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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is in the UAE on an official visit, today spoke with the family of former Union Minister Arun Jaitley, who died at 66, to give his condolences. Mr Jaitley's family told the Prime Minister not to cut short his important engagements abroad, news agency ANI reported.

Top Congress leaders on Saturday condoled the death of former finance minister Arun Jaitley, with party chief Sonia Gandhi saying his contributions to public life will be remembered forever.

Top Congress leaders on Saturday condoled the death of former finance minister Arun Jaitley, with the party saying it was deeply saddened to hear about his demise.

Vice President Venkaiah Naidu today said former Union finance minister Arun Jaitley's death is an "irreparable loss" to the nation and a "personal loss" to him.

Venkaiah Naidu said the proposed policy has the vision to provide an India-centred education system that contributes directly to transforming the nation into an equitable and vibrant knowledge society.

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor remembered his first meeting with veteran BJP leader Arun Jaitley, who died today at the age of 66, as he paid tribute to the former finance minister.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said former Union Minister Arun Jaitley, who died at 66, "had an unbreakable bond" with the BJP. PM Modi in a tweet praised Mr Jaitley for his contributions to the nation right from his days as a student leader during the Emergency years of 1975-77, when the Congress's Indira Gandhi was the Prime Minister.

The probationers included 57 engineering graduates and 11 medicos, while seven hold a Masters degree in business administration.

Former finance minister Arun Jaitley's death is a "personal loss", Home Minster Amit Shah said today as he paid tribute to the veteran BJP leader in a tweet.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted his condolences on the death of former Union Minister Arun Jaitley this morning. PM Modi is in the UAE as part of a three-nation visit.

Former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley died at Delhi's AIIMS hospital at 12:07 pm today. He was 66.

Former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who died today in Delhi after a prolonged illness, will always be "remebered for pulling the economy out of the gloom", Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today.

Former finance minister Arun Jaitley, who was undergoing treatment at Delhi's AIIMS hospital, has died. He was 66. Mr Jaitley was admitted at the hospital on August 9 after he complained of breathlessness and restlessness. Since then, the senior BJP leader has been kept under observation at the cardio-neuro centre, where a multidisciplinary team of doctors had been supervising his treatment.

Arun Jaitley, one of the chief defenders of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government, died today at 66 after battling a long illness. The former union minister had been admitted at Delhi's AIIMS hospital, and is the second high profile loss for the ruling BJP after Sushma Swaraj, who died on August 6.

Former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has died at Delhi's AIIMS hospital, days after he was admitted following complaints of breathlessness. He was 66.