Nirmala Sitharaman
- India
Photos: Parliament clears Rs 51,463 cr extra spending for FY25
New Delhi: Parliament on Tuesday approved the supplementary demands for grants, which entails Rs 51,463 crore additional spending in the current fiscal and the Manipur Budget for 2025-26 with the Rajya Sabha…
- India
TN budget today amid controversy over rupee symbol removal
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Thangam Thenarasu is set to present the state budget for the financial year 2025-26 on Friday in the Assembly Hall of the Assembly-cum-Secretariat complex at Fort St.…
- India
Parliament Budget Session: House resumes today; reports, bills to be presented
New Delhi: The second half of Parliament’s budget session begins on Monday, with papers being laid on the table by several ministers. Various standing committee reports and bills will also be presented…
- India
Budget session set for ‘EPIC’ showdown; budget, Waqf bill top priority for govt
New Delhi: Parliament’s Budget session resumes on Monday amid indications of an ‘EPIC’ showdown between the government and the opposition which is planning to raise issues such as the alleged manipulation of…
- Business
GST rates will come down further: Sitharaman
Mumbai: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said the GST rates will come down further and the work on rationalising tax rates and slabs has “almost reached a finale”. She said that…
- Kerala
Kerala CM Vijayan to meet FM Nirmala Sitharaman next week
Thiruvananthapuram: Amidst the appallingly poor financial situation that Kerala is going through, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is set to meet Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday. This was announced by former…
- Business
New Income Tax Bill allows access to digital records, breaching privacy
In the 2025 Union budget, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced a new Income Tax Bill, a revamp of the old one – Income-tax Act, 1961. Although Sitharaman assured that the new Bill…
- Business
AI downloads in India surpass US, China: FM Sitharaman
Kottayam: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has highlighted the rapid pace of innovation in India and the country’s leadership position in the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI). In her address at the convocation…
- Business
‘We borrow to build’, says FM Sitharaman
Mumbai: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government’s “big shift in Budget-making” is ensuring a responsible approach to handling taxpayers’ money which is reflected in borrowings…
- India
Finance Minister gave very clear picture of Indian economy: PM Modi
New Delhi: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while responding to the debate on the Union Budget 2025-26 in the Parliament this week, has given a very clear picture of the Indian economy…
- Delhi
Telangana went from ‘surplus to debt-ridden’ in 10 yrs: Nirmala Sitharaman
Hyderabad: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that Telangana which was surplus when it was formed in 2014, has become burdened with massive debt presently. She underlined that her statement wasn’t directed…
- India
Revised income tax law to eliminate obsolete, redundant provisions: Experts
New Delhi: The revised income tax law is expected to be clear, concise, consistent and supplemented with illustrative examples to aid understanding and interpretation by various stakeholders, which will also eliminate obsolete…
- Delhi
Telangana MPs delegation meets Nirmala Sitharaman, discuss outstanding funds
Hyderabad: Deputy chief minister Bhatti Vikramarka, along with a delegation of Telangana MPs met Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman at her residence in New Delhi on Saturday, February 8, requesting the Centre…
- India
Not worried about Rupee’s day-to-day value change: RBI Governer
New Delhi: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Saturday, February 8, said that the market forces decide the value of the Indian Rupee to the US Dollar and the…
- Business
Fiscal, monetary policies are working in tandem to boost economic growth: FM Sitharaman
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that the government’s monetary and fiscal policies are working in tandem and would further benefit the growing economy with the robust Budget…