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'Scam champion' Chidambaram is one to talk, scoffs BJP
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 14(ANI): Slamming former finance minister P. Chidambaram for branding demonetisation move as the "biggest scam of the year", the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday asserted that he himself was a champion in doing scams who presided over a scam of Rs.
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Congress uncomfortable with Centre's anti-corruption drive: Jaitley
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 13 (ANI): Countering senior Congress leader and former finance minister P. Chidambaram's allegation that demonetisation is the "biggest scam of the year", Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said the grand old party is uncomfortable with the anti-c
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'Shaken man' Chidambaram architect of UPA's monumental corr
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 13 (ANI): After former finance minister P. Chidambaram described the Center's demonetisation scheme as the biggest scam of the year and asked for a thorough probe into the move, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday ques
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Demonetisation is worse than a natural calamity: Chidambaram
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], Dec. 13 (ANI): Lambasting the Centre's demonetisation move, senior Congress leader and former finance minister P. Chidambaram on Tuesday said the note ban is worse than a natural calamity, adding that even a natural disaster might not cause so much of troub
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Demonetisation is a "thoughtless move", no one has good word for
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], Dec. 13 (ANI): Hitting out at the Centre's demonetisation move, senior Congress leader and former finance minister P. Chidambaram on Tuesday said the note ban is a "thoughtless move" and no one has a good word for it.
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Chidamabaram dubs demonetisation as biggest scam of the year, calls for pr
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], Dec. 13 (ANI): Dubbing the Centre's demonetisation move as "the biggest scam of the year", Congress leader and former finance minister P. Chidambaram on Tuesday called for an investigation of the note ban.
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GST council approves 'bulk of critical provisions': Jaitley
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 11 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday said the GST Council had a discussion which was exclusively on the legislative drafting as a detailed CGST and SGST legislation, which is the most principle legislation, adding that bulk of the critical provision
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Digital economy: Govt announces discount on online railway bookings, lower
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 11 (ANI): In an effort to promote digital and cashless economy in the country, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday announced a slew of measures in the two-day long meeting of the GST Council held here.
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Delegation of IT companies meets FM, put forward their concerns
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 10(ANI): A delegation of Information and Technology industry on Saturday met Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to discuss their concerns before the budget exercise.
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Digital payments get a boost; cheaper fuel, train tickets on digital trans
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 8 (ANI): One month after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced demonetisation of high-value currency notes of 500 and 1,000 which accounted for 86 percent of the cash in circulation, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday announced various discounts on digital paym
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Govt. working to reduce inconvenience: Jaitley to LS
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 8 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today lashed out at the Opposition for not allowing a debate on demonetisation.
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Demonetisation a harder option, will leave footprints: Jaitley
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 7 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said that demonetisation was a harder option which would leave footprints behind as far as the future is concerned.
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