Finance Minister

25Apr

Business

Chartered Accountants’ Body Issues Clarification On Finance Minister’s Speech; Criticised

The Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman while addressing and interacting with the audience during a program organised by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) said that she wanted to bring technology in the accounting practices when she initially joined the Finance Ministry, but the...

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20Apr

Elections, Lok Sabha Election 2024

‘Electoral Bond Will Be Brought Back If Elected Back To Power’: Nirmala Sitharaman

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that the BJP government will bring back electoral bonds, the controversial political funding scheme which was scrapped by the Supreme Court in February, if elected back to power. In an interview to Hindustan Times’ R Sukumaran and Sunetra Chou...

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25Mar

India

“Self-Serving Petty Politics”: Jairam Ramesh Blasts Centre On Slashing Karnataka’s Special Grants

Accusing the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to highlight that the central government had rejected the Finance Commission’s recommendations for special grants for the state of Karnataka, withholding almost Rs 12,000 cro...

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1Feb

Business

Budget 2024 Live Updates: Finance Minister Emphasises Focus On: Poor, Women, The Young, And Farmers

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the interim Budget today at 11 AM. The interim Budget delineates the revenues and expenditures till the formation of a new government. As it marks the final Budget in the second term of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, what the government has in store to...

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29Jan

Business, Travel

Budget 2024: What To Expect For The Travel And Tourism Sector

India’s interim Budget for the fiscal year 2024-2025 will be released on February 1, 2024. The main focus of the Budget is focused on the fiscal consolidation and nominal economic growth projection, while no big policy changes are expected as of now. The travel and tourism sector is also consider...

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19Jan

Health

Samajwadi Party Leader Requests Finanace Minister Nirmala Sitaraman To Reduce GST On Breast Cancer Drugs From 12% to 5%

Dimple Yadav, MP of Samajwadi Party from Uttar Pradesh’s Mainpuri, asked Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman to consider a reduction in GST (Goods and Service Tax) on breast cancer drugs from the existing 12 percent to 5 percent. Taking to her X (formerly Twitter), Dimple Yadav, who is also a promine...

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19Dec

India

MK Stalin In Delhi For INDIA Alliance Meet; “Distracting From Pressing Duties,” Says Nirmala Sitharaman

As Tamil Nadu Chief Minister visiting Delhi amidst several districts in Southern part of his state reeling under floods following heavy rains, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman criticised the DMK leader and said the INDIA Alliance is distracting him from executing pressing duties. In a post on ...

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3Sep

World

Indian-Origin Tharman Shanmugaratnam Elected President Of Singapore

Indian-origin Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Singapore’s former Deputy Prime Minister, has been elected President. “I declare Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam as the candidate duly elected as the president of Singapore,” said election returning officer Tan Meng Dui, on the results of the state’s contested vote...

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25Aug

Business

“Fiscal Deficit Needs To Be Restrained, Otherwise…”: Finance Minister At B20

Addressing the B20 global business meet at New Delhi, today evening, organised by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII),  the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman called attention to taming inflation. She said that, to tame inflation, more supply side measures needs to be adopted and not just throug...

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