Arun Jaitley

Does Sitharaman's 'surgical strike' show PM Modi's displeasure over Jaitley's term?

Poll-bound PM Modi's worst headaches were the departments under the finance ministry that churned out contradictory data on the state of the economy exposing the government to relentless opposition fire.

Jun 11, 2019

Economy in focus as PM Modi begins second term without key aide Arun Jaitley

Arun Jaitley wrote to PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday asking to be kept out due to health reasons.

May 30, 2019

Arun Jaitley opts out of Modi government 2.0, cites health reasons

Jaitley wants to stay away from "any responsibility" in the Modi government's second term in office. He said that he had earlier told PM Modi about his decision.

May 29, 2019

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PM meets Amit Shah to finalise members of Modi 2.0 Cabinet

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah held a meeting to finalise the names for the new cabinet ministry as Modi is going to take oath as the PM on Thursday.

May 29, 2019

Reports of Arun Jaitley's deteriorating health are false and baseless: Govt spokesperson

Arun Jaitley was admitted to AIIMS due to some health issues last week and was discharged on May 23, the Lok Sabha election results were announced.

May 27, 2019

Arun Jaitley unlikely to remain finance minister in PM Modi's new term: Sources

The sources said that Jaitley, 66, is unlikely to take up any offer to continue in the top job steering Asia's third-largest economy as his health has deteriorated over the past few months.

May 25, 2019

PM Modi begins talks for new cabinet; will Arun Jaitley return as Finance Minister?

An immediate decision will be whether to keep senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley as Finance Minister despite his poor health or assign Railways and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal to the job.

May 24, 2019

If PM Modi wins election, who will be finance minister?

In the past five years, Arun Jaitley not only steered through parliament major economic legislation, which had languished for nearly two decades but also argued for the government's bid to end the practice of "triple talaq".

May 21, 2019

BJP hits back at Rahul, Priyanka over remarks against PM Modi

Senior BJP leaders Arun Jaitley and Prakash Javadekar hit back at the Congress leader over his remarks on PM Modi. The Congress leader slammed Modi after he targeted former premier Rajiv Gandhi over corruption.

May 6, 2019

Pawan Hans follows Air India into divestment turbulence as election intervenes

Public sector helicopter operator fails to receive adequate investor interest despite extending deadline several times over the past one year.

Apr 22, 2019

Arun Jaitley says extreme poverty falling, to end by 2031

More than 21 per cent of India's 1.3 billion people lived on less than $1.90 a day in 2011, when the last census was taken, according to the World Bank.

Apr 15, 2019

Congress promises for Lok Sabha elections dangerous and unimplementable, says BJP

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley claimed that some ideas in the Congress manifesto are "positively dangerous" and agenda for 'balkanisation' of the country.

Apr 2, 2019

Rs 20 coin: All you need to know about the new coin launched by PM Modi

The new coin was announced by the Finance Ministry on Thursday in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.

Mar 7, 2019

Arun Jaitley takes over as finance ministry after medical leave

Arun Jaitley resumed charge of the finance and corporate affairs ministry on Friday after a hiatus of nearly one month, a government statement said.

Feb 15, 2019

PM Modi urges Trinamool Congress to support Citizenship Bill

Modi said that India is the only place that can provide shelter to thousands of Hindus, Sikhs and refugees of other communities, who came from neighbouring countries to save themselves from communal violence.

Feb 2, 2019

Interim Budget 2019: Twitter reactions featuring the good, the bad and the ugly

Union Finance Minister Piyush Goyal presented the budget to the Parliament on Friday in the presence of PM Narendra Modi as well as the opposition, including Congress President Rahul Gandhi.

Feb 1, 2019

India faces challenges meeting 2019/20 fiscal deficit target - Moody's analyst

India will face challenges meeting its fiscal deficit target of 3.4 percent for 2019/20, a Moody's analyst said on Friday, after the government announced plans to step up rural income support in its last budget before a general election due by May.

Feb 1, 2019

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Halwa Ceremony: Budget makers enjoy their sweets, will you get yours on Feb 1?

The Halwa ceremony marks the beginning of the budget printing at the finance ministry. After the sweets, the top officials are locked in North Block basement.

Jan 22, 2019

Business leaders urge Reserve Bank of India to cut benchmark rate

India's economy is projected to grow 7.2 per cent in the financial year to March, faster than a provisional 6.7 per cent in 2017-2018.

Jan 18, 2019

Arun Jaitley accuses 'compulsive contrarians' of subverting democracy

Nations are built by those with positive mindsets and a national vigour, not by the 'Compulsive Contrarians', he wrote in a Facebook post without naming Congress or other opposition parties.

Jan 17, 2019

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