Tag: Arun Jaitley

‘Tukde Tukde gang’ drafted ‘dangerous’ Congress manifesto: Arun Jaitley

Slamming the grand old party and its chief, Rahul Gandhi, the BJP leader said that the manifesto will “divide India”.

April 2, 2019

After mega unity show, Amit Shah files nomination from Gandhinagar in presence of BJP top brass

Amit Shah earlier in the day held a 4-km-long roadshow from Sardar Patel statue in Naranpura, that culminated at the Patel Statue of Patidar Chowk in KK Nagar.

March 30, 2019

Article 35-A: PDP, CPI(M) accuse BJP of trying to alter constitutional relation of J-K

PDP said that Arun Jaitley should know more than anybody else about the laws of the state and that Article 35-A is not in any way a hurdle in investment.

March 29, 2019

Arun Jaitley demands apology from Congress for vilifying Hindus in Samjhauta blast case

Jaitley said that the Congress coined the term ‘Hindu terror’ and filed a case based on fake evidence.

March 29, 2019

Arun Jaitley hits back at Congress’ opposition over missile launch

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday announced that India had demonstrated anti-satellite missile capability by shooting down a live satellite.

March 27, 2019

Defence minister with vision needed

The recent bizarre defence of the MoD against denial of Non-Functional Upgradation to the armed forces on the pretext of palatial houses, army schools and other facilities including Military Service Pay has enhanced the divide between the MoD and the armed forces expected to operate under them.

March 26, 2019

Rahul Gandhi’s NYAY scheme is a bluff: Arun Jaitley

Jaitley said that both the Nehruvian model of economics and Indira Gandhi’s ‘garibi hatao’ slogan failed to eliminate poverty from India.

March 25, 2019

PM Modi, FM Jaitley don’t know economics, says Swamy

“The PM doesn't know economics and his finance minister also doesn't know economics," Swamy said during Annual Calcutta Dialogue 2019.

March 24, 2019

Manohar Parrikar death: Tributes, condolences pour in from across political spectrum

In spite of his failing health and deteriorating condition, Parrikar did not stop discharging his duties and continued to work from the state assembly.

March 17, 2019

We can do an Abbottabad, says Arun Jaitley referring to US Navy SEALs Osama mission

In a strong statement on Wednesday, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that India is fully capable of carrying out Abbottabad-like strike inside Pakistan referring to 2 May 2011 the surgical mission in which US Navy SEALs took out Al Qaida chief Osama bin Laden.

February 27, 2019

Poorly timed

Gen Hooda has said he plans to form a core group of specialists in foreign policy, economic affairs, internal security etc. to help formulate a strategic blueprint.

February 25, 2019

India will exercise all options to win against ‘rogue state’ Pak: Jaitley amid anger over Pulwama

Pakistan leadership, Jaitley said, is 'riding a tiger on this issue, and a tiger never spares its own rider'.

February 23, 2019

Ahead of elections, RBI board approves Rs 28000 crore interim dividend to government

This is the second successive year that the RBI will be transferring an interim surplus; the government received Rs 40000 crore from the central bank during fiscal 2018-19

February 19, 2019

Kirti Azad, former BJP leader, joins Congress in presence of Rahul Gandhi

Azad, who was the member of the 1983 World Cup winning team, was scheduled to officially join the Congress on Friday, but the programme was cancelled in the wake of the Pulwama terror attack.

February 18, 2019

Sensex drops over 150 pts ahead of RBI board meet

The BSE benchmark Sensex on Monday fell over 150 points, led by weakness in auto, IT and financial stocks amid heavy selling by foreign institutional investors, as investors turned cautious ahead of RBI's board meet.

February 18, 2019

Arun Jaitley to address RBI Central Board of Directors today

In a post-budget exercise, the Finance Minister may discuss among other issues an action plan for the fiscal consolidation for the coming months

February 18, 2019

Economic blues

India’s $ 2.7 trillion economy is headed for a slowdown ahead of the Lok Sabha elections due to be held by May.

February 16, 2019