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Chidambaram diverting public attention to save himself: BJP
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi (India) Jan 6: Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram is diverting public attention to save himself from his alleged acts of corruption, said a host of senior BJP leaders and Union Ministers on Sunday.
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Not sure if Lord Hanuman even had 52-inch chest: P Chidambaram
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jan 5 (ANI): 'Who has a 52-inch chest? I have heard a story from Ramayana, where Lord Hanuman tore opened his chest. I am not sure even Lord Hanuman had a 52-inch chest', former Finance Minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said while speaking at Tam
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Past 'mistakes' of Congress has alienated Kashmir: Jaitley
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Jan 3 (ANI): As the debate over President's Rule in Jammu and Kashmir resumed in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley launched a broadside on the Congress, accusing the party of leaving the Valley alienated with their past "mistakes" which were "
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Congress MPs fly paper planes in Lok Sabha
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 2 (ANI): Members of Congress party on Wednesday threw paper planes at the time when Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was speaking in Lok Sabha during the debate on the Rafale deal.
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Who killed Sohrabuddin investigation, Jaitley questions Congress
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 31 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday slammed the Congress, accusing the party of "killing" the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) during the UPA regime in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case.
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K'taka CM meets Jaitley, seeks extension of GST compensation period till 2
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 27 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Thursday met Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley here and requested to extend the GST compensation period till 2025.
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Hospitals, universities abroad receiving huge endowments due to inheritanc
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 25 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said that various hospitals, universities and other institutions abroad have been receiving huge endowments due to inheritance tax, adding that it is not the same scenario in India.
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Future road map could be to work towards single standard GST rate: Jaitley
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 24 (ANI): A future road map could well be to work towards a single standard Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate instead of two standard rates of 12% and 18%, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Monday.
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Cinema tickets, TV sets to become cheaper
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi, Dec 22 (ANI): Cinema tickets, TV sets and video games are set to become cheaper as the GST Council on Saturday slashed rates on a host of items, leaving only 34 items in the highest slab of 28 per cent.
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Jaitley throws weight behind Air Force chief, castigates Congress
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 21 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday threw his weight behind Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa, and castigated the Congress for criticising Air Force chief, who stressed the need for Rafale fighter planes to improve India's combat ability.
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Repeated same order existing since 2009: Jaitley on MHA surveillance order
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 21 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday told the Rajya Sabha that Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has only repeated the same order, pertaining to surveillance, which was there since 2009.
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Chidambaram requests Army, Air Force to stay out of Rafale debate
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka), [India] Dec 21 (ANI): Former finance minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Friday requested the Indian Army and Air Force to refrain from indulging in the ongoing debate over the Rafale fighter jet deal.
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