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  Budget 2014: Price Stabilization Fund for farmers

  July 10, 2014 12:53 IST

  New 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 | June 02, 2014 19:33 IST

  New 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 | June 02, 2014 13:39 IST

  New 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 16:30 IST

  New 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

  Politics | May 26, 2014 19:26 IST

  New 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

  Politics | May 25, 2014 23:28 IST

  New 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

  Politics | May 04, 2014 19:31 IST

  Amritsar: 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 21:09 IST

  New 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 | April 23, 2014 11:47 IST

  Amritsar: 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

  Politics | March 18, 2014 6:31 IST

  New 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

  Politics | March 02, 2014 20:44 IST

  New 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

  Politics | February 16, 2014 23:35 IST

  New 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

  Politics | January 22, 2014 11:49 IST

  New 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 | January 16, 2014 14:39 IST

  New 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 | August 17, 2013 17:47 IST

  New 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

  Politics | August 06, 2013 22:24 IST

  New 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

  Politics | July 23, 2013 9:17 IST

  New 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

  December 06, 2012 20:48 IST

  New 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

  Politics | October 01, 2012 23:55 IST

  Bangalore, 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

  Politics | February 08, 2012 17:35 IST

  Lucknow, 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