Nirmala Sitharaman
- Technology
Wait for Indian masses to use 5G smartphones gets longer
New Delhi: India, which is the third-largest 5G smartphone market globally, is yet to use the 5G technology and the wait only got longer with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announcing on Tuesday…
- India
Govt to bring battery swapping policy to promote electric vehicles
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced that the government will bring a battery swapping policy to boost the use of electric vehicles in the country in view of space…
- India
No change in personal income tax rates in Budget
New Delhi: Belying expectations, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman did not tinker with the personal income tax rates in the Budget for 2022-23. The minister also did not raise standard deduction, which was…
- India
India to earmark 68 per cent of capital procurement budget of Defence for domestic industry
New Delhi: With an objective to reduce dependence on imports of defence equipment, India will earmark 68 per cent of its capital procurement budget of the defence sector for the domestic industry,…
- India
Spectrum auctions to be conducted in 2022 to facilitate roll-out of 5G services: FM
New Delhi: The government will conduct a spectrum auction this year, which will facilitate the roll-out of 5G services by private telecom operators during the financial year 2022-23, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman…
- Photos
Budget 2022-23: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at North Block
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman holds a folder-case containing the Union Budget 2022-23 as she poses for a group photograph with MoS Finance Pankaj Chaudhary and officials of the Finance…
- Business
Shiv Sena MP urges Sitharaman to fix special interest rates for senior citizens
New Delhi: Shiv Sena leader Priyanka Chaturvedi has urged Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to provide a special interest rate on bank fixed deposits for senior citizens and remove the cap on investments…
- Telangana
KTR seeks central funds to revive handlooms and textiles sector
Hyderabad: Telangana Industries Minister KT Rama Rao on Friday sought funds from the Centre for revieving the Handloom industry in the state. In his letters to the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman…
- India
Sitharaman holds pre-budget consultations with BJP leaders
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday held pre-budget consultations with BJP leaders in which representatives from 25 states participated virtually and gave their suggestions on the budget. The meeting…