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Attempts made to hack online system of a PSU bank: Arun Jaitley

Jaitley said after the hacking attempts, all banks and the RBI have taken a number of security measures to check such designs

More money needed to fund pay rises for 10 mn state workers: Arun Jaitley

The finance ministry said achieving fiscal deficit target of 3.5% of GDP in current fiscal will be difficult

Lok Sabha passes bill to provide tax incentives for garments sector

Taxation amendment bill, which provides for three changes, was passed by the Lok Sabha by voice vote after a short debate

No decision to turn NEC into regional planning body: Arun Jaitley

During Question hour, Congress member Bhubaneswar Kalita sought to know if government was thinking of reduce the existing NEC as a regional planning body

Cabinet to decide on allowances under Pay Commission: Arun Jaitley

As far as allowances are concerned, 51 have been abolished while 37 have been subsumed

India defying global slowdown, poised to seize opportunity: FM

He said the whole world is in a slowdown mode in which if a country is growing by 1.5-2 per cent

Important to speak in one voice on Govt's decisions: Jaitley

He stressed that social media is an empowerment tool

Arun Jaitley for freehand to ministers, bureaucrats on social media

The FM's comments came at the event to mark second anniversary of myGov app

Seize opportunity of global slowdown, Jaitley asks companies

He emphasised that India has potential particularly in non-leather footwear to become a world beater

GST will increase ease of doing business in India: Arun Jaitley

The bill was approved by the Upper House after a seven-hour debate with 203 votes in favor and none against

Govt looking into demand for special status to Andhra Pradesh: Arun Jaitley

Earlier in the day, members of TDP and YSR Congress forced adjournments of Lok Sabha proceedings

Govt seeks nod to spend additional Rs 1.03 lakh cr

Jaitley sought Rs 38 cr for payment against international arbitration for cases like those involving Vodafone's tax dispute

India must try to become developed country by 2030: Jaitley

He said that we have missed the bus for Kalam's vision of making India a developed country by 2020

People will shift from bank deposits to other instruments: FM

The Bank, he said, can play a role in helping large section of retired persons who were trying to live a respectable life on the strength of their savings

Centre will handhold Andhra Pradesh: Arun Jaitley

On providing more funds to the state, the minister said that the central government also had limited resources, and it is doing its best

Arun Jaitley hits back at Rahul Gandhi, says NDA has brought down inflation

He also criticised Gandhi for asking the PM to set a date by when the prices will come down

Jaitley warns IT officials of action for 'insubordination'

I-T officers allegedly objected to interference by the Revenue Department in "operational matters", saying it hurt the morale of officers

Arun Jaitley to meet state ministers to push GST bill

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

Curb controlling mindset, says Arun Jaitley

Says laws earlier were made to control everything by successive governments; must not obstruct market-oriented, competition-driven economic growth

People in agriculture underemployed, says Jaitley

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