Nirmala Sitharaman
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Odisha govt disburses Rs 43 crore to poor dependent on Kendu leaves
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Sunday disbursed assistance to the tune of Rs 43 crore to kendu leaf pluckers, binders and seasonal employees. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday wrote to Union…
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Sitharaman inaugurates 400th birth anniversary celebration of Lachit Borphukan
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday inaugurated the 3-day celebrations of the 400th birth anniversary of the 17th century Ahom Army General Lachit Borphukan at Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi.…
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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…
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Sitharaman urges AIIB to invest in renewable energy in India
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday urged the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to scale up investments and mobilise private finance in India’s key priority areas like renewable energy, energy…
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Road safety body IRF seeks zero percent GST on helmets
New Delhi: Road safety body International Road Federation (IRF) has urged Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to make helmets GST-free, seeking zero percent GST on the life-saving wears for the two-wheeler riders…
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Double engine govt must for growth: Sitharaman
Shimla: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said the double engine government is must in the state for the overall development. She told the media here that the Himachal Pradesh government…
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Ready to deal in digital rupee? Find out what exactly it is
New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had, last week, announced that it will commence a pilot project of digital rupee (eRs) for specific use cases in the wholesale segment from…
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Sitharaman hints that govt mulling restoring state status to J and K
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday dropped a hint that Centre is considering restoring state status to Jammu and Kashmir. During the event of Centre-state relations Cooperative Federalism: The Path…
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FM deserves Phd: Cong on Sitharaman’s dollar strengthening statement
New Delhi: Taking a jibe at Nirmala Sitharaman over her statement that Indian currency is not sliding, the dollar is strengthening, the Congress on Monday said that the Finance Minister qualifies for…
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FM deserves Phd: Congress on Sitharaman’s dollar strengthening statement
New Delhi: Taking a jibe at Nirmala Sitharaman over her statement that Indian currency is not sliding, the dollar is strengthening, the Congress on Monday said that the Finance Minister qualifies for…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Inflation ‘manageable’ at 7.4 percent, love to see it down to 4 percent: Sitharaman
Washington: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has reiterated that the inflation rate, which is hovering over 7 percent in India, is “at a manageable level” compared to where some other countries are at…
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Nirmala Sitharaman meets EU Economy Commissioner, discusses India’s G20 presidency
Washington, Oct 14 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday met Paolo Gentiloni, Commissioner of Economy at EU Commission, on the sidelines of IMF-WBG Annual Meetings here. Both the leaders discussed issues…
