Food prices to be under control, critical imports mired in uncertainty: Nirmala Sitharaman

Food prices to be under control, critical imports mired in uncertainty: Nirmala Sitharaman

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks in the Rajya Sabha during the Budget session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Food prices are expected to be under control in the coming year, going by advance estimates of crop output, but the government will keep monitoring prices and act … Read more

Parliament Budget Session Day 9 LIVE: FM Sitharaman to introduce new Bill on income tax law reforms

Parliament Budget Session Day 9 LIVE: FM Sitharaman to introduce new Bill on income tax law reforms

New Delhi, Feb 11 (ANI): Proceedings of the Lok Sabha underway during the Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi on Tuesday. (ANI Photo/Sansad TV) | Photo Credit: ANI The government is all set to introduce a new Bill to reform the income tax laws on Thursday (February 13, 2025), the last day of the … Read more

Budget 2025: Housing measures announced by Nirmala Sitharaman

Budget 2025: Housing measures announced by Nirmala Sitharaman

Image for representative purpose | Photo Credit: The Hindu Presenting the Union Budget for 2025 in the Parliament on Saturday (February 1, 2025), Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman listed measures to expand affordable housing. Ms. Sitharaman announced that 40,000 units of housing would be completed in 2025-26 to help families which have taken loans to buy … Read more

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman lists out six points to stress Karnataka is not ignored

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman lists out six points to stress Karnataka is not ignored

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman attended the inauguration of Mysuru Sangeetha Suganda Music Festival, at the KSOU Convocation Hall in Mysuru, on November 8, 2024. | Photo Credit: File photo Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman listed out six points to emphasise that Karnataka, and particularly Mysuru, a tourist hub, were not neglected by the Centre. … Read more

Nothing stops private sector from coming and doing business in India: Nirmala Sitharaman

Nothing stops private sector from coming and doing business in India: Nirmala Sitharaman

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has stressed that nothing stops the private sector from coming and doing business in India, noting that there are many non-Indian private insurance companies that are already operating in India. In her remarks during a fireside conversation with CSIS President and CEO John J Hamre on ‘India’s Economic Aspirations’ on … Read more

“She’s making effort to keep INDI alliance happy”: Nirmala Sitharaman on Mamata Banerjee’s ‘mic-off’ claim

“She’s making effort to keep INDI alliance happy”: Nirmala Sitharaman on Mamata Banerjee’s ‘mic-off’ claim

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman hits out at Congress leader Jairam Ramesh, who said that NITI Aayog’s “treatment of the West Bengal CM today, although typical of the NITI Aayog, is unacceptable” and said that Mamata Banerjee’s claim is “baseless”, adding that she is making an effort to keep the leaders of the INDIA bloc … Read more

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman recalls her interactions with former bureaucrat B.S.Raghavan

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman recalls her interactions with former bureaucrat B.S.Raghavan

Nirmala Sitaraman, Finance Minister and S. Gurumurthy, Editor, The Thuglak, sharing a moment at the memorial function in honour of B.S. Raghavan, IAS in Chennai on Saturday. | Photo Credit: RAGHUNATHAN SR Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday recalled her interactions and the advice given to her by former bureaucrat B.S.Raghavan, who passed away recently. … Read more

Interim Budget 2024: Will FM Sitharaman tweak income tax slabs yet again? Here's what experts expect

Interim Budget 2024: Will FM Sitharaman tweak income tax slabs yet again? Here's what experts expect

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to present the Interim Budget 2024-25 on February 1, 2024, instead of the full Budget like other years.  Last Budget, the Centre brought in multiple new regulations for Income Tax. One notable announcement about personal taxation was the establishment of the New Income Tax Regime as the default tax … Read more

​One-sided carbon tax measures by advanced nations go against Global South: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

​One-sided carbon tax measures by advanced nations go against Global South: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday voiced concerns against the “one-sided” move by advanced jurisdictions like the EU to impose tariffs on high-carbon goods coming from other sources, saying it goes against the interests of the Global South and that the green agenda shouldn’t be pursued by some at the expense of others. Speaking at … Read more

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman pitches for strong, quota-based IMF

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman pitches for strong, quota-based IMF

Marrakech: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday pitched for a strong, quota-based and adequately resourced International Monetary Fund (IMF) and emphasised that a coordinated response of the global community will foster multilateralism. In her remarks at the IMF Board of Governors meeting here on the theme of ‘Dialogue on Policy Challenges’, Sitharaman expressed concerns about … Read more