Arun Jaitley

PM Modi to speak at first Arun Jaitley memorial lecture on Friday

The Prime Minister's Office said that the Ministry of Finance has organised the lecture in recognition of Arun Jaitley's invaluable contribution to the nation

Union Budget 2022-2023: What's in the Budget briefcase and the history behind the bag

The word Budget comes from the French word ‘Bougette’, which means leather briefcase. Year after year, ministers have appeared with a bag for the annual exercise — barring 2020 when Nirmala Sitharaman bucked traditions and walked in with a digital tablet

Arun Jaitley birth anniversary: All you need to know about the former finance minister

The former finance minister will always be remembered for his oratory skills, friendly behaviour and as a compassionate leader

Bihar movement: Meet the political luminaries who fought alongside Jayaprakash Narayan

To fight against Indira Gandhi’s government, Jayaprakash Narayan led the JP Movement from 1974 to 1975 which was initiated by students to fight corruption and misrule

Jaitley’s speech: The reality beyond the rhetoric

Bright speeches not enough. The political class must be the change it promises to bring. There’s no escape from corruption till the nature politics changes.

DDCA president Rohan Jaitley says he will request Bishan Singh Bedi to withdraw demand of removing his name from stand

Rohan, who recently took over as DDCA president, said he would have preferred Bedi to discuss the issue with him personally and not made below the belt remarks against his father, who died last year due to multiple health issues.

Statue of late Arun Jaitley unveiled at DDCA premises by home minister Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah unveiled Jaitley's life-size statue, prepared by 96-year-old renowned sculptor Ram Sutar, the man behind the making of the iconic Statue of Unity in Gujarat.

Hague court cites statements by Modi, Jaitley to overturn Rs 10k crore tax demand from Cairn

In 2016, the prime minister was quoted by the Financial Times as saying that the government "will not resort to retrospective taxation; we are making our tax regime transparent, stable and predictable"

Bishan Singh Bedi warns DDCA of legal action if his name is not removed from Feroz Shah Kotla stand

On Wednesday, Bishan Singh Bedi had shot a letter to the Delhi and District Cricket Association, lambasting it for installing a statue of its late former President Arun Jaitley at the Kotla.

Upset with its functioning, Bishan Singh Bedi writes to DDCA to remove his name from stand at Feroz Shah Kotla ground

Lashing out at the Delhi and District Cricket Association's (DDCA) culture, which he alleged promotes nepotism and puts "administrators ahead of cricketers", Bedi also renounced his membership of the body.