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  Attempts to increase infiltration along the LoC this year: Arun Jaitley in Parliament

  India | August 04, 2017 14:46 IST

  The Defence Minister said the Indian Army has "domination" over the Indian-Pakistan border, including through deployment of radars, sensors and other surveillance

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  GST Council has cleared draft compensation law, says Arun Jaitley

  February 18, 2017 19:05 IST

  In a bid to speed up the rollout of Goods and Services Tax, the Finance Minister Arun Jaitley-led council today finalised the draft compensation bill and hoped the remaining ones will be cleared in the

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  India needs lower level of taxation to be globally competitive: Jaitley

  December 26, 2016 16:43 IST

  Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday said that India now needs to move to a lower level of taxation to be globally competitive.

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  Not all junked notes to be remonetised, hints Arun Jaitley

  December 17, 2016 14:37 IST

  Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday defended the central government’s demonetisation decision, terming it as a courageous step and assured that remonetisation will not take a very long time.

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  Arun Jaitley dares Congress to spell out single decision UPA took against black money

  Politics | December 08, 2016 16:39 IST

  Facing flak from opposition over demonetisation, the central government on Thursday sought to turn tables in the Lok Sabha by daring Congress to spell out a single decision it had taken against black money when it was in power for 10 years.

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  Stern action against those allowing tax evaders to use their bank accounts, govt warns citizens

  November 18, 2016 17:23 IST

  Issuing a stern warning to people allowing black money hoarders to use their bank accounts to deposit their ill-gotten wealth, the central government on Friday said that officials are keeping a firm eye on any such transactions.

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  Government may extend tax payment deadline for black money holders, to allow EMIs

  July 08, 2016 12:50 IST

  New Delhi: The government is considering an extension of the deadline for declaration of black money and also has accepted the industry request for tax being paid in instalments. A meeting held late last month

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  Government plans EPF for unorganised sector, aims to provide social security

  June 12, 2016 11:19 IST

  New Delhi: The government is all set to bring unorganised sector workers under EPFO (Employees Provident Fund Organisation) cover.The step is being taken to provide social security to workers in the unorganised sector. According to

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  Arun Jaitley arrives in Japan; to meet PM Shinzo Abe, industry leaders

  Politics | May 29, 2016 10:30 IST

  Tokyo: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley arrived here today on a six-day visit during which he will meet Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as well as several key investors to sell the India growth story. During

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  Bad loans: Improvement in steel, highways, power sector will make situation better, says Jaitley

  May 16, 2016 17:26 IST

  New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had some reassuring words on NPAs on Monday when he said bad loans have reached the peak and expressed confidence that situation will get better with improvement in six

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  India to renegotiate tax treaty with Singapore: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley

  May 16, 2016 15:06 IST

  New Delhi: India will have to renegotiate the tax treaty with Singapore to extend the capital gains tax provisions of the recently-concluded tax pact with Mauritius, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Monday. Without giving

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  India can grow faster on back of global upturn, good monsoon: Arun Jaitley

  May 12, 2016 7:07 IST

  New Delhi: Terming the 42 per cent rise in indirect tax collection in April "a good sign", Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said India can grow better and faster on the back of global recovery

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  Arun Jaitley pushes for more funding, reforms at IMF, World Bank

  April 17, 2016 8:34 IST

  Washington:Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has asked the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to reassess the quantum of funds at their disposal to finance global growth and make an extra mobilisation effort if

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  GST row: Arun Jaitley questions the extent to which RS can block economic decision-making

  April 07, 2016 13:55 IST

  New Delhi: The finance minister said stand on crucial economic legislations should not depend on where one sits in Parliament. "For instance, I am faced with a reversal of position when I accept some

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  After Panama leak, Jaitley warns against stashing money abroad

  April 04, 2016 14:54 IST

  New Delhi: Amid reports of some Indians having unaccounted wealth in tax havens, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said those who did not take advantage of the compliance window last year to declare illegal assets

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  Difficult to keep to GST rate if luxury items excluded: Arun Jaitley

  April 04, 2016 12:40 IST

  NEW Delhi: In a reference to opposition to levying excise duty on jewellery, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday said exempting "luxury items" from indirect tax will not help keeping the proposed GST rate in

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  Doubling farmers' income by 2022 will prove Herculean

  India | March 31, 2016 7:48 IST

  New Delhi: After adjusting for rising costs, an Indian farmerÂ’s income effectively rose 5 percent per year over the decade (2003-2013), according to an IndiaSpend analysis of various government data. This calls into question Finance

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  Parliament clears Aadhar Bill without any changes, all amendments rejected

  Politics | March 16, 2016 22:29 IST

  The government today made a strong pitch for the Aadhar Bill contending that the money spent by the government on account of various subsidies and welfare schemes need to reach the right people.

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  ‘Fair and Lovely’ phrase is racist, says FM

  Politics | March 14, 2016 22:48 IST

  ‘Fair and Lovely’ phrase is racist: FM Arun Jaitley

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  Court summons Kejriwal, 5 others in Jaitley’s defamation case

  Politics | March 09, 2016 17:17 IST

  Delhi court summons Kejriwal, 5 others in Jaitley’s defamation case