Nirmala Sitharaman
- Telangana
Harish Rao writes to Nirmala Sitharaman to release state’s funds
Hyderabad: The Telangana state’s Minister of Finance T Harish Rao once again wrote a letter to Central Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman citing earlier representations seeking immediate release of grants to the state.…
- India
Post-Budget meet: Sitharaman on 2-day visit to Mumbai from Monday
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will be on a two days visit to Mumbai from Monday, where she will hold a post-budget interaction with several stakeholders from Maharashtra. “FM will…
- Featured News
A lazy budget – cobbled together with an eye on shifting attention from the future to the past
Amir Ullah Khan The Union Government presented this year’s budget on February 1 where the government will spend 40 lakh crores rupees while it will earn 23 lakh crores, which means that…
- India
National Federation of Indian Railwaymen condemns Budget 2022-23
The National Federation of Indian Railwaymen’s (NFIR) general secretary Dr M Raghavaiah today said that the Union Budget 2022-23 presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, has disappointed vast section of people…
- Telangana
Union Budget: All key demands of Telangana ignored
Hyderabad: The Union Budget 2022-23 came as a big shock for Telangana as all its demands for additional funds and new projects were ignored. The budget speech of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman…
- India
Priyanka Gandhi slams Sitharaman for ‘UP-type’ remark
Lucknow: A row has erupted over Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s ‘UP-type’ remark, with Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra saying on Wednesday that people of Uttar Pradesh are proud of their dialect…
- Telangana
Bandi Sanjay wants sedition against KCR over Constitution remark
Hyderabad: Telangana BJP President, Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Tuesday called for a sedition case against chief minister K Chandrasekhara Rao (KCR) over the latter’s demand to rewrite the Constitution of India. Kumar…
- India
Union Budget 2022-23: What’s cheaper and costlier?
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…
- 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…
