The Reserve Bank has reduced interest rate by 150 bps since January 2015.
Terming the insistence on a debate on Foreign Direct Investment in retail without voting as "unreasonable", Bharatiya Janata Party leader Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said the government was not interested in allowing the Parliament to function.
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Arun Jaitley, said late Thrusday night that the discussions on the Jan Lokpal bill should be held within the provisions of the Parliamentary procedure.
Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh puts it succinctly: "Arun Jaitley was every non-BJP person's favourite BJP-ite."
Gross non-performing assets of public sector banks have gone up.
The 31st meeting of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council, held in December 2018, deferred a decision to reduce the GST rate for cement from 28 per cent to 18 per cent. This was despite recognising that cement - along with automobile parts - remained among the few mass-consumption items still taxed at the highest slab, which was originally meant for luxury and sin goods.
Delhi Capitals snatched defeat from the jaws of victory as Mumbai Indians pulled off a stunning 12-run comeback win in a thrilling IPL 2025 match.
Security beefed up for Kohli's Ranji comeback
From the stands, Jindal Junior was seen shouting 'Out hai! Out hain!' and the video went viral on social media.
Vardhan had said on Friday, "Doctors at AIIMS are doing the best they can."
'Delhi can be expected to have very low bounce, in case they put in some grass, then the wicket becomes decent for batting also.'
More and more states are organising investor summits, Jaitley said.
Vadodara District Collector Vinod Rao told PTI that he received a letter in this regard from Jaitley on Wednesday.
'The good thing was when we saw Virat Kohli and Naveen Ul Haq in between the overs, we can see that the fight has ended.'
Afghanistan are the hosts of the game.
Watches, pens, shawls, shirts or even shoes, the former finance minister had a penchant for all of them and his collection consisted of the choicest of brands ranging from "Patek Phillipe (in watches) to Mont Blanc (in pens)".
The Arun Jaitley Stadium roughly has a seating capacity of 40,000.
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Arun Jaitley has said that obstruction of Parliament is not undemocratic."Parliament's job is to conduct discussions. But many a times, Parliament is used to ignore issues and in such situations, the obstruction of Parliament is in the favour of democracy. Therefore, Parliamentary obstruction is not undemocratic," said Jaitley. Jaitley further said that he hopes the central government would stick to its word.
The tax would create a single market in India for the first time.
Irked by angry reactions to his Facebook post on 'World UFO Day' on Wednesday, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley withdrew the message within hours.
Sitharaman, India's first full-time woman Finance Minister, broke away from the colonial tradition of carrying a Budget briefcase in July 2019, opting instead for a traditional 'bahi-khata', to carry the Union Budget papers.
Jaitley was rushed to the hospital on July 4 following high blood pressure.
India's batting great Virat Kohli and Afghanistan pacer Naveen Ul Haq, who were involved in an ugly spat in IPL 2023 earlier this year, let bygones be bygones with a shakehand and a hug.
The finance minister termed rationalisation of subsidies as 'unsung reforms'.
Targeting Congress for practicing dynastic politics, Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Arun Jaitley said that a debate should be initiated on whether only a leader born in a particular family should lead the country.
Jasprit Bumrah was seen practicing some shots in the nets ahead of MI's clash against DC.
As Virat Kohli headed out for India's training session at the Arun Jaitley stadium, the dashing cricketer shared an emotional post on social media.
While speaking at the post-match presentation, Kuldeep said he was "happy" at the win and added that the team knew it was going to be "tight" when the match went to the last over.
On paper, the squad may not create too much optimism among fans but it still has a balanced look with a good mix of young players and experienced international names.
The Arun Jaitley Stadium will be undergoing a major renovation, worth Rs 20 to 25 crore, for the five matches it hosts during the ODI World Cup in October-November.
Praise came from one Arun toanother when the new Commerce and Industry Minister Arun Jaitley said that Divestment Minister Arun Shourie was doing exceedingly well.
From handling the party organisation, finalising candidates, shooting the breeze with the media to pow-wows with diplomats and liaising with the PMO -- Arun Jaitley is the BJP's chief backroom manager in this election, reports R Rajagopalan.
Other ministers who have presented five straight annual financial statements include Arun Jaitley, P Chidambaram, Yashwant Sinha, Manmohan Singh and Morarji Desai.
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is an extremely popular leader and his views are being heard with great attention and scrutiny by a large section of Indians, senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Arun Jaitley said.
However, Bajpai ruled out any possibility of an epic battle in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections between Sonia Gandhi and Arun Jaitley.
T20 World Cup-winner Arshdeep Singh doesn't like fretting over the future or dwelling on the past. The left-arm pacer prefers to embrace the present.
Madhu Bhargava watched the Budget presentation from the visitors' gallery.
Anil Patel, the secretary of Gujarat Cricket Association and Rohan Jaitley, son of late Arun Jaitley and the president of the Delhi and District Cricket Association are the two names in running to take over as BCCI secretary.
Jaitely's statement comes amidst the escalating tension between Indian and Pakistan.
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Arun Jaitley, Congress veteran Karan Singh and Janata Dal-United chief Sharad Yadav have been selected for the 'Outstanding Parliamentarian Award', it was officially announced on Wednesday.
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