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"Will Be More Constitutional Than...": Yashwant Sinha On Presidential Race
Noting that his name came as "fourth choice" among opposition presidential candidates, former Union Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha on Wednesday said he happened to be "second choice" many times earlier in his life.
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Massive Welfare Spends Hitting Public Finance, Says Ex Finance Minister: Report
Former finance minister Yashwant Sinha on Sunday said that huge expenditure on welfare schemes by the government has severely impacted the public finances, which are currently in a mess with fiscal deficit touching abnormally high levels.
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"Mamataji Offered Self In Exchange For Kandahar Hostages": Yashwant Sinha
Amid the prevailing tension in the wake of the hijacking of the Indian Airlines plane to Kandahar in 1999, Mamata Banerjee, a Union Cabinet Minister then, had offered herself as a hostage in exchange for the passengers of the flight, former Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha said today. Recalling his days with her as a colleague, the former senior BJP...
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Yashwant Sinha, Ex-BJP Leader, Joins Trinamool Congress Ahead Of Bengal Polls
Yashwant Sinha, former Union Finance Minister under Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, today joined the Trinamool Congress weeks ahead of the West Bengal Assembly election. The 83-year-old former senior BJP leader had quit his party in 2018. His joining the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led party is likely to be viewed as a prize catch for an ou...
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Latest News Live Updates: Over 15,000 Covid Cases In Maharashtra
Yashwant Sinha, former Union Finance Minister under Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, today joined the Trinamool Congress weeks ahead of the West Bengal Assembly election.
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"Sheer Profiteering By Centre": Ex-Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha Slams Fuel Price Hike
Former Union finance minister Yashwant Sinha today alleged that the Centre is resorting to "profiteering" by increasing fuel prices on a daily basis.
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5% Growth Estimate For Indian Economy Is "Imaginary", Says Yashwant Sinha
Former Union finance minister Yashwant Sinha on Wednesday questioned estimation that the economy will grow at 5 per cent in 2019-20, saying the figure is "imaginary" and raised doubt about the Modi government's capability of tackling economic issues.
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Economy In Deep Crisis, Witnessing ''Death Of Demand'': Yashwant Sinha
India's economy is in a "very deep crisis", witnessing "death of demand", and the government is befooling people, former Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha said on Sunday.
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Yashwant Sinha's "Fudged Figures" Swipe At Finance Minister On Economy
Former BJP leader Yashwant Sinha on Sunday accused Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman of "fudging" Budget numbers to conceal real fiscal deficit. Ms Sitharaman relied on estimates used in the Interim Budget of February 1, though the CAG (Comptroller and Auditor General) had later provided revised estimates till July 5, when the annual budget was p...
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"Weird Statements": Yashwant Sinha Slams Nirmala Sitharaman, Piyush Goyal
Former BJP leader Yashwant Sinha on Saturday questioned Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's claim that rise of Ola and Uber affected the automobile sector, asking why the sales of trucks should also decline.
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"BJP Will Beat Rajiv Gandhi's Record If...": Yashwant Sinha On Kashmir
Ending the special status given to Jammu and Kashmir would further alienate people of the state but if national elections were held any time soon, the populist step would win the BJP a bigger victory than even Rajiv Gandhi's landslide in 1984 following the assassination of mother Indira Gandhi, Former Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha said on Monday.
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Probe Alleged 31,000 Crore Fund Diversion By DHFL: Yashwant Sinha
Former finance minister Yashwant Sinha on Tuesday demanded a probe into alleged diversion of Rs 31,000 crore of loans by DHFL that the company raised from state-owned banks including SBI and Bank of Baroda, a charge the non-banking financial company termed as mischievous with a mala fide intention.
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Will Be Improper, Unconstitutional To Present Full Budget: Yashwant Sinha
Former finance minister Yashwant Sinha said today it would be "entirely improper and unconstitutional" if the government presents a full budget ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, since he had asked for it to present an interim budget.
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Yashwant Sinha "Applies" For Prime Minister's Job. Says I Can "Deliver"
Former finance minister Yashwant Sinha has a new candidate in mind for Prime Minister as he talks about setting India's economy right in the next five years - Yashwant Sinha. "I'm the closest," Yashwant Sinha remarked when NDTV asked who he had in mind for the top job.
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Yashwant Sinha Questions General Caste Reservations, Calls It "Jumla"
Former Union Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha on Monday dubbed as "jumla" (fake promise) the Modi governments move to approve 10 per cent reservation for economically backward upper castes in jobs and educational institutions.
