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'Grown-up' Karti can speak for himself: Swamy taunts Chidambaram
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): A day after former finance minister P. Chidambaram strongly spoke in defence of his son Karti Chidambaram, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy slammed the former, saying that Karti, being a married person with a family, is grown up enough to
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Chidambaram defending Karti is clear case of father protecting son: BJP
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Bengaluru/ Mumbai [India], May 30 (ANI): After former finance minister P. Chidambaram termed the charge against his son Karti meeting with any Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) officer as baseless, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday said it is a "clear cut case of a fat
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Jaitley hails GST as 'efficient tax system to curb evasion'
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 29 (ANI): Hailing the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill as an efficient tax system for India, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday asserted that the new taxation regime will help in maintaining a strict vigil on tax evasion, thereby strengthening t
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Chidambaram clarifies over FIPB charges, defends Karti
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 29 (ANI): Speaking strongly over the controversy surrounding his son Karti Chidambaram in connection with a money laundering case, former finance minister P. Chidambaram on Monday said that his son had never met any officer connected with the Foreign Investm
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Jaitley hails successful test firing of torpedo from Scorpene Submarine
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday, congratulated the research team for conducting the successful test firing of torpedo missile from first indigenously built Scorpene Class Submarine.
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Pak opposition leaders criticise fiscal 2017-18 budget
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 27 (ANI): The opposition in Pakistan unanimously condemned the recommendations of the fifth federal budget which was presented by Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday in the National Assembly.
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Centre's cattle ban is 'illogical', mulling legal options:
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India] May 27 (ANI): With the Centre banning the sale and purchase of cattle for slaughter from animal markets through an environment ministry notification, Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Isaac on Saturday said that the decision was 'illogical' and the
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DHC issues notice to Kejriwal on Jaitley's fresh defamation case
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI): The Delhi High Court has issued a notice to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over the fresh defamation case filed by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, after the former's counsel Ram Jethmalani confirmed that he called Jaitley a 'crook' a
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Agriculture, Food Security key to cementing Indo-African ties: Jaitley
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Gandhinagar (Gujarat), May 23 (ANI): With the changing global landscape for agriculture and food security, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that India and Africa can emerge as key partners in these areas.
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India-Africa together can shape the future of world: Jaitley
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI): Terming the African Development Bank's (AfDB) annual meeting organized in India this year as a new chapter in India-Africa relationship, Union Finance Minister Arun Jailtey said both the countries together shape the future of the world.
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Defamation matter: Jaitley sues Kejriwal on being called 'crook'
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday sued Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal under an additional defamation suit worth Rs. 10 crore, after the latter's Counsel Ram Jethmalani confirmed that Jaitley was called a 'crook' after being in
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Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated because he loved peace: Chidambaram
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 21 (ANI): Former finance minister and Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Sunday broke down while remembering late prime minister Rajiv Gandhi and said that he was assassinated because he was a "messenger of peace."
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