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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Jammu: Ruling out post-poll alliance with any regional party in Jammu and Kashmir, the BJP today said it has not deviated from its ideology on the issue of revocation of Article 370 from the state.“Our
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New Delhi: It is mandatory for certain class of public companies to appoint at least one woman director on their boards under the companies law, government said today.“The Companies Act 2013 and the rules framed
New Delhi: In a setback to the Centre, states on Thursday rejected the draft goods and services tax (GST) Bill saying it does not address their concerns, particularly on entry tax and taxation of petroleum
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New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will today meet his counterparts to discuss challenges related to Goods and Services Tax (GST).In this meeting Jaitley will discuss some of the challenges that the states see at
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will meet his state counterparts Thursday to discuss challenges in rolling out the Goods and Services Tax (GST), Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha said here Wednesday."On
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