Nirmala Sitharaman

Sitharaman Urges IMF, World Bank to stick to core competencies, warns against long-term donor dependency

New Delhi: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (WB) should not drift away from their core competencies,…

3 weeks ago

Need to digitize urban land records after 625,000 villages, says minister

New Delhi: As rural land records evolve, urban land management must also rise to meet the demand of rapid urbanization,…

3 weeks ago

India has to move fast to break into global supply chains; rich country goal feasible: Jagdish Bhagwati

The influential American economist of Indian origin said it was possible for India to have a long period of strong…

1 month ago

Govt kept its word on fiscal consolidation: FM in Rajya Sabha

The Union budget balanced elements of growth, employment, welfare spending and capital investments even as the government kept its word…

3 months ago

LTCG amendment: Experts cheer decision to restore indexation benefit for property. Why this govt move matters

Land and building owners now have a reason to cheer. The government has proposed an amendment to the Finance Bill…

3 months ago

Watch: Budget 2024 | What’s in it for markets and investors?

Watch: Budget 2024: What’s in it for markets and investors? On July 23, the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the…

3 months ago

Sensex, Nifty settle marginally down in volatile trade on eventful Budget day

People walk past the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Benchmark Sensex and Nifty settled…

3 months ago

Finance Bill cleared in Lok Sabha with capital gains tax relief on property sales

The Lok Sabha on Wednesday cleared the tax proposals presented in the union budget for FY25 along with amendments proposed…

3 months ago

Why Indian politicians prefer not to talk fashion

Ever since she stopped dyeing her hair more than a year back, waiting for the messy grey to grow into…

3 months ago

PM package will make youth more employable: Nirmala Sitharaman

New Delhi: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman told the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday that the Indian youth were more employable…

4 months ago

India confident of achieving fiscal deficit target, on course with glide path: FM Sitharaman

The government is confident of achieving its fiscal deficit target and sticking to the glide path to trim it to…

4 months ago

Watch | Sitharaman’s facepalm reaction during Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Budget Ka Halwa’ tirade in Lok Sabha

Rahul Gandhi, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha on Monday slammed Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for the Union Budget 2024.…

4 months ago

‘Main nahi maanta…’ Asaduddin Owaisi quotes Pakistani poet Habib Jalib in Lok Sabha; ‘Muslims made untouchables’

Hyderabad Member of Parliament (MP) Asaduddin Owaisi quoted Pakistani revolutionary poet Habib Jalib on July 29 while speaking on Budget…

4 months ago

Nirmala Sitharaman rejects Mamata Banerjee, Jairam Ramesh’s claim on Niti Aayog meet: ’Was happy she attended but…’

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman rejected West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's claim regarding the treatment meeting out to her during…

4 months ago

Mamata Banerjee is ’lying’: Ally Congress’ Adhir Ranjan says Bengal CM’s big claim on NITI Aayog meet ’scripted’

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee walked out of a NITI Aayog meeting on Saturday after she was ‘unfairly stopped’…

4 months ago

Non-NDA CMs boycotted NITI Aayog meeting chaired by PM Modi today. Here’s why

Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the 9th governing council meeting of NITI Aayog on July 27 at the Rashtrapati Bhavan…

4 months ago

Budget 2024: BJP to publicise announcements through nationwide campaign this weekend

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will organise nationwide events to inform the public about the features and benefits of the…

4 months ago

Budget 2024: ‘Mataji bolne mein…’ Kharge Vs Nirmala in Rajya Sabha over ‘discrimination’ with states

Congress president and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge condemned the Budget 2024 on July 24, accusing…

4 months ago

Budget 2024: ‘Leaf out of Congress manifesto,’ says Jairam Ramesh on FM’s internship scheme; shares Rahul Gandhi poster

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has taken a leaf out of the Congress party's 2024 Lok Sabha election manifesto with its…

4 months ago

Budget 2024: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to present a SEPARATE budget for Jammu and Kashmir. Here’s why

Budget 2024: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget 2024-25 in Parliament on July 23. After the…

4 months ago