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  NDA's Rafale deal 2.86 % cheaper than UPA's 2007 offer, reveals CAG report; lies of Congress exposed, says Jaitley

  India | February 13, 2019 14:06 IST

  "The lies of 'Mahajhootbandhan' stand exposed by the CAG Report. How does democracy punish those who consistently lied to the nation?," questioned Arun Jaitley in a tweet.

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  ‘Satyameva Jayate’: CAG report exposes lies of Congress on Rafale deal, says Arun Jaitley

  India | February 13, 2019 13:10 IST

  The CAG report claimed that the deal negotiated by the NDA in 2016 was 2.86 per cent cheaper than what was negotiated by the UPA in 2007.

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  'How many lies need to be peddled to sustain a sinking dynasty?' Arun Jaitley slams Rahul Gandhi

  Politics | February 13, 2019 0:06 IST

  Stating that the contagion effect of falsehood is fairly large, Jaitley said the lies spread by the Congress have spread to other colleagues in the "Mahajhootbandhan".

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  CAG issue: Congress attack on CAG based on falsehood, says Arun Jaitley

  Politics | February 11, 2019 9:00 IST

  Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal had earlier said that Mehrishi was the finance secretary from October 24, 2014 to August 30, 2015 and in between Prime Minister Narendra Modi went to Paris on April 10, 2015 and announced the signing of the Rafale deal.

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  'Failed student always hates class topper': Jaitley's dig at Rahul Gandhi for 'personal hatred' against PM Modi

  Politics | February 10, 2019 16:03 IST

  The union minister also accused the Congress party of launching 'fake campaigns' against the defence forces, judiciary and Reserve Bank, and said it is time to protect the country as well as its institutions from 'institution wreckers'.

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  'Delighted to be back home': Jaitley returns from US after medical treatment

  India | February 09, 2019 18:17 IST

  In a tweet, Goyal said: "Delighted to welcome back respected Shri @arunjaitley ji. Very grateful to him for his support, guidance and leadership."

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  Shocked over Bareilly nikah-halala case, says Arun Jaitley

  India | February 08, 2019 11:14 IST

  Commenting on the incident Union Minister Arun Jaitley said that the episode "shocked" his "conscience".

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  Arun Jaitley likely to return from US by this weekend

  India | February 05, 2019 16:28 IST

  Jaitley, however, has been active on social media tweeting and writing Facebook posts and had also met reporters through a video call from New York and fielded questions on the Budget. He also gave interviews on the subject.  

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  'Kleptocrat's Club': Jaitley slams Opp for backing Mamata Banerjee

  Politics | February 05, 2019 11:52 IST

  In a blog, Jaitley hit out at Banerjee, dubbing her act as a "disproportionate over reaction" aimed at projecting herself as a "nucleus" of opposition parties.

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  Union Minister Arun Jaitley hints at raising Rs 500 a month cash support to farmers in future

  India | February 03, 2019 18:56 IST

  Union Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday hinted that the Rs 500 a month cash dole to small farmers may be increased in the future as the government's resources grow and said states can top up this amount with their own income support schemes.

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  Raising I-T exemption limit will benefit the 'great Indian Middle class': Arun Jaitley

  Budget | February 02, 2019 7:20 IST

  In an apparent reference to the raging controversy over jobs, Jaitley wondered how the Indian economy can grow at an average of 7.5 per cent in the last five years without any job creation.

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  Interim Budget 2019: Arun Jaitley compliments Piyush Goyal for 'excellent pro-farmer, pro-poor budget'

  Budget | February 01, 2019 14:10 IST

  Goyal, who was given the charge of the finance ministry temporarily recently, presented the Budget 2019-20 in absence of Jaitley, who is away in New York for medical treatment.

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  Avoid adventurism, concentrate on bull's eye: Arun Jaitley to CBI

  Business | January 26, 2019 7:00 IST

  Jaitley, who is recuperating after a surgery in a hospital in the US, on Twitter said one of the reasons for "poor" conviction rate in India is that "adventurism and megalomania" overtakes investigators and professionalism takes a back seat.

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  Piyush Goyal given additional charge of finance ministry, likely to present Union Budget

  India | January 25, 2019 16:22 IST

  Piyush Goyal will also continue to retain existing portfolios of Railways, Coal and Corporate Affairs.

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  EVM Hackathon in London: Jaitley dismisses claims of Syed Shuja, slams Cong for demanding probe

  January 22, 2019 9:43 IST

  It is pertinent to mention here that all these developments have come at a time when Lok Sabha elections 2019 is just a few months away.

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  'Absolutely rubbish, Congress' next big lie': Jaitley dismisses EVM rigging allegations

  India | January 21, 2019 21:44 IST

  The finance minister's remarks come in the backdrop of an Indian cyber expert, who is seeking political asylum in the US, claiming that the 2014 general election was "rigged" through EVMs, which are prone to hacking.

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  Union Budget to be presented on February 1 | ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW

  Business | January 25, 2019 16:24 IST

  This will be the last budget of the current BJP-led NDA government before the General Elections.

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  ‘Agenda for 2019 – Modi Vs Chaos’: Arun Jaitley slams opposition parties

  January 21, 2019 13:04 IST

  “The Kolkata rally organized by Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee was significant. On the surface, it was an anti-Modi rally. It indeed was. More significantly it was also a non-Rahul Gandhi rally,” he said.

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  'Compulsive Contrarians': Jaitley accuses Oppn of manufacturing falsehood, subverting democracy

  Politics | January 17, 2019 15:04 IST

  In a Facebook blog titled-The Compulsive Contrarian and his Manufactured Logic-without naming Congress or other opposition parties, Jaitley said, nations are built by those with positive mindsets and a national vigor, not by the 'Compulsive Contrarians'.

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  Jaitley hails PM for poverty-based reservation, accuses Cong of paying lip service to poor among upper castes

  India | January 11, 2019 23:19 IST

  The finance minister further claimed that the 10 per cent reservation would neither contravene the basic structure of the Constitution nor would it be restricted by the 50 per cent reservation cap placed by the Supreme Court.