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  Next 2-3 years 'very critical' for economic reforms: Arun Jaitley

  June 19, 2015 11:18 IST

  New York: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said that the next 2-3 years will be "very critical" as the government plans to implement a series of reforms that will help India reach its "destination targets"

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  Telangana Finance Minister Injured as Vehicle Turns Turtle

  National | June 14, 2015 0:08 IST

  Karimnagar (Telangana):  Telangana's Finance Minister Etela Rajender was injured today after his vehicle turned turtle hitting a divider at Edula Gattepalli village, near here police said. The mishap occurred under the Manakondur police limits when the

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  Raghuram Rajan meets Finance Minister Arun Jaitley

  June 12, 2015 9:55 IST

  New Delhi: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan on Thursday met Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and discussed macroeconomic issues.“These are all usual meetings which we have. Nothing special. Broad range of issues were

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  Ex-servicemen meet Arun Jaitley over OROP

  India | June 11, 2015 7:42 IST

  New Delhi:  Ex-servicemen on Wednesday met Finance Minister Arun Jaitley over implementation of 'One Rank, One Pension', but the meeting did not yield any result.Chairman of the Indian Ex-Servicemen Movement Maj. Gen. Satbir Singh (retd)

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  The fall of UPA's crony capitalism “ A year of reform

  National | May 19, 2015 22:34 IST

  Look back at the situation that existed a year ago before the NDA Government headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi assumed office. The Government wanted to centralize power in its own hands rather than promote

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  New income-tax return forms to be far more simplified, assures Finance Minister Arun Jaitley

  May 16, 2015 19:23 IST

  New Delhi: The controversial new income tax return forms, which had been put on hold, will be "far more simplified", Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said today, but kept the suspense on if the requirement of

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  Arun Jaitley asserted automatic info exchange only way to tackle black

  April 18, 2015 10:35 IST

  Washington: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has sought urgent implementation of common reporting standards on automatic exchange of information globally, asserting that it is the only way to tackle the challenges posed by black money.The problem

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  Tobacco produces nothing less than death: Harsh Vardhan

  India | April 05, 2015 21:03 IST

  Bengaluru: Union Minister for Science and Technology Harsh Vardhan today asserted that tobacco produces nothing less than death as he took exception about member's of a Parliamentary panel commenting on the issue that has raised

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  Kerala Finance Minister KM Mani is new chairman of GST Council

  March 26, 2015 11:07 IST

  New Delhi: Kerala Finance Minister KM Mani will take over as the new chairman of the empowered committee of state finance ministers on the Goods and Services Tax (GST), an official statement said on Wednesday."This

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  Appropriation Bill 2015-16 cleared by Rajya Sabha

  National | March 20, 2015 8:39 IST

  New Delhi: The Appropriation Bill 2015-16 was passed by the Rajya Sabha on Thursday by a voice vote with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley saying the Centre was keen to devolve more financial authority to the

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  MP Minister, wife looted at gun point in moving train near Mathura

  India | March 19, 2015 14:35 IST

  Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Finance Minister Jayant Malaiya and his wife were robbed by armed dacoits in a moving train today morning.The couple was travelling to Delhi in AC-I compartment of Jabalpur-Nizamuddin Express.According to reports, the

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  Arun Jaitley presents NRI award to G P Hinduja

  World | March 14, 2015 13:20 IST

  London: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has presented leading industrialist G P Hinduja with the inaugural NRI Foundation Award for achievements in the field of business.The co-chairman of the Hinduja Group was honoured for establishing a

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  Take commercial decision without fear or favour: Arun Jaitley

  March 12, 2015 9:00 IST

  New Delhi: Promising financial autonomy to PSU banks, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Wednesday asked heads of public sector lenders to take commercial decisions without fear or favour.At the same time, he advised banks to facilitate

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  Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's Union Budget 2015 speech: Full text

  February 28, 2015 17:07 IST

  New Delhi: Finance minister Arun Jaitley laid out on Saturday a budget aimed at reigniting rapid growth, seeking to offer respite to the highly-taxed corporates as well as a promise of abundant jobs and social

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  Budget 2015: Decoding how taxpayer benefit adds up to Rs 4.44 lakh

  February 28, 2015 14:41 IST

  New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his Budget Speech in Lok Sabha today proposed rationalization of various tax exemptions and measures to improve tax administration.He said the government has provided medium term guidance wherein

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  Industry expectations from Union Budget 2015

  February 27, 2015 13:54 IST

  New Delhi: India Inc is having high expectations from the first yearly Budget of Narendra Modi government. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is expected to give sops to the individual tax payers, unveil initiatives to boost

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  Bank unions seek government intervention to settle wage revision

  February 19, 2015 17:16 IST

  Chennai: The central government's intervention in early settlement of wage revision, timely appointment of workmen directors, and merger of regional rural banks (RRB) with their sponsors were some of the demands submitted by two bank

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  Tax benefits likely for investments in Swachh Bharat, Clean Ganga

  February 18, 2015 18:16 IST

  New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is likely to provide tax incentives in Budget to encourage companies to participate in Swachh Bharat Abhiyan and Clean Ganga campaign as part of mandatory two per cent CSR

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  No slowdown in reforms despite Delhi drubbing, economy set to soar: FM

  February 12, 2015 16:50 IST

  New Delhi: India's economy is poised to take off at a much faster pace, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Thursday.Asia's third-largest economy grew an annual 7.5 per cent year-on-year in the quarter through December,

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  Ordinance route no concern for investors; they are happy: Arun Jaitley

  January 23, 2015 11:46 IST

  Davos: Terming political opposition to ordinance route for reforms as ‘obstructionism', Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the foreign investors have no problems with these decisions and they were rather happy that the government has brought