Political leaders tend to make comments that embarrass them. On Thursday, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley addressing a tourism meet said, "One small incident of rape in Delhi was enough to cost of million dollars in terms of lower number of tourists. We have national responsibility and God has given us everything which tourists want to see, we just have to catalyse that process and make sure of that we take right step."
India needs sustained GDP growth of 9-10 percent - Jaitley
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley hailed the decision of RBI to cut the interest rate, saying it is positive for the Indian economy and will certainly help in reviving the investment cycle the government is trying to restore.
'His passing away is very saddening. Spoke to his wife Sangeeta Ji as well as son Rohan, and expressed condolences. Om Shanti.'
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to discuss key issues with state finance ministers.
The government has proposed to implement GST from April 1, 2016, and the new Finance Commission may be set up ahead of its schedule to look into the issues related to the new indirect tax regime.
The Union Budget 2014-15 has proposed to set up new IITs and IIMs
Parrikar submitted his resignation after BJP staked claim to form an alliance government in Goa.
Jaitley said the resort was not an area where the Karnataka minister can get 'immunity from the law'.
However, Bajpai ruled out any possibility of an epic battle in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections between Sonia Gandhi and Arun Jaitley.
Jaitley remained steadfast in not caving in to sustained Opposition pressure.
Other ministers who have presented five straight annual financial statements include Arun Jaitley, P Chidambaram, Yashwant Sinha, Manmohan Singh and Morarji Desai.
There are high hopes that the Budget for 2014-15 to be presented in Parliament may actually not tinker with the threshold limit or the other tax slabs but could provide reliefs by incentivising savings.
The meeting with economists and financial experts has been called off due to pressing engagements of the finance minister.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will pitch for quota and governance reforms in the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund.
Anil Rego, CEO, Right Horizons lists out the important things, of course, apart from the IT exemption limit, that the salaried class must be looking forward to in the Union Budget 2015-16 that Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will present tomorrow morning
Finance Minister Arun Jailtey's time table on Budget day.
Jaitley told reporters that allegations by the top two officers of the country's premier investigation agency led to a 'bizarre and unfortunate' situation.
He said the government has already begun implementing tax reforms.
In an apparent reference to political differences between Bharatiya Janata Party and Trinamool Congress, Jaitley said there are national causes to stand together, notwithstanding political differences.
Joining thousands at San Francisco's Marina Green Park, the finance minister spoke of the advantages of practising yoga and thanked those who helped in making the event a success.
The minister said demonetisation has increased the tax return filings and also increased the revenue of the states and the Centre immensely.
The executive committee of Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) is mulluing various disciplinary measures, including issuing show cause notice to former India cricketers Kirti Azad and Bishan Singh Bedi, for making corruption allegations against its former president Arun Jaitley.
"I categorically state that the central government has no plan to impose any tax on agriculture income," Jaitley said in a tweet.
Jaitley said the verdict held that nobody was guilty in the case and investigation agencies would take an appropriate decision, taking facts and history into account.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday brushed aside concerns of Parliament's upcoming monsoon session being disrupted over the Lalit Modi controversy, saying some people may be relevant to TV channels but not to governance.
The minister without portfolio is recovering well after his kidney transplant and has started walking in his hospital room.
The finance minister has been suffering from a kidney ailment and skipped office since Monday.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was on Monday named as the Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha, while Congress veteran Ghulam Nabi Azad was declared the Leader of the Opposition.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday said the government is planning to bring down its stake in public sector banks to 52 per cent so as to meet Rs 3 lakh crore capital requirement.
Jaitley is now a minister without portfolio in the Narendra Modi government.
Rajan had cautioned against any deviation from the fiscal discipline path.
With Star and conditional access system stirring up a hornet's nest, a three-member Group of Ministers will now give a broader look at all broadcasting issues, including uplinking, and even possibly the need to revisit the Convergence Bill.
The AIIMS has not issued any bulletin on Jaitley's health condition since August 10.
Arun Jaitley sought a review of environmental projects.
People giving me unasked for advice of discipline and restraint don't realise that if I disregard discipline there would be a bloodbath.
GST is intended to create a single market and boost commerce in India's $2 trillion economy
The defence modernisation had "slowed down" in the last few years and providing the required equipment to the armed forces in a speedy manner would be the top priority of the Modi government, Defence Minister Arun Jaitley said on Tuesday.
He said there was a tradition in the country to speak in one voice on issues such as external affairs and national security but there has been a departure from it in the last few years.
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