNS) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is likely to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday evening after he came back to the capital cutting short by a day his China visit.

by IBNS June 27, 2016

India-China financial dialogue postponed

India-China financial dialogue postponed

New Delhi, June 23 (IBNS) The crucial high-level financial dialogue which was to be held between India and China in Beijing on June 27 has been postponed, reports said.

by IBNS June 23, 2016

Arun Jatiley to hold high level meeting on food price rise

Arun Jatiley to hold high level meeting on food price rise

New Delhi, June 15 (IBNS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will hold a high level meeting on Wednesday on spiralling prices of food, that have catapulted wholesale inflation to 19-month high, reports said.

by IBNS June 15, 2016

GST gets nod from most of the states

GST gets nod from most of the states

Kolkata, June 14 (IBNS) Almost all the states have finally lent their support to the Goods and Service Tax Bill, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said.

by IBNS June 14, 2016

Arun Jaitley to present Modi govt's first full fledged budget

Arun Jaitley to present Modi govt's first full fledged budget

New Delhi, Feb 28 (IBNS) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will present the General Budget on Saturday, his first full fledged one as all ears are on the finance minister's speech in a while in Parliament.

by IBNS February 28, 2015

Government to probe new names in HSBC list: Arun Jaitley

Government to probe new names in HSBC list: Arun Jaitley

New Delhi, Feb 9 (IBNS): Union finance minister Arun Jaitley on Monday said that the government would investigate new names added to a list of Indians with accounts at HSBC in Geneva as part of a bigger inquiry into black money issue.

by IBNS February 09, 2015

India, US share mature relationship: Jaitley

India, US share mature relationship: Jaitley

Davos, Jan 23 (IBNS): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that India and the United States (US) share a mature relationship and can survive differences, media reports said.

by IBNS January 23, 2015

Centre will stand by West Bengal: Jaitley

Centre will stand by West Bengal: Jaitley

Kolkata, Jan 7 (IBNS): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley who attended the two-day Bengal Global Business Summit, 2015 on Wednesday said the Centre would stand by the West Bengal government as far as its industrial climate is concerned.

by IBNS January 07, 2015

Arun Jaitley assumes charge as Union I&B Minister, Rajyavardhan as MoS

Arun Jaitley assumes charge as Union I&B Minister, Rajyavardhan as MoS

New Delhi, Nov 10 (IBNS): Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Arun Jaitley assumed additional charge as Minister for Information & Broadcasting (I&B) on Monday.

by IBNS November 10, 2014

India fully ready to retaliate Pak provocations: Jaitley

India fully ready to retaliate Pak provocations: Jaitley

New Delhi, Oct 6 (IBNS): Union Minister of Defence Arun Jaitley gave a stern warning to Pakistan after ceasefire violations by saying that Indian armed forces are ready to retaliate with full force.

by IBNS October 06, 2014

Arun Jaitley defends govt in RS on Judicial Appointment Bill

Arun Jaitley defends govt in RS on Judicial Appointment Bill

New Delhi, Aug 14 (IBNS) After the government passed the National Judicial Appointments Commission Bill, 2014 and Constitutional Amendment Bill- which will change the collegium system of appointing judges- in Lok Sabha on Wednesday, the government in Rajya Sabha defended it even though there was first some noisy scenes over it as MPs demanded a discussion.

by IBNS August 14, 2014

Jaitley to present Delhi budget today

Jaitley to present Delhi budget today

New Delhi, July 18 (IBNS): Union finance minister Arun Jaitley will present the much-awaited Delhi budget in parliament on Friday, amid expectation of power subsidy to consumers.

by IBNS July 18, 2014

Vaidik-Saeed meeting is a diplomatic misadventure: Jaitley

Vaidik-Saeed meeting is a diplomatic misadventure: Jaitley

New Delhi, July 15 (IBNS): With Parliament witnessing uproar over the meeting of journalist Ved Pratap Vaidik, who is a close associate of Yoga guru Baba Ramdev, with 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed in Pakistan, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said it was a "diplomatice misadventure of a private individual."

by IBNS July 15, 2014

Arun Jaitley presents budget aiming growth, reducing fiscal deficit

Arun Jaitley presents budget aiming growth, reducing fiscal deficit

New Delhi, July 10 (IBNS) Aiming to take the growth of Indian economy to over 7 percent in next few years and reducing fiscal deficit, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented the Budget for 2014-15, the maiden of the Narendra Modi government, with a big focus on the rural and agriculture sectors and announcing a clutch of infrastructure schemes and measures to woo foreign investors by welcoming FDI in defence and insurance sectors.

by IBNS July 10, 2014

Lt General Suhag's appointment final: Jaitley

Lt General Suhag's appointment final: Jaitley

New Delhi, June 11 (IBNS) Brusing off all controversies, Defence Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said Vice Chief of Indian Army Lieutenant General Dalbir Singh Suhag's appointment as the next Army Chief has been finalized.

by India Blooms News Service June 11, 2014

How can EC allow Rahul rally in Varanasi?: Jaitley

How can EC allow Rahul rally in Varanasi?: Jaitley

New Delhi/Varanasi, May 10 (IBNS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley on Saturday slammed the Election Commission (EC) for allowing Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi hold a roadshow in Varanasi.

by IBNS May 10, 2014