Tag: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley
India To Become Fifth Largest Economy Next Year: Jaitley
India is on track to surpass Britain next year to become the fifth largest economy in the world and to emerge among the "big three" global economies by 2040, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Thursday.....
Merger Of Dena Bank, Vijaya Bank, Bank Of Baroda Announced
In a reform measure aimed at further consolidation, the government on Monday announced the merger of three state-run banks--Dena Bank, Vijaya Bank and the Bank of Baroda--that will make it the country's third largest bank with a combined business of Rs.14.82 lakh crore.....
RBI Looked The Other Way When Banks Lent Freely, Ran Up NPAs: Jaitley
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday held the central bank responsible for the mountain of bad loans, saying the Reserve Bank looked the other way when banks lent indiscriminately during 2008-14 to keep the economy humming.....
Former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Passes Away
Former Finance Minister and senior BJP leader Arun Jaitely passed away at AIIMS on Saturday after prolonged illness.....
Money Deposited Will Not Change Colour Automatically: Jaitley
Describing the currency deposited with banks following demonetisation as money that has lost its earlier "anonymity", Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday said such deposits do not automatically become legitimate, and can now be identified with the owner for taxation purposes.....
Budgetary Allocation For Railways To Focus On Safety, Amenities, Infra Expansion
Overriding concern for safety, improvement in passenger amenities and big investment in infrastructure are slated to be the focus for the railways with the Modi government expecting to loosen the purse strings in its last full budget ahead of the 2019 general elections. ....
India To Grow At 8% Soon, Focus On Education, Healthcare, Agri: FM Jaitley
In his last full Budget speech Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said India is poised to become $5 trillion economy soon from $2.5 trillion now. His speech focused more on the education, healthcare and agriculture. ....
Priyanka 'chickened Out' From Varanasi: Jaitley
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday took a swipe at the Congress over party leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra not contesting against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Varanasi and said she has "chickened out" and the country has been denied the opportunity to see that "it does not accept inexperienced dynasts with no other credentials".....
Jaitley's Last Rites Held With Full State Honours
The mortal remains of former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, one of the veterans of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), were given the last rites with full state honours at the Nigambodh Ghat here on Sunday amid heavy rain, a day after he passed away.....
CPI-M To 'hang' Modi Over Failure Of Demonetisation
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) will hold a special programme in 14 district headquarters in the state where Prime Minister Narendra Modi would face a mock trial and would be hanged.....
