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Most of India's defence equipment and inventory were of Russian origin, says Jaitley
Meeting also featured the government's financial inclusion schemes
His comments come in the back of MP, UP, Maharashtra govts promising such waivers
Jaitley also emphasised policy makers to continuously upgrade their knowledge on different subjects
Jaitley will deliver the keynote address at the OECD meeting
As the central bank has to count deposits in the range of Rs 14-15 lakh crore
As Bengal FM Amit Mitra has raised serious doubts over the feasibility of GST roll-out from July 1
The minister said the steps are being by the government to bring in private players in the sector
India's defence preparedness should always be optimal, says Jaitley
Jaitley said 6 Indian firms would partner with foreign firms to build subs, helicopters and more
Non-performing assets of PSBs have gone past the Rs 6 lakh crore mark
Jaitley said four sectors have been finalised for the model at present
The Arun Jaitley - Arvind Kejriwal defamation row intensified further in the Delhi High Court on Monday with the Union Finance Minister filing a fresh Rs 10 crore defamation suit against the Delhi Chief Minister, while Kejriwal also approached the court to quash a March 9 trial court summons issued in the criminal proceedings also filed against him by Arun Jaitley. Monday's action by Jaitley comes after senior advocate Ram Jethmalani's intense cross-examination of the Finance Minister last week with regard to his previous Rs 10 crore defamation case against Kejriwal. During the cross-examination Jethmalani had made several assertions against Jaitley including that of 'being guilty of crimes and crookery'. Offended by the objectionable words, Jaitley had demanded an explanation whether these provocative statements were the result of a personal tiff - to which the 93-year old veteran lawyer clarified had been used on the instructions of Arvind Kejriwal. Building on this response, the ..
Defence Minister Jaitley paid a visit to the line of control (LoC) in North Kashmir today
He said the expose is a confession by Kashmiri separatist leaders
Next phase of Clean Money will focus on high-risk individuals who have made high-value transactions
Govt is working on a policy that will incentivise companies to set up manufacturing bases in India
Stating that the agriculture sector is under distress, he said farm holdings are very small in size
FM played down fears held among some market participants