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New Delhi, Dec 28: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday wished Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on his birthday. "Dear Arun ji, wishing you a very happy birthday. May you be blessed with the best health and a long life," Modi said in a…

New Delhi, Dec 23: The Lok Sabha on Wednesday decided to refer the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2015 to a joint committee of parliament. Moving the motion in the house, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that the committee will have…

New Delhi, Dec 22: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday supported Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and said the latter will come out of DDCA corruption charges with "flying colours", a senior minister said. "Arun Jaitley will come out…

New Delhi, Dec 21:  Highlights of the bill for an Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code that was introduced in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of parliament, by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday: - Consolidates into a single law a host of…

New Delhi, Dec 21: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday filed a criminal defamation complaint against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and other AAP leaders for making what he said were false allegations about irregularities in the…

New Delhi, Dec 19: The government intends to bring important legislation on structural reforms in the remaining three day left of parliament's winter Session, notwithstanding the setback on the GST Bill, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said…

New Delhi, Dec 19: India sharply cut its growth forecast by as much as one percentage point to 7-7.5 percent for this fiscal, cautioning that challenges remain despite progress, while also sounding circumspect on meeting the fiscal deficit…

New Delhi, Dec 18: Cautioning that challenges remain in the Indian economy despite progress, the finance ministry has sharply cut its growth forecast for this fiscal to 7-7.5 percent from 8.1-8.5, but said inflation remained under control.…

New Delhi, Dec 16: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Wednesday the government will achieve its fiscal deficit target without any cuts in this financial year. He made the statement in the Rajya Sabha after several members objected to…

New Delhi, Dec 16: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday criticised the Congress over the GST bill, saying the party was not in a mood to cooperate. Targeting the Congress, Jaitley said, "The mood is not to cooperate this time. In…