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Chidambaram mocks Govt. over cancelled EAM-Pak FM meet
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 21 (ANI): Former Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Friday aimed a potshot at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government over the cancellation of the proposed talks between External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qu
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Falsehood of a 'Clown Prince': Jaitley tears into Rahul over Rafale, NPAs
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 20 (ANI): Citing examples of controversial Rafale deal and Non-Performing Assets (NPAs), Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday launched a scathing attack on Congress president Rahul Gandhi stating that his strategy is to "concoct a lie and repeat it as many tim
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Rajnath Singh chairs 28th Southern Zonal Council Meet
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Sep 18 (ANI): Union Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday chaired the 28th meeting of the Southern Zonal Council in Bengaluru. The council was attended by Chief Minister of Karnataka HD Kumaraswamy, Chief Minister of Puducherry V. Narayanasamy, Deputy Chief Ministe
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Centre announces merger of Dena Bank, Vijaya Bank, Bank of Baroda
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 17 (ANI): The union government on Monday announced that it has decided to facilitate a merger of Dena Bank, Vijaya Bank and Bank of Baroda.
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ECHS contributions eligible for IT benefits: Jaitley
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 17 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday announced that contributions made under the Ex-servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) would be eligible for claiming deduction under Section 80D of the Income Tax Act from the current financial year.
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Confident of strictly maintaining fiscal deficit at 3.3%: Jaitley
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 15 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday reiterated that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Central Government is confident of strictly maintaining the fiscal deficit target at 3.3 per cent.
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Jaitley hails Swachh Bharat Abhiyan as 'people's movement'
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 15 (ANI): Lauding the central government's cleanliness drive, Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday highlighted the achievements of the scheme, launched on October 2, 2014.
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Former Pak FM won't be deported: UK
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
London [U.K.], Sep 15 (ANI): The British government has rejected the online petition seeking the deportation of the former Pakistan Finance Minister Ishaq Dar.
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Govt. announces 5 measures to tackle higher current account deficit
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 14 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday said that a broad policy decision has been taken to address the issue of expanding CAD (Current Account Deficit) under which the government will take necessary steps to cut down non-essential imports and also increas
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Mallya vs Jaitley: BJP goes all out against Rahul
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 13 (ANI): Union Minister of Law and Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday suggested that Congress president Rahul Gandhi could be hands-in-glove with Vijay Mallya, who in turn alleged to have met Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley before fleeing the country in March
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Lookout notice against Mallya was diluted: Swamy
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 13 (ANI): A day after Vijay Mallya claimed that he met Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley before leaving for London, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy said that a lookout notice against the fugitive liquor baron was diluted from "Block" to "Repo
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You gave free passage to Mallya: Rahul to Jaitley
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 13 (ANI): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday accused Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley of providing Vijay Mallya a “free passage” to “run away” from India.
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