Jaitley On Bihar

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar turns 68 today. PM Modi, Arun Jaitley, Piyush Goyal, other leaders pour wishes for him on micro-blogging site Twitter.

Ram Vilas Paswan, who shared dais on Sunday with BJP chief Amit Shah and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar during the announcement on seat sharing, had one absent leader to thank on his list: Union finance minister and senior party leader Arun Jaitley, who had been part of the hour-long meeting in Delhi last week to address Mr Paswan's concern.

Janata Dal (United) chief Nitish Kumar called on Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah at his residence today, reportedly to iron out seat-sharing issues between the two allies in Bihar ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. Mr Kumar, also the chief minister of the state, is in the national capital for medical reasons.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday expressed gratitude towards the Centre for agreeing to exempt from GST items used in community kitchens at Gurudwaras and other religious places.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday hailed the Union Budget 2018-19 presented in the Lok Sabha by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, saying it is "good for the people, particularly the poor and farmers".

Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Modi's son's star-studded wedding in Patna on Sunday featured an array of political leaders -- and messages. When Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, one of the guests, was seen off at the airport by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, it pinged many radars

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar sided with the Opposition today to harshly criticise the Union budget, calling it "utterly disappointing", and pointing out that it did not clarify how much black money or fake currency was detected since the ban on 500- and 1000- rupee notes on November 8.

The Hindustan Times Leadership Summit 2016 starts on December 2. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, spiritual leader Sadhguru and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav are among the speakers for the session on Day 1.

Making good on a promise made in a phone call to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley a few days ago, Nitish Kumar called a special session of the Bihar Assembly which cleared the landmark Goods and Services Tax or GST reform today.

The government today continued with its efforts to build a consensus over the passage of the GST bill in this Parliament session even as Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar met Finance Minister Arun Jaitley after which he offered JDU's support to the legislation.

Congress President Sonia Gandhi, party Vice President Rahul Gandhi, Union Finance minister Arun Jaitley and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today greeted Rashtriya Janata Dal supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav on his 69th birthday.

The Arun Jaitley vs Kirti Azad controversy snowballed today as four BJP elders - who pulled up the party leadership after the Bihar poll debacle - decided to meet Mr Azad and raise the issue in the party forum. Mr Azad has said he will call the Prime Minister's Office on Friday to seek an appointment with PM Narendra Modi, who he maintains, is his ...

Arvind Kejriwal, who has declared war on the Centre and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley over a CBI raid on his officer, now alleges that the investigating agency has orders to target opposition parties.

The blame for BJP's loss in the Bihar assembly elections cannot be put on the Prime Minister, senior BJP leader and Union home minister Rajnath Singh told NDTV today.

To a question on the pending GST Bill, he said this is a priority for the government and it will try to get it passed.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar turns 68 today. PM Modi, Arun Jaitley, Piyush Goyal, other leaders pour wishes for him on micro-blogging site Twitter.

Ram Vilas Paswan, who shared dais on Sunday with BJP chief Amit Shah and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar during the announcement on seat sharing, had one absent leader to thank on his list: Union finance minister and senior party leader Arun Jaitley, who had been part of the hour-long meeting in Delhi last week to address Mr Paswan's concern.

Janata Dal (United) chief Nitish Kumar called on Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah at his residence today, reportedly to iron out seat-sharing issues between the two allies in Bihar ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. Mr Kumar, also the chief minister of the state, is in the national capital for medical reasons.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday expressed gratitude towards the Centre for agreeing to exempt from GST items used in community kitchens at Gurudwaras and other religious places.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday hailed the Union Budget 2018-19 presented in the Lok Sabha by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, saying it is "good for the people, particularly the poor and farmers".

Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Modi's son's star-studded wedding in Patna on Sunday featured an array of political leaders -- and messages. When Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, one of the guests, was seen off at the airport by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, it pinged many radars

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar sided with the Opposition today to harshly criticise the Union budget, calling it "utterly disappointing", and pointing out that it did not clarify how much black money or fake currency was detected since the ban on 500- and 1000- rupee notes on November 8.

The Hindustan Times Leadership Summit 2016 starts on December 2. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, spiritual leader Sadhguru and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav are among the speakers for the session on Day 1.

Making good on a promise made in a phone call to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley a few days ago, Nitish Kumar called a special session of the Bihar Assembly which cleared the landmark Goods and Services Tax or GST reform today.

The government today continued with its efforts to build a consensus over the passage of the GST bill in this Parliament session even as Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar met Finance Minister Arun Jaitley after which he offered JDU's support to the legislation.

Congress President Sonia Gandhi, party Vice President Rahul Gandhi, Union Finance minister Arun Jaitley and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today greeted Rashtriya Janata Dal supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav on his 69th birthday.

The Arun Jaitley vs Kirti Azad controversy snowballed today as four BJP elders - who pulled up the party leadership after the Bihar poll debacle - decided to meet Mr Azad and raise the issue in the party forum. Mr Azad has said he will call the Prime Minister's Office on Friday to seek an appointment with PM Narendra Modi, who he maintains, is his ...

Arvind Kejriwal, who has declared war on the Centre and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley over a CBI raid on his officer, now alleges that the investigating agency has orders to target opposition parties.

The blame for BJP's loss in the Bihar assembly elections cannot be put on the Prime Minister, senior BJP leader and Union home minister Rajnath Singh told NDTV today.

To a question on the pending GST Bill, he said this is a priority for the government and it will try to get it passed.