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General is gone but the march will go on: Hosabale on Jaitley’s death

10:55 pm August 24, 2019

New Delhi: Condoling the demise of veteran BJP leader and former Union Minister Arun Jaitley, RSS joint general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale on Saturday described him as a general, adept at crisis management. Jaitley, 66, passed away at the AIIMS here after prolonged illness and is survived by his wife and two children. “Arun Ji’s death […]

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Man shot dead in south Delhi’s Amar Colony

10:47 pm August 24, 2019

New Delhi: A 38-year-old man was allegedly shot dead by two bike-borne assailants in southeast Delhi’s Amar Colony while he was going home on a scooter with his son, police said on Saturday. The incident took place late on Friday night near Okhla sabzi mandi. The victim was identified as Fajlu Qureshi, a resident of […]

Jaitley was the man for all seasons for BJP

8:40 pm August 24, 2019

New Delhi: For the BJP, Arun Jaitley was a man for all seasons — a strategist who crafted its rise in many states, a suave and moderate face who won the saffron party new allies and an articulate champion of its cause whose persuasive skills were a valuable asset for its leadership. For almost a […]

Arun Jaitley: Modi’s ‘precious diamond’ and original Chanakya

1:44 pm August 24, 2019

New Delhi: Informally called ‘scholar minister’ in political circles, he could be the man Friday of anyone at the helm. Suave, articulate and a super strategist, Arun Jaitley was the BJP’s and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s chief trouble-shooter whose superb four-decade-long political career was cut short by health issues. Jaitley, 66, who opted out of […]

RS departs from convention in paying tributes to Jaitley, others

Arun Jaitley dies at 66

12:54 pm August 24, 2019

New Delhi: Former Union minister Arun Jaitley died at AIIMS on Saturday, the hospital announced. Jaitley, 66, was undergoing treatment at the hospital for several weeks. It is with profound grief that we inform about the sad demise of Arun Jaitley, the AIIMS said in a brief statement. Jaitley was rushed to the All India […]