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  Arun Jaitley's voice may no longer reverberate in Parliament, his presence will be remembered: Rahul Gandhi

  India | August 25, 2019 17:59 IST

  Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has said former union minister Arun Jaitley's voice will no longer reverberate within the hallowed portals of Parliament, but his presence will be remembered.

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  Opinion | Arun Jaitley: My friend, guardian and guide

  August 25, 2019 20:18 IST

  Normally my show 'Aaj Ki Baat' is not aired on weekends on India TV, but Saturday (August 24) was a special day. Today I want to share my sorrow and grief with my viewers, because my best friend Arun Jaitley is no more.

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  Arun Jaitley consigned to flames; BJP bids farewell to its troubleshooter

  India | August 25, 2019 19:08 IST

  Leaders across party lines were present to bid adieu to the former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. Jaitley's son Rohan performed the last rites at New Delhi's Nigambodh Ghat. SPECIAL COVERAGE ON ARUN JAITLEY

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  Arun Jaitley begins his journey beyond, leaders across party lines bid farewell

  India | August 25, 2019 23:59 IST

  Arun Jaitley funeral live News updates: Former finance minister and senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley was cremated on Sunday at 03.30 pm at the Nigambodh Ghat. Jaitley is survived by his wife Sangeeta, daughter Sonali, and son Rohan. Stay tuned to this space as we bring to you latest updates on the cremation and last rites of the BJP leader. ARUN JAITLEY SPECIAL COVERAGE

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  Jaitley, a one-stop reference for BJP on law, Constitution: Ram Madhav

  India | August 25, 2019 10:52 IST

  Arun Jaitley ji was a one-stop reference for the party whenever legal issues or Constitutional matters are to be tackled in states or at the Centre, he said, speaking at a condolence meeting at the Telangana BJP headquarters here.

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  PM Modi pays tribute to Arun Jaitley while addressing Indian community in Bahrain

  India | August 25, 2019 10:52 IST

  Remembering Arun Jaitley on his demise, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to the former Finance Minister, who passed away on Saturday. He also said that it is hard for him to imagine that he lost two of BJP's great ministers in the same month.

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  RIP Arun Jaitley: Kailash Colony mourns its most famous resident

  India | August 25, 2019 10:53 IST

  Despite occupying top government positions, Jaitley had kept his private home as his base, away from the Lutyen's zone that is more identified with the power elite. Born in 1953, Jaitley, son of lawyer Maharaj Kishen Jaitley, had started his journey from Naraina Vihar in West Delhi. His parents had migrated to Delhi from Lahore.

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  Grief of Arun Jaitley's demise will forever be with me: Rajat Sharma remembers his dear friend

  India | August 25, 2019 13:37 IST

  On India TV's special show at, India TV Chairman and Editor-In-Chief Rajat Sharma paid tribute to his dear friend Arun Jaitley. "I used to visit Arun Jaitley each day at AIIMS, with the hope of his recovery," Rajat Sharma said.

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  Arun Jaitley's family asks PM Modi not to cut short foreign tour

  India | August 25, 2019 10:54 IST

  The family of former Finance minister Arun Jaitley, who passed away on Saturday, has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to cut short his ongoing three-nation tour in its wake.

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  Mont Blanc pens to Patek Philippe watches: Arun Jaitley had a refined taste

  India | August 25, 2019 10:54 IST

  We all have our personal favourites when it comes to our accessories. Arun Jaitley was no exception to this. Leader par excellence as he was, he occasionally indulged in some guilty pleasures like all of us do.

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  Bar lost eminent jurist, legal luminary: Lawyers' bodies on Arun Jaitley's demise

  India | August 25, 2019 10:55 IST

  Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) and Bar Council of Delhi (BCD) also condoled Jaitley's demise and remembered his contribution to the legal fraternity. Jaitley practised as a senior advocate in courts, especially the Delhi High Court before he became a Union minister.

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  Jaitley's Amritsar connection & love for 'Amritsari kulchas'

  India | August 25, 2019 10:55 IST

  "Firstly, I am a Punjabi belonging to Amritsar, and secondly I want to serve my constituency by using my influence with the new government coming," Jaitley had said. His favourite local food was 'Amritsari kulchas', a local delicacy.

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  How Arun Jaitley transformed Indian economy with 10 major reforms

  India | August 25, 2019 10:55 IST

  Arun Jaitley was the only minister who was alloted two heavyweight portfolios - defence and finance, in the first Modi cabinet.

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  Arun Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj: BJP has lost its star power -- all in a month

  India | August 25, 2019 10:56 IST

  Jaitley and Swaraj -- both lawyer-turned-politicians -- had a similar political trajectory -- they both rose under the tutelage of former prime minister, late Atal Bihari Vajpayi, and they both made the current prime minister, Narendra Modi, a force to reckon with. It can, thus, be but a mere coincidence that both the BJP stalwarts passed away within weeks.

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  Arun Jaitley was soft-spoken and warm-hearted, his demise is a loss to the nation: L K Advani

  India | August 25, 2019 10:56 IST

  Senior BJP leader L K Advani on Saturday fondly remembered Arun Jaitley as a man with a deeply analytical mind who the party depended on for finding solutions to complex issues. Jaitley, 66, died at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) where he was undergoing treatment for a few weeks.

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  Arun Jaitley ushered in major military reforms as defence minister

  India | August 25, 2019 10:57 IST

  In the first term of the Narendra Modi government, Jaitley was in-charge of defence ministry from May 26 to November 9 of 2014, before Manohar Parrikar was brought in from Goa to helm it. Jaitley, the then finance minister, was again given charge of the defence ministry on Mar 14, 2017 after Parrikar quit the Union Cabinet to become Goa chief minister.

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  When Arun Jaitley took on Opposition over 'proof' of Balakot airstrike in Aap ki Adalat

  India | August 25, 2019 10:58 IST

  He was known as the well mannered, erudite politician who was well respected for his expertise on number of national issues. Arun Jaitley helmed ministries such as Finance, Information and Broadcasting to name a few. But he was not the one to mince words if anything came in the way of India's national interests.

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  Lost someone whom the nation needed for many years: Kapil Sibal remembers Arun Jaitley

  India | August 25, 2019 11:45 IST

  Sibal said Jaitley was a man of exceptional qualities and abilities and was wedded to an ideology since his university days and was "fateful to that ideology till his last breath".

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  'Jaitley a combination of extraordinary knowledge, sharpness of mind': Shaktikanta Das

  India | August 25, 2019 11:45 IST

  Last year after a prolonged stand-off between the finance ministry and the RBI which was then headed by Urjit Patel, Jaitley had brought in Shaktikanta Das as the RBI Governor after Patel resigned before his term.

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  When Arun Jaitley expressed condolence after Sushma's demise

  India | August 25, 2019 11:46 IST

  The two leaders who have been active and made their marks in the pre-Modi era made a smooth transition after Narendra Modi won a landslide victory in 2014. Unlike many, they comfortably fitted in Modi's working style and were soon considered to be the two best ministers in the Prime Minister's cabinet. In that way, Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj shared a personal bond as well.