Finance Minister Arun Jaitley

"Postmortem Easier For Some": Arun Jaitley's Retort To Raghuram Rajan

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 26, 2018

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Tuesday hit out at former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan for predicting that the next banking crisis would be triggered by micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) lending, saying postmortem is easier than taking action when it was required.

State-Run Banks' Bad Debts On A Decline, Pick-Up In Loan Recovery: Arun Jaitley

Business | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 25, 2018

The focus should now be on arresting fresh slippages, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said, adding that close to Rs 18,000 crore worth of non-core assets will be sold by PSU banks this financial year.

Arun Jaitley's Advice To Banks To Sustain 8 Per Cent Growth

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 25, 2018

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today asked public sector banks to take "effective action" in cases of fraud and wilful loan defaults.

Sensex, Nifty Fall For 5th Day In A Row Despite Arun Jaitley Assurances

India News | Written by Purva Chitnis | Tuesday September 25, 2018

Benchmark market indices Sensex and Nifty fell for the fifth consecutive day on Monday, despite Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's assurances that the government would support financial markets.

BJP Fields Agriculture Minister To Defend It From Congress' Rafale Attack

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy (With Inputs from PTI) | Monday September 24, 2018

After Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, on Monday it was junior Agriculture Minister Gajendra Shekhawat's turn to defend the BJP from the relentless Congress onslaught over the Rafale fighter jet deal controversy.

Government Seeks To Soothe Markets As Liquidity Concerns Grow

Business | Thomson Reuters | Monday September 24, 2018

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's intervention came on the heels of assurances on Sunday from both the Reserve Bank of India and market regulator Sebi that they were closely monitoring developments in financial markets and ready to act if needed.

Finance Minister Assures Action As Default Worries Spook Market

Business | Anirban Nag and Subhadip Sircar | Monday September 24, 2018

The government will provide adequate liquidity to mutual funds and non-bank financial companies, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Monday.

"Toss A Coin": P Chidambaram Jabs Arun Jaitley For Refusing Rafale Probe

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday September 24, 2018

Congress leader P Chidambaram on Monday ridiculed the Narendra Modi government for refusing a probe into the Rafale deal after Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley discredited former French President Francois Hollande's revelation on the choice of an offset partner.

Centre Calms Jittery Investors On Liquidity Concerns In Financial Firms

Business | Press Trust of India | Monday September 24, 2018

"The government will take all measures to ensure that adequate liquidity is maintained/provided to the NBFCs, the mutual funds and the SMEs," Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said.

Rahul Gandhi Counters Arun Jaitley On Rafale With "Special Ability" Dig

India News | Written by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Sunday September 23, 2018

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Sunday took on Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's defence on the Rafale controversy, alleging that the BJP leader was "spinning lies" with "fake self-righteousness and indignation to defend the indefensible". He reiterated the Congress demand for a joint parliamentary committee or JPC probe into Rafale fighter jet deal.

In Hollande Revelations, Arun Jaitley Finds Link To Rahul Gandhi Tweet

India News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Sunday September 23, 2018

The opposition's all-out offensive against the government over the Rafale deal reeks of a coordinated effort, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said today, as he hit back at both Congress president Rahul Gandhi and former French President Francois Hollande with a 'whodunit' blog post on Facebook.

Rafale Deal Highlights: Arun Jaitley Slams Congress, Manish Tiwari Hits Back

India News | Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Monday September 24, 2018

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has expressed his views on the Rafale deal controversy that escalated after former French President Francois Hollande's comment, saying the truth can't have two versions.

"Truth Can't Have 2 Versions": Arun Jaitley Questions Hollande On Rafale

India News | NDTV News Desk | Sunday September 23, 2018

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today questioned former French President Francois Hollande's hugely controversial statement on the Rafale fighter jet deal, saying "truth cannot have two versions".

"Falsehood Of Clown Prince": Arun Jaitley Counters Rahul Gandhi On Rafale

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 20, 2018

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley derided Rahul Gandhi as "Clown Prince" in a stinging Facebook post today, and accused him of "lying" about the government waiving loans worth Rs 2.5 lakh crore to 15 industrialists.

Probe Finance Minister, PM Office Role In Vijay Mallya's Escape: Congress

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 18, 2018

The Congress on Monday demanded a "comprehensive probe" into the alleged role of the Prime Minister's Office and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in helping fugitive tycoon Vijay Mallya flee the country.