Arun Jaitley

"Never Met Nirav Modi": Arun Jaitley Over Rahul Gandhi's Accusation

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday October 17, 2018

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday accused Congress president Rahul Gandhi of "concocting" falsehood and said he had never even seen fugitive jeweller Nirav Modi in person, let alone meeting him in parliament and helping him escape from the country.

"Babble Blogger," Says Congress After Arun Jaitley's "Clown Prince" Barb

India News | Edited by Aditya Menon | Tuesday October 16, 2018

The battle of monikers between Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and the Congress party intensified today, with the former saying that Congress president Rahul Gandhi is a "clown prince out-clowning himself". The Congress retorted by terming the minister a "babble blogger" and punning on his name by calling him "Jet-lie".

India Needs Strong, Decisive Government To Maintain Growth: Arun Jaitley

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 16, 2018

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said India needs a strong and decisive leadership at the Centre to continue its high growth path and take swift decisions.

PM Modi Meets Arun Jaitley, Dharmendra Pradhan On Fuel

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday October 13, 2018

Amid rising fuel prices despite an excise cut on petrol and diesel last week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a review meeting with Finance Minister Arun Jailtey and Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in Delhi on Friday.

Tax Collection Growing By 15-20 Per Cent Every Year: Arun Jaitley

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday October 11, 2018

With a 15-20 per cent average increase in direct tax collections in recent years, government revenues are certain to grow, even as the economy becomes more formalised with Indians adopting technology in greater numbers, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Thursday.

Arun Jaitley To Use Development Funds On Works In Gandhi Family Bastion

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday October 7, 2018

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will spend his Member of Parliament area development funds on Rae Bareli, a move being seen as an attempt by the BJP to breach the Gandhi family's stronghold in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

Sexuality Is Not Free Speech, Says Arun Jaitley On Section 377 Verdict

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday October 7, 2018

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said he did not agree with the portion of the historic Supreme Court judgment decriminalising consensual gay sex that called sexuality a part of free speech, as he felt it raises questions on restraining any form of homosexual or bisexual activity in a school hostel, prison or army frontier.

Arun Jaitley Questions Commitment Of Rahul Gandhi Over Fuel Price

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday October 6, 2018

With non-BJP ruled states refusing to cut taxes on fuel, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today questioned Congress President Rahul Gandhi and his "reluctant allies" if they are only committed to tweets and television bytes when it comes to giving relief to the common man.

No Reversal On Deregulation Of Petrol, Diesel Prices, Says Arun Jaitley

Business | Thomson Reuters | Saturday October 6, 2018

Government seeks to assure investors that it would not go back to regulating fuel prices, a day after oil company shares tumbled on concerns about a return to a regime that has hurt their profits in the past.

Parliament Can Overrule Supreme Court On Aadhaar, Says Arun Jaitley

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday October 7, 2018

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said today that a parliament approved legislation can restore mandatory linking of biometric ID Aadhaar with mobile phones and bank accounts, but did not say if the government will bring a new law for the same.

Grand Alliances In India Are "Tried, Tested, Failed Ideas": Arun Jaitley

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday October 6, 2018

Union Minister Arun Jaitley Saturday termed 'mahagathbandhans' in India as tried, tested and failed ideas, saying if such an alliance is formed again then 2019 will be a contest between a stable government led by a strong leader and an "anarchic combination".

Can't Solve Oil Price Rise With Tweets: Arun Jaitley's Dig At Opposition

India News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Saturday October 6, 2018

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has taken a swipe at the opposition over its math on runaway fuel price rise. In a post on Facebook, Mr Jaitley linked the weakening rupee and widening current account deficit or CAD to high international price of crude oil. "The challenges thrown up by the increase in the international price of crude oil cannot be res...

In Chandigarh, Fuel Prices Cut By 1.5 Per Litre

Chandigarh News | Press Trust of India | Saturday October 6, 2018

Union Territory Chandigarh on Friday announced a Rs 1.50 per litre cut in petrol and diesel prices, effective from Friday midnight.

Opinion: Jaitley's Handling Of Fuel Exposes Government's Jitters

Opinion | Mani Shankar Aiyar | Saturday October 6, 2018

The truth is now out. Arun Jaitley's pretend achievements as Finance Minister have amounted to no more than squeezing the lemon till the pips squeak. They are squeaking so loudly that his government has been compelled to reverse policy and lower by a tithe the zooming prices of petroleum products.

Rs 2.5 Fuel Price Cut Could Cost Centre $1.42 Billion Till End Of March

Business | Shruti Srivastava and Siddhartha Singh, Bloomberg | Friday October 5, 2018

The central government will cut excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs 1.5 a liter, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said in Delhi on Thursday, a day before the inflation-targeting Reserve Bank of India decides on monetary policy.