India-US ties more stronger, matured: Jaitley
New Delhi: India-US ties have significantly improved over the last few decades, becoming more "stronger" and "matured" and defying changes in governments in both the countries, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said today. Jaitley, speaking at a reception hosted by India's Ambassador...
Arun Jaitley meets US Commerce Secretary, raises H-1B visa issue
New Delhi: The vexed issue of restrictions on American H-1B visas has been taken up with the US administration by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley during his ongoing visit to the US, an Indian official said on Friday. The issue was raised...
All 4 GST Bills passed in Lok Sabha
New Delhi: The historic Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime today came a step closer to meet its 1 July target of rollout, with the Lok Sabha approving four supplementary legislations. The Central GST Bill, 2017; The Integrated GST Bill, 2017;...
GST rates will have no inflationary impact: Arun Jaitley
New Delhi: Allaying apprehension of spike in prices of goods and commodities after the roll out of the GST, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said the tax rates will be kept at the current levels so as not to have...
FM Arun Jaitley tables crucial GST bills in Lok Sabha
New Delhi: Taking another step to implement the biggest tax reform on time, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has presented four supporting bills in Parliament that will allow it to meet its July deadline. The bills -- Central GST, Integrated GST, Union...
Arvind Kejriwal To Face Trial In Arun Jaitley’s Criminal Defamation Case
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Saturday sent notice against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and other Aam Aadmi Party leaders in a defamation case filed by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sumit Dass framed the defamation notice...
Loan waiver: Devendra Fadnavis goes to Delhi with Shiv Sena ministers
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today flew to Delhi with four Shiv Sena ministers to discuss farm loan waiver with the Centre even as the budget session of the state legislature is underway. Sena ministers Subhash Desai, Diwakar Raote, Eknath...
Defence is not a political issue: Arun Jaitley
New Delhi: National security is not an issue on which political parties should attack each other, Defence Minister Arun Jaitley said in the Lok Sabha on Friday. "National security and national preparedness are not political issues...," Jaitley said while intervening in...
Govt aiming for July 1 rollout of GST: Jaitley
New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley addressed the media after the GST Council meeting in New Delhi. Here's what he said: "State GST law has to be passed in state assemblies, legal committee will finalise it in next 3 days & circulate...
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बजटों में अक्सर वह नहीं होता जो वित्त मंत्री पढते हैं बल्कि असली बजट आंकडों और प्रावधानों के बीच छिपा होता है. जेटली का यह बजट इस पैमाने पर पिछले कई बजटो में सबसे खास है. अब जानिये वह जो वित्त मंत्री...
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Budget 2017: What’s cheaper, what’s expensive
Representational Pic Nagpur: Though Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his budget speech for 2017-18 on Wednesday said his proposals on excise and customs duties will not result in any significant loss or gain to the exchequer, the fine print suggests...
Ten measures for education rejig in Budget 2017
New Delhi: Budget 2017 has proposed several revolutionary steps to boost the quality of education in the interiors of the country and make the youth employable. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley quoted Swami Vivekananda to show his commitment to the youth-"The...
Bhartia gives thumbs up to all-please Budget
Nagpur: Terming the Budget presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday in line with the “Niyati” and “Niti” (Destiny and Policy), the Vice President of CAIT B C Bhartia gave thumbs up to the Budget. “The Budget has provided relief...
Union Budget 2017: PM’s verdict: FM has presented an ‘uttam Budget’
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi on the Union Budget: "The FM has presented an 'Uttam' Budget, devoted to strengthening the hands of the poor. Har kisi ke sapne ko saakar karne ka thos kadam is budget mein saaf saaf nazar...
Budget 2017: Agricultural sector allocation sees a quantum jump, sops for farmers galore
New Delhi: Highlights - · The total allocation for rural, agricultural and allied sectors for 2017-18 is Rs 187223 crore, which is 24% higher than last year's. · The government is committed to double farmers' incomes in 5 years. · The target for agriculture...
SC dumps Kejriwal’s plea; defamation cases against Delhi CM to continue
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that the trial in the defamation case filed by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will continue. Kejirwal had contented that proceedings before the trial court should be...
Union budget to be presented on Feb 1, confirms government
New Delhi: The Modi government has finally announced that it will present the Union budget on February 1. The budget session may start in January. The idea behind bringing forward the budget date, according to the government, is so that ministries...
Enough cash in RBI, no need to panic: Govt
New Delhi: Shaktikanta Das, Economic Affairs Secretary, gives an update on how the government is planning to tackle the immense hardships faced by customers in the aftermath of demonetisation. Highlights...
- The PM has addressed the supply of cash.
- Enough cash is...
CAIT welcomes government’s announcement to accelerate towards a less-cas economy
New Delhi: Confederation of All India Traders welcomes the government’s move to take effective steps to curb black money in the country. The Prime Minister’s announcement comes after considerable groundwork done in the last two years by the Finance Minister...
GST Council fixes 5%, 12%, 18% and 28% tax rates
New Delhi: The Goods & Services Tax (GST) Council has finalized a four-rate tax structure -- 5, 12, 18 and 28 percent, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today announced at a press conference. The FM said that the government has kept about...
