Former finance minister Arun Jaitley breathed his last on August 24, 2019. He was 66. Jaitley had been undergoing treatment at the AIIMS for several weeks. In the Vajpayee government (1998–2004), he held the cabinet portfolios of Finance, Corporate Affairs, Commerce and Industry and Law and Justice. Since 1991, he has been a member of the national executive of BJP and became the spokesperson of the saffron party during the period preceding the 1999 Lok Sabha election. From 2009 to 2014 he served as the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha. He is also a senior advocate in the Supreme Court. Since 1987, he has been practicing law before the Supreme Court of India and several High Courts in the country. Early life: In 1973, Arun Jaitley graduated with a honours degree in commerce, BCom from Shri Ram College of Commerce, New Delhi. In 1977, he passed his LLB degree from the Faculty of Law, University of Delhi. At the Delhi University, Jaitley was an Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) student leader and in 1974, rose to be the President of the Students Union of Delhi University. He was under preventive detention for a period of 19 months during the period of proclamation of Internal Emergency (1975–77). After getting out of jail, he joined the Jan Sangh.
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New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today regretted that his apparent comments on the December 16 gangrape have been construed as insensitive and said he had no intention of trivialising the incident. “I regret that
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New Delhi: Indian troops are giving appropriate response whenever Pakistan violates the ceasefire along the border, Defence Minister Arun Jaitley said today. “Whenever ceasefire violations take place our soldiers give appropriate response at the border,”
Jammu: Slamming Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his silence over the recent ceasefire violations along Indo-Pak border, Congress today asked Modi and Defence Minister Arun Jaitley to explain their stand. “There have been 80 ceasefire
Jammu: Slamming Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his silence over the recent ceasefire violations along Indo-Pak border, Congress today asked Modi and Defence Minister Arun Jaitley to explain their stand."There have been 80 ceasefire violations
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New Delhi: Against the backdrop of incursions by Chinese troops, India today said its armed forces were taking “more than adequate” action on such incidents and have not allowed China to encroach any part of
New Delhi/ Amritsar: Terming as "deliberate" the repeated ceasefire violations on the Line of Control and International Border, Defence Minister Arun Jaitley today said Pakistan and "powers within" it clearly do not want ties with
New Delhi: Union Defence Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday arrived in Amritsar on a day-long visit.He was received by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, state Cabinet Ministers and other leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to unveil an ambitious financial inclusion scheme on the Independence Day tomorrow to provide bank accounts to 15 crore poor persons with an overdraft facility of Rs
New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Thursday said the constitutional amendment bill for a judicial appointment commission restores the original spirit of the constitution.Resuming the discussion in the Rajya Sabha on The Constitution (99th Amendment)
New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday presented the outstanding parliamentarian awards to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Congress leader Karan Singh and JD-U president Sharad Yadav for 2010, 2011 and 2012, respectively.At a function organised by
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today constituted a six-member State Coordination Committee of Shiromani Akali Dal and BJP to streamline day-to-day functioning and cooperation between the alliance partners.SAD Senior Vice President Ranjit Singh
New Delhi: The current Session of Parliament may be extended to enable the passage of bills, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkaiah Naidu told BJP MPs here today.Addressing the BJP Parliamentary Party meeting at the central hall
New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee today conferred the Outstanding Parliamentary award to Congress veteran Karan Singh, JD(U) chief Sharad Yadav and Union Minister Arun Jaitley.Presented by the Indian Parliamentary Group, the outstanding Parliament award for
New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Sunday asked market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to be vigilant against possible market violations, while focusing more on attracting retail investors and addressing their grievances.
New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha was disrupted Monday as opposition members said the statements of Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the recent WTO meeting were different.The issue was raised by
New Delhi: Nudging the RBI to cut interest rates to boost growth, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said he had already made his mind clear and hoped the central bank will take decision after taking
New Delhi: In a 30 minute speech at the BJP National Council meet Saturday PM Narendra Modi jovially remarked that India requires 200 PMs- Primary members. His sense of humor filled the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
New Delhi: Kashmiri Pandits who wish to go back to the Valley and settle there will be facilitated with all necessary resources by the government, Union Minister Arun Jaitley said on Saturday."There has been clarity
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