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  Personal ambitions leading to degeneration of Congress ideology: Arun Jaitley

  India | October 27, 2018 22:50 IST

  Delivering the first Atal Bihari Vajpayee Memorial Lecture at the India Ideas Conclave in New Delhi he asked whether Indira Gandhi or Rajiv Gandhi have ever gone to a congregation where 'Bharat ke tukde honge' slogan was raised.

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  Kashmiri people should stand with Govt, not with separatists in fight against terrorism: Jaitley

  India | October 27, 2018 19:20 IST

  Exhorting the Kashmiris to unitedly fight against terrorism, he said it is absolutely essential for all of us that in this battle, we need the Kashmiri people on our side. 

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  CBI vs CBI: SC order extremely positive development, says Jaitley

  India | October 26, 2018 14:28 IST

  The finance minister asserted that the govt was only interested in maintaining professionalism, the image and the institutional integrity of the CBI.

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  FM Arun Jaitley welcomes today's Supreme Court direction, calls it "positive"

  Politics | October 26, 2018 14:30 IST

  Today SC has further strengthened the fairness criteria. They fixed a time limit and in order to ensure that highest standard of fairness are maintained even in the inquiry they have appointed a retired judge to ensure that the CVC inquiry is fair.

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  ‘My heart goes out to deceased’: Arun Jaitley expresses grief over Amritsar train accident

  India | October 19, 2018 22:17 IST

  According to an eyewitness, the scenes were reminiscent of ones witnessed during the Partition of the country when millions of people lost their lives in violence.

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  'Is the clown prince out-clowning himself': Arun Jaitley's blistering attack on Rahul Gandhi

  India | October 17, 2018 0:10 IST

  Continuing to call Congress leader a 'clown prince', Jaitley in a Facebook blog wondered if Rahul Gandhi has a personality issue.

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  Country does not need an ‘unstable coalition’ government at Centre: Arun Jaitley

  India | October 17, 2018 15:37 IST

  Addressing the 98th annual session of Assocham, Jaitley said swift decision-making of the Modi government has helped in handling the IL&FS crisis.

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  Banks, telcos could be allowed to use Aadhaar, says Arun Jaitley

  India | October 07, 2018 14:30 IST

  Jaitley said the Supreme Court has permitted Aadhaar linkage in several areas like income tax, based on "the principle of proportionality".  

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  Modi govt slashes excise tax, petrol, diesel get cheaper by Rs 5/litre in 12 states; Cong calls it 'panic reaction'

  India | October 05, 2018 0:03 IST

  The Centre cut excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs 1.50 per litre and asked oil firms to absorb Re 1 a litre of prices.

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  Parliamentary debate should focus on issues, not on individuals, says Jaitley

  India | October 03, 2018 22:54 IST

  Speaking at the release of a book titled 'Bhartruhari Mahtab - Outstanding Parliamentarian', Jaitley said because of personal attack and interruptions some Parliamentarians even fail to conclude their speeches on the floor of the House.

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  Arun Jaitley defends loan write-offs; says they don't lead to waiver, recovery still pursued

  Politics | October 01, 2018 19:59 IST

  It is pertinent to mention here that the Congress president Rahul Gandhi used the report to attack the Modi government. He alleged that the demonetisation converted black money into white and Rs 3.16 lakh crore of loans were written off.

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  'Petrol, diesel prices not discussed in GST Council meet'

  Business | September 28, 2018 18:16 IST

  Political parties, including Congress, have been demanding that the petrol and diesel be brought under the GST so that duties on them can come down that will reflect in lower prices at the pump.  

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  'States on way to meet their GST collection targets, won’t need compensation after 5-year period'

  Business | September 28, 2018 17:26 IST

  Jaitley said that the deficit in revenue collection targets of states under the GST came down to 13 per cent till August this year compared to 16 per cent last year.

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  Bringing Aadhaar as money bill no fraud on Constitution: Arun Jaitley

  India | September 26, 2018 22:32 IST

  "A money bill can only be brought as a money bill. The finance bill cannot be brought as anything other than a money bill," Jaitley said.

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  Aadhaar judgement historic, Congress has cut a sorry figure: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley

  Politics | September 26, 2018 19:05 IST

  While upholding the Constitutional validity of Aadhaar, the Supreme Court struck down some of its provisions including its linking with bank accounts and mobile phones.

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  'Postmortem is easier than action': FM Jaitley hits out at Raghuram Rajan

  Politics | September 26, 2018 13:54 IST

  Rajan, who was RBI governor for three years till September 2016, is currently teaching at the Chicago Booth School of Business.

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  Bank NPAs declining as recoveries of unpaid loans picking up, economy to grow at 8%: Jaitley

  Business | September 25, 2018 19:18 IST

  Jaitley said the new insolvency law, indirect tax regime and demonetization will help drive India's growth rate and sustain it at 8 per cent.

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  Jaitley slams Rahul Gandhi, says 'Make statements that show some semblance to intelligence'

  News | September 23, 2018 11:35 IST

  Jaitley slams Rahul Gandhi, says 'Make statements that show some semblance to intelligence'. He also said that irrespective of the allegations, the Rafale deal will not be cancelled.

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  Irrespective of allegations, Rafale deal won't be cancelled: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley

  India | September 23, 2018 11:37 IST

  Jaitely alleged that there could be a linkage between Congress President Rahul Gandhi's charges on the NDA government and Hollande's statement on Rafale deal.

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  ‘Clown Prince’ Rahul Gandhi spreading falsehood on Rafale deal, loan waiver to industrialists: Jaitley

  India | September 21, 2018 8:24 IST

  Jaitley further said that in mature democracies those who rely on falsehood are considered unfit for public life.