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  Attack on innocent Kashmiris is condemnable: Arun Jaitley in Lucknow

  India | March 07, 2019 17:14 IST

  "The attack on innocent Kashmiris is condemnable. Our fight is against the separatists and terrorists. We need the people of Jammu and Kashmir with us in the fight against terror," Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley tweeted.

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  Arun Jaitley hopes more banks will exit RBI's PCA framework with government funding support

  India | February 28, 2019 22:26 IST

  Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday assured government funding support to public sector banks and hoped that the 6 lenders which remain under the RBI's prompt corrective action framework will soon come out of it.

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  Arun Jaitley in good health, recovering rapidly: Piyush Goyal

  India | January 25, 2019 16:38 IST

  Union Minister Arun Jaitley, who is in the US for medical treatment, is in good health and recovering very rapidly, said interim Finance Minister Piyush Goyal.

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  Union Budget to be presented on February 1 | ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW

  Business | January 25, 2019 16:24 IST

  This will be the last budget of the current BJP-led NDA government before the General Elections.

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  'Fudged Arithmetic': Jaitley dismisses report on Rafale deal price escalation

  India | January 19, 2019 11:14 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced the procurement of a batch of 36 Rafale jets after talks with the then French President Francois Hollande on April 10, 2015 in Paris.

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  India needs a decisive PM with clear mandate, not unworkable alliance: Jaitley

  Business | January 15, 2019 19:29 IST

  The pre-requisite for ensuring growth is a decisive leadership, consistency in policy direction and a strong and stable government, and not "an unworkable alliance with maverick leadership whose longevity is a suspect can never achieve this" he said in the blog.

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  BJP National Convention: Our performance not Opposition's lies to control narrative of 2019 LS polls, says Jaitley

  January 12, 2019 16:09 IST

  Addressing the party workers on the last day of the two-day BJP national Convention, Jaitley urged them to aggressively push the basic principles of the BJP's ideology and foil the opposition's attempts to create a "false narrative" through facts about the Modi government's performance.

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  'They've placed all facts, responded to every lies in Parliament': Modi praises Jaitley, Sitharaman on Rafale deal

  India | January 06, 2019 23:07 IST

  The BJP and the Congress have been engaged in a bitter duel on the purchase of the Rafale fighter aircraft from France, with the latter alleging inflated prices and kickbacks and the former defending it as one conforming to rules.

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  Alienation in Kashmir is legacy of Congress: Arun Jaitley

  India | January 03, 2019 21:51 IST

  Finance Minister Arun Jailtey on Thursday maintained in the Rajya Sabha that mistakes made by the Congress had led to alienation among people in Kashmir.

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  Banknotes' printing cost rose to nearly Rs 8,000 cr in Demonetisation year: Government

  Business | December 18, 2018 21:37 IST

  The cost of printing currency notes escalated to Rs 7,965 crore in 2016-17, the year when the government had banned the high-value 500 and 1,000 rupee bills, the government informed Parliament on Tuesday.

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  Excessive competition can at times put particular sector under stress: Arun Jaitley

  Business | November 05, 2018 15:53 IST

  If the current growth rate continues for a decade or two, he said, Indian economy expansion is going to be exponential.

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  FM to meet PSU banks chiefs tomorrow; to review financial performance

  Business | September 24, 2018 17:01 IST

  The meeting will happen against the backdrop of the 'Alternative Mechanism' (AM) to merge three public sector banks -- Bank of Baroda, Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank -- with a view to create a global-size lender, which will be stronger and sustainable

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  Just 6 hours left to set up Rafale JPC: Rahul Gandhi reminds Arun Jaitely

  India | August 30, 2018 15:52 IST

  The Congress chief's attack comes after Arun Jaitley termed the Congress' charges on the defence deal a "complete falsehood" in his blogpost.

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  GST Day: Arun Jaitley says GST a game changer for Indian economy

  Business | July 01, 2018 14:14 IST

  GST has been historic and game changer reform for the Indian economy, Arun Jaitley said while addressing a function commemorating the first year of the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax.

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  Jaitley lashes out at Left parties for supporting Emergency

  India | June 26, 2018 18:33 IST

  In the third part of his blog, Jaitley writes how the 21-month-long Emergency turned out the pathbreaking moment of his political career.

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  7.7% growth in fourth quarter of 2017-18 'firmly' establishes India as fastest-growing major economy: Jaitley

  India | June 18, 2018 14:27 IST

  Taking a dig at the critics of the government, Jaitley said that India's GDP has not declined by 2 per cent on account of demonetization and GST implementation, nor will it India live in poverty as predicted by the former finance minister.

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  'How much does he know': Jaitley trashes Rahul Gandhi's allegations against Modi government

  India | June 06, 2018 23:25 IST

  In an article, posted on his Facebook page titled 'How much does he know', Jaitley said; "Every time I listen to the view of Shri Rahul Gandhi, both inside and outside Parliament, I ask myself the same question – How much does he know? When will he know?

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  Amid din, Lok Sabha passes Finance Bill 2018 without debate

  Budget | March 14, 2018 13:31 IST

  In the recent past, the budget was passed without any discussion in 2013-14 and 2003-04.

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  PNB-Nirav Modi fraud case: RBI cautioned banks against SWIFT misuse thrice since August 2016

  Business | February 20, 2018 20:35 IST

  The statement from RBI comes hours after Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that the PNB scam was a result of a failure of management and auditors.

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  Oppn boycotts Rajya Sabha: Naidu expresses concern, Jaitley condemns frequent disruptions

  Politics | February 06, 2018 20:54 IST

  Jaitley accused the opposition of trying to “manufacture an issue where none existed”, while Naidu expressed concern over the “negative public perception” that was being created by these disruptions