Arun Jaitley

General

08 June, 2016

FM reviews sovereign wealth fund's status

A panel headed by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today took stock of the progress made on operationalising India's maiden sovereign ......

General

28 May, 2016

Who wants Raghuram Rajan sacked and who doesn't?

On Thursday, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Rajya Sabha member Subramanian Swamy levelled fresh allegations against the Reserve Bank ......

General

16 May, 2016

Investors making money in India must pay taxes, says finance minister Jaitley

With a revised Mauritius pact in place to check round-tripping, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday said investors must pay ......

General

13 May, 2016

India approves its intellectual property rights policy

Aimed to protect innovators and creators, the Cabinet has approved the National Intellectual Property Rights, or IPR, policy.This comes in ......

General

05 May, 2016

Lok Sabha clears bill to set up monetary panel on policy rates

The move to strip Reserve Bank Governor of powers to set interest rates by transferring the authority to a broader ......

Infrastructure

16 April, 2016

Kingfisher Airlines' business model may have been wrong: Jaitley

Questioning the "business model" of long-grounded Kingfisher Airlines for Vijay Mallya's mounting woes, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said the ......

General

28 March, 2016

Finance minister Jaitley warns Mallya of coercive action to recover dues

In a stern warning to wilful defaulters like Vijay Mallya, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said they should settle their dues ......

Consumer

23 March, 2016

Divide among jewellery associations deepens as partial strike continues

The fissure, among various Indian jewellery associations and individual jewellers, is widening as many standalone jewellers are still reluctant to ......

Manufacturing

23 March, 2016

Mines ministry wants no increase in clean environment cess for a year

Aimed at providing a cushion to ailing domestic metal-producing industries such as steel and aluminium, India’s ministry of mines has ......

General

08 March, 2016

Govt withdraws budget proposal to tax EPF

Facing all around attack, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today withdrew his Budget proposal to tax employees' provident fund (EPF) at ......