Finance Minister
- India
Budget 2023: Grant for IIMs reduced by half
New Delhi: The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs), which are counted among the noted business schools in the country, have faced a budget cut this year with the Centre reducing their grant…
- Pakistan
Pakistan Finance Minister seeks divine intervention to rescue sinking economy
Islamabad: As the Pakistan government struggles to arrest the worsening economic crisis, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar sought to allay concerns by invoking divine favor, saying that the country was the only country…
- Business
Government bullish on railway assets monetisation in Union Budget
New Delhi: Monetisation of railways’ assets is likely to be one of the key agenda items in the forthcoming Union Budget for 2023-24, which Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is going to present…
- Business
Street vendors loan scheme has PM Modi’s guarantee: Sitharaman
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said that under the PM SVANidhi scheme, there is no need to submit any documents as guarantee because under it, the guarantee has been…
- Pakistan
Pakistan Finance Minister rubbishes reports of suspected default
Islamabad: Pakistans Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has rejected claims by former Prime Minister Imran Khan and economists that the country is moving towards a default and bankruptcy in the coming weeks. He…
- India
Finance Minister Sitharaman admitted to AIIMS
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences here on Monday, sources said. The 63-year-old has been admitted in a private ward of the…
- Business
Centre committed to paying GST compensation, says Finance Minister
Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday assured the Parliament that the government is committed to paying GST compensation to states. Replying to a slew of questions by MPs cutting across party…
- India
Nirmala Sitharaman, 5 other Indians among Forbes’ World’s 100 Most Powerful Women
New York: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Biocon Executive Chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw and Nykaa founder Falguni Nayar are among six Indians who have made it to the Forbes’ annual list of The World’s…
- Business
Finance Minister crosses swords with Telangana Congress MP over rupee fall
New Delhi: A bitter war of words ensued between Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Congress member A Revanth Reddy in the Lok Sabha on Monday over rupee depreciation and the overall state…
