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Jaitley opens trading on London Stock Exchange
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London [United Kingdom], Feb.27 (ANI): Visiting Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley opened trading on the London Stock Exchange on Monday in the presence of British Member of Parliament and UK Secretary of State for International Trade Liam Fox, India's High Commissioner to the United
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Post Budget reaction from technology, education, retail, BFSI and others
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 27 (ANI-NewsVoir): Union Budget 2017-18 is a big relief for the common masses from reduction in personal income tax to sops for affordable housing - the Finance Minister has announced various measures to benefit farmers and weaker sections of the society.
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India has nearly lost Kashmir: Chidambaram
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad(Telangana)[India], Feb. 25(ANI): Former finance minister P. Chidambaram on Friday said that India has nearly lost Kashmir.
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Post-demonetisation, money seized during Punjab, UP polls 'black or w
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana),[ India], Feb. 25(ANI): Former finance minister P. Chidambaram on Saturday took a fresh dig at the Centre over demonetisation, citing the seizure of cash in new denominations during the elections in Punjab and Uttar Pradesh.
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Congress backs Abdullah, Chidambaram, slams Centre for turning blind eye t
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 25 (ANI): Endorsing National Conference (NC) President Farooq Abdullah and former finance minister P. Chidambaram's stand on the prevailing Kashmir tension, the Congress on Saturday slammed the Centre for turning a blind eye to the turmoil churning in the Valley.
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Chidambaram's 'anti national' remark on Kashmir will embold
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 25 (ANI): Lashing out at former finance minister and Congress leader P. Chidambaram for saying that Kashmir was "nearly lost" thanks to the government's policies, the Centre on Saturday branded his remark as "anti-national", adding that his st
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Congress' position on demonetisation costing it dearly, says Jailtey
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 23 (ANI): As the Congress Party lost the Maharashtra civic polls where it managed to get only 31 seats in Mumbai, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday took the opportunity to take a dig at the grand old party, stating it is losing its credibility by followi
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Jaitley to undertake five-day visit of UK from tomorrow
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb.23 (India): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will leave tomorrow for London on a five-day official visit.
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Pak allows its Army to take action against terrorists across border
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Feb. 21 (ANI): Pakistan's Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has told the Senate that the country's Army had been allowed to take action against terrorists across the border after strong evidence of Afghan soil being used to launch recent acts of terrorism in the coun
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Swamy takes on finance ministry for inaction against Chidambaram's so
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb.20 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy on Monday accused former finance minister P. Chidambaram and his son Karthi of holding 21 secret offshore bank accounts even as he requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention, citing no inte
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Pak FM says military courts required to counter fresh wave of militancy
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Feb. 19 (ANI): Pakistan's Finance Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar has said a consensus must be reached within the country's political class for extending the tenure of military courts to counter the fresh wave of militancy gripping the country.
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Draft Compensation Bill approved by GST Council: Finance Minister Jaitley
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Udaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Feb. 18 (ANI): While announcing the approval of the Draft Compensation Bill, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the draft law will now be sent to the cabinet and subsequently tabled during the second budget session from April 25-May 13.
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