Arun Jaitley

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14 September, 2016

Just how reliable are India's budget numbers?

Come November-December, and the Union government will begin its annual financial exercise, which will culminate in finance minister Arun Jaitley ......

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07 September, 2016

Economy round-up: Govt presses the pedal on GST, says no to privatising state banks

Finance minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said that the government is working overtime to ensure that the rest of the ......

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07 September, 2016

India not ready to privatise state-run banks, says finance minister Jaitley

Attaching highest priority to the health of public sector banks, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said India is not ready ......

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01 September, 2016

GST bill gets backing from 16 states, to go for presidential assent

Government will seek Presidential assent for the landmark Constitution amendment bill for GST as 16 states have ratified the legislation, ......

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18 July, 2016

Monsoon session: Will Narendra Modi govt be able to push GST through?

As the monsoon session of Parliament kicks off on Monday, all eyes are on whether the government can finally get ......

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13 July, 2016

After LIC's Roy and Rajan, who next in season of exits?

It looks like we are in a season of high-level exits from government owned or backed institutions. Late on Wednesday, ......

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04 July, 2016

Who'll PM Modi pick, who'll he drop in cabinet reshuffle?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will reshuffle and expand his council of ministers on Tuesday, the second time since he took ......

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23 June, 2016

After LIC's Roy and Rajan, who next in season of exits?

It looks like we are in a season of high-level exits from government owned or backed institutions. Late on Wednesday, ......

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14 June, 2016

All states support GST, barring Tamil Nadu: Jaitley

Virtually all states have supported the idea of GST except the southeastern Indian state of Tamil Nadu which has "some ......

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09 June, 2016

Modi, Jaitley to take call on Rajan at appropriate time: Sinha

Seeking to clear the air on a second term for RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan, Union Minister of State for Finance ......