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  Congress mocks governments defence on appointment, wants Arun Jaitley to clarify

  Politics | July 12, 2015 16:44 IST

  New Delhi: Targeting the government over FTII chairman row, Congress today mocked its explanation that Gajendra Chauhan was appointed as he can devote time to the institute saying it won't wash as even a "peon

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  Black money law comes into force from July 1

  July 02, 2015 19:27 IST

  New Delhi:  The black money law that provides for stringent penalties and jail term for failing to disclose overseas income has been operationalised from July 1 this year, instead of April 2016, the Finance Ministry

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  Arun Jaitley aims 8-10% economic growth

  July 02, 2015 7:23 IST

  New Delhi: Pitching for a higher growth of 8 to 10 per cent to eradicate poverty, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said the country is no more satisfied with the current rate."India is no

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  Probe into Lalit Modi-Dushyant Singh loan to continue : Arun Jaitley

  Politics | June 23, 2015 12:21 IST

  New Delhi : Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said assessing authorities in India would continue to do their job with regard to the probe into the over Rs 11 crore transaction between Dushyant Singh and Lalit Modi

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  Government will go all out to support Bihar in a big way: Arun Jaitley

  Politics | June 23, 2015 10:58 IST

  Stanford: Promising that the Centre will go "all out" to support Bihar in a "big way", Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said the government is likely to announce projects and schemes in a few weeks

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  Government does not intend to legislate retrospectively: Arun Jaitley

  June 21, 2015 13:08 IST

  Washington: Terming the controversial retrospective taxation regime a "legacy issue", Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has assured US investors that the government does not intend to legislate retrospectively and is looking to put a "quietus" to

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  India story back to centre stage: Jaitley to US investors

  June 19, 2015 12:27 IST

  New York : Wooing investors in the US, Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said that the Indian economy is revving up under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, offering them "a lot of potential" for gains."The

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  Onus of normalising ties on Pakistan: Arun Jaitley

  Politics | June 19, 2015 10:32 IST

  New York: The onus of creating an environment for improving Indo-Pak ties and normalising the bilateral relationship is more on Pakistan and depends on the kind of "provocation" that comes from that country, Finance Minister

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  Sushma Swaraj's help to Lalit Modi is a clear case of favouritism: P Chidambaram

  Politics | June 17, 2015 22:39 IST

  Chennai: Rejecting allegations of vendetta levelled against him and the UPA, former Finance Minister P Chidambaram today demanded that the government should ensure that Lalit Modi returns to India to face the probe by Enforcement

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  Raghuram Rajan meets Finance Minister Arun Jaitley

  June 12, 2015 9:55 IST

  New Delhi: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan on Thursday met Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and discussed macroeconomic issues.“These are all usual meetings which we have. Nothing special. Broad range of issues were

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  Rehabilitation package for J&K flood victims soon: Arun Jaitley

  Politics | June 11, 2015 20:49 IST

  Srinagar: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today assured Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) that the Centre will soon announce a comprehensive rehabilitation package for flood victims of Jammu and Kashmir. “The Finance Minister assured

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  Slump in stock markets not a trend; economy recovering: Arun Jaitley

  June 04, 2015 21:56 IST

  New Delhi: Unfazed by the three day slump in stock markets on fears of drought, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said the slide does not indicate a trend as economy is on a recovery

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  June 04: Know the top 5 News Headlines of today

  India | June 04, 2015 21:09 IST

  20 armymen killed, 11 injured in insurgent ambush in ManipurIn the worst attack in two decades, insurgents today ambushed a military convoy in Manipur's Chandel district killing at least 20 army personnel and injuring 11

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  Arun Jaitley downplays monsoon fears; says govt has enough food stocks

  Politics | June 04, 2015 22:28 IST

  New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today sought to allay fears over predictions of deficient monsoon saying conclusions on that basis either on inflation or some kind of distress situation are “far-fetched”.He also said in

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  Not enough being done to bring black money back: Subramanian Swamy

  Politics | May 30, 2015 23:25 IST

  Ahmedabad:  Senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy today said he had written to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi suggesting ways to bring the black money back, and the present measures were not enough."I have written a

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  Govt gives green signal to India-Pakistan cricket series in December: Sources

  Cricket | May 13, 2015 21:28 IST

  New Delhi: The government of India has given its green signal to the most anticipated India-Pakistan cricket series to be held in UAE in December this year, according to sources.The decision came after Pakistan Cricket

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  Need to generate green technologies on war footing, says Jaitley

  Politics | April 19, 2015 22:49 IST

  Washington: Asserting that India is prepared to play its part in combating the danger posed by climate change, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said the global community needs to develop greener technologies "on a war

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  Arun Jaitley says 'no retro tax' as claim cases continue

  April 18, 2015 6:20 IST

  Washington: Even as court battles continue over tax demand on foreign firms on deals entered in India before the change in laws, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has sought to clarify his stand of not pursuing

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  Appropriation Bill 2015-16 cleared by Rajya Sabha

  Politics | March 20, 2015 8:39 IST

  New Delhi: The Appropriation Bill 2015-16 was passed by the Rajya Sabha on Thursday by a voice vote with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley saying the Centre was keen to devolve more financial authority to the

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  Chidambaram slams Budget 2015, says it fails fiscal and financial stability test

  March 08, 2015 9:00 IST

  New Delhi: Days after the budget was announced by the finance minister Arun Jaitley, former Union Minister P Chidambaram said the latest Budget's measures do not meet the 3.6 per cent fiscal deficit target for