Arun Jaitley takes oath for new Rajya Sabha term

The finance minister could not take the oath earlier in Parliament due to his ill-health.    Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was on Sunday sworn in as a member of the Rajya Sabha for a new......

Arun Jaitley, BJP's man for all seasons, passes away

The cremation will be on Sunday afternoon at the Nigambodh Ghat in New Delhi. Arun Jaitley, who as finance minister ushered in India's biggest tax reforms and was the chief trouble-shooter of the......

Why dilute the Lokpal Bill again, asks Arun Jaitley

Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley elaborates on why he thinks the final government draft of the Lokbal Bill is a flawed one. For over four-and-a-half decades the Lokpal Bill has......

READ: Arun Jaitley's letter to Anna Hazare on Lokpal Bill

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Arun Jaitley has written to activist Anna Hazare, who is currently on an indefinite fast to demand the passage of the Jan Lokpal Bill. Here is the letter:......

Steadfast Jaitley gets pat from Modi, colleagues

Divisions in the Congress on how the Bill should be handled were evident. Government strategists, particularly Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, received a congratulatory phone call from Prime......

Fiscal deficit target to be met without budgetary cuts: FM

Justifying the hike in excise duty on petrol and diesel, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said for the first time fiscal deficit target will be met without budgetary cuts, as Opposition......