Nirmala Sitharaman
- Business
Sitharaman briefs BJP MPs about key features of Union Budget
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday briefed BJP MPs about key features of the Union Budget for 2023-24 and said it is an inclusive budget with benefits for the middle…
- India
LIC, SBI’s exposure within permitted limits: Sitharaman on Adani issue
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday responded to the Adani-Hindenburg issue in an interview with News18, citing the statements of the SBI and the LIC. She also reiterated that their exposure…
- India
Budget 2023: Grant for IIMs reduced by half
New Delhi: The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs), which are counted among the noted business schools in the country, have faced a budget cut this year with the Centre reducing their grant…
- India
Culture Ministry gets more allocations in Union Budget
New Delhi: With a focus on celebrations under the ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ programme commemorating 75 years of India’s Independence, the outlay for annual budget 2023-24 of the Ministry of Culture has…
- India
New tax regime now more attractive: Sitharaman
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said the government has made the new income tax regime more attractive for taxpayers and has brought about ‘substantial changes’ in its structure for…
- World
UK business and financial circles describe Indian Budget as very encouraging, stabilising
London: The Union Budget tabled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday has been widely welcomed in the UK business and financial circles as “very encouraging” for the bilateral partnership and also…
- India
Huge disappointment for people of J&K: CPI(M) leader Tarigami on Union budget
Jammu: Senior CPI(M) leader MY Tarigami on Wednesday said the Union budget for 2023-24 was a “huge disappointment” for Jammu and Kashmir as the proposals contained in it failed to address the…
- India
Rs 5.94 lakh crore allocated to defence ministry in Union Budget
New Delhi: The defence budget was on Wednesday increased to Rs 5.94 lakh crore for 2023-24 in a modest hike of 13 percent from last year’s allocation of Rs 5.25 lakh crore…
- India
Budget reduces surcharge on HNIs, brings down India’s highest income tax rate to 39 pc
New Delhi: The Budget 2023-24 proposes to lower India’s highest rate of income tax to 39 percent, from 42.74 per cent at present, by reducing the surcharge applicable on high net-worth individuals.…
- Middle East
Gold Prices touched all-time high and Gulf jewelers observing closely
Jeddah: Gold rates climbed to a new life-time high of ₹58,060 per 10 gm on Wednesday in India and prices become volatile amid budget speech of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and went…
- Kerala
Nothing in Union Budget to solve economic disparities in country: Kerala CM
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday said the Union Budget 2023-24 does not attempt to solve the growing economic disparities in the country. Vijayan, reacting to the budget presented by Union…
- India
Union Budget: Massive cut in funds for madrasas; merit-cum means scholarship
The Union budget 2023 witnessed an 87% cut in the merit-cum means scholarship meant for professional and technical courses for students from minority communities with just Rs 44 crore allocated to it.…