Finance Minister
- 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…
- Business
Finance Minister to begin pre-budget consultations from Monday
Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will begin pre-budget consultations with different stakeholder groups from Monday. On Monday, she will hold consultations with the industry captains and experts on infrastructure and climate change…
- India
Kharge demands answers from PM, FM on declining forex reserves, falling rupee
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge demanded answers from the prime minister and the finance minister on Thursday over a sharp decline in India’s foreign exchange reserves in the first half of…
- Business
Finance Minister says India’s growth resilient despite exogenous threats
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said that despite exogenous threats, India’s well-targeted policy mix, accompanied by major structural reforms and sound external balance sheet, have aided its growth to…
- Business
Oppn slams Sitharaman’s remark that rupee has not weakened
New Delhi: Opposition parties on Sunday slammed Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s remark that rupee has not weakened but it is the dollar that has strengthened, saying she cannot hide the failure of…
- India
India taking action against spamming, says Sitharaman
Washington: The Indian government is taking action against activities like spamming and intrusion into privacy data, especially in the banking sector, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said. Addressing a group of Indian reporters…
- India
Rupee still holding its ground, Indian economy is good: Sitharaman
Washington: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that the Indian rupee is holding ground at a time when the dollar has strengthened, asserting that the fundamentals of India’s economy are strong and the…
- Photos
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Washington
Washington: Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman with US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen during a meeting at the US Treasury, in Washington DC. (PTI Photo) Washington: Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman with US Treasury Secretary…
- Pakistan
Will IMF continue its loan programme under Pakistan’s new finance minister?
New Delhi: As Pakistan is now set to get a new finance minister – senior member of Pakistan Muslim League – N (PML-N) Ishaq Dar will soon assume charge, the moot question…
- India
Chidambaram slams FM for calling the 1991 economic reforms “half-baked”
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Friday took a dig at Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for calling the 1991 economic reforms “half-baked”, saying that “thank god” Manmohan Singh did not…
- India
BJP offered MLAs Rs 25 crore to topple Punjab govt, claims AAP
Chandigarh: The ruling AAP in Punjab on Tuesday accused the BJP of offering Rs 20-25 crore each to its MLAs in an attempt to topple the Bhagwant Mann government in the state.…
