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E. Ahamed's death casts shadow over Budget presentation
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 1 (ANI): Even as Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and other ministry officials reached the Parliament, speculations over presentation of the much-awaited Union Budget continue as former union minister and Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) leader E. Ahamed passed aw
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Jaitley condoles sad demise of E. Ahamed
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 1 (ANI): Expressing condolences on the sad demise of former union minister and Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) leader E. Ahamed, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday prayed that the former's soul rests in peace.
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Banking sector looking at full tax exemption in budget
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan.31 (ANI): The banking sector is expecting a reduction in tax rates as well as liberalisation in the FDI policy, as the country prepares for the announcement of the Union budget proposals for 2017-18, which will be announced tomorrow by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitl
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Bengaluru, Jaipur are collecting no more than 5-20 per cent of their prope
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New Delhi [India], Jan. 31 (ANI): "Every Indian city faces serious challenges related to water and power supply, waste management, public transport, education, healthcare, safety, and pollution due to large infrastructure deficits, inadequate finances, and poor governance capacities&quo
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Apparel and leather industry key to generation of formal and productive jo
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New Delhi [India], Jan. 31 (ANI): Apparel, leather and footwear sectors are integral to creating employment opportunities, the Economic Survey 2016-17 presented by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in parliament today says.
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Economic Survey says fiscal activism embraced by advanced economies not re
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 31 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday, while presenting the Economic Survey 2016-17 in Parliament, observed that India's economic experience shows that the fiscal activism embraced by advanced economies- giving a greater role to counter-cyclica
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Economic Survey says set up of centralised public sector asset rehabilitat
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New Delhi [India], Jan.31 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday called for establishing a centralised Public Sector Asset Rehabilitation Agency (PARA) that could deal with largest and most difficult cases of non-performing assets, and also make politically tough decisions to
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Jaitley launches India Post Payments Bank, terms it as taking banking to e
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New Delhi [India], Jan. 23 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, along with Minister of State for Communications Manoj Sinha, on Monday launched the India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) at two pilot branches at Raipur and Ranchi through video conferencing from Delhi.
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FRBM Committee present report to Arun Jaitley
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New Delhi [India], Jan. 23 (ANI):The Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Committee, headed by N.K. Singh, former Revenue and Expenditure Secretary and former Member of Parliament, presented its report to the Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday in his office in North
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Amritsar unfortunate to have had 'absentee MP' Navjot Sidhu: Aru
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Amritsar [India], Jan. 21 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday fired a salvo at cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu, who recently quit the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and joined the Congress, and said the city of Amritsar has had the misfortune of having an
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Cabinet approves listing of shares of public sector GICs
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New Delhi [India], Jan 18 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday announced the Cabinet's decision to approve the listing of shares of public sector General Insurance Companies on the stock exchanges through either issue of fresh equity or offer of sale with a combinatio
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Service tax likely to be hiked to 18 pct this budget
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 18 (ANI): Most services are likely to attract a tax of 18 percent under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) as Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presents the Union Budget on February 1.
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