On providing more funds to the state, the minister said that the central government also had limited resources, and it is doing its best
He also criticised Gandhi for asking the PM to set a date by when the prices will come down
I-T officers allegedly objected to interference by the Revenue Department in "operational matters", saying it hurt the morale of officers
Congress signalled it could support the bill if govt agreed to cap tax rate at about 18%, even if this was not initially anchored in law
Says laws earlier were made to control everything by successive governments; must not obstruct market-oriented, competition-driven economic growth
Jaitely also said population in some of the developed countries is contracting and the trend may present opportunities to the Indian youth if they are trained well
He said, idea behind the IDS is to nudge India into becoming more and more compliant state
Jaitley said the structural problems of emerging markets and developing economies continue to affect their growth
BJP leader also took a dig at the AAP government in Delhi and said people are paying big price for their 'experiment'
The Congress with 60 members in the Rajya Sabha and AIADMK with 13 are the two political parties opposed to the GST Bill
Cabinet approved the revival of three defunct units with a capacity of 1.27 million tonnes per annum each
Yesterday, the AAP leaders made a complete somersault and denied making any statements against the FM
India, he said, has 'peculiar' characteristics of having quite high percentage of domestic savings
He said the impropriety took place during UPA regime and they are questioning the current government
Says, Telecom Department is processing these documents and will take action
The finance minister, who was speaking at a Financial Stability Development Council meeting, also said better monsoon and increased foodgrain output would help ease the price situation
India clocked 7.6% growth rate in 2015-16 when there was a global slowdown
Arun Jaitley's financial assets, movable and immovable, were Rs 60.99 crore, down from Rs 67.01 crore in 2014-15
Jaitley's financial assets, movable and immovable, were Rs 60.99 crore, down from Rs 67.01 crore in 2014-15