Nirmala Sitharaman
- India
Nothing for middle class, poor in Union Budget: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday alleged that the government had delivered a “zero-sum budget” that has nothing for the middle class, farmers and the poor, drawing a derisive response…
- India
Crypto not currencies as they are not issued by the central bank: Nirmala Sitharaman
New Delhi: Clarifying the Centre’s stance on crypto-currencies, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the government does not recognise such digital financial assets as they are not issued by the central…
- Technology
After mobile phones, India eyes smartwatches, earbuds manufacturing
New Delhi: After giving an impetus to mobile phones and laptop/tablet manufacturing locally, the government on Tuesday announced a new Phased Manufacturing Programme (PMP) for producing wrist wearable devices, hearable devices and…
- India
Key takeaways from the Union Budget 2022
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget on Monday that focused on four pillars of development inclusive development, productivity enhancement, energy transition, and climate action. Sitharaman had laid down PM Gati…
- Business
Rs 45K cr for Ken-Betwa interlinking of rivers project
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced Rs 44,605 crore for the implementation of Ken-Betwa river link project which is necessary for irrigation of Bundelkhand region, prompting critical remarks from…
- Business
Rupee slips 17 paise to close at 74.82 against US dollar
Mumbai: The rupee pared its initial gains and settled 17 paise lower at 74.82 against US dollar on Tuesday as caution set in among forex market participants after the government in the…
- India
People will reject this ‘capitalist Budget’, says P Chidambaram
New Delhi: The “capitalist” Union Budget 2022-23 is “obdurate” and “callous” as there is no cash assistance to the very poor who have been pushed into extreme poverty and suffered immensely during…
- Technology
Wait for Indian masses to use 5G smartphones gets longer
New Delhi: India, which is the third-largest 5G smartphone market globally, is yet to use the 5G technology and the wait only got longer with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announcing on Tuesday…
- Telangana
Telangana CM KCR terms Union Budget ‘aimless, useless, meaningless’
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Tuesday expressed his extreme disappointment in the Union Budget placed in the Parliament by the BJP led Centre and termed it as an ‘aimless,…
- India
Budget 2022: Minority Affairs Ministry allocated over Rs 5,020 cr
New Delhi: The Minority Affairs Ministry was allocated Rs 5020.50 crore in the 2022-23 Union Budget on Tuesday which is Rs 674.05 crore more than the revised figures of the previous fiscal.…
- India
Govt to bring battery swapping policy to promote electric vehicles
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced that the government will bring a battery swapping policy to boost the use of electric vehicles in the country in view of space…
- India
No change in personal income tax rates in Budget
New Delhi: Belying expectations, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman did not tinker with the personal income tax rates in the Budget for 2022-23. The minister also did not raise standard deduction, which was…
- India
India to earmark 68 per cent of capital procurement budget of Defence for domestic industry
New Delhi: With an objective to reduce dependence on imports of defence equipment, India will earmark 68 per cent of its capital procurement budget of the defence sector for the domestic industry,…
- India
Spectrum auctions to be conducted in 2022 to facilitate roll-out of 5G services: FM
New Delhi: The government will conduct a spectrum auction this year, which will facilitate the roll-out of 5G services by private telecom operators during the financial year 2022-23, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman…
- Photos
Budget 2022-23: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at North Block
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman holds a folder-case containing the Union Budget 2022-23 as she poses for a group photograph with MoS Finance Pankaj Chaudhary and officials of the Finance…