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"Will Be More Constitutional Than...": Yashwant Sinha On Presidential Race
Noting that his name came as "fourth choice" among opposition presidential candidates, former Union Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha on Wednesday said he happened to be "second choice" many times earlier in his life.
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Massive Welfare Spends Hitting Public Finance, Says Ex Finance Minister: Report
Former finance minister Yashwant Sinha on Sunday said that huge expenditure on welfare schemes by the government has severely impacted the public finances, which are currently in a mess with fiscal deficit touching abnormally high levels.
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"Mamataji Offered Self In Exchange For Kandahar Hostages": Yashwant Sinha
Amid the prevailing tension in the wake of the hijacking of the Indian Airlines plane to Kandahar in 1999, Mamata Banerjee, a Union Cabinet Minister then, had offered herself as a hostage in exchange for the passengers of the flight, former Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha said today. Recalling his days with her as a colleague, the former senior BJP...
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Yashwant Sinha, Ex-BJP Leader, Joins Trinamool Congress Ahead Of Bengal Polls
Yashwant Sinha, former Union Finance Minister under Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, today joined the Trinamool Congress weeks ahead of the West Bengal Assembly election. The 83-year-old former senior BJP leader had quit his party in 2018. His joining the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led party is likely to be viewed as a prize catch for an ou...
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Latest News Live Updates: Over 15,000 Covid Cases In Maharashtra
Yashwant Sinha, former Union Finance Minister under Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, today joined the Trinamool Congress weeks ahead of the West Bengal Assembly election.
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"Sheer Profiteering By Centre": Ex-Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha Slams Fuel Price Hike
Former Union finance minister Yashwant Sinha today alleged that the Centre is resorting to "profiteering" by increasing fuel prices on a daily basis.
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5% Growth Estimate For Indian Economy Is "Imaginary", Says Yashwant Sinha
Former Union finance minister Yashwant Sinha on Wednesday questioned estimation that the economy will grow at 5 per cent in 2019-20, saying the figure is "imaginary" and raised doubt about the Modi government's capability of tackling economic issues.
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Economy In Deep Crisis, Witnessing ''Death Of Demand'': Yashwant Sinha
India's economy is in a "very deep crisis", witnessing "death of demand", and the government is befooling people, former Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha said on Sunday.
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Yashwant Sinha's "Fudged Figures" Swipe At Finance Minister On Economy
Former BJP leader Yashwant Sinha on Sunday accused Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman of "fudging" Budget numbers to conceal real fiscal deficit. Ms Sitharaman relied on estimates used in the Interim Budget of February 1, though the CAG (Comptroller and Auditor General) had later provided revised estimates till July 5, when the annual budget was p...
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"Weird Statements": Yashwant Sinha Slams Nirmala Sitharaman, Piyush Goyal
Former BJP leader Yashwant Sinha on Saturday questioned Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's claim that rise of Ola and Uber affected the automobile sector, asking why the sales of trucks should also decline.
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"BJP Will Beat Rajiv Gandhi's Record If...": Yashwant Sinha On Kashmir
Ending the special status given to Jammu and Kashmir would further alienate people of the state but if national elections were held any time soon, the populist step would win the BJP a bigger victory than even Rajiv Gandhi's landslide in 1984 following the assassination of mother Indira Gandhi, Former Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha said on Monday.
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Probe Alleged 31,000 Crore Fund Diversion By DHFL: Yashwant Sinha
Former finance minister Yashwant Sinha on Tuesday demanded a probe into alleged diversion of Rs 31,000 crore of loans by DHFL that the company raised from state-owned banks including SBI and Bank of Baroda, a charge the non-banking financial company termed as mischievous with a mala fide intention.
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Will Be Improper, Unconstitutional To Present Full Budget: Yashwant Sinha
Former finance minister Yashwant Sinha said today it would be "entirely improper and unconstitutional" if the government presents a full budget ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, since he had asked for it to present an interim budget.
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Yashwant Sinha "Applies" For Prime Minister's Job. Says I Can "Deliver"
Former finance minister Yashwant Sinha has a new candidate in mind for Prime Minister as he talks about setting India's economy right in the next five years - Yashwant Sinha. "I'm the closest," Yashwant Sinha remarked when NDTV asked who he had in mind for the top job.
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Yashwant Sinha Questions General Caste Reservations, Calls It "Jumla"
Former Union Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha on Monday dubbed as "jumla" (fake promise) the Modi governments move to approve 10 per cent reservation for economically backward upper castes in jobs and educational institutions.
