Nirmala Sitharaman
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Operation Sindoor: India shall never tolerate terrorism, says Sitharaman
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said ‘Operation Sindoor’ is a strong response by India’s armed forces, showing the country shall never tolerate terrorism. Indian armed forces on early Wednesday…
- Technology
Need to target 1 billion UPI transactions a day in 2-3 years: FM Sitharaman
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday underscored the need to target one billion Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions per day within the next 2–3 years, stressing on the importance of…
- Business
‘Viksit Bharat’ journey a shared national mission: FM Sitharaman
New Delhi: India’s journey to become a ‘Viksit Bharat’ by 2047 is not merely an aspiration but a shared national mission powered by a vision for inclusive, sustainable, and innovation-led growth, Union…
- Business
Finance Minister Sitharaman in San Francisco for key meetings
New York: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met several senior executives and business leaders in San Francisco and discussed bilateral areas of cooperation in sectors such as technology, artificial intelligence, energy and digital…
- Business
IMF, World Bank see India’s potential as engine of global trade: FM Sitharaman
San Francisco: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday that India has become the fastest-growing economy, driven by the “visionary leadership” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the stability provided by a…
- India
India and UK reaffirm free trade agreement, support supply chains
New Delhi: Amid the changing world trade order, India and the UK have reaffirmed their commitment to furthering the bilateral relations between the two nations, including continuing negotiations at pace towards a…
- News
FM Nirmala Sitharaman chairs India-UK Investor Roundtable in London
London: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has chaired an India-UK Investor Roundtable in London, attracting around 60 UK investors representing various pension funds, insurance companies, banks and other financial institutions. According to the…
- Business
Tamil Nadu benefits the most from PLI scheme, says FM Sitharaman
Chennai: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that Tamil Nadu has emerged as one of the biggest beneficiaries of the Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme. The state has received a significant share…
- 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…
