Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Sunday the World Bank’s latest ranking of India should have actually been “significantly higher” as the bank had not factored in all the steps taken by the government to improve business environment. “The World Bank has upped India’s ranking in the Ease of Doing Business by twelve positions. Last […]
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday made a strong pitch for “reasonable restrictions” on freedom of speech and expression to maintain peace and harmony across the country. “It is imperative to strike a fine balance between freedom of speech and expression and reasonable restrictions so as to maintain public order and integrity and sovereignty of […]
Bengaluru, March 3 The national budget presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has been hailed as “growth oriented” by the corporate sector, but Indian scientists seem not too enthused and say the much-touted “achhe din” (good days) are yet to arrive. According to the budget documents, the government has provided Rs.356 billion ($6 billion) for […]
Hitting out at Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde’s advisory for releasing “minority youth” detained wrongfully, BJP leader Arun Jaitley Saturday said the move was “unconstitutional”. Referring to the home minister’s letter to chief ministers to review cases of terrorism against “members of minority communities,” Jaitley said: “Obviously, he has only religious minority and not linguistic minority […]