Jaitley
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Budget 2014: Price Stabilization Fund for farmers
Jul 10, 2014, 12:53 PM ISTNew Delhi: The government will set up a Price Stabilization Fund of Rs.500 crore to help farmers, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced Thursday while presenting the 2014-15 budget.The fund, he said, was "to mitigate the
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Naveen meets Jaitley, seeks compensation for CST loss
India | Jun 02, 2014, 07:33 PM ISTNew Delhi: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today met Finance Minister Arun Jaitley here and sought full compensation to the state for the revenue loss due to phase-out of Central Sales Tax (CST) and demanded
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Arun Jaitley in Asian Development Bank board
India | Jun 02, 2014, 01:39 PM ISTNew Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has been appointed as India's representative on the board of governors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), it was announced Monday.The appointment to the Manila-based institution takes retrospective effect
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Rajan meets Jaitley; discusses inflation, economy
May 27, 2014, 04:30 PM ISTNew Delhi: Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan on Tuesday called on new Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and discussed the prevailing economic situation as well as the issues related to the rise in prices. The meeting, which
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Rajnath, Sushma Swaraj, Jaitley sworn in as cabinet ministers
National | May 26, 2014, 07:26 PM ISTNew Delhi: Senior BJP leaders Rajnath Singh, Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley sworn in as cabinet ministers in the Narendra Modi-led government.M.Venkaiah Naidu, Nitin Gadkari, D.V.Sadananda Gowda, Uma Bharti, Najma Heptullah, Gopinath Munde and Smriti
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Jaitley, Rajnath, Gadkari likely in Modi Cabinet
National | May 25, 2014, 11:28 PM ISTNew Delhi: Arun Jaitley, Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari and Shiv Sena's Anant geete are likely to figure in a compact Narendra Modi cabinet which will involve a radical restructuring of various ministries with one cabinet
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Amethi one of the most backward constituencies: Jaitley
National | May 04, 2014, 07:31 PM ISTAmritsar: Senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley today said that the relationship of Rahul Gandhi with Amethi is “nominal” and it remains one of the most backward constituencies in the country.“Despite having been a family stronghold
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As battle heats up, Modi, Advani, Sushma, Jaitley to campaign in Amethi for Smriti Irani
India | May 02, 2014, 09:09 PM ISTNew Delhi: BJP's prime ministerial nominee Narendra Modi will campaign in Amethi on May 5 for party candidate Smriti Irani, who is challenging Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi in his family bastion.Modi will address a rally
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Stop personal attacks on Modi: Jaitley on Priyanka's remarks
India | Apr 23, 2014, 11:47 AM ISTAmritsar: A day after Priyanka Gandhi said she strongly feels about attacks on her husband Robert Vadra, BJP today said that while she wants people to refrain from personal attacks, Congress has been targeting Narendra
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Rahul cut off from reality, Congress a sinking ship: Jaitley
National | Mar 18, 2014, 06:31 AM ISTNew Delhi: BJP leader Arun Jaitley Monday termed the Congress "a sinking ship" and took a dig at Rahul Gandhi, contending the Congress vice president was "completely cut off from reality".In an article on the
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No change in BJP's stand on FDI in retail: Jaitley
National | Mar 02, 2014, 08:44 PM ISTNew Delhi: Against the backdrop of speculation about Narendra Modi's comments suggesting a rethink on the FDI policy, BJP today said their opposition to FDI in retail will not change.“As far as FDI in retail
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Congress MPs blocking anti-graft bills: Jaitley
National | Feb 16, 2014, 11:35 PM ISTNew Delhi: Hitting back at Rahul Gandhi for accusing BJP of blocking passage of anti-graft bills in Parliament, BJP today asked the Congress Vice President to "look inwards and find out the honest answer" and
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Kejriwal protest 'theatre of the absurd': Jaitley
National | Jan 22, 2014, 11:49 AM ISTNew Delhi: BJP leader Arun Jaitley today termed as “theatre of the absurd” Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's protest and said by calling it off Republic Day has been saved though the Republic has been
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Virbhadra Singh files defamation case against Jaitley, Dhumal
India | Jan 16, 2014, 02:39 PM ISTNew Delhi: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Thursday filed a defamation suit against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders Arun Jaitley and Prem Kumar Dhumal, who had accused him of corruption."I am not going
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Don't let sports facilities rust like Nehru Stadium: Jaitley
India | Aug 17, 2013, 05:47 PM ISTNew Delhi: BJP leader Arun Jaitley today alleged neglect of sports infrastructure built with massive spendings for Commonwealth Games, saying the stadia and other facilities have been “allowed to rust owing to disuse”.“Many sporting infrastructure
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LoC attack: Why are you providing escape route to Pakistan, asks Jaitley
National | Aug 06, 2013, 10:24 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 6: Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley today termed the Defence Minister's statement as "ambiguous" and took a dig, saying that he hoped it was a "typographical error".Linking it
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UPA trying to change electoral agenda by communalising debate: Jaitley
National | Jul 23, 2013, 09:17 AM ISTNew Delhi, Jul 23; Senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley has lashed out at the Congress alleging that the party was trying to communalise the 2014 elections by linking Gujarat riots of 2002 with the emergence
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FDI will make our children sales boys and girls: Jaitley
Dec 06, 2012, 08:48 PM ISTNew Delhi, Dec 6: Strongly opposing foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail, Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley said the policy will make India a country of "sales boys and sales
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Jaitley in Bangalore, no meeting with Yeddyurappa
National | Oct 01, 2012, 11:55 PM ISTBangalore, Oct 1: Senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley arrived in Bangalore late Monday but no meeting is scheduled with dissident leader B.S. Yeddyurappa as the former Karnataka chief minister left for his home town.”I am
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Congress Campaign In UP Is Hype Without Substance, Says Jaitley
National | Feb 08, 2012, 05:35 PM ISTLucknow, Feb 8: BJP leader Arun Jaitley today said the Congress' election campaign in Uttar Pradesh is “hype without substance”.“Some parties have created air in Lucknow but they are nowhere to be seen on the