After snub to Rajnath, Arun Jaitley to skip SAARC meet in Pakistan

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will not be attending the SAARC Finance Ministers' conference scheduled to take place in Pakistan. As per government sources, Economic Affairs Secretary......

Govt will play by rule book: Arun Jaitley on Lalit Modi controversy

The government will "play by the rule book" and make sure that absolute standards of probity are maintained, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said, as the Opposition continued its attack over the......

Jaitley's contributions to public life will be remembered forever: Sonia

IMAGE: Sonia Gandhi with Arun Jaitley at Parliament House in New Delhi. Photograph: Shubhav Shukla/PTI Photo Top Congress leaders on Saturday condoled the death of former finance minister Arun......

WATCH LIVE! Parliament's Budget Session

  Lok Sabha TV Rajya Sabha TV     The Budget Session will begin today with President Pranab Mukherjee addressing a joint session of Parliament. The government will later......

Why Arun Jaitley is Modi's 'Chanakya'

The Bharatiya Janata Party's campaign slogan may have been Abki baar, Modi sarkar, but, as Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi jocularly told Arun Jaitley in Parliament's Central Hall, the......

Who was India's only woman finance minister?

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is all set to announce his first full Budget in parliament on Saturday. Slated to be the 'Mother of all Budgets', Jaitley has a tough task. While you will learn all......

Live from Lok Sabha: Arun Jaitley presents his 1st Budget

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces the first major test of his reform credentials on Thursday, when his fresh-faced government presents its maiden budget amid early doubts about his......

GST: Jaitley to meet state finance ministers tomorrow

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will meet his state counterparts on Wednesday to discuss the roadmap for rolling out Goods and Services Tax from April 2016. Jaitley would chair a meeting of the......

Good news for athletes! Sports Budget hiked by 258 cr

'Khelo India' received the maximum financial assistance IMAGE:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the inauguration of the first edition of Khelo India School Games. Photograph: PIB. The sports......

Substantial hike for India's sports budget

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley allocated a total of Rs 1943 crore, compared to Rs 1592 crore earmarked last year. IMAGE: Sakshi Malik celebrates after winning the bronze medal at the 2016 Rio......

Cricketers Azad, Pathan bamboozle opponents at polls

WC star Kirti Azad beats state BJP heavyweight Ghosh from Bardhaman-Durgapur constituency. IMAGE: TMC's Kirti Azad with party chief Mamata Banerjee. Photograph: Kind courtesy Kirti Azad/X Cricket......