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Arun Jaitley gets 'Z-Plus' security

Arun Jaitley gets ‘Z-Plus’ security

Security of Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has been upgraded to topmost Z-plus category and he will now be guarded by paramilitary commandos drawn from Central Industrial Security Force (CISF).

The move to increase Jaitley’s security cover was taken by Union Home Ministry recently after assessing the threat perception of VVIPs.

A Rajya Sabha MP from Gujarat, Jaitley will have a pilot and an…

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Jaitley meets Jayalalithaa...

Jaitley meets Jayalalithaa…

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley met AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa at her Poes Garden residence late Sunday evening in the first high profile visit after the former chief minister was let on bail in a disproportionate wealth case.

An AIADMK release said Jayalalithaa received Jaitley, “warmly. It was a courtesy call which lasted for 40 minutes”, it added.

According to reports, there were no…

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Govt to re-look at gold import curbs after Diwali, Jaitley…

Govt to re-look at gold import curbs after Diwali, Jaitley…

Faced with 5-fold rise in gold imports that is pushing up the current account deficit, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said the government would look at re—imposing curbs on gold imports after Diwali.

“Let the festival season be over, I will have a look at it,” said Jaitley replying to a query on whether government will re-impose restrictions on gold imports.

He was however was non-committal…

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FinMin asks PSU banks, insurers not to give gifts to officials...

FinMin asks PSU banks, insurers not to give gifts to officials…

There will be no Diwali gifts for officials as the Finance Ministry has advised public sector banks and insurance companies to refrain from doling out freebies. “We have issued an advisory to heads of the banks and similar advisory has been issued to insurance companies as well,” sources said.

The advisory comes in the backdrop of austerity being observed by the new government. It had been a…

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ArunJaitley commisioned the first INS warship...

ArunJaitley commisioned the first INS warship…

The first indigenously built stealth anti submarine warfare corvette INS Kamorta was commissioned by defence minister ArunJaitley at the naval dockyard.

Kamorta, a frontline warship with an array of anti submarine warfare, anti air and anti surface weapons and sensors, it is the first of four ASW stealth corvettes designed by Indian Navy’s in-house organisation, Directorate of Naval Design.

It…

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Indian Government to yield results in few months ...

Indian Government to yield results in few months …

Finance minister Arun Jaitley said steps taken by the NDA government would yield good results in the next few months and it will not hesitate to take firm decision for long-term welfare of the country.

“The steps government is taking…we will get to see its good results in the next few months. There was an environment of unhappiness (during UPA regime), we will now definitely succeed over it,” he…

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Government has not received Black money list from Swiss , Arun Jaitley ...

Government has not received Black money list from Swiss , Arun Jaitley …

New Delhi: The government has not received any communication from Switzerland about “black money” suspected to be stashed in Swiss banks, said Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.

His comments followed media reports that Switzerland is ready to share with India a list of names of Indian account holders who they suspect of not paying taxes. The minister said he is writing to the Swiss authorities…

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Railway fares to increase from today's midnight ...

Railway fares to increase from today’s midnight …

As part of “tough measures” to revive the economy, the Narendra Modi government on Friday approved a steep hike in railway passenger fare and freight rates. Effective from June 25 (post midnight of 24th), fares will be raised by 14.2 per cent while freight will be up by 6.5 per cent.

As much as 10 per cent of the hike in the fare is a flat revision while the remaining 4.2 per cent is on account…

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