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Jaitley admitted to AIIMS, PM visits hospital
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 9 (ANI): Former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was admitted to AIIMS on Friday.
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A historical wrong has been undone today, tweets Jaitley on repeal of Arti
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 5 (ANI): Former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday complimented Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on the decision to scrap the Article 370 of the Constitution which he said was "correcting a historic blunder".
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Triple talaq bill has exposed those who consider themselves 'liberals': Ja
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI): Former Finance Minister and senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said the triple talaq bill, which has been passed in both Houses of the Parliament, has exposed all those who consider themselves "liberals."
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Budget boosts investments without compromising on fiscal consolidation roa
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 12 (ANI) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday that the Budget 2019 would boost investments without compromising on fiscal consolidation roadmap and hit out at former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram for his jibe at government's call for making India a fiv
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Economy is weak, ensure bold structural reforms to boost growth: Chidambar
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 11 (ANI): Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Thursday said that the economy was "weak" and the Union Budget was expected to be "bold" for taking up structural reforms and improving investment but any such step was missing in the Budget as Finance Minister Nir
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INX Media case: Indrani Mukerjea appears before court, accepts pardon
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): Indrani Mukerjea, who recently turned an approver in the INX Media case, on Thursday appeared before a special CBI court here and accepted its pardon in the case in which former finance minister P Chidambaram and his son Karti are facing probe.
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Political instability will have an impact on economy, says P Chidambaram
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): Accusing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of creating political instability in states like Karnataka and Goa, former Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Thursday said that instability will have an impact on the economy and deter foreign investors.
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No magic in it: Chidambaram on govt's promise of 5 trillion dollar econom
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Monday said that the NDA government's target of making India a five trillion dollars economy is a "very attractive slogan," but there is no magic in it.
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Centre's status-quoist Budget lacks structural reforms, says Chidambaram
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): Former Finance Minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Monday slammed the NDA government for its "status-quoist" Budget which he said lacks structural reforms.
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Budget serves all sectors of economy, says Arun Jaitley
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): Arun Jaitley, the former finance minister of India, hailed the Union Budget 2019-20, which his successor Nirmala Sitharaman presented in the Lok Sabha on Friday.
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Govt pessimistic about economy: Chidambaram
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Thursday said that it appeared that the central government, speaking through the Economic Survey, was pessimistic about the economy.
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INX media case: Court defers Indrani Mukerjea's plea to turn approver till
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 7 (ANI): A Special CBI court on Thursday deferred a plea filed by Indrani Mukerjea seeking permission to turn approver in the INX media case in which former finance minister P Chidambaram and his son Karti Chidambaram are facing a probe.
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