Arun Jaitley shifted out of ICU, recovering after kidney transplant
New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who underwent a successful kidney transplant at the AIIMS on May 14, was shifted out of the Intensive Care Unit and is recovering. His post-operative recovery is being closely monitored by a team comprising, transplant...
Jaitley announces changes to GST, to help small companies
New Delhi: The GST Council, chaired by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, met in New Delhi today. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had asked the GST Council to review all the problems arising from the new indirect tax regime. The council deliberated...
Union Cabinet approves 7th Pay Commission recommendations on allowances
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved recommendations of the Seventh Pay Commission on allowances, with 34 modifications. “The cabinet has approved the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission on allowances with 34 modifications. It will be effective from...
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley cross-examined in open courtroom by Ram Jethmalani
File Pic New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who has sued Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for defamation, was cross-examined today by fellow lawyer Ram Jethmalani at a court in Delhi. In course of a back-and-forth that went on...
Very well balanced and inclusive Budget, says Arun Lakhani
Nagpur: The Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday evoked mixed reactions but with satisfactory tone. “It is overall very well balanced and inclusive budget. Focus on rural sector, infrastructure and social spending, large allocations for infra 3.96...
Time to scrap the last 70 years and create a new ‘normal’ says Jaitley
New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley while addressing the annual general meeting of industry chamber FICCI stated about demonetization: "One of the efforts of this exercise has to be that even though a reduced cash currency could remain, our conscious effort......
Panama papers: Modi govt sets up team to probe Indians in the list
New Delhi/Nagpur: With 500 Indians being named in leaked Panama papers for alleged offshore holdings, the government today formed a multi-agency team to monitor exposes in this regard and vowed to take action against all unlawful accounts held abroad. Finance Minister...
How did Vijay Mallya leave the country: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi/Nagpur: Trying to push the government on the backfoot, a combative Rahul Gandhi today asked how it allowed liquor baron Vijay Mallya, who owes over Rs 9,000 crore to banks, to leave the country and said Prime Minister Narendra...
No Tax on EPF, Finance Minister Withdraws Proposal
File Pic New Delhi/Nagpur: In the face of stiff opposition, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today withdrew his Budget proposal to tax employees' provident fund (EPF) at withdrawal. Jaitley had in his Budget for 2016-17 proposed to tax withdrawal of 60 per...
Kejriwal, 5 others made false statements against me: Jaitley tells court
New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today recorded his statement in a Delhi court in a criminal defamation complaint filed by him against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and five other AAP leaders, accusing them of making false statements against him...
Kirti Azad Suspended By BJP For Publicly Targeting Finance Minister Arun Jaitley
File Pic New Delhi/ Nagpur: BJP lawmaker and former cricketer Kirti Azad has been suspended by the party for publicly targeting Finance Minister Arun Jaitley with allegations of corruption in Delhi's cricket body DDCA. The parliamentarian defied his party as he made...
Gold Monetization scheme launched by PM Modi on Thursday
Idle lying gold will become a part of banking system, and profit the owner. New Delhi/ Nagpur: Thursday, November 5, with the last phase of voting in Bihar, proved auspicious for launch of Gold Monetization scheme at the hands of Prime...
Extension of due date for tax audit
Nagpur: A discussion has been going on at very large scale all over India. So the all India President of ICAI has informed the Professional Colleague of Chartered accountants that the continuous efforts for the cause of extension of due...
Concerned over low rate of growth FM blame “Rain God”
Hong Kong: Concerned over low rate of growth in the agriculture sector, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday said "the rain gods have not been as kind" to this government as they were to the earlier ones. He said weak agriculture...
