The former finance minister took a dig at the neighbouring nation over its claim of victory following the verdict, as he called it 'farcical'
India managed to put a decent 148/6 in 20 overs. Soumya Sarkar and Mushfiqur Rahim played crucial knocks for Bangladesh and helped the team seal their first T20I victory against India
Chidambaram's house was raided on Tue over suspected irregularities during his tenure as minister
The renaming will take place on September 12 at a function where a stand at the Kotla will be named after India captain Virat Kohli as announced earlier
His commitment to Narendra Modi was total and he did his best to justify them
The nation will miss one of its finest strategists
His son Rohan performed the last rites at the Nigambodh Ghat
The 66-year-old BJP stalwart passed away at the AIIMS here on Saturday
As finance minister, Arun Jaitley oversaw the roll-out of GST- probably the biggest tax reform since Independence - and the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code
Jaitley's mortal remains will be brought to the party headquarters at the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Marg around 10.30 am for his admirers and followers to pay their last respects
Modi said these were difficult moments for him as he was bound by duty on one side and on the other side there were abiding memories of friendship
The former finance minister's departure marks the end of an era, the age of moderation in civic life
He was a tall parliamentarian, astute lawyer, great leader, true gentleman and above all wonderful human being, said Sanjiv Mehta
With his death, Jaitley has taken with him a slice of the hearts of everyone who knew him
In informal conversations, current and past bureaucrats, some of whom are still in very powerful positions, have spoken highly of him as a minister who trusted his bureaucrats' judgement, experience
The senior Congress leader further said Jaitey was "an outstanding parliamentarian as leader of the opposition and none could match him"
He was later arrested under preventive detention and was in custody for a period of 19 months from 1975 to 1977.
Condoling the demise of the former Union minister, Lavasa said Jaitley was an "affable minister, extremely sharp, sensible and sagacious"
Bharti Airtel Chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal said India has lost one of the finest political leaders and a legal luminary
Jaitley's tenure as defence minister saw clearance of a number of big-ticket reform measures and simplification of military acquisition process