Arun Jaitely

Former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley dies: 10 highlights of his tenure

Here are a look at his major contributions was at the helm of the Finance Ministry.

Shashi Tharoor misses ‘crossing political swords’ with Arun Jaitley

Jaitley had also gone on a rather long sabbatical during his tenure as the country’s finance minister in 2018, when he underwent a kidney transplant.

Opinion | BJP manifesto promises a sop for every constituency

All manifestos tend to make a lot of promises, but the key failing with this one is the lack of a central idea beyond saying “Vote for us. Else, India has no hope.”

CCEA okays additional soft loan of Rs 12,900 crore for sugar mills

A decision in this regard was taken at the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Comment | What you should look out for in Budget 2019

The government is likely to address rural distress. Some are also talking about poverty alleviation schemes which could even include Universal Basic Income.

Jaitley takes jibe at Rahul; says wisdom can't be inherited

Taking a jibe at Rahul Gandhi for anti-Narendra Modi tirade, Union Minister Arun Jaitley questioned the Congress President's wisdom saying that it has to be acquired through learning and cannot be inherited.

Political debate to focus on Modi versus 'anarchist combination': Arun Jaitley

Prime Minister Modi has given 'scam-free' government and his fifth year will focus on consolidation of policies and programmes, he wrote

India's GST rollout positive step: Official

Sunil Peter, chief executive officer of the Singapore Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (SICCI), said the arbitration courts could help in quick conflict resolution which will strengthen and encourage companies to enter and grow their investments in India.

Rs 2,400 crore proposal to modernise Indian Army's armoured vehicles cleared

The decision to give a go-ahead to the project was taken at a meeting of the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), the ministry's highest decision-making body on procurement, defence ministry sources said.

Retailers need to file single GST return every month: Hasmukh Adhia

Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia said the notion that assessees will have to file three returns every month is unfounded and retailers or B2C dealers need not give invoice wise details every month.

Avoid temptation, divest power: Jaitley's good governance mantra

He said an effective government must have a high value of credibility.

Defence Minister to discuss strategic partnership model with India Inc: Sources

Defence Minister, Arun Jaitley will hold his first meeting on the long pending strategic partnership model soon. Watch CNBC-TV18's Ronojoy Banerjee giving more details.

Only about half of Rs 15,000-crore bad loans on sale to ARCs may find buyers

Even as the deadline to clean up bad loans approaches with the financial year end, banks are likely to see only a 50 percent success in their asset sales worth Rs 15,000 crore to asset reconstruction companies (ARCs) due to pricing mismatch and legal recovery hurdles.

S&P says Rs 10K-cr very little for banks recapitalisation

Global rating agency S&P today said the Budget announcement to infuse Rs 10,000 crore into public sector banks is highly insufficient and the lack of capital may delay the clean-up of their balance sheets.

Union Budget 2017-18: Putting economy back on track, says Abheek Barua

According to a report by HDFC Bank, Budget 2017 went the way of previous â€˜Jaitley Budgets‘, high on detail but with a somewhat smudgy big picture.

Must link employment to capital subsidy: Amit Mitra

In an interview to CNBC-TV18‘s Shereen Bhan, Amit Mitra gave his take on Arun Jaitely‘s Union Budget and his outlook on the road ahead.

Budget 2017: Good for banking sector, says Shikha Sharma

In an interview to CNBC-TV18‘s Latha Venkatesh and Anuj Singhal, HP Ranina, Corporate Lawyer, Shikha Sharma, MD & CEO, Axis Bank, R Shankar Raman, Whole-Time Director & Chief Financial Officer, L&T and Sanjay Dutt, Director at Quantum Securities gave their take on Arun Jaitely‘s Union Budget and their outlook on the road ahead.

Budget 2017: Abolishing of FIPB is a logical decision says Commerce Minister

In an interview to CNBC-TV18‘s Rituparna Bhuyan, Nirmala Sitharaman, Commerce Minister gave her take on Arun Jaitely‘s Union Budget and outlook on the road ahead.

Union Budget 2017-18: Education, skill development look cursory, customary, says KPMG

According to Narayanan Ramaswamy, Partner and Head of Education and Skill Development, KPMG in India, the Budget seems to have brought the cause of underprivileged to the focus again. The Rs 500 crore for ICDS scheme, Rs 20,000 crore allocation to NHB for re-financing affordable housing are much needed.