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Rafale is G-to-G deal, offset not related to contract: Jaitley
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 29 (ANI): Coming out strongly to defend his government over charges of crony capitalism and favouring a private company in the Rafale aircraft deal, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said that it was a government to government deal and no third party was in
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NDA got Rafale jets 20% cheaper than UPA: Jaitley
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 29 (ANI): Clearing the air on the Rafale deal, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said that the present NDA government has negotiated hard to keep prices down by at least 20 per cent for each aircraft as per 2016 deal, compared to that of the UPA in 2007. Read More
India may become fifth largest economy in 2018: Jaitley
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 27 (ANI): India may probably become the fifth largest economy next year, asserted Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Arun Jaitley on Monday.
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Committee to review offences under Companies Act 2013 submits final report
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 27 (ANI): The Committee, constituted by Government of India in July 2018 to review the existing framework dealing with offences under the Companies Act, 2013 and related matters and make recommendations to promote better corporate compliance, has submitted its fi
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Jaitley cites IMF report to highlight economic growth under Modi Govt
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 26 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday drew a comparison between 2014 and 2018 International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff reports in order to highlight the economic growth and transformation that took place under Prime Minister Narendra Modi government.
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Arun Jaitley back as Finance Minister
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 23 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday directed to assign the portfolios of the Minister of Finance and Minister of Corporate Affairs to Arun Jaitley.
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Citizenship soul of India, not imported vote banks: Jaitley
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 1 (ANI): Amid the massive uproar by the Opposition on Assam's NRC draft list, Union Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday asserted that sovereignty and citizenship are the soul of India and not imported vote banks.
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Jaitley counters Manmohan Singh's criticism
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI): Hours after former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh rejected the ruling government's claim of doubling farmers' income by 2022, Union Minister Arun Jaitley said the former need not be "pessimistic".
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India doesn't need 'Bechara' like Kumaraswamy: Jaitley
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 16 (ANI): Union Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday noted that India's leader cannot be a 'Bechara' (weak person).
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PM Modi to address rally in Punjab to mark MSP hike
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Muktsar (Punjab) [India], July 11 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Wednesday address a Kisan Kalyan rally in Punjab's Muktsar district in the wake of recent hike in Minimum Support Price (MSP) of Kharif crops.
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In remembrance of Syama Prasad Mookerjee, Jaitley attacks Congress on free
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): On the 117th birth anniversary of Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee on Friday, Union Minister Arun Jaitley criticised the Congress party for amending the Constitution in 1951 to restrict the Jan Sangh founder from advocating 'Akhand Bharat'.
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Centre's MSP hike doesn't address core concerns of farmers: Punjab CM
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Jul 4 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday dismissed the Minimum Support Hike (MSP) hike announced by the Centre "as nothing more than a cosmetic measure," which does not address the core concerns of the farming community.
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