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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Mumbai: Accusing Congress of following an obstructionist approach, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said the government was committed to going ahead with reforms measures to take India back to original potential of 8 per cent
New Delhi: The Finance Ministry expects the economy to record a growth rate of 5.4-5.9 per cent this year as it said 5.3 per cent second-quarter GDP expansion is on expected lines."The growth in the
New Delhi: With less than a week left for the retirement of the CBI chief, Parliament on Thursday passed a bill under which it will not be necessary for all the three members of the
New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today hinted in Lok Sabha at the government considering amending the anti-money laundering and Income Tax laws to get back the black money stashed abroad, admitting that there are
New Delhi: With an aim of improving the environment for investments, India is moving towards a tax friendly regime to correct the image which had become “bad” over the years, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said
New Delhi: Identity of 427 account holders abroad has been established and 250 of them have admitted to having accounts, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley revealed today while asserting that the government is on the right
Jamshedpur: The government does not have any immediate plan to remove subsidy on LPG, Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan said here today.“We do not have any plan to remove
New Delhi: Government will allow commercial mining of coal by private companies after allocating mines to public sector companies and auction to specific end users, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said."First you give it to the
New Delhi: The government Sunday held a meeting with leaders of various political parties and sought their views on the controversy surrounding the Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT) that had caused disruptions during the last
New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today deprecated Mamata Banerjee's criticism of interrogation and arrest of some of her party leaders in the Saradha chit fund scam, evoking a sharp response from Trinamool Congress which
New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for enhancing India's stature globally with his successful three-nation visit even as he accused the Congress of damaging the economy both while in
New Delhi: A reduction of the scope of subsidies currently being provided to well-off people appears to be on the anvil with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley questioning the justification of ‘unquantified' subsidy amounts to 'unidentifiable'
New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today pitched for an interest rate cut, expressing confidence that the RBI will move in the direction of making the cost of capital reasonable to help perk up economy."The
New Delhi: A whole set of second generation reforms will be unveiled in the next Union Budget, Finance Minister Arun Jaitely said on Sunday promising a lot of exciting time ahead.The country needs a larger
New Delhi: Narendra Modi's real strength is his strong mind like that of great sportspersons, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said today, explaining how the Prime Minister has overcome odds to reach the top. Jaitley, who
New Delhi: Faced with the daunting task of getting back black money stashed abroad, government today said it was having a relook at some of the bilateral tax treaties signed with foreign countries that may
New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said that he does not favour burdening the salaried and middle-class with more taxes but would go after the evaders in widening the net.In fact, he would encourage
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