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AIADMK committee says will run party, not Sasikala
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India] Apr 19 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Finance Minister D. Jayakumar and other AIADMK leaders and politicos on Wednesday have confirmed that former general secretary V.K. Sasikala and her newphew T.T.V. Dinakaran will no longer interfere in party affairs.
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Wider cracks appear in AIADMK over Sasikala, Dinakaran's ouster
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Apr. 19 (ANI): Hours after All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) leader and state Finance Minister D. Jayakumar announced that V.K. Sasikala and her nephew T.T.V. Dinakaran were decided to be 'delinked' from the party, several MLAs and Dina
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Forex violation: ED issues notice to Karti Chidambaram
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 17 (ANI): The Enforcement Directorate on Monday issued a show-cause notice to Karti Chidambaram, son of senior Congress leader and former finance minister P. Chidambaram and others for alleged forex violations to the tune of Rs. 45 crore.
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AITAF urges Jaitley to scrap proposed E-way bills under GST
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April.15 (ANI): The All India Tax Advocates' Forum (AITAF) has urged Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to completely scrap the proposed E-way bills under the new tax regime of the Goods and Service Tax (GST) for convenience of small time traders as well as prevention of t
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Keen to work for regional peace: Pak FM tells U.S. Security Advisor
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 15 (ANI): Pakistan's Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has told U.S. National Security Advisor Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster that Islamabad is keen to work with friends and partners to ensure peace and stability in the region.
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Chidambaram blames BJP for making minority community 'live in fear�
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Apr. 14 (ANI): Former union finance minister P. Chidambaram on Friday lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for threatening the minority community in the name of beef ban, alleging that the poor are living in fear.
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Post-1991 India has seen the growth of an aspirational society: Jaitley
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 14 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday said the pre-1991 India was controlled, where businesses manufactured what they were advised to produce, adding that post-1991 India has seen the growth of an aspirational society where there is a yearning amongs
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Jaitley to release Gender Parity Index specific to formal sector tomorrow
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 13 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will release the gender parity index specific to India in the formal sector during the 33rd Annual Session of FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO) in New Delhi tomorrow.
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Centre failed to bring clarity on state of economy: Chidambaram on Budget
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 11 (ANI): As the second leg of the Budget Session comes to a conclusion tomorrow, former union finance minister P. Chidambaram on Tuesday slammed the Centre for being unable to bring clarity in the state of economy adding the Congress was relieved that no additional h
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Chidambaram asks Centre to push GST to Oct 1
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 11 (ANI): Former union finance minister P. Chidambaram on Tuesday opined that the Centre's effort to roll out the Goods and Service Tax (GST) law by July 1 was "impractical and undesirable" and asked the government to push the date to October 1.
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Don't want to impose liquor ban forcefully: MP Govt.
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India] Apr. 11 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Finance Minister Jayant Malaiya on Tuesday said the government does not want to impose liquor ban in the state forcefully.
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Panagariya in favour of GST roll out despite all challenges
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr.11 (ANI): A day after former finance minister P. Chidambaram asserted that any rush to roll out the Goods and Services Tax (GST) by July 1 could prove harmful, Niti Aayog vice-chairman Arvind Panagariya on Tuesday stated that this new tax regime should be implemented a
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