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  BJP hails announcement of special assistance to Bihar

  Politics | February 28, 2015 22:14 IST

  Patna: The Bihar unit of BJP today hailed Union government for announcing special assistance, on the lines of Andhra Pradesh, which would provide several concessions for setting up new industries in the state.Thanking Prime Minister

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  Budget 2015: Decoding Finance Minister's poetry during the budget speech

  February 28, 2015 12:52 IST

  New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitely has started presenting Union Budget 2015 in Lok Sabha. While people all across India are glued to TV sets to know about the budget, the minister started the speech

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  Jaitley quotes 2012 letter of Anand Sharma to expose his 'double standards'

  Politics | February 27, 2015 16:57 IST

  New Delhi: The government on Thursday sought to puncture the Congress offensive against the new land bill by citing former Commerce Minister Anand Sharma's strong reservations on the bill in 2012 where he stated that

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  Uncertainty grows over land acquisition bill

  Politics | February 27, 2015 14:15 IST

  New Delhi: The government is trying hard to get the land acquisition bill passed in Lok Sabha next week but defiant opponents and procedural road blocks may come in the way. These can prevent it

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  Budget 2015: Electric cars may become cheaper

  February 12, 2015 9:39 IST

  New Delhi: Just fortnight before the Union Budget 2015-16, it is expected that Hybrid and electric vehicles may become cheaper. Government is considering a proposal to give incentives to manufacture of such vehicles.Pushing Narendra Modi's

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  Budget 2015: Delhi debacle forces BJP to rethink on administering "bitter medicine"

  February 11, 2015 11:27 IST

  New Delhi: After being humiliated by the Aam Aam Aadmi party in Delhi Assembly polls, pressure is mounting within the BJP to present a pro-poor Budget and not to administer the "bitter medicine" that Prime

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  Budget 2015: Road Ministry doubles its budgetary allocation to Rs 50k crore

  February 08, 2015 14:05 IST

  New Delhi: The Road Transport and Highways Ministry has doubled its budgetary allocation to Rs 50,000 crore to meet the ambitious plan of building 30 kms of roads a day.Sources from Road Transport and Highways

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  Budget 2015: Economists wants Modi government to increase public spending

  February 07, 2015 13:37 IST

  New Delhi: A policy meeting of the Niti Aayog led by Arvind Panagariya in New Delhi has suggested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to increase public spending. The meeting held under the aegis of several other

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  Budget 2015: Govt may restore customs duty on crude oil

  February 05, 2015 14:00 IST

  New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's much-anticipated Budget is expected to restore customs duty on the crude oil. The move will give the exchequer around Rs 14,000 crore the next financial year.The extra money will

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  Budget 2015: Govt likely to free up funds up to Rs 3 lakh crore for states

  January 30, 2015 13:10 IST

  New Delhi: Union Budget for 2015-16 by Finance Minister Arjun Jaitely is expected to free up funds to the tune of Rs 3 lakh crore and allow the states to spend them in accordance with

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  Dalmiya wants Jaitley's nod, Shivlal in spotlight

  Cricket | January 24, 2015 6:50 IST

  New Delhi: The BCCI top brass is waiting for the return of Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, a former Board Vice President, to decide on the future course of action in the wake of the

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  News organisations should have realistic finance model: Arun Jaitley

  Politics | January 15, 2015 14:04 IST

  New Delhi: It is important that news organisation have "realistic" financial models otherwise "aberrations" like paid news can creep in, Information and Broadcasting minister Arun Jaitley said today.The minister said that if there is one

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  Actress Roopa Ganguly joins BJP

  Bollywood | January 08, 2015 6:44 IST

  Kolkata: Actress Roopa Ganguly Wednesday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).Ganguly gained cult popularity for playing Draupadi in the television series "Mahabharat".She attended a function at Howrah's Sarat Sadan where Finance Minister Arun Jaitley handed

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  Govt to protect commercial decisions by PSU banks: Jaitley

  January 03, 2015 21:38 IST

  Pune: Committing to bold reforms that would professionalise public sector banks, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today assured bankers that government was ready to protect their commercial decisions as “risks have to be taken” by them.Speaking

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  2014 LS elections a one horse race: Jaitley

  Politics | April 03, 2014 11:28 IST

  New Delhi: BJP leader Arun Jaitely today said the Lok Sabha elections this time is a “one horse race”.  “When there are more horses then the jockey turns back to see the No. 2. But

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  Jaitley questions logic behind Rahul's BJP balloon jibe

  Politics | March 28, 2014 10:24 IST

  Amritsar: A day after Rahul Gandhi's BJP balloon jibe, Arun Jaitely today wondered whether the Congress leader's remark was an “astrological prediction” or based on some rational political thinking and charged the Congressman of “living

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  AP: Venkaiah for quick decision on BJP - TDP electoral alliance

  Politics | March 27, 2014 16:58 IST

  Hyderabad: Amid continuing suspense on possible electoral alliance between BJP and TDP, senior BJP leader M Venkaiah Naidu today favoured a speedy decision on the matter so that campaign can start early.  Naidu, who said

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  Decks cleared for BCCI to impose life ban on Lalit Modi

  Cricket | September 24, 2013 19:32 IST

  Chennai: With the Delhi High Court allowing the BCCI to conduct its Special General Meeting (SGM) in Chennai tomorrow, the decks are cleared for the Board to impose a possible life ban on former IPL

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  Why is govt giving Pak army alibi, asks Arun Jaitley on LoC killings

  Politics | August 06, 2013 16:50 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 6: Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley today questioned Defence Minister A K Antony's statement saying persons "dressed in Pak army uniforms" crossed the Line of Control and killed 5

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  India is being kicked around internationally: Jaitley

  Politics | March 16, 2013 7:02 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 15 : India should seriously forget normalising ties with Pakistan and walking even an “extra inch”, BJP said today, as it slammed the Government's foreign policy over the way the country was