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Jaitley passed away on Saturday at AIIMS hospital in New Delhi. He was 66 years old. He was rushed to All India Institute of Medical Sciences on August 9 after he complained of breathlessness and restlessness. (Photo: ANI)

Even in jail he never lost cool: BJP's VK Malhotra mourns loss of...

Malhotra remembered Jaitley as a towering figure and a legal luminary filled with zeal and enthusiasm.

25 Aug 2019 3:47 PM IST

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley at a 2014 World Economic Forum, WEF, event. (Photo: File/PTI)

From Mont Blanc pens to Patek Phillipe watches -- Jaitley's love for...

Watches, pens, shawls, shirts or even shoes, Jaitley had a penchant for all of them and his collection consisted of...

25 Aug 2019 3:06 PM IST

A four-time member of Rajya Sabha, he became a Cabinet minister in the government of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 2000. He was Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha from June 2009 to 2014. (Photo; ANI)

Chandrababu Naidu condoles Arun Jaitley's demise, calls it a personal...

'He was a great intellectual and a good statesman. He brought a lot of reforms as Finance Minister,' Naidu said.

25 Aug 2019 1:53 PM IST

British High Commissioner to India Sir Dominic Asquith on Sunday paid tribute to former Union Minister Arun Jaitley at his south Delhi home. (Photo: Twitter/ ANI)

'A man people in Britain treasured,' says UK envoy on Arun Jaitley

Ambassador of Israel, Dr Ron Malka, and BCCI acting president CK Khanna too visited Jaitley's residence to pay their...

25 Aug 2019 12:27 PM IST

Ajay Devgn, Parineeti Chopra, Paresh Rawal.

Arun Jaitley passes away: Bollywood fraternity pays tribute to...

Bollywood fraternity expressed grief over the demise of former union minister and BJP stalwart Arun Jaitley.

25 Aug 2019 11:29 AM IST

Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley passed away in quick succession in August 2019, in a span of 18 days, leaving a void in the party that may be difficult to fill for a long time to come. (Photo: AFP)

From Vajpayee to Jaitley, demise of BJP stalwarts leaves void in...

The party suffered one more jolt with the death of Goa Chief Minister and former Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar in...

25 Aug 2019 10:04 AM IST

Former Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley (Photo: Twitter)

Arun Jaitley cremated with full state honours

Hundreds of leaders from across political spectrum visited his south Delhi home last evening to pay their last respects.

25 Aug 2019 8:52 AM IST

Veteran BJP leader L.K. Advani consoles family members of former finance minister Arun Jaitley at Greater Kailash in New Delhi on Saturday. Jaitley passed away on Saturday at the age of 66. (Photo: PTI)

Politics of integrity, intellect set him apart

Always a master of facts and information, when he rose to speak, the House listened with rapt attention.

25 Aug 2019 7:19 AM IST

Arun Jaitley after being elected as Delhi University Students Union president in 1974.

Arun Jaitley (1952-2019): Moderate, liberal face of BJP

Jaitley's rise in the party had been steady but it gained momentum with the rise of Narendra Modi.

25 Aug 2019 5:54 AM IST

BJP President Amit Shah and BJP Working President JP Nadda pay tribute to Sushma Swaraj at party headquarters. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

BJP continues to lose stalwarts

In fact, Arun Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj were lost to the party within days of each other.

25 Aug 2019 5:47 AM IST

Veteran Congress leader Kapil Sibal tweeted this throwback picture of him playing cricket with his friend Arun Jaitley.

He stood by his friends In good and bad times: Kapil Sibal

As a politician, he was far ahead in terms of his contribution to the nation than as a lawyer, says Kapil.

25 Aug 2019 5:44 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi being enthusiastically welcomed by the Indian community in Manama in Bahrain on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

Citizens, not borders make nations: Modi

PM Modi pays tribute to Jaitley, says I cannot believe I am sitting so far and my friend is gone.

25 Aug 2019 5:36 AM IST