Tag: Arun Jaitley

New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday underwent a successful kidney transplant at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), an official at the premier health institute said. Both the donor and the recipient are stable and recovering well, the official said. Jaitley, 65, was admitted to the hospital on Saturday and […]

New Delhi: The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council, headed by Union Finance minister Arun Jaitley, is scheduled to meet on November 10 to discuss on lowering tax rates on handmade furniture, plastic products and daily use items like shampoo. Besides, the council will consider on measures to simplify return filing rules. In further relief […]

New Delhi: The Congress today questioned why no action has been taken against all the people whose names have come up in the Panama papers. Congress communications incharge Randeep Surjewala wondered if there was a “conspiracy” to save those with blackmoney and asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to “speak up” […]

New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said the government is finalising electoral bonds scheme, a move aimed at cleaning up political funding. “I have already announced this year and I am keen to implement it. It is in final stages. How do we legitimise political funding in India so that the underground funding itself […]

Pune: Holding big defaulters responsible for higher NPAs of banks, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said that recovery of money from these “big people” has become a “big challenge”. Jaitley was in city to attend the centenary completion celebrations of Pune District Central Co-operative Bank (PDCC). NCP chief Sharad Pawar is associated with this bank […]

New Delhi: In the backdrop of rising cross border terror activities in Kashmir and standoff with China in Dokalam, Defence Minister Arun Jaitley today called upon the armed forces to defend the country’s borders with “all its might”. In a strong message to Pakistan, he asked it to refrain from continuing with “abhorrent acts” of […]

New Delhi: The government is drafting a central law to protect people investing in chit fund schemes and will bring the legislation very soon to Parliament, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said today. Replying to a debate on ‘The Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2017’ in the Lok Sabha, he said there is a need for a […]

New Delhi: The GST Council on Monday raised the cess on cigarettes to take away an estimated INR 5,000 crore annual “windfall” manufacturers could have reaped from lower GST rates, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Monday. However, cigarette prices will not change as a result of the increased cess which would be effective from […]

Washington: India-US ties have significantly improved over the last few decades, becoming more “stronger” and “matured” and defying changes in governments in both the countries, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said today. Jaitley, speaking at a reception hosted by India’s Ambassador to the US Navtej Sarna, said the Indian government is looking forward to working with […]

New Delhi: British Finance Minister Philip Hammond will hold discussions with his Indian counterpart Arun Jaitley today to promote trade and investments between the two countries. Hammond is visiting India to participate in the UK-India Economic and Financial Dialogue. According to the British High Commission, the ninth UK-India Economic and Financial Dialogue (EFD) is hosted […]

New Delhi: The historic Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime today came a step closer to meet its July 1 target of rollout, with the Lok Sabha approving four supplementary legislations. The Central GST Bill, 2017; The Integrated GST Bill, 2017; The GST (Compensation to States) Bill, 2017; and The Union Territory GST Bill, 2017 were […]

New Delhi:  Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today termed the BJP’s big win in state polls as people’s endorsement of demonetisation and asserted that it was seen as pro-poor, reformist and the sole defender of the nationalist constituency in the country. He also slammed the Congress for its “historic” blunders including opposing demonetisation and identifying with […]

Bhubaneswar: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and top industrialists Aditya Birla Group Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla and Adani Group chief Gautam Adani will be among key participants in the ‘Make in Odisha’ Conclave due to start on November 30 here. Besides, SBI Chairman Arundhati Bhattacharya, Larsen & Toubro Chairman A M Naik, ITC COO Sanjiv Puri, […]

New Delhi: Rajya Sabha today approved a bill to amend the Companies Act with an aim of promoting ease of doing business with as Finance Minister Arun Jaitley saying the law will be reviewed further by an expert committee to be set up shortly to see where the “shoe pinches”. As many as 16 amendments […]

Union Minister Arun Jaitley today sought a review of environmental projects granted clearance or rejected permission during the UPA regime after former Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan accused Rahul Gandhi of interference in green clearances for projects