Page 7 - Latest Updates on Arun Jaitley
FM Jaitley likely to return on Jan 25; Budget on schedule: Govt officials
Jaitley went on leave at a time when Budget preparations are at their business end
 "FM Jaitley likely to return on Jan 25; Budget on schedule: Govt officials")
Jaitley flies to US for medical check-up, to be back before Budget on Feb 1
India needs strong leadership, not coalition, writes FM in a blog
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Finance Minister Arun Jaitley travels to US for medical check-up: Report
A person familiar with Jaitley's medical condition said the minister had "recovered well" from the transplant in New Delhi eight months ago
IBC helped creditors recover Rs 80,000 crore to date, says Arun Jaitley
According to the NCLT database, in 4,452 cases disposed at pre-admission stage, the amount apparently settled was around Rs 2.02 trillion, the minister added
Rafale deal: 'When will he know?' Jaitley mocks Rahul over his 'knowledge'
Jaitley also accused the Congress of comparing "two unequals" and calling it a 'scam'
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Arun Jaitley lauds NIA for busting terror plot, defends snooping order
The NIA arrested 10 persons after raids at 17 locations in Uttar Pradesh and Delhi for allegedly being part of a module of the IS
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States with fiscal space can go for farm loan waivers, says Arun Jaitley
Jaitley also said there would be no shortfall this year in disinvestment and non-tax revenues
Modi, Kohli 'spectacular' players who are not easy to defeat : FM Jaitley
While India will elect a new government before May-end, the national cricket team will go to England and Wales to play Cricket World Cup
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Regulators not under any authority should involve stakeholders: Jaitley
While the markets regulator, the competition watchdog and the insurance regulator all have a tribunal for appeals, some, including the central bank, do not have one
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Number of income tax payers can double to 120 million: Arun Jaitley
India's normal rate of growth is 7.5-8 per cent and the country will continue to grow at this rate, despite some deviation in one or two quarters, Jaitley said
Arun Jaitley calls for open borders to dismantle barriers to free trade
The comments come amid growing concerns over tariff wars across the world, especially after the US initiated a slew of actions against select goods to address its trade balance with select countries
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Growth should not suffer due to credit crunch, says Arun Jaitley
The government has also initiated consultations under the never-used Section 7 of the RBI Act
Keeping CBI out is like declaring sovereignty in corruption: Jaitley
The Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal governments Friday decided to withdraw the general consent given to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for probing cases in those states
Slogans, populism cannot guide economic policymaking: Arun Jaitley
He also said wealth creation is a "challenge" in these times as also in the future
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Not possible to impose Emergency-like restrictions on press today: Jaitley
Technology does not permit any kind of prior restraint today
Financial inclusion is a top priority for poverty alleviation: Arun Jaitley
Addressing the 25th World Congress of Savings and Retail Banks, Jaitley said an aspirational society cannot wait indefinitely for the benefits of growth to improve the quality of life of the poor
Banking system needs to ensure liquidity in market, says Arun Jaitley
Jaitley's comments come at a time when both the RBI and the government are witnessing a tense relationship that has spilled out in the public
Mastercard, Visa losing market share to domestic payments networks: Jaitley
Visa declined to comment. Mastercard did not respond to an email seeking comment
'Lifts were stopped', Jaitley alleges spectrum bidding under UPA was rigged
Jaitley said that in the last two decades, four legislations altered the commercial jurisprudence of which Competition law was the first
Arun Jaitley criticises RBI for 'indiscriminate' lending during UPA years
Tensions between the finance ministry and RBI have risen since the bank's deputy governor said in a speech on Friday that undermining a central bank's independence could be potentially catastrophic
