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Arun Jaitley
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.
Arun Jaitley
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PNB fraud case: Employees conniving with fraudsters worrisome, regulators should keep 'third eye' open: Jaitley
India | Feb 24, 2018, 11:54 PM ISTSpeaking on the scam for the second time this week, he said employees conniving with fraudsters is worrisome. Also worrisome is that no red flag was raised. Regulators should have a "third eye" open to detect and check such frauds.
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Auditors failed to stop PNB fraud, will chase down cheaters till end: FM
Business | Feb 21, 2018, 07:09 AM ISTBreaking his silence over the fraud at country’s second-biggest bank, Jaitley on Tuesday said that the state was duty-bound to ensure those cheating the system are brought to justice.
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PNB Nirav Modi Bank fraud : Arun Jaitley says scam a failure of management, auditors
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PNB-Nirav Modi bank scam: Both internal, external auditors failed to detect fraud, says Jaitley
Business | Feb 20, 2018, 08:24 PM ISTExpressing his anger at the functioning of the banks, the finance minister said that the functioning of banks depends on trust, the relationship of borrower and the lender.
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Arun Jaitley to embark on two-day Saudi Arabia visit on Saturday night
India | Feb 17, 2018, 07:39 PM ISTJaitley, along with his counterpart minister from Saudi Arabia, will open the "Saudi-Indian Business Council" on Sunday. He will also visit the "India Pavillion" at the Saudi National Heritage and Cultural Festival Janadriyah.
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Financial services secretary updates Arun Jaitley on PNB fraud
Business | Feb 16, 2018, 04:37 PM ISTPNB has detected a USD 1.77 billion (about Rs 11,400 crore) scam where billionaire jeweller Nirav Modi allegedly acquired fraudulent letters of undertaking (LoUs) from a branch in Mumbai to secure overseas credit from other Indian lenders.
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Tripura: Left cadres 'looting' public, vote for BJP says Amit Shah
Politics | Feb 11, 2018, 09:27 PM IST -
Tripura polls: Arun Jaitley releases BJP's vision document, says BJP main rival of Left Front
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Tripura polls: Arun Jaitley releases BJP's vision document
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India TV Editor-in-chief Rajat Sharma, Amit Shah, Arun Jaitley at premiere of 'Swami Ramdev-ek sangharsh'
News | Feb 10, 2018, 07:51 PM IST -
Amit Shah, Arun Jaitley at premiere of 'Swami Ramdev-ek sangharsh' in Delhi
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Defence Ministry asks Finance Ministry to remove education fee cap for martyrs' children
India | Feb 10, 2018, 06:58 PM ISTOn July 1 last year, the government had issued an order saying the assistance under the scheme cannot exceed Rs 10,000 per month, triggering widespread discontent among all the three services.
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Centre a terrible patient, unwilling to listen to good doctor: P Chidambaram
National | Feb 10, 2018, 05:42 PM ISTAlleging that the country's economy was limping under the NDA rule, he said the government would contribute a new word to the Oxford English dictionary -- "jumla" (gimmick).
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Bank recapitalisation will boost lending: Arun Jaitley
Business | Feb 10, 2018, 05:26 PM ISTThe government's plans to spend Rs 2.11 lakh crore to recapitalise PSBs in a major step to restore the banking system's health.
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Fiscal situation should be comfortable next year: Jaitley
Business | Feb 10, 2018, 04:37 PM ISTJaitley also said that the last decision of the Monetary Policy Committee, chaired by RBI Governor Urjit Patel that decided to keep rates unchanged, was a “balanced decision”.
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Economy was in terrible hands under UPA: Arun Jaitley takes a jibe at his predecessor P Chidambaram
National | Feb 09, 2018, 11:52 PM ISTIndian economy under the BJP rule since 2014 has covered the journey from policy paralysis to structural reforms which have taken out the economy from being in fragile five to being a bright spot, Jaitley said.
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Delhi HC sets aside order on Arun Jaitley's cross-examination by Arvind Kejriwal
India | Feb 09, 2018, 02:06 PM ISTJustice Manmohan declared the Joint Registrar's order as infructuous and transferred the case to another bench of a single judge, who will hear the matter on February 12.
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Rs 12,000-crore relief for salaried class, senior citizens in Union Budget, says Arun Jaitley
India | Feb 09, 2018, 06:47 AM ISTReplying to a debate on Budget 2018-19, the minister said that a lot of things have changed since the NDA government took office in May 2014.
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Special package for Andhra Pradesh to be finalised in couple of days: FM Jaitley
India | Feb 08, 2018, 10:01 PM ISTThere was high drama in the Lok Sabha as soon as Finance Minister Arun Jaitley stood up to reply to the budget discussion.
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Long Term Capital Gains tax required in new situation: Arun Jaitley
India | Feb 08, 2018, 09:31 PM ISTPresenting his last full budget before the general elections due in early 2019, Jaitley proposed to tax LTCG on equities exceeding Rs 1 lakh at 10 per cent, which is expected to bring in revenue of Rs 20,000 crore.