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Who is Arun Jaitley

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Who is Arun Jaitley

A senior member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Arun Jaitley was the Union finance minister through the Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government’s first term in power at the Centre. Besides finance, Jaitley previously held the defence, corporate affairs, commerce & industry and law & justice Cabinet portfolios in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Narendra Modi governments. Jaitley, who has been indisposed for some time, was not able to present the Union Budget for 2018-19 and the 2019-20 Interim Budget due to his poor health. He also did not contest the Lok Sabha Elections in 2019. Arun Jaitley breathed
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'Finmin decided to seek explanation on Acharya's wrath of markets speech'

Achrya later resigned six months ahead of his three-year tenure for 'personal reasons', said the book titled 'We Also Make Policy: An Insider's Account of How the Finance Ministry Functions'

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Updated On : 02 Oct 2023 | 8:08 PM IST

Jaitley and Sitharaman: A look at divestment under the two NDA FMs

In his early days, PM Modi had said that the government would get out of most sectors, a vision which was given credence through the new policy of 'strategic sectors' announced by Sitharaman in 2020

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Updated On : 06 Jun 2023 | 3:13 PM IST

Cong slams govt over ex-SC judge appointment as Guv, calls it great threat

The Congress on Sunday attacked the govt over the appointment of retired Supreme Court judge S Abdul Nazeer as a governor by citing the late BJP leader Arun Jaitley's remarks against such appointments

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Updated On : 12 Feb 2023 | 8:20 PM IST

Delhi traffic advisory: Roads to avoid due to IND vs SA ODI match on Oct 11

Delhi Traffic Police shared a list of diversions, parking, and transport facilities on Twitter

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Updated On : 10 Oct 2022 | 11:31 PM IST

India at 75: Prudent public finance policy still remains a challenge

Among other things, making the direct tax regime less confusing and bringing in expenditure reform are crucial challenges for the central government

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Updated On : 10 Aug 2022 | 10:18 AM IST

Anthropology can help businesspeople

Applying the intellectual framework of anthropology could help a person see around corners, gain empathy for others, and derive fresh insights on problems

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Updated On : 13 Jul 2022 | 2:14 AM IST

Real growth not possible without inclusiveness, says PM Narendra Modi

Speaking on social issues, PM said child stunting remained a major concern and India needed to address this on priority

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Updated On : 09 Jul 2022 | 2:29 AM IST

PM Modi to speak at first Arun Jaitley memorial lecture on Friday

The event will see a panel discussion involving OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann and Arvind Panagariya, a professor at the Columbia University

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Updated On : 07 Jul 2022 | 2:24 PM IST

New infrastructure finance secretariat to boost capacity, financing

The new framework is expected to be out by the end of this calendar year

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Updated On : 06 Jul 2022 | 6:05 AM IST

Singapore senior minister to deliver first Arun Jaitley Memorial Lecture

Annual lectures will be on economic issues affecting India and the global economy

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Updated On : 12 Jul 2022 | 4:15 PM IST

Arun Jaitley memorial lecture to be annual event, says FM Sitharaman

The Arun Jaitley Memorial Lecture, part of the Kautilya Economic, will be held on July 8 at Vigyan Bhawan

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Updated On : 04 Jul 2022 | 12:10 AM IST

GIFT: Will takeover by Gujarat expedite work on Modi's utopian city?

Touted as India's offshore alternative to Singapore and Hong Kong, the IFSC, located in GIFT City, which is about a tenth of the size of Vatican City, offers many incentives to Indian businesses

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Updated On : 31 Aug 2021 | 9:57 PM IST

Arun Jaitley Institute, Microsoft tie up to build AI, emerging tech centre

The two entities will jointly explore use cases of emerging technologies in finance and related areas, across central and state ministries and PSUs

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Updated On : 01 Jul 2021 | 6:32 PM IST

A new India: Selected details

Book review of A New India: Selected Writings 2014-19

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Updated On : 06 Jan 2021 | 3:17 AM IST

Home Minister Shah unveils Arun Jaitley's statue at DDCA premises

DDCA on Monday unveiled the statue of its former president Arun Jaitley at its premises in the memory of the late administrator and political figure

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Updated On : 28 Dec 2020 | 3:59 PM IST

PM Modi, BJP leaders pay tributes to late Arun Jaitley on birth anniversary

Prime Minister Modi paid tributes to his former cabinet colleague and late BJP leader Arun Jaitley on his birth anniversary, and said his warm personality, intellect, legal acumen and wit are missed

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Updated On : 28 Dec 2020 | 10:52 AM IST

In the matter of Jaitley statue,what's your question for Bishan Singh Bedi?

In a country where debate is gasping for breath, let's thank the former cricket captain for starting one

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Updated On : 02 Sep 2021 | 4:42 PM IST

Bedi asks DDCA to remove his name from Kotla stand, quits membership

Lambasting the DDCA for deciding to install a statue of Jaitley at the Kotla ground, Bishan Singh Bedi has asked the body to remove his name from the spectators' stand, named after him in 2017

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Updated On : 24 Dec 2020 | 3:04 AM IST

States' unhappiness index on the rise

Centre's proposals on settling states' demand for GST compensation can throw up new challenges

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Updated On : 09 Sep 2020 | 12:14 AM IST

Demonetisation, GST & more; Arun Jaitley's contribution to Indian politics

With Jaitley as the finance minister, the Modi government was able to take several key economic initiatives like demonetisation and the implementation of the GST

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Updated On : 25 Aug 2020 | 8:30 AM IST